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Pulse - The Showdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thorn Drysdale (ranked 4655 p4p, 397 weight class) and Aleks Breznhev (ranked 2983 p4p, 289 weight class). Breznhev has chosen Death Grips - No Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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149 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorn Drysdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drysdale slaps away a takedown attempt from Breznhev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Drysdale has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Breznhev misses with a takedown attempt - Drysdale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drysdale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Breznhev.
Breznhev looks to score with a jab to the body but Drysdale is just out of range.
Breznhev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drysdale.
Drysdale rushes Breznhev and presses him up against the cage.
Drysdale drags the fight down to the ground.
Drysdale has his foot on Breznhev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Breznhev works his way back into a safe position though.
Breznhev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drysdale keeping full guard, as Breznhev tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drysdale is on top in guard.
Drysdale is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drysdale trying to control but Breznhev is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale preventing the sweep.
Breznhev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drysdale trying to control the position from guard on top but Breznhev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Breznhev is on top in guard.
Breznhev throws a strike but Drysdale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Breznhev is on top in guard.
Drysdale controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Breznhev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Drysdale haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Breznhev lands a couple of digs.
Drysdale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breznhev tries to roll over but Drysdale keeps him under control.
Drysdale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drysdale trying to control from half guard but Breznhev is working away.
Breznhev tries to get to full guard but Drysdale has control of the leg.
Breznhev is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev wants to improve his position but Drysdale is controlling well.
Drysdale wants to pass to mount but Breznhev is defending the position.
Breznhev wants to get back to full guard.
Breznhev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Breznhev 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.
Drysdale is looking to work some ground and pound but Breznhev has wrist control.
Drysdale postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drysdale tries to free his leg and advance position but Breznhev is retaining full guard.
Breznhev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drysdale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Breznhev's guard.
Breznhev wants to get back to full guard.
Drysdale tries to pass to full mount but Breznhev defends it.
Drysdale lands strikes from half guard.
Drysdale is looking for a kimura but Breznhev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drysdale to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breznhev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drysdale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drysdale postures up in Breznhev's guard and throws a big left but Breznhev blocks it.
Breznhev seems keen to control Drysdale's posture.
Breznhev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breznhev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drysdale's guard.
Drysdale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Breznhev is one step ahead there.
Drysdale looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorn Drysdale dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Breznhev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Breznhev connects with a crisp jab.
Breznhev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drysdale.
Drysdale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drysdale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drysdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breznhev manages to avoid it.
Breznhev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drysdale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Breznhev somewhat.
Drysdale looks to score with a jab to the body but Breznhev is just out of range.
Breznhev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Breznhev avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Drysdale misses its intended target.
Breznhev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drysdale pinned against the cage. Drysdale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drysdale throws a series of punches but Breznhev avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev tries for a takedown but Drysdale sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thorn Drysdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleks Breznhev.
Drysdale cracks Breznhev with an open hand slap.
Breznhev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drysdale avoids it really well and circles away.
Drysdale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drysdale looks to score with a jab to the body but Breznhev is just out of range.
Drysdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Breznhev catches Drysdale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horrible takedown attempt by Breznhev or perhaps it was just good defense by Drysdale, which made it look bad.
Drysdale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Breznhev.
Breznhev checks a leg kick.
Breznhev feints the counter takedown.
Drysdale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drysdale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breznhev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drysdale napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drysdale manages to get back to half guard.
Drysdale looking for submissions off his back.
Breznhev prevents Drysdale from improving his position.
Drysdale is working hard here to advance position.
Drysdale is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Breznhev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Breznhev's back!
Drysdale is trying to stick to Breznhev's back but Breznhev is turning into Drysdale. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Drysdale's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Breznhev.
Breznhev looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev slips nicely into half guard.
Drysdale wants to improve his position but Breznhev is controlling well.
Breznhev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drysdale tries to get to full guard but Breznhev has control of the leg.
Drysdale taking some punishment here, with Breznhev in his half guard.
Drysdale slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Breznhev is working Drysdale over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drysdale trying to keep a closed guard but Breznhev is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev throwing strikes but missing.
Breznhev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thorn Drysdale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drysdale is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Breznhev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drysdale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breznhev can do to turn this around?
Drysdale wants to improve his position but Breznhev is controlling well.
Drysdale is pressing down on Breznhev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Breznhev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drysdale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Breznhev pushes down on Drysdale's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drysdale is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorn Drysdale dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Drysdale throws a hook but Breznhev avoids it easily.
Drysdale jabs Breznhev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Breznhev fails with the takedown.
Breznhev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drysdale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drysdale connects with a body shot that sends Breznhev's belly button to the back.
Breznhev shoots for a double leg takedown but Drysdale sprawls well. He's pushed Breznhev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Breznhev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drysdale misses with a two punch combination.
Drysdale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Breznhev has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Breznhev with that takedown attempt.
Thorn Drysdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleks Breznhev.
Drysdale throws a push kick but Breznhev slaps the foot to one side.
Breznhev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Drysdale on his heels. He'll look to pass Drysdale's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Breznhev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Breznhev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drysdale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drysdale working a defensive guard here.
Drysdale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Breznhev's guard.
Breznhev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drysdale got a little sloppy there for a moment and Breznhev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drysdale has managed to get both his arms back between Breznhev's legs - danger averted.
Drysdale throwing strikes but missing.
Drysdale tries to free his leg and advance position but Breznhev is retaining full guard.
Thorn Drysdale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drysdale trying to control the position from guard on top but Breznhev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev looking for a sweep. Not yet Breznhev, not yet.
Breznhev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Drysdale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drysdale postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Breznhev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Breznhev keeping moving, preventing Drysdale from controlling successfully.
Drysdale controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thorn Drysdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale throws a series of punches but Breznhev avoids them all with ease.
Breznhev shoots in and drives through. Drysdale sprawls well.
Breznhev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Drysdale catches Breznhev right on the button with a cross.
Drysdale tries to land a front kick but Breznhev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drysdale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aleks Breznhev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Breznhev is defended easily by Drysdale.
Breznhev fails with the takedown
and Drysdale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Breznhev thinking.
Breznhev shoots in looking for a takedown. Drysdale tries to sprawl out of it but Breznhev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drysdale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Drysdale misses.
Drysdale swinging wildly here.
Breznhev shoots for a takedown but Drysdale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thorn Drysdale is winning the standup battle so far.
Drysdale scores with a hook.
Drysdale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Breznhev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drysdale closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Breznhev's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drysdale wants to control from the top but Breznhev keeps moving.
Breznhev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drysdale controls the pace.
Drysdale stands and throws Breznhev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Breznhev tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thorn Drysdale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drysdale has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorn Drysdale!
Thorn Drysdale gave a mention to Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 4160 p4p, 471 weight class) and Kimbo Spice (ranked 3821 p4p, 442 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Von Thronstahl - Dressed in black uniforms. Spice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Grayson Sanders – Beautiful Crime kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a one two! Spice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Spice 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.
Lee tries to bum rush Spice with a series of wild strikes but Spice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spice takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spice slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spice is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spice circles away quickly and effectively.
Spice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee stalks Spice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spice's face. Spice staggers backwards, shaken.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a series of punches but Spice moves out of range.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spice drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spice drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spice has Lee in his guard.
Spice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spice is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Lee stands up from Spice's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Spice persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Spice.
Lee throws a right and a left that Spice avoids nicely.
Lee tries to bum rush Spice with a series of wild strikes but Spice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Spice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spice drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Spice closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination. Spice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Spice shoots in.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee misses with the combination.
Spice is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Spice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
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!
Spice tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spice has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spice.
Spice is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Spice slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spice can do to turn this around?
Spice goes for a double leg but Lee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lee continues to drive forward.
Spice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spice prevents Lee from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spice is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Spice is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Spice is controlling him well.
Spice is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Spice is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spice to get the leverage.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Spice.
Spice is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Spice is on him like a limpet, forcing Lee back against the cage.
Spice is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Spice.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
And Spice tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee throws a series of punches but Spice moves out of range.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee misses with the combination.
Spice changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Spice closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Spice pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Spice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Spice passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lee throws a right hand that Spice ducks under and follows up with a left that Spice also avoids with ease.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Spice changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Spice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spice is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Spice.
Spice stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spice is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Spice wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spice is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Spice is controlling him well.
Lee manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Spice keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Spice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Spice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee gets through Spice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spice blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Spice tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spice.
Spice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Spice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spice.
Spice wants a takedown.
Spice tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Spice.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee pushes Spice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee gets through Spice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spice is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Spice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spice blocking some punches.
Spice is looking to take this one to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Spice is rocked!
Spice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spice is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Spice is looking to take this one to the mat.
Spice seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Spice tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spice.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Spice's head.
Spice wants a takedown.
Kimbo Spice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
An intense looking Bruce Lee took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I knew this one would be easy, and I don't respect any of my opponent at all, they just can't stand me. No one will stand in my path to glory and money! Ahaha, just kidding, no, I did really a hard work preparing to this fight, I don't underestimate anyone. Now I will go to celebrate and drink:) '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lincekum (ranked 1607 p4p, 75 weight class) and Jacque Sirven (ranked 3462 p4p, 171 weight class). Lincekum comes to the cage accompanied by BYOB. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Lincekum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacque Sirven!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirven shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lincekum sprawls well. Lincekum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sirven gets slowly back to his feet.
Lincekum works Sirven's body with a nice hook.
Sirven closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lincekum to the mat! Lincekum manages to get full guard.
Sirven wants to control from the top but Lincekum keeps moving.
Sirven throws a big right hand that misses.
Sirven content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirven wants to control from the top but Lincekum keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum 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.
Lincekum is working hard here to advance position.
Lincekum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sirven.
Lincekum is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sirven trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincekum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sirven misses with a wild body shot.
Sirven throws an off balance right hand
and Lincekum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lincekum scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lincekum jabs Sirven right on the nose. Sirven blinks but takes it well.
Tim Lincekum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lincekum looks to land a left hand but Sirven moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirven connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lincekum's hands.
Sirven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lincekum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirven manages to avoid it.
Lincekum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sirven.
Lincekum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirven manages to avoid it.
Lincekum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincekum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincekum throws an overhand right that lands on Sirven's shoulder, as Sirven tries to avoid the shot.
Sirven defending well as Lincekum loads up on a big left hand.
Sirven throws a right hand that misses
and Lincekum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lincekum throws a looping overhand right but Sirven ducks down to avoid it.
Lincekum walks into a stiff left hand from Sirven.
Sirven tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lincekum sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sirven somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirven is just out of range.
Sirven dives in and grabs Lincekum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lincekum pushes down on Sirven's head and hops out.
Tim Lincekum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacque Sirven.
Lincekum just misses with a punch to the body.
Sirven shoots in looking for a takedown. Lincekum tries to sprawl out of it but Sirven keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lincekum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lincekum looks to land a combination but Sirven avoids it well.
Sirven drops his hands momentarily and Lincekum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sirven uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sirven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincekum.
Sirven is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sirven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lincekum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lincekum misses with a straight left.
Sirven gets tackled into the cage by Lincekum. Lincekum maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lincekum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirven throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincekum.
Lincekum breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirven checks a leg kick.
Sirven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lincekum swings for the body but Sirven moves out of range.
Sirven scores with a takedown into Lincekum's guard.
Lincekum is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sirven wants the takedown. Lincekum is fighting it off but Sirven persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lincekum's guard against the cage.
Lincekum wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lincekum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Lincekum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lincekum scores with a hook.
Sirven works the jab nicely.
Lincekum avoids the body shot from Sirven.
Lincekum works over Sirven's head and body with a nice combination.
Sirven misses with a left hand
and Lincekum counters with a nice uppercut.
Sirven misses with a right hand
and Lincekum counters with a straight right hand.
Lincekum misses with a few strikes there.
Lincekum throws a series of strikes that have Sirven backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sirven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincekum cracks Sirven with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sirven dives in for a single leg takedown but Lincekum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fighters circling - Sirven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sirven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sirven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sirven 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sirven has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lincekum looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirven is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincekum misses the target.
Lincekum misses with a hook. Sirven ducked under it nicely.
Lincekum throws the left hand but Sirven avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lincekum.
Lincekum throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sirven to counter with a crisp jab.
Lincekum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lincekum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sirven's hands.
Tim Lincekum is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Lincekum.
Nice body punch from Lincekum.
Lincekum slips under a jab from Sirven.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincekum. That's going to slow Sirven down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirven dives in and scores a takedown into Lincekum's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sirven is one step ahead there.
Sirven trying to control but Lincekum is working from the bottom.
Lincekum is looking to stand up but Sirven isn't so interested in that idea.
Lincekum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jacque Sirven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sirven wants to control from the top but Lincekum keeps moving.
Sirven is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirven stops Lincekum from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sirven scoring with some ground and pound.
Lincekum looking for a sweep. Not yet Lincekum, not yet.
Sirven is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sirven trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincekum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sirven won't allow Lincekum to sweep him here.
Sirven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lincekum misses with a body shot.
Sirven lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sirven throws a head kick that misses
enabling Lincekum to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirven staying out of range there.
Tim Lincekum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincekum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lincekum looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirven is just out of range.
Sirven on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sirven misses with a head kick.
Lincekum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sirven.
Lincekum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sirven now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tim Lincekum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sirven drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lincekum kicks Sirven off and gets to his feet.
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!
Sirven has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sirven or perhaps it was just good defense by Lincekum, which made it look bad.
Tim Lincekum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacque Sirven.
Sirven misses with a takedown
and Lincekum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Lincekum dominated that second round.
That's time! Lincekum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lincekum scores with a three punch combo!
Lincekum throws a hook but Sirven blocks it.
A nice combination there by Lincekum.
Lincekum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sirven. Sirven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lincekum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sirven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sirven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lincekum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sirven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sirven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sirven takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Sirven.
Nice sprawl there from Lincekum as Sirven shoots in.
Sirven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sirven throws a head kick but Lincekum moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirven shoots in but no luck this time.
Sirven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lincekum throws a lazy right hand but Sirven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Sirven blocks the low kick.
Sirven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lincekum's waist but Lincekum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sirven off to one side.
Lincekum appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tim Lincekum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacque Sirven.
Lincekum avoids the body shot from Sirven.
Lincekum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lincekum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirven was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincekum.
Sirven misses with an uppercut.
Lincekum throws a jab when Sirven was well out of range.
Lincekum lands with a straight right. Sirven didn't see that one coming.
Sirven throws the kick towards the body but Lincekum avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincekum throws out the jab.
Lincekum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lincekum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirven moves away.
Sirven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincekum.
Lincekum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirven misses with an uppercut. Lincekum saw that one coming.
Sirven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincekum scores with a sloppy right hand. Sirven should have avoided that one.
Sirven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lincekum moves away.
Lincekum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lincekum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincekum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lincekum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sirven throws out the jab.
Lincekum misses with a hook. Sirven ducked under it nicely.
Sirven looks to land a left hand but Lincekum moved out of range nicely.
Sirven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lincekum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sirven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincekum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sirven can do to turn this around?
Lincekum throws a shot from downtown. Sirven moves away and avoids it.
Lincekum's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sirven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lincekum scrambles back to his feet.
Sirven ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum.
Sirven goes for a double leg but Lincekum avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lincekum continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Lincekum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sirven throws a poor cross that misses
and Lincekum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lincekum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirven darts in looking for a takedown but Lincekum gets double underhooks and turns Sirven into the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Lincekum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sirven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sirven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirven shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lincekum kicks Sirven off and gets back to his feet.
Tim Lincekum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lincekum gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sirven to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lincekum seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lincekum continues to stall.
Jacque Sirven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincekum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Lincekum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lincekum, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Lincekum!
After the big win, Tim Lincekum made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Budimon (ranked 1594 p4p, 232 weight class) and Balzac Tzovalzeck (ranked 3547 p4p, 457 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Budimon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balzac Tzovalzeck!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzovalzeck throws a big shot that misses.
Tzovalzeck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Tzovalzeck.
Budimon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tzovalzeck misses with a kick to the body
enabling Budimon to counter with a crisp jab.
Tzovalzeck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Budimon avoids it really well and circles away.
Tzovalzeck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budimon scores with a spinning back kick!
Budimon defending well as Tzovalzeck loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Budimon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tzovalzeck looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Budimon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tzovalzeck on the ground.
Tzovalzeck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Budimon wants to sweep here but Tzovalzeck controlling him for the moment.
Tzovalzeck trying to control the position from guard on top but Budimon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budimon keeping full guard, as Tzovalzeck tries to pass.
Tzovalzeck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Budimon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tzovalzeck pushing down on Budimon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tzovalzeck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Budimon keeping hold of Tzovalzeck's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Budimon trying to control but Tzovalzeck postures up.
Ground and pound from Tzovalzeck.
Tzovalzeck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Budimon controlling the position well.
Budimon is not content to let Tzovalzeck control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzovalzeck wants to pass to mount but Budimon is defending the position.
Budimon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Budimon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tzovalzeck wants to take a breather but Budimon is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tzovalzeck is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tzovalzeck takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tzovalzeck is working for a submission of some sort.
Budimon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tzovalzeck.
Tzovalzeck trying to pass the guard but Budimon defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tzovalzeck keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tzovalzeck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Budimon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balzac Tzovalzeck dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tzovalzeck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Budimon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tzovalzeck.
Tzovalzeck misses with an uppercut.
Budimon blocks the body kick.
Tzovalzeck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Budimon's calf.
Budimon lands a body shot.
Budimon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Budimon jabs Tzovalzeck right on the nose. Tzovalzeck blinks but takes it well.
Tzovalzeck is rocked!
Budimon ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Tzovalzeck out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Budimon!
Simon Budimon 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 Ludo Lefebvre (ranked 1679 p4p, 246 weight class) and Wutang Lee (ranked 1400 p4p, 202 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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177 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wutang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lefebvre is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
Lee 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.
Lefebvre tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries to clinch but Lefebvre moves away
and Lefebvre counters with a left to the body.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lefebvre.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee tries to bum rush Lefebvre with a series of wild strikes but Lefebvre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lefebvre is looking to counter punch.
Lefebvre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee is trying to push Lefebvre away but Lefebvre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefebvre pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lefebvre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee 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.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lefebvre can pounce on him.
Lefebvre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lefebvre to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to work over Lefebvre's front leg with a kick but Lefebvre checks it.
Lefebvre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lefebvre ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lefebvre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Lefebvre pushes him off.
Lefebvre digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lefebvre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lefebvre wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lefebvre lands a jab to the nose.
Lefebvre scores with a jab to the body.
Lefebvre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lefebvre is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lefebvre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lefebvre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ludo Lefebvre has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lefebvre missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lefebvre loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee unleashes a big counter combination but Lefebvre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lefebvre. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lefebvre is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee thuds a left hand into Lefebvre's body.
Lefebvre drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lefebvre fails to land.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre misses with the head strike.
Lefebvre lands a right hand.
Lefebvre tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Lefebvre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lefebvre's elbow.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lefebvre throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lefebvre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee blocks a head kick by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Lefebvre throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lefebvre avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lefebvre to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefebvre misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lefebvre avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lefebvre tried to counter with a leg kick but Lee avoided it.
Lefebvre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lefebvre lands with a light punch inside.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lefebvre can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefebvre prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lefebvre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Lefebvre.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lefebvre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lefebvre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Lefebvre controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wutang Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ludo Lefebvre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lefebvre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee punishes Lefebvre's body with a nice straight punch.
Lefebvre misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
A head kick misses from Lefebvre.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee tries to clinch but Lefebvre is having none of it.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lefebvre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lefebvre. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lefebvre connects with an inside leg kick.
Lefebvre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lefebvre.
Lee digs a good body shot into Lefebvre's ribs.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee avoids the body shot from Lefebvre.
Lee throws a counter combo.
Lefebvre throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee tries to bum rush Lefebvre with a series of wild strikes but Lefebvre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Lefebvre stumbling back into the cage.
Lefebvre looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lefebvre moves into the clinch.
Lefebvre struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lefebvre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
As Lee tries to get set, Lefebvre tries to push him back and clinch up but Lee manages to avoid the attempt.
Lee forces Lefebvre back against the cage and clinches.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefebvre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lefebvre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lefebvre throws a shot to the body.
Lefebvre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Lefebvre settles back down.
Lee 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.
Lefebvre swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lefebvre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee works Lefebvre's body with a nice hook.
Lefebvre is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lefebvre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefebvre moves away.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Lefebvre counters by clinching up.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Lefebvre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lefebvre tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lefebvre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lefebvre misses with a wild body shot.
Lee forces Lefebvre back against the cage and clinches.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lefebvre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lefebvre throws a head punch that misses.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lefebvre backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Lefebvre controls his hands.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lefebvre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee pushes Lefebvre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lefebvre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lefebvre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lefebvre can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lefebvre can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wutang Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ludo Lefebvre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee digs a good body shot into Lefebvre's ribs.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lefebvre is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lefebvre is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
That kick from Lee tenderised Lefebvre's leg. Lefebvre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lefebvre throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lefebvre.
Lee wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lefebvre throws out the jab.
Lefebvre misses with a left hand
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lefebvre if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lefebvre wants to clinch.
Lee cracks Lefebvre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lefebvre tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lefebvre dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lefebvre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lefebvre avoids the body shot from Lee.
Ludo Lefebvre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wutang Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Lefebvre backs away looking to recover.
Wutang Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Lefebvre is just out of range.
Lee throws a push kick but Lefebvre slaps the foot to one side.
Lefebvre moves into the clinch.
Lefebvre swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lefebvre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre misses with a body punch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lefebvre tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lefebvre digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Lefebvre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lefebvre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Lefebvre misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wutang Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefebvre wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lefebvre.
Lee throws a leg kick but Lefebvre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lefebvre looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lefebvre slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Lefebvre should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee cracks the inside of Lefebvre's front leg.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lefebvre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lefebvre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Lefebvre counters by clinching up.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lefebvre gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefebvre misses with a punch to the body.
Lefebvre struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lefebvre swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Lefebvre.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wutang Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wutang Lee!
Wutang Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertil Bengtsson (ranked 1575 p4p, 228 weight class) and Ono Daebak (ranked 1358 p4p, 197 weight class). Bengtsson comes to the cage accompanied by Easy Does It - WILDSTREET . Bertil Bengtsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ono Daebak'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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bertil Bengtsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ono Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebak clinches with his opponent.
Daebak pushes Bengtsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daebak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Bengtsson controls his hands.
We've been informed that Daebak has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Daebak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Bengtsson controls his hands.
Daebak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bengtsson tries to work over Daebak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daebak.
Daebak blocking some punches.
Daebak misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daebak.
Daebak misses with some punches.
Daebak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daebak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bengtsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bengtsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Daebak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daebak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak tries a body shot but Bengtsson blocks it.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Bengtsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Daebak has double underhooks.
Bengtsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Bengtsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bengtsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Daebak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daebak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bengtsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daebak backwards.
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Daebak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bengtsson backwards.
Bengtsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bengtsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bengtsson pushes Daebak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Bengtsson.
Daebak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daebak lands a hook that snaps the head of Bengtsson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daebak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daebak lands a hook that snaps the head of Bengtsson backwards.
Good body shot from Daebak.
Bengtsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Bengtsson.
Daebak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bengtsson's efforts to push away.
Bengtsson tries to work over Daebak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Daebak has a couple of punches blocked by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson stalling in the clinch but Daebak improves position.
Bengtsson gets through Daebak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daebak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bengtsson blocking some punches.
Daebak presses Bengtsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daebak tries a body shot but Bengtsson blocks it.
Daebak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bengtsson scores with a shot to the side of Daebak's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Daebak.
Daebak pushes Bengtsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Daebak.
Bengtsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Daebak lands a shoulder strike.
Daebak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daebak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bengtsson backwards.
Bengtsson takes a shot to the head.
Bengtsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Bengtsson controls his hands.
Daebak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Bengtsson controls his hands.
Bengtsson misses with a punch to the body.
Daebak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bengtsson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daebak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daebak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daebak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson has Daebak pressed against the cage.
Bengtsson can't break the clinch.
Bengtsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daebak is keeping busy.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bengtsson working hard to break the clinch.
Daebak is working Bengtsson over against the cage.
Bengtsson can't break the clinch.
Daebak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daebak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daebak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Bengtsson stalling in the clinch.
Daebak lands with a left to the head.
Daebak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bengtsson backwards.
Bengtsson is rocked!
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Bengtsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daebak lands a nice uppercut.
Daebak lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak dips a shoulder and cracks Bengtsson with a mighty uppercut! Bengtsson falls back against the cage and Daebak unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bengtsson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Daebak screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ono Daebak!
Ono Daebak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nosyaj Rram (ranked 723 p4p, 75 weight class) and Bartel Diakite (ranked 5034 p4p, 454 weight class). Rram's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. Diakite has chosen Diamonds as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nosyaj Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bartel Diakite!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram swinging wildly here.
Diakite shoots in looking for a takedown but Rram manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diakite's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rram keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rram throws a right hand that Diakite ducks under and follows up with a left that Diakite also avoids with ease.
Diakite just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram throws a series of punches but Diakite avoids them all with ease.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Diakite avoids the body shot from Rram.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rram has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackscar Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Diakite avoids the body shot from Rram.
Diakite swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
Diakite misses with an uppercut. Rram saw that one coming.
Diakite has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rram finds it's way round the side to connect with Diakite's head.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakite tries to clinch but Rram moves out of range.
Rram looks to score with a jab to the body but Diakite is just out of range.
Diakite tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rram throws an overhand right that lands on Diakite's shoulder, as Diakite tries to avoid the shot.
Diakite tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Rram scores with a sloppy right hand. Diakite should have avoided that one.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram lands with a right hand.
Diakite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rram throws out the jab.
Diakite is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diakite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diakite lands with an overhand left.
Diakite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diakite defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Diakite with the counter takedown but Rram avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diakite takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice cross by Rram.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diakite feints the counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rram tries to bum rush Diakite with a series of wild strikes but Diakite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diakite drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rram defends it well.
Rram misses with a hook. Diakite ducked under it nicely.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Diakite counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diakite is trying to control the action in half guard but Rram is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rram wants to improve his position but Diakite is controlling well.
Diakite is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rram looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rram is doing well to control the position and prevent Diakite from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diakite prevents Rram from standing back up.
Rram trying to control but Diakite postures up.
Rram is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Rram takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diakite scores with a nice head shot.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diakite is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rram sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nosyaj Rram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartel Diakite.
Diakite swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
Rram throws a hook but Diakite avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diakite avoids the body shot from Rram.
Rram throws a series of strikes that have Diakite backpedaling.
Diakite is looking to clinch.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Diakite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diakite drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rram defends it well.
Rram throws a right hand that Diakite ducks under and follows up with a left that Diakite also avoids with ease.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diakite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram staying out of range there.
Diakite looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Diakite is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rram looks to land a combination. Diakite sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diakite manages to avoid it.
Diakite is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rram swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diakite decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rram's guard.
Diakite being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nosyaj Rram dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rram avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Diakite.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diakite misses with a two punch combination.
Diakite shoots and misses
and Rram counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rram moves out of range as Diakite throws a body kick.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram misses with a straight right.
Rram throws a series of punches but Diakite avoids them all with ease.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diakite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice combination there by Rram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Diakite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Rram with a hook.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Rram stuffs the takedown attempt from Diakite. Diakite gets slowly back to his feet.
Diakite is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rram rather than just go for the knockout.
Rram paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diakite throws a sloppy head kick and Rram moves out of range easily.
Rram misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram cracks Diakite with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rram throws a hook but Diakite avoids it easily.
A jab from Rram misses.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diakite can do to turn this around?
Diakite misses with a low kick as Rram jumps back.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diakite shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rram napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Diakite remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Diakite tries to advance to mount but Rram denies him.
Diakite is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rram will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rram tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Diakite presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Diakite controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rram tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diakite controlling the pace for now.
Diakite is continuing to stall.
Diakite wants to control the pace but Rram is squirming around nicely.
Rram tries to lock up and control but Diakite gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nosyaj Rram dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Rram misses.
Rram throws a right hand that Diakite ducks under and follows up with a left that Diakite also avoids with ease.
Diakite rushes Rram and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diakite tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rram just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diakite.
Diakite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diakite is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rram sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Rram gets tackled into the cage by Diakite. Diakite maintains the clinch.
Rram manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakite dips to his left and cracks Rram with an uppercut!
Rram scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diakite avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diakite avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rram shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rram swings for the body but Diakite moves out of range.
And Diakite tries to counter it with a takedown but Rram pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice defenses there by Diakite.
And Diakite tries to counter it with a takedown but Rram pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nosyaj Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram throws a body shot but no joy.
Rram checks a leg kick.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diakite circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diakite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Diakite tries to clinch but Rram is having none of it.
Diakite showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
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 misses with a combination
and Diakite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diakite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diakite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diakite.
Diakite closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rram is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rram's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diakite controlling from side mount.
Rram tries to improve position but can't.
Diakite works to advance to full mount. Rram defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Diakite controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Diakite has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bartel Diakite has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diakite wants to control the pace but Rram is squirming around nicely.
Nosyaj Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rram regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rram manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bartel Diakite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diakite looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nosyaj Rram.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rram, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nosyaj Rram!
During a confident post fight interview, Nosyaj Rram thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aspen Springfield (ranked 1927 p4p, 203 weight class) and Jesse Enkamp (ranked 853 p4p, 93 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aspen Springfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Jesse Enkamp!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springfield lands the left hand.
Springfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Springfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Aspen Springfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Springfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Enkamp.
Springfield closes the distance and clinches up with Enkamp, looking for a takedown. Springfield pushes Enkamp against the cage but Enkamp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Springfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enkamp.
Enkamp appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Springfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Enkamp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Enkamp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Springfield goes for a double leg but Enkamp avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Enkamp continues to drive forward.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but Springfield steps away.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from Springfield.
Springfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but Springfield steps away.
Springfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Enkamp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Enkamp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Springfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Enkamp at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Springfield misses the target.
Springfield shoots in for a double leg but Enkamp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aspen Springfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Springfield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Enkamp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Springfield connects with a good right hand that stumbles Enkamp. Enkamp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Springfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Jesse Enkamp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Springfield shoots in but Enkamp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Enkamp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Springfield with a poor takedown
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Springfield with that takedown attempt.
Enkamp tries a quick counter leg kick but Springfield is wise to it.
Springfield shoots in for a takedown but Enkamp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp avoids the body shot from Springfield.
Enkamp tries a quick counter leg kick but Springfield is wise to it.
A cross from Springfield lands.
Enkamp has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Springfield. Enkamp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enkamp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Springfield misses with a combination
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
Springfield shoots and misses
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Springfield is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Springfield or perhaps it was just good defense by Enkamp, which made it look bad.
Springfield with a lazy takedown attempt
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Springfield was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enkamp throws a leg kick but Springfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Springfield fails with the takedown.
Enkamp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Springfield misses
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
Springfield misses with a straight left.
Enkamp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Springfield or perhaps it was just good defense by Enkamp, which made it look bad.
Enkamp replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Springfield blocks it well.
Springfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Enkamp circles away.
Springfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Enkamp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Springfield misses with a body punch
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Enkamp.
Enkamp cracks the inside of Springfield's front leg.
Enkamp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from Springfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springfield throws a shot to the body.
Springfield misses with a takedown attempt - Enkamp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Springfield shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Enkamp pinned against the cage. Enkamp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body kick there by Enkamp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Springfield looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Enkamp!
Springfield is trying to get an arm triangle but Enkamp is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Enkamp 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.
Springfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Enkamp.
Springfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Enkamp appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Enkamp staying out of range there.
Springfield backing away here, and Enkamp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Springfield dives in and scores a takedown into Enkamp's guard.
Springfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Springfield drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Springfield jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Enkamp has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Springfield is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Springfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Springfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Enkamp breaks from the clinch.
Springfield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkamp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Springfield stalks Enkamp and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Enkamp's face. Enkamp staggers backwards, shaken.
Springfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enkamp makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Springfield closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Springfield is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Enkamp is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Enkamp stops Springfield from passing to mount.
Springfield tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Springfield has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springfield is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Enkamp is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Enkamp is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Springfield has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Enkamp is looking to get back to his feet here but Springfield is keeping cool and he's managed to take Enkamp's back.
Enkamp is trying to stand back up.
Springfield patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp is trying to stand back up.
Enkamp is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Springfield gets his way!
Enkamp is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Springfield gets his way!
Enkamp staying busy and making it hard for Springfield to control.
Springfield has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Enkamp has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp is trying to shake Springfield off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Springfield won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Springfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Enkamp. Enkamp obviously looking to wear him down.
Springfield shoots in for a double leg but Enkamp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Springfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Enkamp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Springfield throws out the jab.
Springfield blocks a leg kick.
Springfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Springfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice kick to the body.
Springfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aspen Springfield will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Springfield misses with a hook
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Springfield was not able to check.
Springfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Enkamp moves away.
Enkamp feints a counter leg kick.
Enkamp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Enkamp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Springfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Springfield misses with a takedown attempt - Enkamp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Springfield misses with a takedown attempt
and Springfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Springfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Springfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Enkamp feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aspen Springfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Enkamp - that will leave a mark!
Enkamp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Springfield moves out of range as Enkamp throws a body kick.
Springfield half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Springfield with a lazy takedown attempt
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Springfield's knee momentarily.
Enkamp connects with a leg kick. Springfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Springfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Enkamp.
Springfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Springfield wants to clinch.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but Springfield steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Enkamp. That's going to slow Springfield down.
Springfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Enkamp is just out of range.
Enkamp tries a quick counter leg kick but Springfield is wise to it.
Springfield misses with a wild body shot.
Enkamp appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Springfield misses with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Enkamp scores with a hook to the body. Springfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Springfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Springfield is defended easily by Enkamp.
Enkamp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Springfield scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Springfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
Enkamp misses with a body kick.
Springfield dives in and grabs Enkamp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Enkamp pushes down on Springfield's head and hops out.
Springfield misses with a takedown
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That kick from Enkamp tenderised Springfield's leg. Springfield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Springfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Enkamp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp tries a low kick but Springfield avoids it.
Enkamp tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Springfield misses
and Enkamp counters with a nice kick to the body.
Enkamp lands a nice looking body kick.
Springfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Springfield throws a hook to the side of Enkamp's head but Enkamp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Enkamp feints a counter leg kick.
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!
Springfield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Springfield takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Enkamp throws a leg kick but Springfield sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Springfield misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Enkamp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Enkamp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Driver (ranked 299 p4p, 41 weight class) and Sol Kwon (ranked 1521 p4p, 219 weight class). Ed Driver had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon slips a jab from Driver.
Driver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwon throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Driver tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Driver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kwon! But no joy.
Driver throws an off balance right hand
and Kwon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Driver throws a body shot but no joy.
Kwon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Driver misses with an uppercut
and Kwon counters with a straight right hand.
Driver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Driver definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Driver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kwon counters with a straight right hand.
Driver throws an overhand right that lands on Kwon's shoulder, as Kwon tries to avoid the shot.
Kwon throws out a counter right but Driver avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Driver misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Driver misses its intended target.
Kwon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Driver avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Driver misses.
Driver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwon.
Kwon throws a body shot but no joy.
Driver takes a swing at Kwon's ribcage but misses.
Driver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Driver.
Kwon misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwon moves away.
Driver misses with a low kick.
Driver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kwon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwon throws a hook but Driver blocks it.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
Kwon with a nice cross.
Driver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Kwon misses.
Driver lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kwon in his tracks.
Kwon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Driver.
Kwon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kwon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
Driver misses with a shot to the body
and Kwon counters with a crisp one two that drops Driver! Kwon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Driver to his feet! Driver is in big trouble!
Driver is rocked!
Driver lands with a hook. Kwon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Driver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Driver digs a good hook to Kwon's body.
Kwon throws a hook but Driver blocks it.
Driver seems to have got his legs back now.
Kwon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
Driver throws a lazy uppercut
and Kwon counters with a crisp right hand that drops Driver! Kwon lets Driver back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Kwon scores with a jab to the body.
Driver wants to clinch but Kwon slips to the side
letting Kwon counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Driver throws a shot to the body.
Driver ducks under a wild hook from Kwon.
Kwon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kwon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kwon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Driver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Driver swings for the body but Kwon moves out of range.
Driver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Driver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Driver gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kwon gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Driver is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sol Kwon!
A very excited looking Sol Kwon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kromog The Terror Of The Island (ranked 749 p4p, 105 weight class) and Adi Dassler (ranked 567 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dassler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from The Terror Of The Island as Dassler shoots in.
Dassler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Terror Of The Island appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adi Dassler.
Dassler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Terror Of The Island sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Terror Of The Island was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Terror Of The Island throws a body shot but no joy.
Dassler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dassler is defended easily by The Terror Of The Island.
Dassler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Terror Of The Island throws an overhand right that lands on Dassler's shoulder, as Dassler tries to avoid the shot.
Dassler avoids the body shot from The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island stuffs the takedown.
The Terror Of The Island swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dassler shoots in looking for a takedown but The Terror Of The Island manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dassler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Terror Of The Island swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler shoots and misses
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a left to the body.
Adi Dassler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Terror Of The Island fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dassler manages to avoid it.
Dassler feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from The Terror Of The Island misses its intended target.
Dassler doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting The Terror Of The Island counter with a right hand.
It looks like Adi Dassler has been cut.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a shot to the body.
Dassler is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Terror Of The Island sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - The Terror Of The Island throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island misses the jab.
Dassler slips under a jab from The Terror Of The Island.
Nice takedown defense from The Terror Of The Island. No joy for Dassler on that attempt.
The Terror Of The Island gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dassler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dassler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Terror Of The Island's guard.
Dassler seems to be working for a kimura but The Terror Of The Island defends the submission attempt.
Dassler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dassler thows a huge punch but The Terror Of The Island dodges it nicely.
Dassler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Terror Of The Island's head.
Dassler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dassler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dassler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Terror Of The Island doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dassler.
Dassler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Terror Of The Island doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dassler.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Terror Of The Island preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adi Dassler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dassler tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Terror Of The Island sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dassler somewhat.
The Terror Of The Island throwing a counter right hand but Dassler manages to avoid it.
Dassler dives in for a single leg takedown but The Terror Of The Island sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Terror Of The Island swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dassler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and The Terror Of The Island tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adi Dassler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler avoids the body shot from The Terror Of The Island.
Dassler is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dassler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Terror Of The Island connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Terror Of The Island is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dassler's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler misses with a takedown
and The Terror Of The Island counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dassler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dassler showed some decent athleticism there.
The Terror Of The Island wants to control but Dassler is keeping busy.
Dassler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Terror Of The Island has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Terror Of The Island taking some punishment here, with Dassler in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler seems to be looking for submissions.
Dassler is looking for a kimura but The Terror Of The Island is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dassler to get the leverage.
The Terror Of The Island tries to roll over but Dassler keeps him under control.
Dassler wants to work for an arm triangle but The Terror Of The Island is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dassler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Terror Of The Island is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dassler can do to turn this around?
Dassler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Terror Of The Island tries to get to full guard but Dassler has control of the leg.
Dassler is working for a kimura but The Terror Of The Island is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Terror Of The Island!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Terror Of The Island is working to get back to half guard.
Dassler goes for an armbar but he's not got it… The Terror Of The Island turns into him and now he's in Dassler's guard.
Dassler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Terror Of The Island is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dassler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Terror Of The Island has managed to get both his arms back between Dassler's legs - danger averted.
The Terror Of The Island knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dassler on the ground.
Dassler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The Terror Of The Island passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Terror Of The Island trying to control from half guard but Dassler is working away.
The Terror Of The Island performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dassler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Terror Of The Island looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dassler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kromog The Terror Of The Island will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adi Dassler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for The Terror Of The Island. That snapped Dassler's head back.
Dassler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Terror Of The Island defends well and Dassler ends up having to push The Terror Of The Island into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from The Terror Of The Island misses the target.
Dassler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Terror Of The Island defends it nicely.
It looked like The Terror Of The Island wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Terror Of The Island is fending him off so far but Dassler persists. Nope, The Terror Of The Island circles away and we're back to standing.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adi Dassler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler tries for a takedown but The Terror Of The Island circles away easily
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Terror Of The Island fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dassler manages to avoid it.
No luck for Dassler with that takedown attempt.
The Terror Of The Island is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a body shot.
Dassler tries to counter with a clinch but The Terror Of The Island shakes him off and moves away.
Dassler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from The Terror Of The Island misses.
Dassler tries for a takedown but The Terror Of The Island circles away easily
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a right hand to the body.
Dassler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Terror Of The Island clobbers Dassler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Adi Dassler's cut even more.
Dassler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a straight right hand.
Dassler is rocked!
Dassler with a poor takedown
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a left to the body.
Dassler is still on wobbly legs! Can The Terror Of The Island finish him?
The Terror Of The Island misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island cracks Dassler with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
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