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MMMA 28: BJ vs Canuel PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Labosky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
5 - 15 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gene Sarazen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarazen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarazen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Labosky tries to score with a low kick but Sarazen moves his leg out of the way.
Sarazen throws out a counter right but Labosky avoids it with no problem.
Labosky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarazen takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Labosky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Labosky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarazen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Labosky blocking some punches.
Sarazen misses with the head strike.
Labosky tries to score a body lock takedown but Sarazen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sarazen misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky is trying to break the clinch but Sarazen is controlling him.
Labosky is trying to break free.
Labosky breaks the clinch.
Labosky moves in looking to clinch but Sarazen pushes him off.
Labosky throws a leg kick which misses Sarazen's front leg but catches the back leg as Sarazen tries to avoid it.
Labosky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarazen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sarazen, pushing him back against the cage.
Sarazen pushes Labosky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Labosky can't get the takedown.
Labosky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sarazen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Labosky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labosky tries to circle away but Sarazen has him pinned against the cage.
Sarazen pushes Labosky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Labosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarazen has double underhooks.
A short right from Sarazen.
Labosky looking for a takedown.
Sarazen is working Labosky over against the cage.
Sarazen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Labosky's efforts to push away.
Sarazen has Labosky pressed against the cage, preventing Labosky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sarazen lands a shoulder strike.
Labosky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Labosky blocking some punches.
Sarazen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Labosky backwards.
Labosky tries to break the clinch but Sarazen is controlling the position.
Labosky jumps guard but Sarazen stands there with Labosky around his waist. Labosky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen has a couple of punches blocked by Labosky.
Labosky is trying to pull guard but Sarazen has him pressed against the cage.
Sarazen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Labosky or not.
Labosky is trying to break free.
Sarazen scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarazen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarazen lands an uppercut.
Labosky pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarazen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sarazen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sarazen gets through Labosky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Labosky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarazen misses with some punches.
Sarazen scores with a hook to the body.
Labosky working hard to break the clinch.
Sarazen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Labosky.
Sarazen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laboskys head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sarazen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Labosky drags the fight down to the ground.
Labosky wants to sweep here but Sarazen controlling him for the moment.
Sarazen forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarazen trying to pass the guard but Labosky defending well.
Labosky tries to get to full guard but Sarazen has control of the leg.
Sarazen content to control rather than advance.
Labosky is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Labosky is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Labosky has managed to free his arm - good work.
Labosky wants to control but Sarazen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Labosky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sarazen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Labosky has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarazen wants to pass to mount but Labosky is defending the position.
Labosky is pressing down on Sarazen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sarazen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Labosky is keeping the position for now.
Sarazen passes Labosky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Labosky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Labosky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Labosky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Labosky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Labosky misses with a jab to the body
letting Sarazen counter with a right hand.
Sarazen has managed to clinch.
Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Labosky misses
enabling Sarazen to counter with a crisp jab.
Labosky misses with a body shot.
Labosky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarazen's sensitive parts.
Sarazen misses with a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sarazen 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.
Labosky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Labosky throws a head kick that misses.
Labosky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Labosky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Labosky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarazen.
A punch lands to the side of Labosky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Labosky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky throws a head kick that misses.
Labosky looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarazen is just out of range.
Labosky lands a head kick!
Sarazen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Labosky misses with a few strikes there.
Sarazen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Labosky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Labosky throws a sloppy head kick
and Sarazen counters with a head kick.
Labosky darts in trying to clinch
and Sarazen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Labosky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Labosky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Labosky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Labosky throws a solid leg kick but Sarazen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Labosky.
Sarazen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Labosky.
Labosky is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarazen misses with a two punch combination.
Sarazen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Labosky on the side of the head.
Oh Labosky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jean Labosky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarazen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sarazen looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Sarazen backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Labosky's temple! It sends Labosky violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Sarazen celebrates and the doctors try to help Labosky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Gene Sarazen!
Gene Sarazen 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ceasar Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiymbek Batyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fat Lip. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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40
145 lbs
21 - 22 - 1 |
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31
134 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceasar Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Raiymbek Batyr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batyr shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Batyr has Morgan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Batyr pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Morgan tumbling to the mat - Batyr dives into Morgan's guard.
Morgan looking to control.
Batyr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Batyr landing with the ground and pound.
Morgan has control of Batyr's left arm, preventing Batyr from doing any damage.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Batyr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batyr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batyr is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Batyr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batyr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Batyr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Batyr throwing strikes but missing.
Batyr works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan is rocked!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Batyr working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Batyr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Morgan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batyr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Batyr arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Morgan's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raiymbek Batyr!
Raiymbek Batyr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Babidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Pope is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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153 lbs
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lorenzo Babidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Pope!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babidi misses with a wild body shot.
Babidi throws a leg kick which misses Pope's front leg but catches the back leg as Pope tries to avoid it.
Babidi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Babidi.
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Pope's coach down at Bonsai Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pope's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Babidi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pope is rocked!
Babidi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babidi misses with a shot to the body
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babidi checks the leg kick.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Babidi's head back.
Pope tries to bum rush Babidi with a series of wild strikes but Babidi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babidi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Babidi finish him?
Babidi 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.
Babidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch combination from Pope misses.
Babidi cracks Pope with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pope looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Babidi finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Babidi.
Pope misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Babidi cracks Pope with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Babidi is out of range.
Babidi tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Babidi.
Pope throws the left hand but Babidi avoids the punch easily.
Babidi misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pope! But no joy.
Babidi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pope counters with a nice leg kick.
Babidi just misses with a punch to the body.
Babidi takes one on the button.
Lorenzo Babidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babidi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babidi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope blocks the body kick.
Pope tries to keep at a distance but Babidi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babidi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Babidi.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babidi.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Babidi.
Babidi trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Babidi working aggressively here.
Babidi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babidi or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babidi lands a right hand.
Babidi misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope blocks an elbow strike.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
Babidi misses with a punch to the body.
Pope has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Babidi misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Babidi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pope's brow.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Babidi.
Babidi misses with an elbow strike.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babidis head.
Pope takes an elbow to the temple.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Babidi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with 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!
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
Babidi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Babidi.
Babidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
A shot in the inside from Babidi.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pope trying to stall but Babidi improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Pope scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pope lands a shoulder strike.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babidi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Babidi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pope takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Babidi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babidi misses with a body kick.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Babidi is just out of range.
Babidi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babidi.
Babidi throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Babidi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pope is looking to chop away at Babidi's legs.
Babidi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Babidi walks into a left hand.
Babidi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babidi cracks a nice hook into Pope's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babidi scores with a one two! Pope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Babidi throws a big shot that misses.
Babidi moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Babidi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pope sprawls and moves away.
Babidi gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope avoids a wild elbow strike from Babidi.
Babidi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
Babidi lands with a short shot to the head.
Lorenzo Babidi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babidi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babidi managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babidi avoids it.
Babidi lands with a left to the head.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babidi lands a nice elbow.
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Babidi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Nice elbow from Babidi.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babidi gets through Pope's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babidi misses with a knee to the head.
Babidi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Babidi swings wildly with an uppercut but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Babidi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babidi throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Jan Pope's cut even more.
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Babidi misses with some punches.
Babidi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Babidi avoiding damage as Pope throws knees to the body.
Babidi scores with a knee to the head.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babidi is defending well for now.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Pope avoiding damage as Babidi throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Babidi fails to land.
Pope with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pope breaks from the clinch.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babidi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Babidi takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Babidi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pope is out of range.
Babidi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope.
Pope throws out a counter right but Babidi avoids it with no problem.
Babidi is looking to clinch.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Babidi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pope cracks Babidi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Babidi. That snapped Pope's head back.
Babidi throws a body kick that misses
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Babidi throws a lazy uppercut
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Babidi darts in and clinches Pope up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope gets through Babidi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pope lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Babidi is blocking nicely.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Pope.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Pope tries a body shot but Babidi blocks it.
Babidi trying to land knees to the body.
Babidi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
Pope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babidi's face.
Babidi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Babidi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Babidi slips a jab from Pope.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Babidi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pope.
Babidi throws a good cross that connects.
Babidi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lorenzo Babidi is winning the standup battle so far.
Pope lands a nice looking body kick.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Babidi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Babidi cracks Pope with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babidi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babidi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Babidi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pope.
It seemed like Pope was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pope tries to score with a low kick but Babidi moves his leg out of the way.
Babidi scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi tests Pope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babidi pushes Pope away with a front kick.
Babidi moves into range and clinches up with Pope.
Babidi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Babidi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babidi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babidi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope pushes Babidi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babidi managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babidi.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi lands a knee to the head.
Babidi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babidi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babidi scores with a knee to the head.
Pope misses with a knee to the head.
Babidi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babidi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pope with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Pope.
Babidi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babidi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babidi misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pope.
Babidi pushes off an throws an elbow but Pope leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pope.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Babidi avoids the damage to the body.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Babidi is blocking nicely.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope lands a knee to the body.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babidi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Babidi misses with some punches.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babidi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Babidi.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babidi.
Babidi takes a shot to the head.
Babidi misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babidi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lorenzo Babidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
Pope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pope blocking some punches.
Babidi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pope blocks it with crossed arms.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi misses with a knee to the head.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babidi is defending well for now.
Pope takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babidi.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pope misses with a body punch.
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 Lorenzo Babidi.
Well Babidi 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Babidi!
Lorenzo Babidi 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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212 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Bondurant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bondurant, pushing him back against the cage.
Bondurant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bondurant slips under a jab from Borg.
Borg instigates a clinch.
Borg gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Borg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Borg throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondurant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borg is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been hearing that Borg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bondurant keeping moving, preventing Borg from controlling successfully.
Borg throws a big right hand that misses.
Borg 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.
Borg trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondurant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bondurant tries to keep at a distance but Borg has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Borg 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.
Bondurant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borg prevents Bondurant from standing back up.
Borg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borg misses with a head shot. Bondurant uses the momentum to regain guard.
Borg throws a strike but Bondurant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bondurant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bondurant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg controls Bondurant momentarily but Bondurant frees himself.
Borg has Bondurant pulled in close to control his posture.
Bondurant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bondurant content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Borg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bondurant's best efforts.
That's four 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.
Bondurant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bondurant wants to stand up but Borg manages to regain full guard.
Bondurant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bondurant preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bondurant trying to control but Borg is working from the bottom.
Bondurant wants to pass the guard but Borg is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Borg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bondurant tries to clinch up.
Borg clinches.
Borg has Bondurant pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Borg pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bondurant tumbling to the mat - Borg dives into Bondurant's guard.
Bondurant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borg trying to control but Bondurant is working from the bottom.
Borg looking to sit in guard and control but Bondurant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg working a defensive guard here.
Bondurant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondurant won't allow Borg to sweep him here.
Bondurant wants to stand but Borg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Borg striking from the bottom.
Bondurant stands and throws Borg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bondurant wants to take a breather but Borg manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bondurant.
Borg trying to keep a closed guard but Bondurant is proving a slippery customer.
Bondurant stopping the sweep attempt from Borg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bondurant's guard.
Borg trying to control but Bondurant is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borg looking to sit in guard and control but Bondurant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Borg managing to control the position.
Bondurant stopping the sweep attempt from Borg.
Borg controls Bondurant momentarily but Bondurant frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bondurant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Borg controls Bondurant momentarily but Bondurant frees himself.
Borg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bondurant can do to turn this around?
Bondurant looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borg is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bondurant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borg trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondurant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borg throws an elbow that misses. Bondurant uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Borg's guard. Nice move by Bondurant!
Borg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bondurant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borg pulls Bondurant in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Borg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Borg looks to score with a jab to the body but Bondurant is just out of range.
Bondurant has closed the distance and engaged Borg in a clinch.
Borg lands a takedown into guard.
Borg cracks Bondurant with a solid left hand.
Borg trying to control but Bondurant is working from the bottom.
Borg looking to sit in guard and control but Bondurant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Borg has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg'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 one minute gone in the round.
Bondurant preventing the sweep.
Bondurant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Borg wants to sweep here but Bondurant controlling him for the moment.
Frank Borg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borg is working hard here to advance position.
Bondurant wants to control from the top but Borg keeps moving.
Bondurant passes Borg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Forrest Bondurant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bondurant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Borg is looking for a sweep. Bondurant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bondurant thows a huge punch but Borg dodges it nicely.
Bondurant is trying to control. Borg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Borg wants to get back to full guard but Bondurant has mounted him!
Borg tries to hold on but Bondurant postures up.
Borg can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant unloads with some shots from mount but Borg bucks and avoids them well.
Borg tries to hold on but Bondurant pushes him away.
Bondurant lands a heavy elbow.
Bondurant thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bondurant controlling from the full mount.
Bondurant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Bondurant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant wants to control the pace but Borg is squirming around nicely.
Bondurant throws some wild stikes that Borg manages to avoid easily.
Bondurant unloads with some shots from mount but Borg bucks and avoids them well.
Bondurant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bondurant is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Borg is surviving well by controlling Bondurant's body position as best he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borg regains half guard.
Bondurant looking for a submission but Borg manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Bondurant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Borg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Borg!
A very excited looking Frank Borg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by No Shelter/ Rage Against The Machine. Aaron Scott has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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27
193 lbs
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200 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, I Suck!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scott throws a hook but Suck blocks it.
Nice cross by Suck.
We've been hearing reports that Scott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice shot lands for Scott.
Suck misses with a body shot.
Scott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suck's waist but Suck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scott off to one side.
And Suck responds with a good body kick, but Scott manages to step out the way in time.
Scott tries to bum rush Suck with a series of wild strikes but Suck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scott throws a series of strikes that have Suck backpedaling.
Suck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Aaron Scott has been cut.
Suck throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Scott.
Suck moves away from the strike by Scott.
Suck walks into a straight right hand from Scott.
Scott misses with a right hand
and Suck counters by moving into the clinch.
Scott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suck.
Suck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suck's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Suck duly obliges.
Scott throws a low kick, looking for Suck's leg but Suck calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott sizes up Suck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suck moves out of range of the strikes.
Suck thinks about the counter body kick.
Suck connects with a body shot that sends Scott's belly button to the back.
Suck walks into a jab.
Suck throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suck is looking to chop away at Scott's legs.
Suck loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Aaron Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scott fails to pull guard.
Suck scores with a hook to the body.
Scott taking a breather.
Scott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Suck pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Scott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott tests Suck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott misses the jab.
Scott is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Suck throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Suck looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Scott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Suck moves out of range of the strikes.
Suck only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Suck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott wants to land a leg kick but Suck is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Scott lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suck doesn't seem phased though.
Scott connects with a body shot that sends Suck's belly button to the back.
Suck blocks a jab.
Suck misses with a looping right.
Scott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suck jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scott is able to avoid easily.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Suck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Suck listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Suck sees coming a mile off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suck. That's going to slow Scott down.
Suck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
Scott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suck, right into the meat.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suck managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott wants to control from the top but Suck keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is working Suck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.
Scott lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Scott connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suck has a closed guard, preventing Scott from standing up.
Suck is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott stays in close to Suck's body and controls the position.
Scott wants to control from the top but Suck keeps moving.
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 Aaron Scott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Scott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Suck tries for a takedown but Scott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scott is defended easily by Suck.
Donk. Scott catches Suck right on the button with a cross.
Suck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suck blocks a jab.
Suck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suck feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Suck throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suck pulls Scott in close to prevent any damage.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Suck.
Scott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suck controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Suck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott cracks Suck with a solid left hand.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Suck is retaining full 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.
Scott distracts Suck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.
Suck postures up and lands a big shot to Scott's brow.
Scott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suck advances position into side control!
Suck landing strikes.
Suck scoring with punches and elbows.
Scott tries to bench press Suck off him but Suck keeps the position.
Scott is working hard here to advance position.
Scott gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control but Suck is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suck thows a huge punch but Scott dodges it nicely.
Scott works his way to full guard. Good work.
Suck cracks Scott with a solid left hand.
Suck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Suck preventing the sweep.
Aaron Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suck stands up over Scott, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Scott throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
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.
Suck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Scott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suck is aware though and is defending well.
Suck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Scott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott working a defensive guard but Suck passes into half guard.
Scott looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scott wants to improve his position but Suck is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but I Suck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aaron Scott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Suck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Suck throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Suck sizes up Scott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Scott's corner calls for a 1-2. Scott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A cross from Scott lands.
Suck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Suck throws a leg kick but Scott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Scott.
Suck throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Scott was covering up waiting for the punch and Suck finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott trying to keep a closed guard but Suck is proving a slippery customer.
Suck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suck wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Scott striking off his back but it's not causing Suck any problems.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Suck from controlling successfully.
Scott will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Suck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suck has managed to get both his arms back between Scott's legs - danger averted.
Scott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Scott trying to keep a closed guard but Suck is proving a slippery customer.
Suck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Suck content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suck won't allow Scott to sweep him here.
Suck trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big left from Scott misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Suck. Those never looked like landing.
Suck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott lands a nice looking body kick.
Scott misses with a hook.
Suck wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Suck walks forward, straight into a front kick from Scott.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Suck finds it's target.
Suck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Suck scores with a head kick. Scott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Suck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott throws a hook but Suck avoids it easily.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suck lands a really nice looking cross but Scott seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick from Suck.
Scott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suck on the side of the head.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suck slips a straight right by Scott.
Suck slips under a jab from Scott.
Scott works the jab nicely.
Suck connects with an inside leg kick.
Scott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scott thows a body kick. Suck tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Suck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Suck.
Scott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Suck.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Suck moved out of range.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suck.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Suck wants to counter with a clinch but Scott pushes him away.
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 Aaron Scott.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... I Suck!
A relieved looking I Suck thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Eugemia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yas Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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137 lbs
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140 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
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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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Eugemia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yas Uru!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Eugemia blocks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eugemia.
Eugemia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Uru.
Eugemia misses with a double jab
and Uru makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eugemia cracks Uru with an open hand slap.
Eugemia scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eugemia.
Eugemia throws a leg kick
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugemia missing with a left hand there. Uru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eugemia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eugemia throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
Eugemia thuds a left hand into Uru's body.
Eugemia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Eugemia. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Eugemia misses
and Uru counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eugemia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uru throws a fast counter high kick but Eugemia manages to duck under it in time.
Eugemia misses with a hook to the body
and Uru counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uru.
Uru throws out a counter right but Eugemia avoids it with no problem.
Uru slips under a jab.
Uru is trying to counter with his kicks.
A combination from Eugemia does no damage.
Eugemia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eugemia throws a series of punches but Uru avoids them all with ease.
Uru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eugemia.
Uru is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Eugemia misses with an uppercut.
Uru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eugemia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eugemia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eugemia misses the body punch
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uru feints and then cracks Eugemia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eugemia down.
Eugemia throws a body shot but no joy.
Uru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eugemia.
Uru was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Uru has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Eugemia throws a combination that misses
and Uru counters with a nice leg kick.
Eugemia misses with a double jab
and Uru counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Eugemia is predictable there
and Uru counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eugemia throws a body shot but no joy.
Uru replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Eugemia blocks it well.
John Eugemia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eugemia swings widly with a right hand
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uru misses with an uppercut. Eugemia saw that one coming.
Eugemia throws a right hand that Uru ducks under and follows up with a left that Uru also avoids with ease.
Uru throws a fast counter high kick but Eugemia manages to duck under it in time.
Eugemia throws a nice looking combination but Uru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eugemia is looking to wear down Uru with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Uru throws a hook but Eugemia avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yas Uru will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eugemia feints a jab promting Uru to slip. Eugemia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Uru slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Eugemia scores with a one two! Uru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eugemia misses with an uppercut.
Uru steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Eugemia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uru thinks about the counter body kick.
Eugemia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uru moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugemia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eugemia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Eugemia throws a combination that misses
and Uru counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Uru blocks the low kick.
Eugemia swinging wildly here.
Uru was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Uru on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eugemia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eugemia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Uru 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.
Uru scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uru slips a straight right by Eugemia.
Uru counters with a body kick.
Eugemia misses with a combination
and Uru counters with an inside leg kick.
John Eugemia is winning the standup battle so far.
Uru moves away from the strike by Eugemia.
A combination from Eugemia does no damage.
Uru thinks about the counter body kick.
Eugemia misses with a double jab
and Eugemia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eugemia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia missing with a left hand there. Uru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eugemia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Eugemia. Those never looked like landing.
Uru is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Uru's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eugemia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uru scrambles back to his feet.
Uru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Uru throws the left hand but Eugemia avoids the punch easily.
Eugemia just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Eugemia. Those never looked like landing.
Eugemia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eugemia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eugemia moves out of range of the body kick.
Eugemia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eugemia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uru counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eugemia moves in looking to clinch but Uru pushes him off.
Uru throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Eugemia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uru checks a leg kick.
Uru follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Eugemia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eugemia connects with a jab.
Eugemia misses with a series of wild punches.
Uru is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugemia throws a hook but Uru blocks it.
Uru feints a counter leg kick.
Uru swings widly with a right hand
and Eugemia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eugemia scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugemia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
Eugemia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uru.
Uru throws a fast counter high kick but Eugemia manages to duck under it in time.
Uru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Eugemia throws a series of punches but Uru avoids them all with ease.
Eugemia scores with a sloppy right hand. Uru should have avoided that one.
Eugemia swinging wildly here.
Uru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Uru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uru! But no joy.
Uru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eugemia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uru finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Uru lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uru staying out of range there.
Uru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eugemia tries to bum rush Uru with a series of wild strikes but Uru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Eugemia does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia throws a combination that misses
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eugemia blocks the body kick.
Eugemia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Eugemia looks to land a combination but Uru avoids it well.
Uru throws out a counter right but Eugemia avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Uru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eugemia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uru throws a counter combo.
Uru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eugemia throws out the jab.
Uru counters with a body kick.
Eugemia throws a right hand that Uru ducks under and follows up with a left that Uru also avoids with ease.
Uru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eugemia misses with a double jab
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia fails to land with a series of punches.
Uru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eugemia throws a right hand that misses
and Eugemia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eugemia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eugemia.
Eugemia scores with the left hand. Uru knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Eugemia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eugemia 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Eugemia!
A victorious John Eugemia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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36
144 lbs
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146 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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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
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Fantana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Sorokov.
Sorokov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fantana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantana throws a lazy uppercut
and Sorokov counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sorokov scores with a nice strike.
Sorokov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantana throws an overhand right that lands on Sorokov's shoulder, as Sorokov tries to avoid the shot.
Sorokov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorokov avoids the body shot from Fantana.
Fantana gets tackled into the cage by Sorokov. Sorokov maintains the clinch.
Fantana digs a right hand underneath Sorokov's ribcage. Sorokov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sorokov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fantana tries to free his leg and advance position but Sorokov is retaining full guard.
Fantana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana postures up and lands a big shot to Sorokov's brow.
Fantana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sorokov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fantana passes into half guard.
Fantana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sorokov's head.
Fantana is looking for a kimura here.
Sorokov tries to roll over but Fantana keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantana is trying to control. Sorokov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sorokov trying to hold on to Fantana's head to control him but Fantana postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorokov is looking to improve his position.
Fantana is trying to work for a kimura but Sorokov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sorokov is trying to control but Fantana passes into side control!
Sorokov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantana trying to control here.
Fantana regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sorokov pushes down on Fantana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sorokov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantana is trying to maintain the position but Sorokov is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantana has hold of Sorokov's hands but Sorokov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantana tries to get to full guard but Sorokov has control of the leg.
Sorokov is nestled in close to Fantana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sorokov working his ground and pound in the gym.
Fantana gets full guard.
Fantana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantana working a defensive guard here.
Sorokov postures up in Fantana's guard and throws a big left but Fantana blocks it.
Sorokov throwing strikes from guard but Fantana blocks nicely.
Sorokov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuri Sorokov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fantana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fantana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sorokov manages to avoid it.
Sorokov instigates a clinch.
Sorokov lands a left hand.
Fantana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sorokov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sorokov.
Sorokov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sorokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sorokov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sorokov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorokov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fantana is keeping busy.
Fantana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sorokov wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov jabs Fantana right on the nose. Fantana blinks but takes it well.
Fantana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sorokov moves away.
Fantana misses the shot to the body.
Fantana swings widly with a right hand
and Sorokov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantana misses with a body shot.
Fantana misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Sorokov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sorokov.
A telegraphed right hand from Fantana misses the target.
Sorokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fantana.
Fantana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sorokov at a distance.
Sorokov moves out of range as Fantana strikes.
Sorokov misses with an uppercut. Fantana saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana misses with a looping right.
Fantana dips to his left and cracks Sorokov with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sorokov tries to clinch up.
Fantana throws a poor cross that misses
and Sorokov counters with a nice body shot.
Sorokov drives through and clinches with Fantana against the cage.
Fantana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sorokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fantana throws out the jab.
Fantana misses with a wild body shot.
Sorokov scores with a hook.
Fantana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Fantana misses its intended target.
Sorokov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sorokov moves forwards but Fantana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sorokov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fantana on the side of the head.
Sorokov works Fantana's body with a nice hook.
Sorokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fantana.
Yuri Sorokov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sorokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Fantana lands.
Fantana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sorokov's head.
Sorokov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sorokov shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from Fantana misses its intended target.
Sorokov connects with a right hand. Fantana shakes it off.
Fantana is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Sorokov engages and cracks Fantana with a massive lead left hook - Fantana tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Sorokov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuri Sorokov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Channings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumina Sato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Clayton Channings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channings bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sato's head.
Sloppy strikes from Channings. Those never looked like landing.
Channings cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Channings avoids the head kick by Sato.
Channings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato throws a leg kick that misses.
Channings checks a low kick from Sato.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Channings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Channings 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.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Channings changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Channings lands with a nice combination. Sato backs away looking to recover.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Channings circles away.
Good exchange - Sato coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Channings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Channings changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Channings shoots in and gets a takedown into Sato's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Channings trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Channings with a nice head shot there.
Sato has control of Channings's left arm, preventing Channings from doing any damage.
Channings content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Channings trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.
Sato trying to keep a closed guard but Channings is proving a slippery customer.
Sato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Channings's guard.
Sato trying to control but Channings is working from the bottom.
Channings working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Channings is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channings being controlled here, momentarily.
Channings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sato defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Channings being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channings looking for a guillotine here but Sato defends easily.
Channings being controlled here, momentarily.
Channings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sato defends well.
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.
Channings is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sato trying to control but Channings is working from the bottom.
Sato controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sato fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Channings's calf.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Channings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Channings staying out of range there.
Channings blocks the body kick.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rumina Sato will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sato scores with a jab to the body.
Sato tries to clinch but Channings is having none of it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Channings or perhaps it was just good defense by Sato, which made it look bad.
Channings shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sato tries to roll over but Channings keeps him under control.
Sato trying to control but Channings postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Channings seems to be working for a kimura but Sato defends the submission attempt.
Sato preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channings is trying to control. Sato wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Channings looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sato has his hands clasped together around Channings's back. He's all about the action.
Sato moves into full guard.
Channings tries to free his leg and advance position but Sato is retaining full guard.
Sato wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Channings trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Channings postures up.
Sato seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sato is continuing to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Channings looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato looks to land a body kick but Channings moved away.
Channings feinted with a counter takedown.
Sato keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A cross from Channings lands.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Channings's shoulder, as Channings tries to avoid the shot.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Channings's head but Channings sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Channings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sato.
Sato misses with a wild combination.
Channings throws out a loose jab but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Channings is out of range and Sato settles back down.
Channings swinging wildly here.
Sato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Channings shoots for a double leg takedown but Sato sprawls well. He's pushed Channings's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Channings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Channings is just out of range.
Sato throws a combination. Channings tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Channings.
Channings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Channings slips under a jab from Sato.
Channings moves away from the strike by Sato.
Sato scores with a nice head shot.
Channings connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Channings throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sato lands a glancing blow to the side of Channings's head.
Channings throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Channings dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Channings swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Channings staying out of range there.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Channings sees coming a mile off.
Sato sizes up Channings with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Channings digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Channings cracks Sato with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumina Sato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Channings avoids it.
Sato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Channings is trying to stall.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Channings controls his hands.
Channings softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Channings scores with a hook to the body.
Sato looking to slow down the pace here.
Channings stalling in the clinch but Sato improves position.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato digs a right hand underneath Channings's ribcage. Channings let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sato stalling in the clinch but Channings improves position.
Channings breaks the clinch.
Rumina Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Channings was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Sato misses with a hook. Channings ducked under it nicely.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Channings moved out of range nicely.
Channings shoots in looking for a takedown but Sato manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Channings's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Channings tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sato defends well and Channings ends up having to push Sato into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sato! But no joy.
Sato lands with an uppercut that bounces Channings off the cage and back into range.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Channings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Channings drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sato sprawls and moves away.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Channings moves out of range easily.
Sato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Channings slips a jab and a cross from Sato.
Channings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Channings tries to counter with a takedown but Sato is quick to defend against it.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Channings attempts a counter takedown but Sato avoids it well and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Sato.
Channings decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channings tries to free his leg and advance position but Sato is retaining full guard.
Sato looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Channings cracks Sato with a solid left hand.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sato pulls Channings in close to prevent any damage.
Channings trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Channings accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Channings lands a couple of elbows.
Channings cracks Sato with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sato is on top in guard.
Sato advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Channings keeps working.
Rumina Sato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sato working away.
Clayton Channings overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sato moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Clayton Channings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Sato blocks the strikes from Channings.
Sato trying to control the position but Channings is working away.
Channings tries to improve position but can't.
Sato happy to just control the position for now.
Sato's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sato trying to control the action but Channings is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rumina Sato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sato winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rumina Sato!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rumina Sato made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Ultimate Warrior kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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27
155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Hecker!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crespo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Hecker.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hecker, as that shot connected.
Crespo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crespo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hecker.
Crespo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crespo ducks under a wild hook from Hecker.
Hecker walks into a stiff left hand from Crespo.
Hecker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hecker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hecker.
A combination from Hecker does no damage.
Hecker misses with a double jab.
Crespo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Crespo.
Hecker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crespo throws a head kick that misses.
Hecker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Hecker.
Crespo is looking to counter punch.
Crespo just misses with a punch to the body.
As Crespo backs off Hecker throws a huge counter combo but Crespo manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hecker ducks right into an uppercut from Crespo.
Jeff Hecker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crespo, right into the meat.
Crespo wants to clinch up but Hecker keeps it at a distance.
Crespo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crespo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hecker misses with a hook. Crespo ducked under it nicely.
Hecker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hecker swinging wildly here.
Crespo dodges the punch combination from Hecker.
Hecker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crespo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hecker swings for the body but Crespo moves out of range.
Crespo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hecker swivels and escapes.
Good standup being displayed there by Crespo as he connects with a hook.
Hecker circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo lands a glancing blow to the side of Hecker's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Hecker as he connects with a hook.
Crespo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hecker was well out of range. Poor timing from Crespo.
As Crespo backs off Hecker throws a huge counter combo but Crespo manages to avoid it all.
Hecker throws a right hand that Crespo ducks under and follows up with a left that Crespo also avoids with ease.
Crespo throws a head kick but Hecker moves out of range.
Hecker unleashes a big counter combination but Crespo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hecker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Hecker. Those never looked like landing.
Crespo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hecker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hecker looks to land a body kick but Crespo moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crespo. Hecker shrugs it off though.
Hecker looks to land a right hand but Crespo moved out of range.
A left and a right from Hecker both land. Nice combination.
Crespo slips a jab and a cross from Hecker.
A little feinted left hand from Crespo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crespo slips under a jab.
Crespo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hecker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crespo lands a head kick. Hecker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crespo lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crespo throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Hecker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crespo throws a head kick that Hecker semi-blocks.
Hecker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hecker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crespo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hecker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crespo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hecker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crespo.
It looks like Crespo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hecker throws a series of punches but Crespo avoids them all with ease.
Hecker lands with a nice combination. Crespo backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hecker misses with a wild combination.
Crespo tries to clinch but Hecker is having none of it.
Crespo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crespo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crespo scores with a nice right hand.
Crespo lands with a slapping head kick.
Hecker is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hecker.
Hecker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crespo circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Crespo.
Hecker is still on wobbly legs! Can Crespo finish him?
Crespo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hecker seems to have recovered his senses.
Hecker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crespo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hecker can't get the takedown.
Hecker is working for takedown but Crespo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silvio Crespo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Hecker.
Hecker looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crespo.
A nice left hand lands by Crespo.
Crespo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crespo lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Crespo.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hecker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo jerks Hecker's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Hecker drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Crespo goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Crespo because Hecker was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Silvio Crespo!
After the big win, Silvio Crespo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bullet Proof System and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Jeff Hecker spoke after the fight, saying 'I......I don't know.....It didn't go my way. I'm gonna hit the gym, and come back better than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ McGobblecock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obi Canuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Obi Canuel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
200 lbs
19 - 7 - 2 |
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30
201 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BJ McGobblecock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Canuel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGobblecock, Jr. misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Canuel! But no joy.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws out a loose jab but Canuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canuel avoids the head kick by McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Canuel catches McGobblecock, Jr. with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Canuel slips under a jab from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a poor cross that misses
and Canuel counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like BJ McGobblecock, Jr. has been cut.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to land a leg kick but Canuel is out of range.
It seemed like Canuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Canuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGobblecock, Jr..
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canuel checks a leg kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with the combination.
McGobblecock, Jr. on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws the kick towards the body but Canuel avoids it.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a shot from downtown. Canuel moves away and avoids it.
McGobblecock, Jr. looks to land a body kick but Canuel moved away.
McGobblecock, Jr. scoring well with a low kick there.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a sloppy right hand. Canuel should have avoided that one.
Canuel lands a nice hook to McGobblecock, Jr.'s body. McGobblecock, Jr. takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Canuel does no damage.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
Canuel misses with a looping left.
McGobblecock, Jr. wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a shot to the body
and Canuel counters with an inside leg kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. catches Canuel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Canuel looks to score with a jab to the body but McGobblecock, Jr. is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel avoids the head kick by McGobblecock, Jr..
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good work by Canuel as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canuel. McGobblecock, Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a glancing blow to the side of Canuel's head.
McGobblecock, Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canuel.
Canuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGobblecock, Jr.. McGobblecock, Jr. obviously looking to wear him down.
Canuel slips a straight right by McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Canuel ducks under a wild hook from McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Canuel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McGobblecock, Jr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canuel.
Canuel scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a sloppy head kick and Canuel moves out of range easily.
Canuel lands a jab to McGobblecock, Jr.'s midsection.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a lunging right hand
and Canuel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Canuel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to move into range but Canuel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGobblecock, Jr. closes the distance and pushes Canuel back into the cage.
McGobblecock, Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. trying to land knees to the body.
Canuel lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canuel.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canuel prevents a body shot from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws an elbow but it misses.
Canuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canuel lands a right hand.
McGobblecock, Jr. is rocked!
McGobblecock, Jr. with a knee to the head.
Canuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh McGobblecock, Jr. is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a knee to the head.
McGobblecock, Jr. seems to have got his legs back now.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canuel backwards.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Canuel fails to land.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGobblecock, Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Canuel - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to work over Canuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Canuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGobblecock, Jr. blocks an uppercut.
Canuel throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Canuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Obi Canuel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BJ McGobblecock, Jr.'s cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Canuel lands with a shot to the body.
Canuel cracks McGobblecock, Jr. with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Canuel checks a leg kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a swing at Canuel's ribcage but misses.
Canuel moves out of range of the leg kick from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Canuel 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.
McGobblecock, Jr. connects with a crisp jab.
Canuel slips under a jab.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a chopping leg kick but Canuel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Canuel connects with the punch.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canuel lands with a cross.
Canuel scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canuel moves forwards but McGobblecock, Jr. connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGobblecock, Jr. definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Canuel misses with a hook. McGobblecock, Jr. ducked under it nicely.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Canuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws the left hand but Canuel avoids the punch easily.
Canuel throws a looping overhand right but McGobblecock, Jr. ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel lands with an uppercut that bounces McGobblecock, Jr. off the cage and back into range.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Canuel swinging wildly here.
Canuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel throws a hook but McGobblecock, Jr. avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel takes one to the side of the head.
Canuel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Canuel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canuel looks to score with a jab to the body but McGobblecock, Jr. is just out of range.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a lazy right hand but Canuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Canuel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. is winning the standup battle so far.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a left hand
enabling Canuel to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from McGobblecock, Jr. misses
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a looping left.
McGobblecock, Jr. fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Canuel is out of range.
Canuel throws a lazy right hand but McGobblecock, Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGobblecock, Jr. bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Canuel tries to get set, McGobblecock, Jr. tries to push him back and clinch up but Canuel manages to avoid the attempt.
Canuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGobblecock, Jr. slips a jab and a cross from Canuel.
McGobblecock, Jr. throwing a counter right hand but Canuel manages to avoid it.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel avoids the head kick by McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel tries a quick counter leg kick but McGobblecock, Jr. is wise to it.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Canuel is able to avoid easily.
Canuel misses with a lunging right hand
and McGobblecock, Jr. counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McGobblecock, Jr. seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Canuel can turn it around.
Obi Canuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canuel lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Canuel.
McGobblecock, Jr. pushes Canuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Canuel throws a punch but it's blocked by McGobblecock, Jr..
Knees in the clinch landing for Canuel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Canuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canuel connects with a knee to the head.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a knee right on the jaw!
Canuel lands a shoulder strike.
Canuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Canuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Canuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Canuel fails to land.
Canuel lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Canuel.
Canuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries a knee to the head but Canuel blocks it.
Canuel struggles to land a body shot inside as McGobblecock, Jr. controls his hands.
Canuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Canuel on the inside.
McGobblecock, Jr. connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canuel blocking some punches.
Canuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Canuel.
Canuel missing with knees to the body.
Canuel lands an uppercut that drops McGobblecock, Jr.! Canuel follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Canuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on BJ McGobblecock, Jr.'s cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Canuel misses with a few strikes there.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Canuel is able to avoid easily.
Canuel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a hook to the side of Canuel's head but Canuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canuel drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks McGobblecock, Jr. right on the button. McGobblecock, Jr. goes down! Canuel follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Canuel gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obi Canuel!
Obi Canuel is the new middleweight champion!
Obi Canuel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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