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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maicon Kuster (ranked 3528 p4p, 362 weight class) and Bruno Bock (ranked 4257 p4p, 417 weight class). Bruno Bock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maicon Kuster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Bock!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bock throws a head kick that misses
and Bock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuster counters with a stiff right hand.
Bock defending well as Kuster loads up on a big left hand.
Bock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuster counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bock tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuster.
Bock slips a straight right by Kuster.
Bock raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bock tries to clinch but Kuster moves out of range.
Kuster throws a body punch but Bock moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bock.
A head kick misses from Bock.
Kuster works over Bock's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Bruno Bock has been cut.
Bock misses with a takedown
and Kuster counters with a nice body shot.
Bock misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuster shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bock is staying active underneath Kuster, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuster postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bock to stand up.
Bock instigates a clinch.
Kuster stalling against the cage.
Kuster lands with a short shot to the head.
Bock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuster is keeping busy.
Kuster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bock lands with a right to the head.
Kuster misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Kuster there.
Bock throws a lazy head kick
and Kuster counters with a right hand to the body.
Bock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuster.
Kuster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bock manages to avoid it.
Bock misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Kuster misses.
Kuster cracks Bock with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kuster has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bock to stand back up!
Bock is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuster throws a right and a left that Bock avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Kuster misses its intended target.
Kuster cracks Bock with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bock looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kuster finish him?
Bock is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuster finish him?
That has opened up Bruno Bock's cut even more.
Bock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bock seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bock misses with the body kick
and Kuster counters with a nice right hand that sends Bock toppling to the canvas! Bock scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kuster finish him?!
Bock tries for a takedown but Kuster circles away easily
and Kuster counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maicon Kuster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Kowalski (ranked 2472 p4p, 257 weight class) and Sladjy Musaev (ranked 2531 p4p, 261 weight class). Sladjy Musaev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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248 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sladjy Musaev!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musaev misses with a looping left.
Kowalski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kowalski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice defenses there by Kowalski.
Kowalski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Musaev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowalski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Musaev misses with a body shot
and Kowalski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kowalski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Musaev checks it well.
Musaev throws a poor cross that misses
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musaev. Kowalski does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Musaev.
Musaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kowalski counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musaev misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musaev throws a right hand that misses
and Kowalski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Musaev checks the leg kick nicely there.
A countering left hand to the body from Musaev misses.
Musaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kowalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Musaev just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kowalski misses the target.
Musaev throws a leg kick but Kowalski moved away.
Kowalski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kowalski works Musaev's body with a nice hook.
Musaev throws a sloppy body shot
and Kowalski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musaev. Kowalski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Musaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musaev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sladjy Musaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kowalski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kowalski slips under a jab from Musaev.
Kowalski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kowalski works Musaev's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musaev swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kowalski misses with a hook. Musaev ducked under it nicely.
Musaev misses with a body shot.
Musaev throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalski counters with a right hand to the body.
Musaev misses with a hook
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.
Musaev misses with a body shot
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Musaev darts in looking for a takedown but Kowalski gets double underhooks and turns Musaev into the cage.
Kowalski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musaev jabs Kowalski right on the nose. Kowalski blinks but takes it well.
Kowalski looks to land a combination. Musaev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kowalski throws a push kick but Musaev slaps the foot to one side.
Musaev scores with a nice head shot.
Kowalski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kowalski, as that shot connected.
Kowalski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Kowalski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Musaev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Musaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Musaev works Kowalski's body with a nice hook.
Musaev checks a leg kick nicely.
Musaev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musaev lands a jab.
Musaev misses with a double jab.
It looked like Kowalski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Musaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Musaev misses with a left hand
and Kowalski counters with a nice uppercut.
Kowalski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kowalski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Musaev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kowalski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kowalski moves out of range as Musaev strikes.
Musaev misses with a shot to the body
and Musaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kowalski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Musaev misses with a hook
and Kowalski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kowalski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 Frank Kowalski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Musaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Musaev avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Musaev misses the target.
Kowalski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Musaev throws a big shot that misses.
Kowalski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kowalski ducks under a wild hook from Musaev.
Musaev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Musaev throws a hook but Kowalski avoids it easily.
Kowalski gets tackled into the cage by Musaev. Musaev maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski misses with a body punch.
Kowalski blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski prevents a body shot from Musaev.
Musaev has Kowalski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kowalski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Musaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kowalski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.
Musaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Musaev moves forwards but Kowalski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Musaev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kowalski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Musaev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frank Kowalski is winning the standup battle so far.
Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musaev.
Kowalski moves away from the strike by Musaev.
Musaev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kowalski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Musaev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Musaev throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalski's shoulder, as Kowalski tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musaev checks a leg kick.
Kowalski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Musaev throws out the jab.
Musaev throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kowalski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Musaev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalski is looking to slow Musaev down with leg kicks.
Musaev lands a jab to the head.
Musaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musaev.
Kowalski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musaev looks to throw the jab but Kowalski is out of range.
Musaev takes one to the chin there.
Kowalski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kowalski is looking to counter punch.
Musaev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Musaev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A cross from Kowalski lands.
Musaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kowalski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kowalski scores with a nice right hand.
Musaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Musaev.
Kowalski throws a jab but it's blocked by Musaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski scores with a jab.
Kowalski throws a wild body kick that Musaev sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Musaev! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musaev misses the shot to the body.
Musaev swings for the body but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kowalski throws a body shot but no joy.
Musaev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Musaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kowalski doesn't seem phased though.
Musaev misses with a straight left.
Musaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musaev throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Musaev throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sladjy Musaev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kowalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Musaev moves to clinch but Kowalski breaks away
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Musaev with a poor takedown
and Kowalski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Musaev misses with a left hand
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand.
Kowalski misses with a low kick.
Kowalski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Musaev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Musaev misses with a lunging right hand
and Kowalski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Musaev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musaev.
Kowalski misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musaev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kowalski's head.
Kowalski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musaev throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Musaev with a nice cross.
Musaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a jab to Musaev's midsection.
Kowalski tries a low kick but Musaev avoids it.
Musaev misses with a left hand
and Kowalski counters with a nice body shot.
Musaev tries to land a front kick but Kowalski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kowalski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Musaev throws a looping overhand right but Kowalski ducks down to avoid it.
Musaev throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalski counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Musaev misses.
Kowalski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Musaev.
Musaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalski manages to avoid it.
Kowalski catches Musaev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Musaev lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Musaev.
Musaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalski.
Musaev takes one on the button.
Musaev closes the distance but Kowalski moves to the side
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musaev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kowalski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kowalski tried to counter with a leg kick but Musaev avoided it.
Musaev throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kowalski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kowalski staying out of range there.
Kowalski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Musaev avoids it.
Musaev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Musaev slips a straight right by Kowalski.
Musaev misses the jab.
Kowalski lands a front kick.
Musaev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kowalski slips a straight right by Musaev.
Kowalski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kowalski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kowalski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kowalski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Musaev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musaev.
Musaev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski connects with a crisp jab.
Musaev is rocked!
Musaev misses with a hook
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kowalski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Musaev momentarily.
Musaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalski finish him?
Kowalski is stalking Musaev. Musaev circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Kowalski, and it's lights out! Musaev really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Kowalski!
A relieved looking Frank Kowalski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Deadly (ranked 1023 p4p, 112 weight class) and Handsome Hagen (ranked 2495 p4p, 259 weight class). Deadly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bayou. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Deadly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Handsome Hagen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Deadly!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hagen working away.
Hagen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Deadly to see if he's OK.
Hagen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hagen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Deadly, who protects the arm well.
Hagen working the ground and pound from side control.
Deadly is not content to let Hagen control the position.
Hagen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Deadly sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deadly is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hagen connects with a decent elbow.
Hagen scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hagen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Deadly has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hagen scores with punches from side control.
Hagen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hagen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Deadly parries the strikes from Hagen easily there. Hagen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Deadly to escape.
Hagen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here as Hagen stalls from top position.
Hagen tries to score with some ground and pound. Deadly controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hagen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Deadly is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen wants to control but Deadly is keeping him busy.
Deadly is looking for a sweep.
Hagen tries to score with some ground and pound. Deadly controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hagen working the head and body with strikes.
Hagen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hagen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hagen grinds an elbow into Deadly's temple.
Hagen cracks Deadly with a big elbow.
Hagen is trying to get an arm triangle but Deadly is defending well.
Deadly is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hagen.
Hagen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hagen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Hagen.
Hagen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Deadly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen working the body and head with strikes.
Hagen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hagen tries to score with some ground and pound. Deadly controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hagen cracks Deadly with a big elbow.
Hagen working the head and body with strikes.
Hagen working the ground and pound but Deadly is defending the strikes.
Hagen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Deadly is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hagen connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hagen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Deadly is trying to get back to half guard.
Hagen has hold of Deadly's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Deadly seems comfortable defending it but Hagen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Deadly is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Deadly is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hagen couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Handsome Hagen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CM Yaj (ranked 1658 p4p, 198 weight class) and Jimmy Carla (ranked 1710 p4p, 205 weight class). CM Yaj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, CM Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Carla!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj catches Carla with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj moves out of range of the strikes.
Carla lands a slapping body shot.
Carla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carla throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Yaj misses
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carla throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
As Carla tries to get set, Yaj tries to push him back and clinch up but Carla manages to avoid the attempt.
Carla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Carla.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carla throws a hook but Yaj avoids it easily.
Yaj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carla.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Carla moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Carla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carla connects with a right hand. Yaj shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carla works the jab nicely.
CM Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carla throws out the jab.
Carla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Yaj misses with a jab to the body
letting Carla counter with a right hand.
Yaj slips under a jab.
No joy there for Yaj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carla wants to counter the offense by Yaj and move into the clinch position.
Yaj closes the distance and clinches.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Carla misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Carla.
Carla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
A short right from Yaj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carla misses with a body punch.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Carla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj is working Carla over against the cage.
Carla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yaj tries a body shot but Carla blocks it.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carla's elbow.
Carla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Carla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Carla misses with some punches.
Carla throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Carla blocks a body shot from Yaj.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Carla.
Yaj gets through Carla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yaj stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Carla.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carla misses with the head strike.
Carla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carla blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carla.
Carla working aggressively here.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carla.
Carla lands with a right to the head.
Carla tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
Carla lands with a short shot to the head.
Carla working aggressively here.
Carla misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj tries to work over Carla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Carla avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Carla fails to land.
Carla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carla blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Carla throws a head punch that misses.
Carla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Yaj.
Carla misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaj.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carla misses with a punch on the inside.
Carla blocking some punches.
Carla misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Carla dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carla misses the jab.
A jab from Carla does it's job there.
Yaj darts in and clinches Carla up against the cage.
Jimmy Carla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carla misses with a body punch.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Carla.
Carla throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
Carla blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carla tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Carla stalling in the clinch but Yaj improves position.
Yaj lands a body punch.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Carla.
Carla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Carla lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
Carla throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Carla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carla.
Carla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Carla.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Carla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj is leaning against Carla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj is leaning against Carla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carla takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj digs a right hand underneath Carla's ribcage. Carla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yaj throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Carla avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Yaj.
Carla misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Carla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carla blocking some punches.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Yaj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carla backwards.
Carla blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Carla controls his hands.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Carla.
A short left from Carla.
Carla is leaning against Yaj and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carla tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Carla back against the cage.
Carla has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Carla tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Carla back against the cage.
Carla throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Carla lands with a light punch inside.
Yaj lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Yaj.
Carla struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carla backwards.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Carla working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Carla tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Carla back against the cage.
Yaj tries a body shot but Carla blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carlas head.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Carla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Carla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
Carla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Carla blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Carla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Carla.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carlas head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CM Yaj dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yaj misses with a hook.
Jimmy Carla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carla throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Carla.
Carla jabs at Yaj's body.
Yaj moves to clinch but Carla breaks away
and Carla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yaj wants to clinch
and Carla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carla has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Carla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yaj doesn't seem bothered though.
Yaj looks to land a right hand but Carla moved out of range.
Carla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carla blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carla moves away.
Yaj connects with a crisp jab.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carla misses the shot to the body.
Carla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yaj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carla throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Yaj misses.
Carla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yaj misses with a hook
and Carla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Carla.
Carla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carla throws a looping overhand right but Yaj ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Carla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Carla misses with a looping right.
Yaj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a double jab.
Carla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carla gets tackled into the cage by Yaj. Yaj maintains the clinch.
Carla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carla misses with a body punch.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carla's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Carla controls his hands.
Yaj slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Carla.
Carla tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Carla controls the action.
Carla lands with a right to the head.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carla throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
Carla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Carla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Carla has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Carla struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj lands a body punch.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carla blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Carla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carla swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj digs a right hand into Carla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carla's gas tank.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carla's elbow.
Carla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Carla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carla digs a right hand underneath Yaj's ribcage. Yaj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carla misses with a punch on the inside.
Carla lands a shoulder strike.
Carla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carla working aggressively here.
Yaj cracks Carla with a nice body shot.
Carla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carla misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Yaj as the two fighters clinch.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Carla.
I think Carla 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... CM Yaj!
A relieved looking CM Yaj thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jess Riddick (ranked 1763 p4p, 265 weight class) and Bon Dones (ranked 4066 p4p, 531 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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222 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jess Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bon Dones!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dones tries to clinch but Riddick moves away
and Riddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooh!!! Riddick has knocked Dones down with a huge combo! Riddick steps away and waves a wobbly Dones back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dones is rocked!
It looks like Bon Dones has been cut.
Riddick sizes up Dones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dones is still on wobbly legs! Can Riddick finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dones leaves his chin hanging out and Riddick seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dones crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jess Riddick!
Jess Riddick seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jak KoBik (ranked 4380 p4p, 553 weight class) and Kong Dunnachai (ranked 1803 p4p, 271 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jak KoBik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kong Dunnachai!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunnachai lands the left hand.
A nice combination there by KoBik.
Dunnachai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dunnachai moves out of range as KoBik strikes.
Dunnachai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. KoBik doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunnachai swings for the body but KoBik moves out of range.
Dunnachai digs a good hook to KoBik's body.
Dunnachai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dunnachai misses the shot to the body.
Dunnachai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunnachai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jak KoBik has been cut.
Dunnachai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but KoBik manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Dunnachai - just one landing.
KoBik is rocked!
KoBik wants to clinch but Dunnachai slips to the side
and Dunnachai counters with a crisp right that sends KoBik to the canvas! Dunnachai follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kong Dunnachai!
An out of breath Kong Dunnachai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Oneil (ranked 4641 p4p, 441 weight class) and Maverick Stoner (ranked 1887 p4p, 226 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mickey Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maverick Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oneil.
Stoner feints the counter takedown.
Stoner throws a sloppy body shot
and Oneil counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Maverick Stoner has been cut.
Oneil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stoner looks for the body kick but Oneil saw that one coming.
Oneil moves into range and clinches up with Stoner.
Stoner blocks an uppercut.
Stoner jumps guard but Oneil turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stoner is working for takedown but Oneil is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stoner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stoner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mickey Oneil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maverick Stoner.
Oneil stops a takedown attempt from Stoner.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil tries to work over Stoner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoner is trying to pull guard but Oneil has him pressed against the cage.
Oneil lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Oneil.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Oneil as the two fighters clinch.
Stoner tries to pull guard but Oneil holds him up against the cage and eventually Stoner drops back down to his feet.
Stoner drags the fight down to the ground.
Oneil is looking to stand up but Stoner won't let him.
Oneil has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oneil is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoner has a closed guard, preventing Oneil from standing up.
Stoner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oneil doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oneil manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oneil trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stoner's guard.
Stoner is trying to keep Oneil in close.
Oneil would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stoner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stoner staying out of range there.
Oneil misses with a series of wild punches.
Stoner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Oneil defends it well.
Stoner is looking to chop away at Oneil's legs.
Oneil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oneil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mickey Oneil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stoner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stoner gets a takedown into half guard.
Stoner wants to take a breather but Oneil is having none of it.
Oneil pushes Stoner off looking to stand but Stoner dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil 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.
Oneil is defending against the submission attempts here by Stoner.
Stoner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oneil keeps working.
Stoner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oneil knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oneil is kicking away at Stoner from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Stoner grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Oneil trying to push Stoner off... Oneil taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Maverick Stoner!
Maverick Stoner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yod Kingstar (ranked 3739 p4p, 315 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 3803 p4p, 317 weight class). 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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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yod Kingstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingstar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kingstar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bruce slips under a jab from Kingstar.
Kingstar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kingstar moves into the clinch.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Bruce in his tracks for a moment.
Kingstar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingstar pushes off an throws an elbow but Bruce leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kingstar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Kingstar.
Kingstar can't find room to land a body shot as Bruce controls the action.
Kingstar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingstar.
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!
Kingstar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bruce up against the cage.
Kingstar blocks an uppercut.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Kingstar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
Kingstar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside that Bruce shrugs off.
It looks like Robert Bruce has been cut.
Kingstar lands a left hand.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Bruce in his tracks for a moment.
Kingstar controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruce tries to circle away but Kingstar has him pinned against the cage.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Kingstar won't allow it.
Kingstar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kingstar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kingstar lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Kingstar leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bruce is trying to break free.
Bruce takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruce can't find room to land a body shot as Kingstar controls the action.
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!
Bruce takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar is struggling to control the position.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kingstar.
Kingstar digs a right hand underneath Bruce's ribcage. Bruce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruce tries to break the clinch but Kingstar is controlling the position.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Bruce in his tracks for a moment.
Kingstar scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside that Bruce shrugs off.
Kingstar tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce takes an elbow to the temple.
Kingstar lands with a short shot to the head.
Kingstar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kingstar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kingstar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingstar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kingstar is stalling here.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Kingstar.
Bruce looks winded!
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Kingstar.
Bruce takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow.
Bruce tries a body shot but Kingstar blocks it.
Kingstar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kingstar taking a breather.
Kingstar lands a body punch.
Kingstar lands a shot to the body.
Bruce takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingstar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingstar.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands a body shot.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bruce wants to break free but Kingstar has control.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Bruce in his tracks for a moment.
Kingstar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kingstar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kingstar gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kingstar tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside.
Bruce takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bruce takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingstar.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yod Kingstar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Bruce's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kingstar throws a leg kick which misses Bruce's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruce tries to avoid it.
Kingstar lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kingstar.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kingstar gets a clinch.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Bruce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yod Kingstar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingstar.
Stalling in the clinch from Kingstar.
Kingstar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bruce takes an elbow to the temple.
Kingstar leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingstar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kingstar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kingstar slows down the pace here.
Kingstar slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yod Kingstar.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Kingstar.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingstar.
Bruce takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Kingstar.
Bruce is trying to break free.
Kingstar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kingstar lands with a left to the head.
Bruce takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce is trying to break free.
Kingstar gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Bruce in his tracks for a moment.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingstar lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce is rocked!
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Kingstar is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Kingstar keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
Kingstar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kingstar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kingstar tries a knee to the head but Bruce blocks it.
Kingstar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Kingstar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Kingstar has him pressed against the cage.
Kingstar is working Bruce over against the cage.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow.
Bruce tries to break the clinch but Kingstar is controlling the position.
Bruce takes an elbow to the temple.
Kingstar lands an elbow just above Bruce 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingstar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
Bruce tries to break the clinch but Kingstar is controlling the position.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside that Bruce shrugs off.
Kingstar lands a nice uppercut.
Bruce being controlled against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kingstar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kingstar stalling in the clinch.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Kingstar prevents Bruce from breaking the clinch.
Kingstar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Kingstar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kingstar.
Kingstar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kingstar presses Bruce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingstar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce takes an elbow to the temple.
Kingstar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingstar finish him?
Kingstar lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside that Bruce shrugs off.
Kingstar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Kingstar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside.
Kingstar scores with a hook to the body.
Kingstar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingstar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yod Kingstar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Bruce's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kingstar lunges at Bruce with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruce's hand.
Bruce seems to have recovered his senses.
Kingstar connects with a solid leg kick.
Kingstar drives through and clinches with Bruce against the cage.
Kingstar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Kingstar lands a left hand.
Kingstar presses Bruce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kingstar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingstar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bruce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kingstar lands a body punch.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingstar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kingstar digs a right hand into Bruce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruce's gas tank.
Kingstar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kingstar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingstar.
Bruce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hand to the body from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Kingstar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruce takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kingstar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kingstar lands a right hand.
Kingstar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
Kingstar stalling.
Kingstar lands a body shot.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingstar.
Kingstar digs a right hand underneath Bruce's ribcage. Bruce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kingstar controlling the action here for a moment.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Bruce in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingstar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow.
Kingstar lands with a short shot to the head.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Bruce is pressed against the cage. Kingstar pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Bruce! Two more big strikes from Kingstar and Bruce crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yod Kingstar!
A very excited looking Yod Kingstar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Black (ranked 2655 p4p, 241 weight class) and Hiroshi Kawanabe (ranked 2671 p4p, 243 weight class). Hiroshi Kawanabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hiroshi Kawanabe!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawanabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawanabe slips under a jab.
Black lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Kawanabe lands with a good body shot.
Kawanabe ducks under a wild hook from Black.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Kawanabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawanabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kawanabe throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black prevents a body shot from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawanabe misses with a body punch.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Kawanabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Kawanabe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe misses with the head strike.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black is looking to control Kawanabe's arms but Kawanabe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the cage.
Kawanabe lands a shoulder strike.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black looking to stall.
Kawanabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawanabe blocking some punches.
Kawanabe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Black seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kawanabe can turn it around.
Kawanabe blocking some punches.
Kawanabe lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe - that landed with a thud.
Kawanabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawanabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black can't break the clinch.
Kawanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawanabe.
Kawanabe tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Kawanabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawanabe tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Kawanabe.
A shot in the inside from Kawanabe.
A head punch on the inside from Kawanabe fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawanabe.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawanabe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawanabe blocks an uppercut.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with some punches.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawanabe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Kawanabe lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawanabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawanabe gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kawanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawanabe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawanabe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kawanabe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black is rocked!
Kawanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawanabe misses with a punch to the body.
Kawanabe is pushing Black up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kawanabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Black working aggressively here.
Black misses with some punches.
Kawanabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black prevents a body shot from Kawanabe.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Kawanabe avoiding damage.
Kawanabe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Kawanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawanabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe lands a left hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawanabe.
Black working aggressively here.
Kawanabe misses with a body punch.
Kawanabe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe - that landed with a thud.
Kawanabe is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawanabe backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Kawanabe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kawanabe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black looks to throw the jab but Kawanabe is out of range.
Black clinches up against the cage.
Kawanabe throws a head punch that misses.
Kawanabe blocks an uppercut.
Kawanabe blocks an uppercut.
Black pushes Kawanabe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawanabe blocking some punches.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawanabe.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiroshi Kawanabe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawanabe tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Kawanabe back against the cage.
Kawanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawanabe has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Kawanabe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Black up against the cage.
A short right from Kawanabe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Kawanabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawanabe can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe - that landed with a thud.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Kawanabe can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Kawanabe throws a head punch that misses.
Kawanabe misses with a punch to the body.
Kawanabe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Kawanabe lands with a left to the head.
Kawanabe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kawanabe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawanabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawanabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kawanabe 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.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawanabe misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kawanabe.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black working aggressively here.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kawanabe working aggressively here.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black misses with the head strike.
Kawanabe blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Kawanabe pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawanabe working aggressively here.
Kawanabe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Kawanabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black blocking some punches.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawanabe.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawanabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Kawanabe scores with a hook to the body.
Kawanabe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Kawanabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawanabe lands a body shot.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawanabe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawanabe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black tries to break free but Kawanabe pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawanabe.
Nice body punch from Kawanabe.
Kawanabe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawanabe presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kawanabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kawanabe unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Black! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kawanabe is unloading with more strikes now! Black drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroshi Kawanabe!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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