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TGC 47: San Diego vs Nagasaki PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Walsh (ranked 9270 p4p, 716 weight class) and Akihito Yamato (ranked 3441 p4p, 380 weight class). Mason Walsh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihito Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walsh clinches up with Yamato and pushes him back against the cage.
Walsh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walsh misses with a knee to the head.
Yamato pushes Walsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Walsh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yamato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walsh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato manages to break the clinch.
Walsh closes the distance and clinches.
Yamato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walshs head.
Yamato scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamato breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
Walsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Jab from Yamato.
Walsh moves to clinch but Yamato breaks away
and Yamato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walsh tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Walsh tries to clinch up but Yamato circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walsh darts in trying to clinch
and Yamato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Yamato.
Walsh closes the distance but Yamato moves to the side
and Yamato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh takes one to the side of the head.
Walsh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walsh thinking.
Walsh looks to clinch
enabling Yamato to counter with a crisp jab.
Walsh is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walsh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamato breaks from the clinch.
Yamato cracks Walsh with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Walsh looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yamato finish him?
Oh Walsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamato drops Walsh with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Walsh! Yamato dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akihito Yamato!
Akihito Yamato was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pearse Mullen (ranked 22456 p4p, 776 weight class) and Shawn Griffin (ranked 2539 p4p, 300 weight class). Griffin has chosen Medicate - Flaw as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Pearse Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin stuffs the takedown.
Griffin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mullen gets tackled into the cage by Griffin. Griffin maintains the clinch.
Mullen leaning against his opponent.
Griffin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mullen can't fight it off and eventually Griffin manages to take the fight to the floor. Mullen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mullen looking to control.
Mullen has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Mullen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Mullen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullen is retaining full guard.
Griffin pushing down on Mullen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Griffin wants to work for an arm triangle but Mullen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Griffin is working for a submission of some sort.
Griffin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mullen is trying to control but can't.
Mullen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Griffin there.
Mullen trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin lands strikes from half guard.
Griffin drops an elbow to the side of Mullen's head.
Griffin working over Mullen with some ground and pound. Mullen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Griffin seems to be looking for submissions.
Ground and pound from Griffin.
Mullen is defending against the submission attempts here by Griffin.
Mullen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffin scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Griffin there.
Mullen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Griffin is working for a kimura but Mullen is defending it quite comfortably.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Mullen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Griffin slips a nice elbow through Mullen's hands, connecting with Mullen's forehead.
Mullen pushes Griffin off looking to stand but Griffin dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands strikes from half guard.
Griffin slips a nice elbow through Mullen's hands, connecting with Mullen's forehead.
Griffin lands strikes from half guard.
Mullen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mullen tries to roll over but Griffin keeps him under control.
Mullen is trying to maintain the position but Griffin is very close to passing his half guard.
Mullen is breathing heavily.
Griffin working Mullen over with strikes.
Griffin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Griffin winds up and cracks Mullen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Griffin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Griffin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Griffin with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Griffin with a couple of short strikes.
Griffin lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griffin looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mullen covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Griffin!
After winning the bout, Shawn Griffin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Love (ranked 2831 p4p, 244 weight class) and Dan May (ranked 2974 p4p, 251 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan May!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by May!
May avoids the body shot from Love.
May has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
A shot in the inside from May.
May comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but May has him pressed against the cage.
May creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Love's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Love is trying to break the clinch but May has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, May just misses with a elbow thrown towards Love's brow.
Love blocks the elbow strike.
Love is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
May throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Love blocks it with crossed arms.
Love manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Love.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love misses with a jab, cross combination.
Love falls off balance throwing a combination
and May counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Love misses with a jab, cross combination.
May lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
May wants to clinch up but Love keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Love misses.
May tries to clinch up.
Love misses with a combination
letting May counter with a right hand.
May misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a right hand that misses
and May counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
May showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Love.
May is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
May gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
May pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Love pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Love looks to land a left hand but May moved out of range nicely.
May is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Love swings and misses with a shot to the body
and May counters with a series of strikes. Love will be more careful next time no doubt.
May misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kevin Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
May is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Love counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
May tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Love misses with a body shot.
May unleashes a big counter combination but Love bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Love throws a combination. May tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big right from Love misses.
As Love backs off May throws a huge counter combo but Love manages to avoid it all.
May displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
May wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
May lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No joy there for Love, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Love misses with an uppercut.
As Love backs off May throws a huge counter combo but Love manages to avoid it all.
May tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love throws a hook but May blocks it.
May throws a series of punches but Love avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Love will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Love backs off May throws a huge counter combo but Love manages to avoid it all.
May tries to clinch
letting Love counter with a right hand.
May rushes Love and presses him up against the cage.
May gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Love is trying to force a seperation but May has the dominant position.
Love is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
May keeps control of Love as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
May lands a knee to the head.
May connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May lands a knee to the body.
May makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Love dodges an elbow strike from May.
May lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dan May seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
May is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but May has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May lands a right hand.
Love manages to break the clinch.
Love misses with a looping left.
May closes the distance and clinches.
May lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by May.
May keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
May pushes off an throws an elbow but Love leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
May working Love over with knees to the body.
Love has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
May throws an elbow but it's blocked.
May lands an elbow just above Love 's eye.
May looking to throw knees to the head but Love is blocking nicely.
Love working hard to break the clinch.
May creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Love's defenses.
May has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
May lands an elbow inside that Love shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
May throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Love is trying to push May away but May has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
May landing knees to the body.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
Love is trying to push May away but May has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Love escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Love throws a right hand that May ducks under and follows up with a left that May also avoids with ease.
May is looking for the big counter here.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May moves away.
Love lands a jab to the head.
May misses with a wild combination.
Love lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a two punch combination.
May unleashes a big counter combination but Love bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch lands to the side of May 's head but he takes it in his stride.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
May throws a counter combo.
May clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
May tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Love avoids it.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but May has double underhooks.
May comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
May lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
May is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
May gets through Love's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for May.
A quick uppercut on the inside from May.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
May throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Love is trying to break the clinch but May has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from May.
May lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from May.
May with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
May landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Love's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May throws an elbow but it misses.
Love blocks the elbow strike.
May works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from May.
Love breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Love.
Love feints a jab promting May to slip. Love then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. May slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan May showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
May has Love up against the cage in a clinch.
Love blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
May keeps control of Love as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Love avoids a wild elbow strike from May.
May lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but May has double underhooks.
May misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
Love dodges an elbow strike from May.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Love's defenses.
Love blocks an elbow strike from May.
With the fighters up against the cage, May throws an elbow but misses.
Love blocks an elbow strike from May.
Love takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from May.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love tries to circle away but May has him pinned against the cage.
May lands a damaging elbow.
May lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Love pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
May uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Love throws a combination that misses
and May counters with a one-two to the body.
Love stalks May and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into May's face. May staggers backwards, shaken.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Love misses.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
Love stalks May and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into May's face. May staggers backwards, shaken.
Love throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and May counters with a two punch combo.
May lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Love throws a series of punches but May moves out of range.
May is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a series of wild punches.
Love fails to land with a series of punches.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love throws a combination but it was largely blocked by May.
Kevin Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Love.
May is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from May misses.
Kevin Love is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.
May unleashes a big counter combination but Love bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
May tries to clinch but Love is having none of it.
May closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by May.
Love tries to break the clinch but May is controlling the position.
May keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
May throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but May won't allow it.
Love working hard to break the clinch.
May tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from May.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan May comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think May 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan May!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 1253 p4p, 62 weight class) and Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 1277 p4p, 63 weight class). Payakarakatong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Song For The Dead" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida checks a low kick from Payakarakatong.
Yoshida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Payakarakatong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payakarakatong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Payakarakatong scores with a shot to the body.
Payakarakatong throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Payakarakatong throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakarakatong swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
It looked like Yoshida was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Payakarakatong.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Payakarakatong has Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
Payakarakatong slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida stops a takedown attempt from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payakarakatong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
Payakarakatong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yoshida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Payakarakatong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yoshida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Payakarakatong pulls Yoshida in close to prevent any damage.
Payakarakatong has an active guard here but Yoshida has managed to pass into half guard.
Yoshida controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong actively working from the bottom here.
Yoshida tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Payakarakatong.
Yoshida stands up and beckons Payakarakatong to join him on the feet.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshida is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A left lands for Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong fails with the takedown.
Takashi Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong with a poor takedown
and Yoshida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payakarakatong thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
Yoshida checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoshida blocks a low kick nicely.
Payakarakatong swings widly with a right hand
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Payakarakatong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Payakarakatong throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
Yoshida is looking to counter punch.
Yoshida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Payakarakatong forces Yoshida back against the cage and clinches.
Payakarakatong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshida tries to work over Payakarakatong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakarakatong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakarakatong tries to score a body lock takedown but Yoshida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payakarakatong backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Payakarakatong has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yoshida is trying to keep an underhook but Payakarakatong manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Payakarakatong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yoshida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Payakarakatong wants to take a breather but Yoshida is having none of it.
Yoshida is trying to get back to full guard.
Payakarakatong wants to control but Yoshida is keeping him busy.
Payakarakatong wants to pass the guard but Yoshida is defending well.
Payakarakatong wants to control but Yoshida is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Takashi Yoshida 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.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida with a jab.
Payakarakatong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshida counters with a low kick, right behind Payakarakatong 's knee.
Payakarakatong swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshida.
Yoshida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Payakarakatong.
Yoshida wants to clinch up but Payakarakatong keeps it at a distance.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakarakatong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshida. That did some damage!
Payakarakatong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
Payakarakatong throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Payakarakatong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Payakarakatong digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Payakarakatong thuds a left hand into Yoshida's body.
Payakarakatong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yoshida in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payakarakatong. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoshida misses the target.
Payakarakatong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yoshidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yoshida cracks Payakarakatong with a hook to the temple - Payakarakatong is on wobbly legs here! Yoshida swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Payakarakatong falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Yoshida wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Takashi Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gaspar (ranked 2696 p4p, 130 weight class) and Allan Omega (ranked 3957 p4p, 187 weight class). Omega has chosen OMEGA NJPW as his entrance music. Allan Omega has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Gaspar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allan Omega!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gaspar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Omega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Omega closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Omega looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaspar drives through and clinches with Omega against the cage.
Omega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gaspar successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gaspar is on top in guard.
Gaspar tries to free his leg and advance position but Omega is retaining full guard.
Gaspar drops back looking for a leg! Omega is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Omega manages to kick Gaspar off! Gaspar jumps back into Omega's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaspar forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega has one foot on Gaspar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Omega throws a hook but Gaspar avoids it easily.
Omega connects with a looping right hand.
Omega lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gaspar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Omega, pushing him back against the cage.
Omega is trying to break the clinch but Gaspar is controlling him.
Omega is trying to break the clinch but Gaspar has him pressed against the cage.
Omega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaspar jumps into guard, dragging Omega to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Omega gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Gaspar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gaspar has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Omega should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gaspar has tightened it up now! Omega should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Gaspar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bobeth (ranked 3320 p4p, 367 weight class) and Koboko Dada (ranked 5386 p4p, 556 weight class). Dada has chosen Welcome to Jamrock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Bobeth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bobeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koboko Dada!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dada gets tackled into the cage by Bobeth. Bobeth maintains the clinch.
Bobeth is looking to break free of the clinch but Dada has double underhooks.
Bobeth leaning against his opponent.
Bobeth manages to break the clinch.
Bobeth walks into a straight right hand from Dada.
Bobeth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dada.
Dada scores with a jab to the head.
Dada shoots in and drives through. Bobeth sprawls well.
Dada tries to land a front kick but Bobeth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Dada backs away, Bobeth returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bobeth tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobeth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Michael Bobeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobeth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bobeth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobeth pushes Dada up against the cage in a clinch.
Dada tries to score a body lock takedown but Bobeth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bobeth manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobeth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dada throws out a counter right but Bobeth avoids it with no problem.
Dada fails to land with a series of punches.
Bobeth appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bobeth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dada tries to counter with a clinch but Bobeth shakes him off and moves away.
Bobeth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dada.
Bobeth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bobeth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobeth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dada counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth throws a right and a left that Dada avoids nicely.
Bobeth fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bobeth.
Bobeth clinches.
Dada wants a takedown but no success here.
Michael Bobeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koboko Dada.
Bobeth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dada changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bobeth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bobeth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth gets underhooks to prevent Dada's takedown attempt.
Bobeth gets underhooks to prevent Dada's takedown attempt.
Dada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bobeth breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Bobeth's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym ($600/Week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bobeth tries to clinch there but Dada circles away.
Bobeth pushes Dada up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bobeth.
Bobeth misses with a knee to the head.
Bobeth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dada up against the cage.
Bobeth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bobeth is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dada is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bobeth to the mat. Bobeth regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dada advances to half guard.
Bobeth is looking to escape.
Bobeth taking some punishment here, with Dada in his half guard.
Bobeth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dada is looking to take a break and control but Bobeth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobeth wants to get back to his feet.
Dada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bobeth looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bobeth 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.
Bobeth throws a head kick that misses
and Dada counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobeth throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dada counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bobeth!
Dada cracks Bobeth with a big right hand but Bobeth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bobeth wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobeth trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Dada's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bobeth tries to escape but Dada is in control.
Dada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bobeth taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bobeth is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dada has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dada works to advance to full mount. Bobeth defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dada landing strikes from the mount and Bobeth is in trouble!
Dada scoring with strikes but Bobeth is staying in there.
Dada cracks Bobeth with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bobeth is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dada connects with a bit shot that sees Bobeth covering up! More strikes from Dada and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dada is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koboko Dada!
In his post fight interview, Koboko Dada started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Lang (ranked 727 p4p, 69 weight class) and Jan Schrijber (ranked 2656 p4p, 270 weight class). Lang comes to the cage accompanied by Planet Rock. Jan Schrijber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Schrijber!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schrijber throws a counter combo.
Lang avoids the head kick by Schrijber.
Lang looks to land a combination but Schrijber avoids it well.
Schrijber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lang.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang takes a swing at Schrijber's ribcage but misses.
Lang throws a sloppy body shot
and Schrijber makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lang swings for the body but Schrijber moves out of range.
Schrijber avoids the body shot from Lang.
James Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrijber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lang dodges the punch combination from Schrijber.
Lang lands a lovely overhand right.
Lang tries to land a leg kick but Schrijber saw it coming and moves away.
Schrijber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Schrijber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Schrijber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang swings for the body but Schrijber moves out of range.
Schrijber tries to clinch up.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Schrijber throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Nice defenses there by Schrijber.
Schrijber stuns Lang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schrijber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schrijber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Lang jabs at Schrijber's body.
Lang swings for the body but Schrijber moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Lang scores with a four punch combination!
Schrijber slips under a jab from Lang.
Lang tries to bum rush Schrijber with a series of wild strikes but Schrijber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Schrijber to counter with a crisp jab.
Schrijber 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Lang misses.
Schrijber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a double jab
and Schrijber counters with a nice body kick.
Lang takes one to the side of the head.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schrijber lands a high kick!
Lang misses with a right hand
and Schrijber counters with a good low kick that Lang was not able to check.
A big left from Lang misses.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Schrijber digs a good body shot into Lang's ribs.
Schrijber connects with a solid leg kick.
Schrijber misses with a wild body shot.
Schrijber thumps Lang with a low kick.
Lang throws a body punch but Schrijber moves out of range.
Schrijber shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lang misses with a hook to the body
and Schrijber holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Schrijber.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a body punch but Schrijber moves out of range.
Lang digs a good body shot into Schrijber's ribs.
Schrijber lands a jab.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang swings for the body but Schrijber moves out of range.
Schrijber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schrijber darts in and clinches Lang up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Lang tries to break free but Schrijber pushes him back against the cage.
Schrijber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schrijber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Schrijber has the dominant position.
Lang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Schrijber.
Schrijber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrijber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Lang is looking to break free of the clinch but Schrijber has double underhooks.
Schrijber misses with a knee strike.
Schrijber landing knees to the body.
Schrijber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang wants to get back to striking at distance but Schrijber won't allow it.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schrijber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lang is looking to wear down Schrijber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang connects with a body shot.
Lang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schrijber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schrijber works over Lang's head and body with a nice combination.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schrijber manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Schrijber will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick lands from Schrijber.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Lang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Schrijber's head but Schrijber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang with a hook.
Lang swings widly with a right hand
and Schrijber counters with a leg kick.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schrijber manages to avoid it.
Schrijber instigates a clinch.
Schrijber is working Lang over against the cage.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schrijber has him pressed against the cage.
Schrijber has Lang pressed against the cage, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schrijber landing knees to the head.
It looks like James Lang has been cut.
Lang blocks a body shot from Schrijber.
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schrijber throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
Schrijber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schrijber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lang misses with a shot to the body
and Schrijber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schrijber moves into the clinch successfully.
Schrijber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schrijber counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot by Schrijber.
Lang is rocked!
Lang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schrijber.
Oh Lang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Schrijber. That's going to slow Lang down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang gets tackled into the cage by Schrijber. Schrijber maintains the clinch.
Schrijber working Lang over with knees to the body.
Lang seems to have got his legs back now.
Schrijber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Schrijber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schrijber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schrijber digs a right hand into Lang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lang's gas tank.
Schrijber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lang avoiding damage as Schrijber throws knees to the body.
Schrijber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lang prevents a body shot from Schrijber.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
Lang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Schrijber is controlling him.
Schrijber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jan Schrijber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schrijber works on Lang's body with a couple of short punches.
Schrijber tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Schrijber has the dominant position.
Lang can't break the clinch.
Schrijber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Schrijber has him pressed against the cage.
Schrijber prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schrijber prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
Schrijber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schrijber pushes Lang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schrijber lands a good knee to the midsection. Lang won't want to take too many of those.
Lang wants to get back to striking at distance but Schrijber won't allow it.
Schrijber trying to land knees to the body.
Schrijber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schrijber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schrijber has him pressed against the cage.
Schrijber tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lang tries to break free but Schrijber pushes him back against the cage.
Schrijber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lang tries to break free but Schrijber pushes him back against the cage.
Schrijber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber misses with a knee strike.
Lang tries to break the clinch but Schrijber is controlling the position.
Schrijber throws a head punch that misses.
Lang can't break the clinch.
Schrijber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Schrijber on the inside.
Schrijber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrijber lands a big right hand that drops Lang! The killer instinct kicks in and Schrijber finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Schrijber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Schrijber!
James Lang was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill be back Fool!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Donavon (ranked 3081 p4p, 393 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 462 p4p, 70 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Donavon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donavon closes the distance and clinches.
Donavon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Donavon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson digs a right hand into Donavon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donavon's gas tank.
Donavon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.
Donavon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Donavon scores with a decent looking hook.
Donavon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donavon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Donavon drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donavon's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Donavon avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Donavon lands a left hand.
Donavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donavons head.
Donavon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donavon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donavon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donavon misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donavon digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Donavon blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donavon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donavon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donavon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Donavon.
Donavon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donavon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donavon throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donavons head.
It looks like Chris Donavon has been cut.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Donavon controls the action.
Johnson tries to work over Donavon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Donavon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Donavon's head.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donavon prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donavon's elbow.
A short right from Donavon on the inside.
Donavon blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries to work over Donavon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donavon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon lands a right hand.
Johnson tries a body shot but Donavon blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donavon.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Donavon controls the action.
Johnson tries to work over Donavon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Donavon.
Nice body punch from Donavon.
Donavon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Donavon blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donavon can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Donavon breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donavon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Donavon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donavon. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donavon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Donavon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Donavon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Donavon.
Johnson jabs Donavon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Donavon.
Donavon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donavon avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donavon rather than just go for the knockout.
Donavon slips a straight right by Johnson.
Donavon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donavon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donavon swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donavon lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donavon misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Donavon is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donavon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Donavon's ribs.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Donavon.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Donavon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donavon manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Donavon didn't see that one coming.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Donavon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donavon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Donavon slips the punch.
Donavon is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
Donavon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donavon forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Donavon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson pushes Donavon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries a body shot but Donavon blocks it.
Donavon gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Donavon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson gets through Donavon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Donavon leaning against his opponent.
Donavon scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donavon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon lands a shoulder strike.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A short right from Donavon on the inside.
Donavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donavon lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donavon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Donavon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donavon.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Donavon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donavon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Donavon.
Donavon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Donavon.
Donavon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Donavon controls the action.
Donavon pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donavon.
Donavon struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donavon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Donavon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Donavon.
Donavon throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Donavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Donavon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Donavon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Donavon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Donavon takes the fight into the clinch.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Donavon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donavon lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Donavon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donavon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Donavon tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Donavon back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Donavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Donavon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donavon.
Donavon tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Donavon's legs.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Donavon takes the fight into the clinch.
Donavon can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Good body shot from Donavon.
Johnson tries a body shot but Donavon blocks it.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavon.
A short right from Donavon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Donavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Donavon.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donavon's elbow.
Donavon blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donavon throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donavon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donavon avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Donavon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Donavon circles away.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Donavon.
Donavon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Donavon controls his hands.
Donavon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chris Donavon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Donavon pushes him off.
Donavon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Donavon finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Chris Donavon's cut is getting worse.
Donavon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donavon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donavon checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donavon throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Donavon.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Donavon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donavon cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Donavon tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Donavon avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Donavon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
Donavon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donavon tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Donavon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donavon looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donavon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Donavon misses with a looping left.
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 Chris Donavon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donavon, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Donavon!
Chris Donavon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hartwell White (ranked 264 p4p, 38 weight class) and Ubungu Mumba (ranked 834 p4p, 123 weight class). Hartwell White comes to the cage accompanied by TV On The Radio - DLZ. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Hartwell White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ubungu Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell White misses with a leg kick
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White sets himself, and Mumba steps forward looking for the clinch! Hartwell White avoids it this time.
Mumba has closed the distance and engaged Hartwell White in a clinch.
Hartwell White leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hartwell White misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartwell White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartwell White stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mumba.
Mumba prevents a body shot from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White stalling against the cage.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mumba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hartwell White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hartwell White misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartwell White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mumba backwards.
Mumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hartwell White.
Mumba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartwell White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hartwell White fails to land.
Hartwell White misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hartwell White fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartwell White throws a head punch that misses.
Mumba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Mumba.
Hartwell White struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumba controls his hands.
Hartwell White has a couple of punches blocked by Mumba.
A head punch on the inside from Hartwell White fails to land.
Mumba blocks a body shot from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White can't find room to land a body shot as Mumba controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hartwell White fails to land.
Mumba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mumba takes a shot to the head.
Hartwell White tries a body shot but Mumba blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White lands with a right to the head.
Hartwell White misses with a punch to the body.
Mumba throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White is stalling here.
Mumba blocking some punches.
Mumba swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartwell White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumba lands a body shot.
Hartwell White lands a right hand.
Hartwell White has a couple of punches blocked by Mumba.
Mumba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartwell White throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumba.
Hartwell White looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartwell White misses with some punches.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumba blocks a body shot from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartwell White misses with some punches.
Mumba scores with a shot to the side of Hartwell White's head.
Hartwell White lands a body punch.
Mumba lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Hartwell White is looking to control Mumba's arms but Mumba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hartwell White has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hartwell White has a couple of punches blocked by Mumba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hartwell White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mumba moves into the clinch.
Hartwell White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mumba can do to turn this around?
Hartwell White working aggressively here.
Hartwell White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hartwell White fails to land.
Mumba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hartwell White has a couple of punches blocked by Mumba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
Mumba lands an uppercut.
Hartwell White tries to throw a body punch but Mumba avoids it by throwing Hartwell White back against the cage.
Hartwell White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hartwell White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hartwell White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartwell White can't find room to land a body shot as Mumba controls the action.
Mumba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumba lands with a light punch inside.
Mumba blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White misses with some punches.
A short left from Mumba.
Hartwell White blocks an uppercut.
Mumba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumba struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartwell White controls his hands.
Mumba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hartwell White fails to land.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumba misses with the head strike.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartwell White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mumba blocks a body shot from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White working aggressively here.
Mumba blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartwell White misses with a punch on the inside.
Mumba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hartwell White wants to stall.
Hartwell White will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mumba up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba prevents a body shot from Hartwell White.
Mumba blocking some punches.
Mumba prevents a body shot from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Mumba fails to land.
Mumba misses with a body punch.
Hartwell White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartwell White misses with the head strike.
Mumba can't find room to land a body shot as Hartwell White controls the action.
Hartwell White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartwell White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba lands a body punch.
Mumba scores with a shot to the side of Hartwell White's head.
Hartwell White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mumba.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartwell White misses with a punch to the body.
Mumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walter Hartwell White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hartwell White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mumba lands an uppercut.
Hartwell White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumba's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mumba.
Hartwell White misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hartwell White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartwell White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mumba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Walter Hartwell White will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mumba misses with a looping left.
Walter Hartwell White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartwell White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mumba checks the leg kick.
Hartwell White lands with a hook. Mumba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hartwell White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartwell White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell White.
Mumba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hartwell White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White lands a head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mumba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hartwell White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartwell White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mumba ducks under a wild hook from Hartwell White.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hartwell White, as that shot connected.
Mumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mumba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mumba clinches up with Hartwell White and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mumba.
Hartwell White working aggressively here.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba throws a head punch that misses.
Mumba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hartwell White working aggressively here.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mumba in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hartwell White lands with a left to the head.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hartwell White or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumba pushes Hartwell White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mumba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hartwell White backwards.
Hartwell White throws a head punch that misses.
Mumba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hartwell White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hartwell White has a couple of punches blocked by Mumba.
Hartwell White misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Hartwell White fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba blocks a body shot from Hartwell White.
Mumba takes a shot to the head.
Mumba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartwell White tries a body shot but Mumba blocks it.
Hartwell White misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hartwell White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartwell White misses with the head strike.
Hartwell White misses with a body punch.
Hartwell White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumba's elbow.
Hartwell White misses with the head strike.
Hartwell White misses with a body punch.
Mumba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White lands with a left to the head.
Hartwell White misses with a punch to the body.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartwell White misses with a punch on the inside.
Mumba blocks an uppercut.
Mumba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartwell White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
Hartwell White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mumba backwards.
Mumba is rocked!
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!
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mumba is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartwell White finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mumba.
Hartwell White throws a head punch that misses.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mumba seems to have recovered his senses.
Hartwell White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hartwell White clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hartwell White blocks a jab.
Mumba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hartwell White counters with a low kick, right behind Mumba 's knee.
Mumba throws a shot to the body.
Mumba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
and Hartwell White counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mumba! He's just covering up as Hartwell White starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Hartwell White!
Walter Hartwell White retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Walter Hartwell White, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angelo San Diego (ranked 112 p4p, 5 weight class) and Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 677 p4p, 33 weight class). Nagasaki has chosen Execute Plan: Killer Rabbit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo San Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki misses with a wild body shot.
San Diego's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagasaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! San Diego scrambles back to his feet.
Nagasaki throws the left hand but San Diego avoids the punch easily.
San Diego throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but San Diego is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagasaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Nagasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nagasaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Diego keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.
Nagasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as San Diego works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nagasaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki cracks San Diego with a solid left hand.
The fighters are working up against the cage. San Diego manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
San Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagasaki wants the takedown. San Diego is fighting it off but Nagasaki persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in San Diego's guard against the cage.
Nagasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as San Diego works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nagasaki passes San Diego's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nagasaki throwing shots but San Diego is blocking nicely.
Nagasaki throwing shots but San Diego is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
San Diego manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nagasaki keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nagasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
San Diego lands a right hand.
Nagasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as San Diego controls his hands.
San Diego prevents a body shot from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a punch to the body.
San Diego is looking to control Nagasaki's arms but Nagasaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now San Diego has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nagasaki tries to throw a body punch but San Diego avoids it by throwing Nagasaki back against the cage.
Nagasaki tries to work over San Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagasaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nagasaki has a couple of punches blocked by San Diego.
Nagasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from San Diego.
A short right from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. San Diego seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nagasaki can turn it around.
Nagasaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San Diego leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by San Diego.
San Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from San Diego.
Nagasaki misses with the head strike.
San Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Diego feinted with a counter takedown.
San Diego circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by San Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Nagasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San Diego moves away.
San Diego tries to clinch but Nagasaki is having none of it.
Nagasaki lands an overhand right.
San Diego is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
San Diego slips under a jab from Nagasaki.
San Diego is looking to counter punch.
San Diego avoids the body shot from Nagasaki.
San Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Angelo San Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Diego lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
San Diego swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
San Diego tries to clinch up but Nagasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
San Diego scores with a body shot.
San Diego moves out of range as Nagasaki strikes.
San Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nagasaki counters with a right hand to the body.
San Diego lands a nice hook to Nagasaki's body. Nagasaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Angelo San Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
San Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagasaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nagasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Nagasaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice shot lands for San Diego.
Nice defenses there by Nagasaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santosh Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nagasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nagasaki connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagasaki misses the target.
Nagasaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
San Diego clinches.
Santosh Nagasaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
San Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
San Diego misses with a wild body shot.
San Diego scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki misses with an uppercut. San Diego saw that one coming.
Nagasaki misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as San Diego blocks the leg kick.
San Diego tries to move into range but Nagasaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
San Diego misses with a double jab
and Nagasaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki with a nice head shot there.
Nagasaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Santosh Nagasaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
San Diego preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagasaki works over San Diego with some ground and pound from guard.
Nagasaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Nagasaki landing with the ground and pound.
Nagasaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
San Diego pushes Nagasaki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
San Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Nagasaki seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from San Diego. Those never looked like landing.
San Diego moves away from the strike by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki scores with a jab. San Diego acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
San Diego takes a swing at Nagasaki's ribcage but misses.
Nagasaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Diego drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nagasaki sprawls and moves away.
Nagasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
San Diego ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
San Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagasaki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
San Diego works Nagasaki's body with a nice hook.
A big right from San Diego misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
San Diego defending well as Nagasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Nagasaki throws a jab but it's blocked by San Diego.
San Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
San Diego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nagasaki's head backwards.
Nagasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
San Diego lands a jab.
Nagasaki scores with a body shot.
Nagasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Diego.
San Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
San Diego swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nagasaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
San Diego tries to clinch but Nagasaki is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nagasaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
San Diego is rocked!
San Diego walks straight into a right hand from Nagasaki - that's dropped him! Nagasaki jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save San Diego from any more punishment! San Diego complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Santosh Nagasaki!
Santosh Nagasaki is the new bantamweight champion!
Santosh Nagasaki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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