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Pulse 93 - Driver vs Tszyu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Enkamp (ranked 798 p4p, 83 weight class) and Henry Collins (ranked 19708 p4p, 699 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
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180 cm
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160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jesse Enkamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Collins!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enkamp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Collins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Collins throws a body shot but no joy.
Collins throws an off balance right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Collins's knee momentarily.
Collins misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Collins swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Enkamp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Collins 's knee.
Collins throws a series of punches but Enkamp avoids them all with ease.
Collins just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEnkamp.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a head kick that drops Collins to the mat! Collins scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Collins is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that stops Collins in his tracks momentarily.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Collins's knee momentarily.
Jesse Enkamp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Collins misses
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Collins 's knee.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enkamp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Henry Collins has been cut.
Collins lands a lovely overhand right.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Enkamp has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Enkamp.
Collins misses with a double jab
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Collins 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a lunging right hand
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Collins throws a right hand that misses
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins scores with a body shot.
Collins swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a big head kick but Collins shrugs it off.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Collins 's knee.
A big left from Collins misses.
Collins with a poor takedown
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Collins misses with a hook. Enkamp ducked under it nicely.
Enkamp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Collins was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Collins misses with a hook
and Enkamp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Collins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Collins looks winded!
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Collins was not able to check.
Collins swings widly with a right hand
enabling Enkamp to counter with a crisp jab.
Collins fails with the takedown
and Enkamp counters with a solid body kick.
Jesse Enkamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Collins.
Collins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Collins misses with a shot to the body
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp thumps Collins with a low kick.
Collins misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
We've been told by Enkamp's head coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Enkamp throws a leg kick which misses Collins's front leg but catches the back leg as Collins tries to avoid it.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henry Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enkamp lands a big head kick that sends Collins tumbling to the mat! Enkamp takes a step backwards and waves Collins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Collins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Enkamp can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enkamp was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Collins misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Enkamp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Collins's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Collins misses with a lunging right hand
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jesse Enkamp is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Enkamp.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a head kick that drops Collins to the mat! Collins scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Enkamp finish him?
Enkamp feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Collins sprawling to the canvas! Collins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Enkamp finish him?!
That has opened up Henry Collins's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins misses with a body punch
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Collins was not able to check.
Collins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Collins was not able to check.
Enkamp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collins seems to have recovered his senses.
Collins throws an off balance right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
Collins swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Collins's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a hook
and Enkamp makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Collins really felt that one!
Collins is breathing heavily.
Collins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Collins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Enkamp.
Collins throws a sloppy body shot
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Collins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Enkamp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Collins misses with a jab to the body
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Collins's knee momentarily.
Collins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Enkamp.
Enkamp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Collins. That did some damage!
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Collins 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a body shot
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Enkamp feints and then cracks Collins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Collins down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enkamp.
Enkamp connects with a leg kick. Collins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Collins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Enkamp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Enkamp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
You can see that Collins has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Enkamp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Collins.
Enkamp throws a quick counter kick to the body but Collins avoids it.
Collins misses with a body punch
and Enkamp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Enkamp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Collins was not able to check.
Collins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Enkamp. Enkamp obviously looking to wear him down.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Collins was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Enkamp.
Collins with a poor takedown
and Enkamp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jesse Enkamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Collins.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Enkamp lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Collins swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Collins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Enkamp can pounce on him.
Collins swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp cracks the inside of Collins's front leg.
Collins misses with a hook
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Enkamp fakes the leg kick and cracks Collins in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enkamp thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Collins if he has to take too many more of those.
Collins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Enkamp thumps Collins with a low kick.
Collins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Enkamp is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Collins.
Collins misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Collins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Enkamp lands a big head kick that sends Collins tumbling to the mat! Enkamp takes a step backwards and waves Collins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Enkamp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Collins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a nice kick to the body.
Collins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Collins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Enkamp counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Collins is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jesse Enkamp!
A relieved looking Jesse Enkamp 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santana Blaze (ranked 2466 p4p, 260 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 3453 p4p, 343 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sammy Gravano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santana Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gravano lands with a nice combination. Blaze backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Santana Blaze has been cut.
Gravano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gravano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Blaze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blaze feints a jab promting Gravano to slip. Blaze then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gravano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blaze cracks Gravano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravano drops his hands momentarily and Blaze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Gravano is predictable there
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaze lands a jab-cross combination.
Gravano lands a big head kick that sends Blaze tumbling to the mat! Gravano takes a step backwards and waves Blaze back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blaze is rocked!
Gravano throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Blaze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice cross by Blaze.
A lazy body kick from Gravano
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Gravano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a leg kick.
Gravano instigates a clinch.
Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sammy Gravano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gravano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
Gravano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blaze seems to have got his legs back now.
Gravano walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
Gravano tries to work over Blaze's front leg with a kick but Blaze checks it.
Sammy Gravano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gravano unleashes a big counter combination but Blaze bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gravano feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravano. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravano wants to clinch but Blaze slips to the side
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravano moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.
Blaze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blaze stuns Gravano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gravano.
Gravano tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravano closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Gravano misses with a hook.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Gravano avoids them all with ease.
Gravano looks to clinch
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze moves out of range as Gravano throws a body kick.
Blaze is looking for a counter combo.
Gravano gets a clinch.
Blaze keeps control of Gravano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blaze breaks the clinch.
Blaze lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gravano.
Blaze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blaze.
Blaze has a takedown stuffed.
Blaze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gravano misses with a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravano throws a lazy head kick
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blaze is defended easily by Gravano.
Gravano rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gravano pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santana Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gravano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaze gets tackled into the cage by Gravano. Gravano maintains the clinch.
Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Blaze tests Gravano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gravano tries to clinch
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gravano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gravano tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Gravano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
Gravano tries to clinch but Blaze moves away
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santana Blaze's cut.
That's time! Blaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blaze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gravano on the side of the head.
Gravano throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gravano on the side of the head.
Donk. Blaze catches Gravano right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Blaze finds it's target.
Blaze closes the distance and clinches up with Gravano, looking for a takedown. Blaze pushes Gravano against the cage but Gravano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gravano throws a push kick but Blaze slaps the foot to one side.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gravano but Gravano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano misses with a wild combination.
A leg kick checked by Blaze.
Gravano throws a series of punches but Blaze moves out of range.
Gravano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano tries to clinch up but Blaze circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Blaze coming out on top.
Blaze scores with the left hand. Gravano knows he should have avoided that one.
Gravano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Gravano darts in trying to clinch
and Blaze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gravano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gravano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaze scores with a hook.
Blaze works the jab nicely.
A head kick by Gravano misses
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blaze.
Blaze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravano.
Gravano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blaze lands a jab to the nose.
Gravano misses with a head kick.
Blaze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gravano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blaze!
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaze fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santana Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano stuffs the takedown.
Gravano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blaze to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blaze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gravano is keeping the position for now.
Blaze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blaze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gravano uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gravano fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaze misses the target.
Gravano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gravano stuffs the takedown attempt from Blaze. Blaze gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze clobbers Gravano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gravano looks to clinch
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gravano can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravano is looking to clinch.
Blaze slips a jab from Gravano.
Gravano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gravano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaze cracks Gravano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gravano tries to clinch up.
Gravano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gravano moves out of range of the body kick.
Gravano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santana Blaze's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gravano misses with a hook to the body
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
Gravano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gravano throws a head kick that misses.
Gravano is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Gravano throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
Blaze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blaze lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze slips a jab and a cross from Gravano.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Gravano throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gravano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gravano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze lands a jab-cross combination.
Blaze displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gravano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze scores with a nice strike.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Santana Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gravano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Blaze does it's job there.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravano.
Sammy Gravano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze with a jab.
Blaze throws a combination. Gravano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Blaze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gravano tries to clinch up.
Gravano throws a lazy head kick
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
Blaze swinging wildly here.
Gravano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gravano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Gravano wants to counter with a clinch but Blaze pushes him away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blaze.
Gravano tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravano misses with a combination
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gravano throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze looks to land a combination. Gravano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blaze scores with a jab. Gravano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A cross from Blaze lands.
Blaze lands a slapping body shot.
Blaze scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gravano misses with a few strikes there.
Blaze thuds a left hand into Gravano's body.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Gravano avoids nicely.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Blaze.
Gravano is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Santana Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaze checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santana Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blaze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Blaze!
Santana Blaze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul The Refugee (ranked 3132 p4p, 430 weight class) and Von Magnaron (ranked 2058 p4p, 309 weight class). Abdul The Refugee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Von Magnaron's chin.
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdul The Refugee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Magnaron!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by The Refugee misses
and Magnaron counters with a nice body shot.
The Refugee closes the distance but Magnaron moves to the side
and Magnaron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Refugee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Magnaron moves out of range of the body kick.
The Refugee throws a sloppy head kick and Magnaron moves out of range easily.
Magnaron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magnaron moves out of range of the body kick.
Magnaron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Refugee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Magnaron drops down looking to force a counter takedown but The Refugee defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Refugee throws a wild body kick that Magnaron sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Magnaron.
Magnaron misses with a body shot.
Magnaron scores with a hook to the body. The Refugee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from The Refugee.
Magnaron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Refugee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magnaron throws out a counter right but The Refugee avoids it with no problem.
The Refugee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Magnaron counters with a straight right hand.
The Refugee is looking to land body kicks.
The Refugee misses with the body kick
and Magnaron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Abdul The Refugee has been cut.
The Refugee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Refugee with a poor takedown
and Magnaron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Refugee looks to land a body kick but Magnaron moved away.
Abdul The Refugee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Refugee slips a straight right by Magnaron.
The Refugee throws a leg kick
letting Magnaron counter with a right hand.
Magnaron lands a nice hook to The Refugee's body. The Refugee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Refugee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Magnaron. That snapped The Refugee's head back.
A lazy body kick from The Refugee
so Magnaron counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Refugee being controlled here, momentarily.
Magnaron stands and throws The Refugee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Refugee is looking for a sweep.
The Refugee is working hard here to advance position.
The Refugee is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Refugee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Refugee tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Magnaron presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Magnaron scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Magnaron raining down shots from the mount!
The Refugee is rocked!
Magnaron lands a big elbow - The Refugee is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and The Refugee is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Von Magnaron!
Von Magnaron 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Wutang Lee (ranked 1278 p4p, 196 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 638 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wutang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Tepes misses with some punches.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tepes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tepes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tepes can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Tepes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Tepes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tepes tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Tepes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee tries a body shot but Tepes blocks it.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tepes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
A short left from Lee.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Tepes.
A short right from Tepes on the inside.
Tepes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Tepes is working Lee over against the cage.
Tepes works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Tepes tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Tepes as the two fighters clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Lee lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tepes.
Tepes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tepes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee working aggressively here.
Tepes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tepes cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tepes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tepes connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Tepes as he connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepes.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Tepes counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Tepes to acknowledge the strikes.
Tepes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee slips a jab from Tepes.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes scores with a nice body kick.
Lee cracks Tepes with an open hand slap.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Tepes's head back.
Tepes takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Lee.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Tepes misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee lands with a straight right. Tepes didn't see that one coming.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes is looking to land body kicks.
Tepes misses with a looping left.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes misses with a looping left.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Lee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tepes will feel that in the morning.
Tepes scores with a shot to the body.
Tepes lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Tepes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tepes scores with a push kick.
Tepes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Tepes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tepes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tepes lands with a cross.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tepes connects with a crisp jab.
Tepes lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Tepes lands a body shot.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tepes has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Tepes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocking some punches.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
Tepes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tepes can turn it around.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
Tepes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A short left from Tepes.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tepes.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes.
Tepes scores with a shoulder strike.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tepes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Tepes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Lee.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Tepes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Tepes.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a series of punches but Tepes avoids them all with ease.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Tepes is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Tepes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tepes throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Tepes with an uppercut!
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tepes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tepes to score with a decent uppercut.
A left lands for Lee.
Tepes takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Tepes misses the shot to the body.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Tepes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tepes avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Tepes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Tepes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Tepes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that Tepes avoids nicely.
Tepes has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tepes.
A hook to the body from Tepes.
Tepes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes misses with the head strike.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Tepes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Tepes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepes.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Tepes misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tepes takes one on the button.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Lee.
Tepes misses with a combination
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Wutang Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes.
Tepes moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes lands a jab to the nose.
Lee is rocked!
Tepes is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Lee flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lee is out cold! Tepes holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Tepes!
An out of breath Bruno Tepes 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Segey Taranin (ranked 1748 p4p, 194 weight class) and Watsz Mawe (ranked 1052 p4p, 115 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Segey Taranin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Segey Taranin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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157 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Segey Taranin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Watsz Mawe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranin has managed to clinch.
Taranin tries to work over Mawe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taranin lands with a light punch inside.
Mawe wants to take the fight to the mat but Taranin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mawe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taranin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mawe connects with a crisp jab.
Mawe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mawe misses with a combination
and Taranin counters with a single leg into guard. Mawe didn't expect that.
Mawe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mawe trying to control the position.
Mawe looking for a guillotine here but Taranin defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mawe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taranin looking to sit in guard and control but Mawe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mawe throwing strikes from guard but Taranin blocks nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mawe working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mawe wants to pass the guard but Taranin is keeping the position.
Mawe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mawe defends it easily.
Mawe won't allow Taranin to sweep him here.
Taranin wants to improve his position but instead Mawe has moved into half guard.
Taranin actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mawe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mawe lands strikes from half guard.
Mawe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Mawe there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mawe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mawe lands with a punch from half guard.
Mawe winds up and cracks Taranin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Taranin looking for submissions off his back.
Mawe trying to control the action but Taranin is working from the bottom.
Taranin actively working from the bottom here.
Taranin is defending against the submission attempts here by Mawe.
Taranin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mawe pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Mawe connects with a nice short shot to Taranin's temple.
Mawe trying to control from Taranin's half guard. Taranin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Taranin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Taranin wants to sweep here but Mawe controlling him for the moment.
Mawe lands a couple of digs.
Mawe with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mawe is in close to Taranin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taranin is rocked!
Mawe with a nice head shot there.
Oh Taranin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taranin 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.
Mawe distracts Taranin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watsz Mawe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mawe scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Taranin finds it's target.
Taranin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mawe.
Taranin throws a shot from downtown. Mawe moves away and avoids it.
As Taranin backs off Mawe throws a huge counter combo but Taranin manages to avoid it all.
Taranin throws a right hand that misses
and Mawe scores with a counter punch that sends Taranin to the canvas! Mawe smells blood - he's punishing Taranin with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Taranin has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Watsz Mawe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Watsz Mawe waved his t-shirt featuring RAGS of a RONIN's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop (ranked 224 p4p, 26 weight class) and Nosyaj Rram (ranked 703 p4p, 71 weight class). Rram has chosen Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy as his entrance music. Nosyaj Rram is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nosyaj Rram!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram lands a jab-cross combination.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body kick.
Rram is looking for the big counter here.
Rram blocks a low kick nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rram tries to bum rush Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a series of wild strikes but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop closes the distance and pushes Rram back into the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram breaks the clinch.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rram rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a body kick.
Rram 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.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram throws a big shot that misses.
Rram throws a big shot that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab to Rram's midsection.
Rram throws a looping overhand right but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks down to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick but Rram sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rram checks a leg kick nicely.
Rram is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rram lands a two punch combo.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop digs a good hook to Rram's body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop staying out of range there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a low kick but Rram avoids it.
Rram throws a nice looking combination but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rram walks into a jab.
Rram moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a poor cross that misses
and Rram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop finds it's target.
Rram misses with a left hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rram thinking.
Rram throws a nice looking combination but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rram walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a straight right.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a big counter combination but Rram scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rram's head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rram lands a jab to Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's midsection.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a hook.
Rram is rocked!
Rram throws a hook to the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's head but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rram is still on wobbly legs! Can Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop finish him?
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Rram is looking for the big counter here.
Rram seems to have recovered his senses.
Rram throws a right hand that Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under and follows up with a left that Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop also avoids with ease.
Rram moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rram dodges the punch combination from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Rram throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a single shot there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's corner calls for a 1-2. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swinging wildly here.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Rram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick that knocks Rram off balance momentarily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
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 Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Rram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rram 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.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a straight right.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop rushes Rram and presses him up against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.
Rram looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a hook to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.
Rram is trying to force a seperation but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has the dominant position.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is controlling the position.
Rram tries to circle away but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has him pinned against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rram.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Good shot there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop punishes Rram's body with a nice straight punch.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out a loose jab but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a jab.
Rram clobbers Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a nice shot that snaps Rram's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a single shot there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rram tries to bum rush Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a series of wild strikes but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rram uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Rram counter with a right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rram.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rram has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop finds it's way round the side to connect with Rram's head.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Rram 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rram throws a series of punches but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids them all with ease.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rram smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to clinch.
Rram moves away from the strike by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a right hand but Rram moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rrams head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land.
Rram is trying to break free.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rram slips under a jab.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rram there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rram needs to keep his hands up - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop had a free shot at his head there.
Rram throws a series of punches but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range.
Rram throws a right and a left that Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks for the body kick but Rram saw that one coming.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Rram counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rram is out of range and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop settles back down.
Jab by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Rram is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to clinch.
Rram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick but Rram checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Rram takes a swing at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's ribcage but misses.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to clinch
and Rram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram looks to score with a jab to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is just out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Rram checks a low kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Rram scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a jab. Rram acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rram moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
That kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tenderised Rram's leg. Rram is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to clinch
and Rram counters with a three punch combo that has Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backing up. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop nods at Rram to acknowledge the strikes.
Rram comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves away from the strike by Rram.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab to Rram's midsection.
Rram drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Rram avoids the body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a right hand but Rram moved out of range.
Rram throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
Rram avoids the body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Rram lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't seem phased though.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rram throws out a powerful jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to score with a low kick but Rram checks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick that knocks Rram off balance momentarily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop clinches with his opponent.
Rram tries to break free but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pushes him back against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop working aggressively here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
Rram scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rram's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop does it's job there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a front kick aimed at Rram's knee but Rram avoids it well.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop cracks Rram with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nosyaj Rram just about did enough to take it.
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.
Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rram counters with a stiff right hand.
Rram tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rram looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body kick.
Rram lands an overhand right.
Rram takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rram misses with a looping right.
Rram takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rram connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scrambles back to his feet.
Rram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rram misses with a hook. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducked under it nicely.
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!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a lazy uppercut
and Rram counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop thinking.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram checks a leg kick nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook to the side of Rram's head but Rram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Rram tries to bum rush Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a series of wild strikes but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook but Rram blocks it.
Rram throws a nice looking combination but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rram getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a nice body kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Rram throws a lazy right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Rram misses.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rram misses with a hook
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with an outside leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Rram.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to land a leg kick but Rram is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a looping right hand.
Rram takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left and a right from Rram both land. Nice combination.
Rram misses with a lunging right hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rram swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A low kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses
and Rram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rram blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Rram blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a straight right.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a left hand but Rram moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Rram's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut. Rram saw that one coming.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut
and Rram counters with a one-two to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Rram.
Rram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rram throws a hook to the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's head but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop to counter with a crisp jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to score with a low kick but Rram checks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids the body shot from Rram.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can pounce on him.
Rram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to score with low kicks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dodges the punch combination from Rram.
It looked like Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rram connects with a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
A jab lands there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a lunging right hand
and Rram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rram right on the button. Rram goes down! Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brixton (ranked 450 p4p, 49 weight class) and Sol Dier (ranked 878 p4p, 103 weight class). Brixton's entrance music is Bad Boys - Stormzy ft. Ghetts & J Hus. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dier's choice of entrance music: Soldier. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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22
148 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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31
155 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brixton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sol Dier!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brixton was well out of range. Poor timing from Dier.
Dier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brixton counters with a straight right hand.
Dier throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Brixton to counter with a crisp jab.
Dier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brixton quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dier ducks under a wild hook from Brixton.
Nice straight punches there by Brixton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brixton.
Brixton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Danny Brixton has been cut.
Sol Dier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dier misses with a body punch
and Brixton counters with a head kick that drops Dier to the mat! Dier scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dier is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dier throws a lazy uppercut
and Brixton counters with a crisp right that sends Dier to the canvas! Brixton follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Brixton!
Danny Brixton retains his featherweight title!
Danny Brixton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dog The Multi Hunter (ranked 550 p4p, 61 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 1399 p4p, 153 weight class). The Multi Hunter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hardwired - Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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169 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dog The Multi Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Multi Hunter checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stanfield has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jab by The Multi Hunter.
Stanfield throws a hook but The Multi Hunter avoids it easily.
The Multi Hunter misses with a left hand
and Stanfield counters with a nice uppercut.
The Multi Hunter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Multi Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
The Multi Hunter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stanfield if he has to take too many more of those.
The Multi Hunter defending well as Stanfield loads up on a big left hand.
Stanfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Multi Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanfield moves away.
Stanfield only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Stanfield tries a low kick but The Multi Hunter avoids it.
The Multi Hunter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stanfield has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. The Multi Hunter has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
The Multi Hunter lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for The Multi Hunter.
Stanfield misses with some punches.
The Multi Hunter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stanfield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield lands a shoulder strike.
The Multi Hunter misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from The Multi Hunter.
Stanfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Multi Hunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Multi Hunter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Multi Hunter lands with a light punch inside.
The Multi Hunter can't get the takedown.
The Multi Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stanfield is leaning against The Multi Hunter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Multi Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Stanfield avoids it by throwing The Multi Hunter back against the cage.
I was talking to The Multi Hunter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stanfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Multi Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Stanfield avoids it by throwing The Multi Hunter back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Multi Hunter.
Stanfield digs a right hand underneath The Multi Hunter's ribcage. The Multi Hunter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by The Multi Hunter.
Stanfield misses with some punches.
The Multi Hunter misses with the head strike.
The Multi Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanfield tries a body shot but The Multi Hunter blocks it.
The Multi Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Multi Hunter clobbers Stanfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stanfield is rocked!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stanfield lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and The Multi Hunter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Multi Hunter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stanfield is still on wobbly legs! Can The Multi Hunter finish him?
The Multi Hunter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Multi Hunter scores with a leg kick.
Stanfield seems to have recovered his senses.
The Multi Hunter is looking to slow Stanfield down with leg kicks.
Dog The Multi Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Multi Hunter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanfield.
Stanfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter gets a double leg takedown into Stanfield's guard.
Stanfield wants to get back to his feet but The Multi Hunter passes into half guard.
The Multi Hunter content to control rather than advance.
The Multi Hunter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stanfield does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Multi Hunter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stanfield has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield trying to hold on to The Multi Hunter's head to control him but The Multi Hunter postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanfield has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but The Multi Hunter is on him like a limpet, forcing Stanfield back against the cage.
Stanfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanfield blocks an uppercut.
The Multi Hunter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stanfield is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog The Multi Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Multi Hunter misses with the head strike.
The Multi Hunter lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Stanfield.
The Multi Hunter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stanfield working aggressively here.
Stanfield lands a hook that snaps the head of The Multi Hunter backwards.
The Multi Hunter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Multi Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Multi Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Multi Hunter is looking to chop away at Stanfield's legs.
The Multi Hunter moves out of range of the leg kick from Stanfield.
Stanfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Multi Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Multi Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanfield throws out the jab.
The Multi Hunter drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stanfield sprawls and moves away.
Stanfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Multi Hunter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stanfield thumps The Multi Hunter with a low kick.
The Multi Hunter checks a leg kick nicely.
Stanfield blocks a head kick by The Multi Hunter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanfield throws a lazy uppercut
and The Multi Hunter counters with a nice leg kick.
Stanfield misses with a straight left.
Stanfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Multi Hunter has time to react.
An inside leg kick from The Multi Hunter misses.
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 Dog The Multi Hunter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Multi Hunter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Multi Hunter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stanfield throws a lazy uppercut
and The Multi Hunter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stanfield lands the left hand.
Stanfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Multi Hunter's calf.
A cross from Stanfield lands.
The Multi Hunter works the jab nicely.
Stanfield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stanfield throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Multi Hunter.
Stanfield avoids the body shot from The Multi Hunter.
Stanfield feints a counter leg kick.
Stanfield lands a front kick.
The Multi Hunter checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Multi Hunter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Multi Hunter finds it's way round the side to connect with Stanfield's head.
The Multi Hunter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stanfield pinned against the cage. Stanfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter throws a leg kick
and Stanfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Multi Hunter jabs Stanfield right on the nose. Stanfield blinks but takes it well.
Stanfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stanfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stanfield feints a counter leg kick.
Stanfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog The Multi Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Multi Hunter misses with a hook.
The Multi Hunter throws the left hand but Stanfield avoids the punch easily.
Stanfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stanfield throws a leg kick
and The Multi Hunter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stanfield won't be happy with that.
Stanfield explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Multi Hunter tries to clinch but Stanfield is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanfield. The Multi Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Multi Hunter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stanfield loads up on a big right hand but The Multi Hunter slips the punch.
The Multi Hunter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Multi Hunter lands with a good body shot.
The Multi Hunter misses with a looping left.
The Multi Hunter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Multi Hunter is looking to chop away at Stanfield's legs.
The Multi Hunter lands a high kick!
Stanfield misses with a takedown attempt - The Multi Hunter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Multi Hunter lands with an uppercut that bounces Stanfield off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by The Multi Hunter.
Stanfield misses with a hook.
The Multi Hunter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stanfield finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A combination from Stanfield does no damage.
Stanfield throws a lazy head kick
and The Multi Hunter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stanfield is breathing heavily.
Stanfield misses with a low kick as The Multi Hunter jumps back.
The Multi Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Multi Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanfield throws a jab when The Multi Hunter was well out of range.
Stanfield swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by The Multi Hunter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Multi Hunter.
Dog The Multi Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
The Multi Hunter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Multi Hunter throws a front kick aimed at Stanfield's knee but Stanfield avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Stanfield avoids it by throwing The Multi Hunter back against the cage.
Stanfield misses with a body punch.
Stanfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Multi Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
The Multi Hunter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Multi Hunter tries a body shot but Stanfield blocks it.
Stanfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Multi Hunter lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Multi Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Multi Hunter lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Stanfield to his knees! The Multi Hunter keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dog The Multi Hunter!
Our winner, Dog The Multi Hunter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Marlo Stanfield stepped up to the mic, saying 'He got me! Well done to Him,this is not the end for me, I'm gonna take some time, work on my skills the I'll be back! The King Will Return!!!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Driver (ranked 220 p4p, 28 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 156 p4p, 19 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tszyu's choice of entrance music: Till the End of Time. Kostya Tszyu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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186 lbs
16 - 1 - 3 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Driver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu throws a sloppy head kick and Driver moves out of range easily.
Tszyu lands with an overhand left.
Tszyu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Driver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Driver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tszyu. Tszyu obviously looking to wear him down.
Tszyu 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.
Tszyu misses with a jab to the body
enabling Driver to counter with a crisp jab.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Driver avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Driver takes a swing at Tszyu's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Driver finds it's target.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tszyu.
Tszyu connects with a nice looking jab.
Tszyu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Driver. That did some damage!
Driver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tszyu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver throws a shot from downtown. Tszyu moves away and avoids it.
Tszyu lands a head kick!
Driver seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
An inside leg kick lands from Tszyu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a big shot that misses.
Driver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Driver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Driver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Driver works the jab nicely.
Tszyu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Driver's calf.
Tszyu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Driver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tszyu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tszyu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tszyu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Driver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tszyu misses with a body punch
and Tszyu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tszyu is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tszyu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Driver misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tszyu, right into the meat.
Tszyu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Driver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tszyu misses with a wild combination.
Driver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Tszyu.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Driver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Driver 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.
Driver misses with a body shot.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Driver swings widly with a right hand
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Driver misses.
Tszyu thuds a left hand into Driver's body.
Tszyu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tszyu defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tszyu needs to keep his hands up - Driver had a free shot at his head there.
Driver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tszyu tries a quick counter leg kick but Driver is wise to it.
Tszyu moves out of range as Driver strikes.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tszyu moves away.
Tszyu blocks a jab.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tszyu cracks Driver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Driver misses with an uppercut. Tszyu saw that one coming.
Driver tries to bum rush Tszyu with a series of wild strikes but Tszyu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tszyu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tszyu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Driver momentarily.
Driver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tszyu moves out of range as Driver strikes.
Driver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tszyu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
A countering left hand to the body from Tszyu misses.
Driver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Tszyu ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tszyu.
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Driver rather than just go for the knockout.
Driver throws a hook but Tszyu blocks it.
Tszyu feints a counter leg kick.
Tszyu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Driver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Driver throws a body punch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu with a jab.
Tszyu is looking to score with low kicks.
Driver misses the jab.
Tszyu misses with a body shot
enabling Driver to counter with a crisp jab.
Tszyu scores with a one two! Driver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Driver throws out a loose jab but Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driver lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Tszyu misses.
The fighters circling - Driver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Driver just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Ed Driver will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Driver throws a big shot that misses.
Tszyu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Driver misses with an uppercut
and Tszyu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tszyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Driver.
Driver closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Driver lands with a shot to the body.
Driver misses with an uppercut.
Driver throws out a loose jab but Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tszyu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Driver has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Driver and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Driver.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tszyu 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.
Tszyu moves away from the strike by Driver.
Tszyu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tszyu lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tszyu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver takes a swing at Tszyu's ribcage but misses.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses.
Driver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Driver throws a shot from downtown. Tszyu moves away and avoids it.
Tszyu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tszyu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Driver swings for the body but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu throws a nice head kick!
Tszyu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Driver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Driver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Driver just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Driver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Driver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tszyu.
A telegraphed right hand from Driver misses the target.
Tszyu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tszyu loads up on a big right hand but Driver slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu missing with a left hand there. Driver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driver checks a leg kick nicely.
Driver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Tszyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tszyu looks to score with a jab to the body but Driver is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Driver misses its target.
Tszyu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Tszyu looks to move away, Driver throws a big counter combo but Tszyu just gets out of the way.
Tszyu moves out of range as Driver strikes.
Driver throws the left hand but Tszyu avoids the punch easily.
Tszyu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slow jab from Driver misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Driver there.
Tszyu feints and then cracks Driver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Driver down.
Driver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tszyu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tszyu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tszyu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tszyu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver scores with a punch to the head.
Tszyu connects with a body shot.
Tszyu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Driver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tszyu looks to throw the jab but Driver is out of range.
Tszyu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tszyu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Driver throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Driver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tszyu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tszyu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Driver misses with a left hand
and Tszyu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tszyu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Driver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Driver drops Tszyu with a beautiful combination! Tszyu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Driver is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Driver misses.
Tszyu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Driver misses with a straight right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Driver misses with a straight right.
Tszyu counters with a body kick.
Driver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tszyu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a combination
and Tszyu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tszyu cracks a nice hook into Driver's ribs.
Tszyu lands with a nice body punch.
Driver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ed Driver is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driver just misses with a punch to the body.
Driver throws a body shot but no joy.
Driver shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tszyu eats them both and turns towards Driver to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tszyu connects with a leg kick. Driver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Driver dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Tszyu does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Driver misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Driver.
Tszyu is still on wobbly legs! Can Driver finish him?
Tszyu misses with a hook.
Tszyu seems to have recovered his senses.
Tszyu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tszyu misses with a right hand
and Driver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Driver lands a big uppercut and Tszyu crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tszyu looks OK. Driver waves Tszyu back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Tszyu's head, knocking him out cold! Driver is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Driver!
Ed Driver retains his light heavyweight title!
Ed Driver really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Project Mayhem logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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