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DFN#9 Lovelair vs Momochi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mass Acre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Missfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Missfeld is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park - Faint. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mass Acre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Missfeld!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Missfeld throws a looping overhand right but Acre ducks down to avoid it.
Acre went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Acre misses with a takedown
letting Missfeld counter with a right hand.
Acre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Acre tries to score with a low kick but Missfeld moves his leg out of the way.
Acre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Missfeld counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Missfeld lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Missfeld.
A head kick by Acre misses
and Missfeld counters with a right hand to the body.
Missfeld takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Acre throws a series of punches but Missfeld moves out of range.
Missfeld is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Victor Missfeld has been cut.
Victor Missfeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Acre.
As Acre backs off Missfeld throws a huge counter combo but Acre manages to avoid it all.
Mass Acre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Missfeld connects with a crisp jab.
Missfeld lands a glancing blow to the side of Acre's head.
Missfeld scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Acre doesn't seem bothered though.
Acre misses with a combination
and Missfeld counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Missfeld has had enough of the clinch but Acre keeps him there for the moment.
Acre looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acre breaks from the clinch.
Missfeld fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Acre wants to clinch but Missfeld slips to the side
and Missfeld counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Acre tries to clinch up
and Missfeld counters with a left to the body.
Acre is breathing heavily.
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!
Acre tries to clinch but Missfeld moves away
and Missfeld counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Acre ducks right into an uppercut from Missfeld.
Acre tries to close the distance and clinch but Missfeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Acre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Missfeld counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mass Acre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Missfeld counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acre thinking.
Missfeld with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Missfeld's corner calls for a 1-2. Missfeld obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Acre is rocked!
Missfeld is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Acre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Missfeld throws an overhand right that has Acre reeling! Missfeld follows up with more punches and Acre is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Victor Missfeld!
Victor Missfeld decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iwill Bitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bendo Southern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Iwill Bitch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iwill Bitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bendo Southern!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Southern throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Southern tries a head kick but it misses.
Iwill Bitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southern moves out of range of the leg kick from Bitch.
Bitch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bitch catches Southern with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Bitch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bitch misses with a few strikes there.
Bitch fails with the takedown
and Southern counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Southern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bitch throws a body shot but no joy.
Southern replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bitch blocks it well.
Bitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Southern misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Southern manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Southern swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch looks to land a combination. Southern sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bitch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bitch blocks a head kick by Southern.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Southern, right into the meat.
Bitch gets a clinch.
Southern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bitch misses with a takedown attempt - Southern sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Southern with a nice cross.
Bitch slips under a jab.
Bitch shoots in for a double leg but Southern sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iwill Bitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Southern's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Southern scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bitch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bitch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Southern lands with a slapping head kick.
Bitch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bitch is breathing heavily.
Southern tries to keep at a distance but Bitch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Southern pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Southern lands a high kick!
Bitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bitch is looking to clinch.
Southern raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bitch is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch is looking to clinch.
Southern plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Southern scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Southern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southern tries to clinch there but Bitch circles away.
Bitch tries to counter by clinching up but Southern breaks away and moves out of range.
Bitch moves into range and clinches up with Southern.
Southern breaks the clinch.
Bitch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Southern.
A good leg kick by Southern.
Southern rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch lands with an uppercut that bounces Southern off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitch misses with a two punch combination.
Southern lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Southern does no damage.
Bitch misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bitch.
Southern tries to keep at a distance but Bitch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bitch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bitch jumps guard but Southern stands there with Bitch around his waist. Bitch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bendo Southern will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bitch misses the shot to the body.
Bitch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Southern's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bitch slips a jab from Southern.
Bitch moves in looking to clinch but Southern pushes him off.
Bitch is looking to wear down Southern with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bitch throws a head kick but Southern moves out of range.
Southern throws a head kick that half lands.
Southern tries to clinch but Bitch is having none of it.
Bitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Southern paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been informed that Southern has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Southern blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Southern.
Bitch feinted with a counter takedown.
Bitch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Southern pinned against the ropes. Southern gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bendo Southern seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bitch has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southern breaks the clinch.
Bitch throws a sloppy head kick and Southern moves out of range easily.
Southern swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitch.
Southern misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bitch lands a jab to the head.
Bitch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Southern counters by moving into the clinch.
Southern trying to land knees to the body.
Southern tries for a takedown but Bitch manages to get underhooks.
Bitch avoids the elbow strike from Southern, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southern with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bitch working hard to break the clinch.
Southern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Southern.
Southern circles away from the clinch attempt.
Southern lands a high kick!
Southern moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitch blocks a head kick by Southern.
Southern is breathing heavily.
Bitch tries to clinch there but Southern circles away.
Bitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bitch closes the distance and pushes Southern back into the ropes.
Bitch is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iwill Bitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southern lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Southern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southern throws a looping overhand right but Bitch ducks down to avoid it.
Bitch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Southern stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Southern.
Southern connects with a high kick.
Southern misses with a few strikes there.
Southern throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bendo Southern is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bitch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Southern avoids the body shot from Bitch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southern looks to land a right hand but Bitch moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bitch misses its target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bitch tries to clinch up
and Southern counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice combination there by Bitch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Southern fails to land with a series of punches.
Southern gets tackled into the ropes by Bitch. Bitch maintains the clinch.
Southern breaks the clinch.
Iwill Bitch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Southern throws a push kick but Bitch slaps the foot to one side.
Southern needs to keep his hands up - Bitch had a free shot at his head there.
Southern tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bendo Southern showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bitch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Southern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Southern throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bitch doesn't manage to clinch there - Southern circles away.
Bitch swinging wildly here.
Southern throws a left and a right that both miss
so Bitch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Southern is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bitch dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bitch stands up and beckons Southern to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bitch closes the distance and pushes Southern back into the ropes.
Southern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Southern takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Southern sprawls well. Southern wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bitch gets slowly back to his feet.
Southern has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bitch jumps guard but Southern stands there with Bitch around his waist. Bitch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Iwill Bitch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Southern pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Southern is just out of range.
Bitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bitch has Southern up against the ropes in a clinch.
Iwill Bitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch manages to pull guard.
Southern must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bitch wants to stand and escape but Southern is having none of it.
Bitch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bitch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Southern's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch postures up in Southern's guard and throws a big left but Southern blocks it.
Southern can't keep his opponent in guard - Bitch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bitch decides to stand and escape the position.
Bitch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bitch is looking to clinch but Southern is avoiding it.
Bitch shoots in looking for a takedown. Southern tries to sprawl out of it but Bitch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Southern manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iwill Bitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bitch goes for a double leg but Southern avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Southern continues to drive forward.
Bitch fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southern throws a head kick that Bitch semi-blocks.
Southern throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bitch's head.
Southern throws a head kick but Bitch moves out of range.
It looked like Bitch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bitch shoots in and drives through. Southern sprawls well.
Southern lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Southern throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick from Southern lands but Bitch takes it in his stride.
Southern tries to move into range but Bitch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bitch tries to bum rush Southern with a series of wild strikes but Southern uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bendo Southern is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bitch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Iwill Bitch.
I think Southern has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bendo Southern!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Fernanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernanda has chosen Classical Gas as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Elijah David has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Elijah David seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Geronimo Fernanda!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fernanda on the side of the head.
David getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fernanda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
David throws a body punch but Fernanda moves out of range.
A punch combination from David misses.
Fernanda throws a counter combo.
David lands a jab to the head.
Fernanda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
David with a nice cross.
David looks to land a combination. Fernanda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Fernanda.
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fernanda lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
David throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Left hook, right uppercut from David.
David closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fernanda did well to prevent David getting side control.
David working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David controlling the action here.
David has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
David throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
David is nestled in close to Fernanda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fernanda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from David.
David is taking a breather. Fernanda says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fernanda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with David. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
David is nestled in close to Fernanda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
David thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
David drops an elbow to the side of Fernanda's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fernanda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from David.
David scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fernanda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from David.
David is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
David controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. David lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernanda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from David.
David is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. David connects with a nice short shot to Fernanda's temple.
Fernanda trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
David in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
David dominating with strikes here.
David sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
David lands a big elbow.
Fernanda is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oooooh, big shot lands for David! Fernanda is hurt baaadly! David is firing away with more strikes - Fernanda is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah David!
Geronimo Fernanda spoke after the fight, saying 'Props to Elijah, he put on a hell of a fight and is a world class fighter. But this fight never should have been put together. This was my first fight with this organization and my third fight overall, like wtf?! Who thought this was a good matchup? Thanks Alexander Biro.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Magomedov throws a nice looking combination but Joe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joe avoids the head kick by Magomedov.
Joe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Joe closes the distance and pushes Magomedov back into the ropes.
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Joe has him pressed against the ropes.
Joe is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Magomedov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Magomedov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been informed that Magomedov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Magomedov misses with a body kick.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Magomedov.
Some wild striking there from Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Magomedov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe sizes up Magomedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Magomedov looks to land a body kick but Joe moved away.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomedov throws a lazy body kick
so Joe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Magomedov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Joe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov can't keep his opponent in guard - Joe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joe is looking to advance position but Magomedov won't allow it.
Magomedov is trying to stand back up but Joe is controlling him
Joe is just content to waste time from the top position. Magomedov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Magomedov has momentary wrist control but Joe slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Magomedov's brow.
Joe wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Joe controlling from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Joe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joe working Magomedov over with strikes.
Joe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet.
Joe slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Joe misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joe.
Joe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magomedov.
Magomedov connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Joe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Magomedov motions for Joe to come forward. Magomedov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joe throws a counter high kick but Magomedov was just alert enough to avoid it.
It looks like Big Joe has been cut.
Joe lands with a kick to the temple. Magomedov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Donk. Magomedov catches Joe right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
Joe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Magomedov sprawls and moves away.
Joe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Joe moves into the clinch.
Joe jumps guard and drags Magomedov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Magomedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Magomedov wanted to stand there but Joe had control of the position.
Joe working a defensive guard here.
Magomedov wants to stand and escape but instead Joe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Magomedov wants to stand up but Joe is controlling him.
Joe trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Joe scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Magomedov can't keep his opponent in guard - Joe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Magomedov tries to kick Joe off in order to stand up. Joe Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Joe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Magomedov bucks up and tries to throw Joe off but instead Joe has got his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Joe.
Big Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joe tries to get the hooks in deep but Magomedov pushed the leg off.
Magomedov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Magomedov prevents Joe from getting a body triangle.
The referee is taking a good look at Magomedov as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Joe!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Joe.
Joe struggling to keep hold of the position.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet.
Joe tries to keep control of the position but Magomedov is staying busy.
Joe is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Magomedov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov trying to get back to his feet but Joe is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Joe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Joe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Magomedov takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Magomedov quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Joe.
Magomedov is trying to stand up here but Joe is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joe has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Magomedov defend it? Joe steps over the head and cranks it - Magomedov is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Big Joe!
An out of breath Big Joe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Dux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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214 lbs
12 - 14 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux cracks Edwards with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dux has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Edwards to stand back up!
It looks like Ricardo Edwards has been cut.
Dux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Edwards is looking to clinch.
We've been informed that Dux has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Edwards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dux is fending him off so far but Edwards persists. Nope, Dux circles away and we're back to standing.
BAM! Dux delivers a spinning backfist that drops Edwards like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Frank Dux!
A relieved looking Frank Dux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tsar Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tsar Bomba has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsar Bomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St Pierre has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bomba connects with a body shot that sends St Pierre's belly button to the back.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bomba connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bomba throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bomba takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Bomba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bomba.
St Pierre throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bomba counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - St Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre pushes Bomba up against the ropes in a clinch.
St Pierre gets through Bomba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Bomba as he connects with a hook.
Bomba misses with a straight right.
St Pierre with the counter takedown but Bomba avoids it easily.
Bomba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Bomba saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bomba.
A big left from Bomba misses.
Bomba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bomba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bomba lands with a hook. St Pierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Bomba catches St Pierre right on the button with a cross.
Bomba slips under a jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a jab when Bomba was well out of range.
Bomba slips a jab from St Pierre.
Bomba scores with a leg kick.
Bomba throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
St Pierre checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Bomba avoids them all with ease.
Bomba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes one to the side of the head.
Bomba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bomba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Bomba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bomba scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Bomba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomba defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
Bomba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bomba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Bomba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Bomba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Bomba is just out of range.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Bomba ducks down to avoid it.
St Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Bomba.
Bomba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Bomba.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre misses with a left hand
and Bomba counters with a nice body shot.
Tsar Bomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bomba connects with a right hand. St Pierre shakes it off.
Tsar Bomba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomba lands with a nice body punch.
St Pierre 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.
Bomba misses the shot to the body.
Bomba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomba misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bomba misses with a low kick.
St Pierre looks to land a left hand but Bomba moved out of range nicely.
Bomba lands a nice shot that snaps St Pierre's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba moves out of range of the strikes.
Bomba lands a leg kick that knocks St Pierre off balance momentarily.
Bomba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bomba.
Bomba drops his hands momentarily and St Pierre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bomba connects with an inside leg kick.
Bomba lands a body shot.
Bomba misses with a body punch
and St Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bomba lands a jab to the nose.
Bomba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Bomba.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bomba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
Bomba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsar Bomba dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bomba throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Bomba misses.
Bomba walks into a straight right hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by St Pierre as he connects with a hook.
Bomba throws out a powerful jab.
Bomba throws a leg kick but St Pierre moved away.
St Pierre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
St Pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomba throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Bomba with a jab.
Bomba works the jab nicely.
Bomba misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Bomba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bomba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St Pierre.
Bomba moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
Bomba throws a shot to the body.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bomba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bomba slips a straight right by St Pierre.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Bomba moved out of range.
Bomba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good shot there by St Pierre.
Bomba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
Bomba connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomba looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Bomba lands a really nice looking cross but St Pierre seems unphased.
Bomba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of St Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bomba connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomba. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Bomba saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from St Pierre.
As St Pierre looks to move away, Bomba throws a big counter combo but St Pierre just gets out of the way.
Bomba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre thuds a left hand into Bomba's body.
Bomba just misses with a punch to the body.
Bomba with a nice cross.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba scores with a one two! St Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bomba clobbers St Pierre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bomba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bomba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bomba throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bomba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bomba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsar Bomba is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from St Pierre misses.
Bomba throws a right hand that misses
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Bomba feints and then cracks St Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Pierre down.
Bomba moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
Bomba thows a leg kick but St Pierre checks it
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bomba is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Bomba keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bomba is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bomba's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
St Pierre throws a strike but Bomba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Pierre 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.
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 Tsar Bomba will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bomba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bomba swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Bomba scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bomba at a distance.
Bomba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Bomba counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Bomba tenderised St Pierre's leg. St Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bomba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bomba throws a sloppy body shot
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Bomba fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre stands up over Bomba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre works over Bomba with some ground and pound from guard.
Bomba wriggles free and stands up.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bomba has time to react.
Oh Bomba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Pierre lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bomba falls backwards - clearly groggy! St Pierre dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus St Pierre!
Jesus St Pierre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Edmund Fitzgerald. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito swings for the body but Watt moves out of range.
Watt misses with a lunging right hand
and Esposito counters with a nice body shot.
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've been informed that Watt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Watt tests Esposito 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito misses with a left hand
enabling Watt to counter with a crisp jab.
Esposito misses with a lunging right hand
and Watt counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Watt.
Esposito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esposito takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Esposito has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Watt shapes to counter with a head kick.
Watt swinging wildly here.
Esposito lets loose with a powerful body kick. Watt will feel that in the morning.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Watt ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
Esposito connects with a leg kick. Watt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
Esposito tried to score with a low kick but Watt checks it.
Esposito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watt.
Watt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watt misses with a right hand
and Esposito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Esposito throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Watt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watt connects with an inside leg kick.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Watt is out of range.
Watt throws a hook to the side of Esposito 's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Esposito does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watt 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.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Watt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esposito appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watt throws a right hand that misses
and Esposito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Watt misses the target.
Esposito looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Watt with a jab.
Watt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Watt's front leg but catches the back leg as Watt tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Watt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses
and Watt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Esposito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watt looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Watt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Watt misses with a hook.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Watt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Esposito .
Watt throws a lazy uppercut
and Esposito makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Watt really felt that one!
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Esposito looks to land a body kick but Watt moved away.
Watt tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . Watt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Watt saw that one coming.
Watt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Esposito had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Watt avoids the head kick by Esposito .
Watt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watt looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Esposito throws a push kick but Watt slaps the foot to one side.
Esposito misses with a lunging right hand
and Watt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Watt throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watt can do to turn this around?
Crunch! Esposito slams his shin into Watt's torso.
Watt lands with a straight right. Esposito didn't see that one coming.
Watt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dante Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Watt missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esposito looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
Watt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Watt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt lands a really nice looking cross but Esposito seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Esposito .
Watt moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
Esposito gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Watt counter with a 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!
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watt.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watt.
Esposito stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Watt throws a hook to the side of Esposito 's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito tried to counter with a leg kick but Watt avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Watt.
Esposito stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Watt finds it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Esposito .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito .
A low kick from Esposito misses
and Watt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Esposito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Esposito misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Watt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Watt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Esposito will feel that in the morning.
Esposito throws a solid leg kick but Watt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Esposito .
Esposito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Watt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Esposito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Watt saw that one coming.
Watt throws a low kick but Esposito moves out of range easily.
Watt swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Watt walks into a stiff left hand from Esposito .
Esposito 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a push kick but Watt slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Watt.
Watt misses with an uppercut.
Watt misses with a hook
and Esposito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Esposito s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Watt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Esposito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Watt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Esposito - the referee stops the clock and Watt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Esposito . Watt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Watt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito half committed to a counter leg kick.
Watt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watt throws a big counter head kick but Esposito avoids it with no problem.
Watt ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
Watt throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watt tries a head kick but it misses.
As Watt backs away, Esposito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Esposito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Watt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watt is looking to clinch.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esposito throws a leg kick that misses.
Esposito thumps Watt with a low kick.
Watt throws a head kick that half lands.
Watt throws a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Esposito moves out of range as Watt strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Watt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Watt misses.
Watt misses with a hook
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Esposito scores with a spinning back kick!
Watt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Esposito .
Watt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watt lands a head shot.
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito lands a nice shot that snaps Watt's head back.
Watt lands a lovely overhand right.
Watt slips under a jab from Esposito .
Esposito wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito 's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Esposito . Watt shrugs it off though.
Esposito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Watt misses with a left hand
and Esposito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scott Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito scores with a jab to the body.
Watt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watt tries to clinch there but Esposito circles away.
Watt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watt 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.
Esposito is looking to slow Watt down with leg kicks.
Watt needs to keep his hands up - Esposito had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Watt misses.
Nice cross by Watt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Watt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Esposito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito cracks the inside of Watt's front leg.
Esposito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Watt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Esposito moves out of range as Watt strikes.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Esposito slips a straight right by Watt.
Esposito throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
As Watt backs away, Esposito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Esposito circles away from the clinch attempt
and Esposito counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Watt saw it coming and moves away.
Esposito blocks a head kick by Watt.
Esposito defending well as Watt loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Watt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito .
Esposito jabs Watt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Watt is out of range.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Esposito tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watt doesn't seem bothered though.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses.
Watt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito slips a jab from Watt.
Watt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Esposito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watt.
Watt wants to counter with a clinch but Esposito pushes him away.
Watt instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watt.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watt is looking to control Esposito 's arms but Esposito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watt has his back to the ropes.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Watt trying to control the position but instead, Esposito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watt into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esposito 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Esposito !
During a confident post fight interview, Dante Esposito thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandayu Momochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raine Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine Lovelair will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandayu Momochi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momochi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lovelair's half guard.
Lovelair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lovelair wants to control but Momochi is keeping busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lovelair controlling the position for now.
Momochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Momochi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lovelair has hold of Momochi 's hands but Momochi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Momochi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Momochi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lovelair defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Momochi in particular looking to stall.
Momochi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lovelair is not content to let Momochi control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Momochi seems to be working for a kimura but Lovelair defends the submission attempt.
Momochi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Momochi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Momochi is pressing down on Lovelair's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lovelair is holding on for now.
Momochi is looking for a kimura but Lovelair is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Momochi to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi throwing shots but Lovelair is blocking nicely.
Momochi is looking to stall here but Lovelair recovers full guard.
Momochi 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lovelair is trying to keep Momochi in close.
Momochi is looking to work some ground and pound but Lovelair has wrist control.
Momochi looking to sit in guard and control but Lovelair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lovelair with a nice head shot there.
Momochi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lovelair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Momochi looking for a guillotine here but Lovelair defends easily.
Momochi working for a triangle but Lovelair defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momochi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Momochi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lovelair won't allow Momochi to pass to mount.
Lovelair avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Momochi .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Momochi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lovelair has hold of Momochi 's hands but Momochi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandayu Momochi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lovelair connects with the punch.
Lovelair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Momochi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lovelair tries to work over Momochi 's front leg with a kick but Momochi checks it.
Sandayu Momochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovelair has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lovelair there as he acknowledges the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lovelair.
Momochi misses with a straight left.
Momochi lands a really nice looking cross but Lovelair seems unphased.
Lovelair ducks under a wild hook from Momochi .
Lovelair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good standup being displayed there by Momochi as he connects with a hook.
Lovelair darts in and clinches Momochi up against the ropes.
Momochi can't get the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Momochi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Momochi managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with some punches.
Momochi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lovelair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Momochi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lovelair prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandayu Momochi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lovelair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lovelair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Momochi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lovelair pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Momochi wants to take the fight to the mat but Lovelair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lovelair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Lovelair.
Lovelair is pressed up against the ropes. Momochi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lovelair down to the mat. Lovelair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Momochi keeps the fight on the outside.
Momochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lovelair has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Momochi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovelair.
Momochi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momochi scores with a decent looking hook.
Lovelair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Momochi wants to take the fight to the mat but Lovelair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Momochi avoids it.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Momochi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lovelair fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lovelair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lovelair scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Momochi avoids it well.
Lovelair wants to clinch up but Momochi keeps it at a distance.
Lovelair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovelair clinches up with Momochi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Momochi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a body punch.
Momochi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Momochi .
Lovelair working aggressively here.
Momochi managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Momochi goes for a takedown attempt but Lovelair pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lovelair misses with a straight left.
Momochi attempts a counter takedown but Lovelair avoids it well and moves away.
Lovelair ducks under a wild hook from Momochi .
Momochi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovelair.
Momochi scores with a jab.
Lovelair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Momochi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Momochi misses with a hook. Lovelair ducked under it nicely.
Lovelair tries to sprawl but Momochi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lovelair trying to control but Momochi postures up.
Momochi is looking to stall here but Lovelair recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Momochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Momochi throws a big elbow that misses.
Lovelair wants to improve his position but instead Momochi has moved into half guard.
Momochi 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.
Momochi prevents Lovelair from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raine Lovelair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Momochi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Momochi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Momochi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lovelair looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lovelair looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lovelair!
Momochi is looking to regain half guard here but Lovelair keeps moving and retains side control.
Momochi is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair scores with a couple of short elbows.
Momochi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at #ICC4ISREAL, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Momochi defending against the ground and pound.
Momochi is looking to reverse the position.
Lovelair looks up at the clock and then as Momochi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lovelair smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Momochi wants to control but Lovelair postures up.
Lovelair tries to score with some ground and pound. Momochi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Momochi is looking for a sweep.
Lovelair postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Momochi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Momochi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lovelair does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Momochi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Momochi wants to take a breather but Lovelair is having none of it.
Momochi is looking for a kimura but Lovelair is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Momochi to get the leverage.
Lovelair is looking to control Momochi 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lovelair avoid being mounted?
Momochi is trying for a kimura here. Lovelair looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Momochi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sandayu Momochi !
Sandayu Momochi made sure to mention his sponsor, AnonymouS in his post fight interview.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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