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IFC 66: Murha vs Impaler PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Tennant (ranked 6062 p4p, 182 weight class) and William Chandler (ranked 4093 p4p, 115 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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245 lbs
1 - 2 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, William Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant tries to bum rush Chandler with a series of wild strikes but Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tennant scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tennant cracks Chandler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tennant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tennant works over Chandler's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from Tennant misses its intended target.
Chandler connects with a single shot there.
Chandler's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chandler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chandler throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tennant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chandler thumps Tennant with a low kick.
Tennant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chandler.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chandler.
Tennant throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
Tennant gets tackled into the cage by Chandler. Chandler maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tennant has a couple of punches blocked by Chandler.
Tennant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler scores with a shoulder strike.
Chandler gets through Tennant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Chandler.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Chandler.
Tennant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tennant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tennant throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tennant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chandler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chandler tries to stall but Tennant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chandler breaks the clinch.
Tennant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chandler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tennant. That did some damage!
Tennant misses with an uppercut. Chandler saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tennant cracks Chandler with a good jab.
Chandler rushes Tennant and presses him up against the cage.
Chandler digs a right hand underneath Tennant's ribcage. Tennant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tennant tries a body shot but Chandler blocks it.
Tennant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chandler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chandler lands a shoulder strike.
Tennant lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Chandler as the two fighters clinch.
Chandler has a couple of punches blocked by Tennant.
Chandler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tennant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chandler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chandler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tennants head.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tennant misses with the head strike.
Chandler lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chandler.
Tennant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Chandler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Chandler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tennant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tennant. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chandler lands with a hook. Tennant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tennant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chandler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tennant. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tennant throws a jab when Chandler was well out of range.
Chandler connects with a leg kick. Tennant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Tennant's shoulder, as Tennant tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant throws a right and a left that Chandler avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chandler! But no joy.
A combination from Tennant does no damage.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler throws a leg kick which misses Tennant's front leg but catches the back leg as Tennant tries to avoid it.
Tennant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chandler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tennant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chandler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Chandler. Beautiful body shot.
Tennant misses with a right hand
and Chandler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tennant thinking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chandler - that will leave a mark!
Tennant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Chandler.
It looks like Doctor Tennant has been cut.
Tennant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chandler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chandler, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Chandler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Tennant's cut.
That's time! Tennant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tennant keeps the fight on the outside.
Chandler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chandler staying out of range there.
Chandler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chandler scores with a spinning back kick!
Chandler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chandler connects with a body shot that sends Tennant's belly button to the back.
William Chandler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tennant throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tennant misses its target.
Chandler throws a shot to the body.
Chandler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tennant swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler throws a leg kick which misses Tennant's front leg but catches the back leg as Tennant tries to avoid it.
Chandler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tennant misses with a few strikes there.
Chandler wants to counter with a clinch but Tennant pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tennant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler scores with a jab. Tennant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tennant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tennant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tennant misses with an uppercut.
Chandler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tennant throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Chandler.
Chandler thuds his right hand into Tennant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chandler lands with a straight right. Tennant didn't see that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chandler, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Chandler.
Chandler connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chandler pushes Tennant up against the cage in a clinch.
Chandler lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant struggles to land a body shot inside as Chandler controls his hands.
Tennant takes a shot to the head.
Tennant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tennant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Chandler is stalling here.
Tennant lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tennant.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tennant as Chandler tries to tie him up.
Tennant takes a shot to the head.
Chandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tennant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tennant's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tennant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chandler.
Chandler throws a jab when Tennant was well out of range.
Chandler connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tennant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chandler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tennant. That did some damage!
William Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler misses with a wild body shot.
Chandler fakes the leg kick and cracks Tennant in the body.
Chandler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tennant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chandler lands a body shot.
Chandler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chandler cracks the inside of Tennant's front leg.
Chandler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Tennant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tennant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Tennant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chandler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chandler can pounce on him.
Chandler moves away from the strike by Tennant.
A big left from Tennant misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chandler.
Tennant looks to land a left hand but Chandler moved out of range nicely.
Chandler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chandler.
Tennant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice cross by Chandler.
Chandler is looking to slow Tennant down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tennant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tennant takes a swing at Chandler's ribcage but misses.
Tennant steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chandler. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Chandler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doctor Tennant'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chandler. Tennant shrugs it off though.
Chandler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tennant moves forwards but Chandler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chandler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chandler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chandler connects with a stiff jab that staggers Tennant - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Chandler!
William Chandler managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sirimongkol Niyotrong (ranked 1704 p4p, 205 weight class) and Charlie Darwin (ranked 3137 p4p, 334 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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152 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sirimongkol Niyotrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niyotrong misses with a leg kick
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Darwin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niyotrong, right into the meat.
Darwin misses with an uppercut.
Niyotrong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Darwin misses its intended target.
Niyotrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Darwin checks a low kick from Niyotrong.
Darwin dips to his left and cracks Niyotrong with an uppercut!
Darwin lunges at Niyotrong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Niyotrong's hand.
Niyotrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Niyotrong with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Niyotrong.
Darwin unleashes a big counter combination but Niyotrong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Darwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niyotrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darwin.
Good leg kick by Darwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darwin misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
We've been told by Niyotrong's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws a chopping leg kick but Niyotrong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darwin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darwin misses with a hook.
Niyotrong blocks a jab.
Niyotrong misses with an uppercut
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Darwin misses.
Niyotrong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darwin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Niyotrong tries to bum rush Darwin with a series of wild strikes but Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darwin throws a big shot that misses.
Niyotrong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Niyotrong avoids the head kick by Darwin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niyotrong. That's going to slow Darwin down.
Darwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niyotrong moves away.
Darwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niyotrong.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Darwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niyotrong connects with an inside leg kick.
Darwin checks a low kick from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darwin checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Darwin blocks the leg kick.
Niyotrong throws a low kick but Darwin avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Darwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Niyotrong doesn't seem phased though.
Niyotrong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Darwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niyotrong.
Darwin scores with a one two! Niyotrong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Niyotrong swinging wildly here.
Niyotrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Niyotrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niyotrong cracks Darwin with an open hand slap.
Niyotrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darwin.
Niyotrong wants to slow Darwin down by chopping away at his legs.
Darwin connects with the punch.
Niyotrong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darwin.
Darwin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Niyotrong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darwin to score with a decent uppercut.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong blocks a low kick nicely.
Niyotrong throwing a counter right hand but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin throws a front kick aimed at Niyotrong's knee but Niyotrong avoids it well.
Darwin thuds a left hand into Niyotrong's body.
Darwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Niyotrong misses the target.
Niyotrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darwin.
Darwin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darwin wants to land a leg kick but Niyotrong is out of range.
A jab from Niyotrong misses.
Niyotrong motions for Darwin to come forward. Niyotrong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niyotrong is looking to score with low kicks.
Darwin throws out a counter right but Niyotrong avoids it with no problem.
Niyotrong scores with a one two! Darwin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Niyotrong as he checks the leg kick.
Niyotrong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darwin's hands.
Niyotrong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niyotrong throwing a counter right hand but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin digs a good body shot into Niyotrong's ribs.
Niyotrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong tries to land a front kick but Darwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Darwin misses.
Darwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Darwin looks to land a left hand but Niyotrong moved out of range nicely.
Darwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darwin slips under a jab.
Niyotrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Darwin misses the target.
Niyotrong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Niyotrong tries to work over Darwin's front leg with a kick but Darwin checks it.
Niyotrong is looking to slow Darwin down with leg kicks.
A big left from Niyotrong misses.
Darwin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darwin misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niyotrong.
A slow jab from Niyotrong misses its intended target.
Niyotrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Darwin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Darwin takes a swing at Niyotrong's ribcage but misses.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick but Darwin moved away.
Niyotrong scoring well with a low kick there.
Darwin lands a leg kick that knocks Niyotrong off balance momentarily.
Darwin dips to his left and cracks Niyotrong with an uppercut!
Darwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niyotrong.
Darwin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Niyotrong on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Niyotrong there.
Darwin misses with a hook.
Darwin looks to land a combination but Niyotrong avoids it well.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick but Darwin moved away.
Darwin throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niyotrong scoring well with a low kick there.
Niyotrong avoids the body shot from Darwin.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Darwin slips under a jab from Niyotrong.
It seemed like Darwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niyotrong misses with a hook. Darwin ducked under it nicely.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Niyotrong is out of range.
Niyotrong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Niyotrong throws a solid leg kick but Darwin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niyotrong.
Niyotrong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niyotrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
Darwin checks the leg kick.
Darwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Niyotrong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darwin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Niyotrong moves out of range of the body kick.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong thows a leg kick but Darwin checks it
and Darwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Niyotrong thinking.
Darwin throws a hook but Niyotrong avoids it easily.
Darwin defending well as Niyotrong loads up on a big left hand.
Darwin blocks a leg kick.
Niyotrong looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
Darwin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Niyotrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niyotrong misses with a low kick.
Darwin lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong throws the kick towards the body but Darwin avoids it.
Darwin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Niyotrong's head.
The fighters circling - Niyotrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin needs to keep his hands up - Niyotrong had a free shot at his head there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darwin, right into the meat.
Niyotrong dodges the punch combination from Darwin.
Niyotrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darwin throws out a leg kick but Niyotrong moves out of range and Darwin only half commits.
Darwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darwin lands a nice hook to Niyotrong's body. Niyotrong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Niyotrong.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Niyotrong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niyotrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niyotrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niyotrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Darwin misses.
Darwin tests Niyotrong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Darwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Niyotrong is out of range.
Niyotrong cracks Darwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick but Darwin moved away.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick which misses Darwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Darwin tries to avoid it.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Niyotrong moved out of range.
Niyotrong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darwin blocks a low kick nicely.
Niyotrong blocks a leg kick.
Darwin throws a good cross that connects.
Darwin checks a low kick from Niyotrong.
Charlie Darwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niyotrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niyotrong throws out a loose jab but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Darwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niyotrong is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Niyotrong moved out of range.
Darwin scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niyotrong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Niyotrong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Niyotrong looks to land a left hand but Darwin moved out of range nicely.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niyotrong moves away.
Niyotrong is looking to score with low kicks.
Niyotrong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darwin jabs Niyotrong right on the nose. Niyotrong blinks but takes it well.
Niyotrong slips a straight right by Darwin.
Jab, jab by Niyotrong - just one landing.
Darwin jabs Niyotrong right on the nose. Niyotrong blinks but takes it well.
That kick from Niyotrong tenderised Darwin's leg. Darwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niyotrong checks the leg kick.
Darwin throws a lazy right hand but Niyotrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Darwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Darwin digs a good hook to Niyotrong's body.
Niyotrong slips a jab from Darwin.
Darwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Niyotrong is out of range.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niyotrong wants to land a leg kick but Darwin is out of range.
Darwin takes a swing at Niyotrong's ribcage but misses.
Darwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niyotrong manages to avoid it.
Niyotrong tries to score with a low kick but Darwin moves his leg out of the way.
Niyotrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Niyotrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Darwin blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Darwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niyotrong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Niyotrong. That snapped Darwin's head back.
Darwin misses with a double jab.
Darwin loads up on a big right hand but Niyotrong slips the punch.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick but Darwin checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darwin. That's going to slow Niyotrong down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Niyotrong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Niyotrong takes one on the button.
Darwin wants to slow Niyotrong down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice cross by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Darwin throws a hook to the side of Niyotrong's head but Niyotrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick but Darwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darwin throws a hook to the side of Niyotrong's head but Niyotrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niyotrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin throws a low kick but Niyotrong avoids it.
Niyotrong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Niyotrong throws a solid leg kick but Darwin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niyotrong.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niyotrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darwin.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Niyotrong on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niyotrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niyotrong, right into the meat.
Niyotrong misses with a low kick.
Darwin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niyotrong misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Darwin.
Niyotrong throwing a counter right hand but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Niyotrong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Niyotrong cracks the inside of Darwin's front leg.
Niyotrong misses the jab.
Niyotrong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Niyotrong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darwin.
Niyotrong misses with a hook.
Darwin misses with an uppercut
and Niyotrong counters with a series of strikes. Darwin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong lands a jab to the head.
Darwin digs a good hook to Niyotrong's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin swinging wildly here.
Niyotrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darwin.
Darwin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Niyotrong misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Darwin throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Niyotrong misses its intended target.
Niyotrong misses with an uppercut.
Darwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin scores with the left hand. Niyotrong knows he should have avoided that one.
Niyotrong connects with the punch.
Darwin throws the left hand but Niyotrong avoids the punch easily.
Charlie Darwin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Niyotrong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darwin's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niyotrong's head.
Darwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darwin cracks Niyotrong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darwin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niyotrong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darwin throws out the jab.
Niyotrong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darwin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong thows a leg kick but Darwin checks it
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
Niyotrong takes one to the side of the head.
Darwin lands with a slapping head kick.
Darwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darwin checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niyotrong throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Niyotrong throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick which misses Darwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Darwin tries to avoid it.
Niyotrong lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie Darwin.
Well Darwin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Darwin!
Charlie Darwin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vape Diaz (ranked 874 p4p, 107 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 996 p4p, 121 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Vasquez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Vasquez avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Vasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Vasquez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Vasquez has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vasquez - that landed with a thud.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez lands a body shot.
Vasquez lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Vasquez is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vasquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Vasquez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasquez tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz is trying to push Vasquez away but Vasquez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vasquez fails to land.
Vasquez misses with a body punch.
Vasquez cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Vasquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vasquez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Vasquez back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Vasquez keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with some punches.
Vasquez lands a body punch.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Vasquez.
Good body shot from Vasquez.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vasquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Vasquez scores with a hook to the body.
Vasquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Vasquez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vasquez lands a right hand.
Vasquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vasquez lands a shot to the body.
Vasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Vasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasquez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Vasquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasquez lands a body shot.
Vasquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz wants to break free but Vasquez has control.
A right hand to the body from Vasquez.
Still in the clinch, Vasquez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vasquez lands with a light punch inside.
Vasquez lands with a light punch inside.
Vasquez lands a shoulder strike.
Vasquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vasquez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is rocked!
Vasquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vasquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vasquez.
A left hand lands to the body for Vasquez.
Vasquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vasquez misses with a body punch.
Vasquez lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Vasquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Vasquez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Vasquez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Vasquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez 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.
Vasquez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vasquez moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
A little jabbing left from Vasquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Vasquez counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasquez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Vasquez connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasquez.
and Vasquez counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Diaz! He's just covering up as Vasquez starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nando Vasquez!
After winning the bout, Nando Vasquez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 1572 p4p, 192 weight class) and Takumi Sagaki (ranked 922 p4p, 114 weight class). Sagaki has chosen Crazy Nights - Loudness as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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147 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good kicks
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Sagaki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagaki throws a lazy uppercut
letting Amana counter with a right hand.
Sagaki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sagaki showed some decent athleticism there.
Sagaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Amana is looking to improve his position.
Amana's coaches at Navy Street MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Sagaki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sagaki throwing shots but Amana is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki tries to pass to full mount but Amana defends it.
Sagaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Amana's head.
Sagaki trying to control from half guard but Amana is working away.
Sagaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sagaki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Sagaki there.
Sagaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sagaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sagaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sagaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sagaki controlling the pace.
Amana is looking to improve his position.
Amana is not content to let Sagaki control the position.
Sagaki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sagaki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control but Amana is having none of it.
Sagaki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Amana is surviving well by controlling Sagaki's body position as best he can.
Sagaki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sagaki throws some wild stikes that Amana manages to avoid easily.
Sagaki landing shots from mount.
Sagaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amana is looking to escape.
Sagaki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Amana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sagaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Amana hang on?
Sagaki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Amana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sagaki lands a big shot there that rocks Amana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Amana is squirming around, avoiding Sagaki's attempts to control the action.
Sagaki lands a big shot there that rocks Amana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Sagaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sagaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amana.
Sagaki misses with a straight left.
Amana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amana lands a nice hook to Sagaki's body. Sagaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sagaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amana. That did some damage!
Sagaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sagaki looks to land a right hand but Amana moved out of range.
Sagaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sagaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Amana misses the target.
Sagaki wants to clinch.
Takumi Sagaki 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.
Sagaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
My spies in Nuclear Physiques inform me that Sagaki has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagaki cracks Amana with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Amana is not content to let Sagaki control the position.
Sagaki scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amana is looking for a sweep.
Sagaki working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Sagaki.
Sagaki working the ground and pound.
Sagaki throwing strikes but Amana manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki can't do much from the bottom here.
Takumi Sagaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sagaki is looking for a sweep.
Amana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sagaki on the ground.
Sagaki struggling a bit here.
Sagaki is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana working away.
Sagaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Sagaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Amana decides to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sagaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Amana, which made it look bad.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Amana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Amana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sagaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sagaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Amana looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Amana looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Amana!
Sagaki regains half guard.
Sagaki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sagaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Takumi Sagaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Amana lands a right hook to the body.
Amana moves out of range of the body kick from Sagaki.
An attempted straight right counter from Amana misses the target.
Sagaki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Amana to the mat! Amana manages to get full guard.
Amana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sagaki.
Sagaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Amana's head.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Amana keeps moving.
Amana has his hands on Sagaki's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Amana blocks nicely.
Sagaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Sagaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sagaki landing with the ground and pound.
Sagaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Amana blocks nicely.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Amana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lalama Amana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control but Amana is working from the bottom.
Sagaki with a nice head shot there.
Sagaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Amana defending against the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sagaki grinds an elbow into Amana's temple.
Sagaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Amana is defending well.
Sagaki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Amana to see if he's OK.
Sagaki is working Amana over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sagaki.
Sagaki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sagaki cracks Amana with a big elbow.
Sagaki just content to control the position.
Sagaki has hold of Amana's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Amana seems comfortable defending it but Sagaki has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Amana is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Amana is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sagaki couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takumi Sagaki!
A relieved looking Takumi Sagaki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Van Rooy (ranked 1065 p4p, 37 weight class) and Naoise Durnin (ranked 1170 p4p, 57 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Naoise Durnin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durnin misses with a wild body shot.
As Durnin tries to get set, Van Rooy tries to push him back and clinch up but Durnin manages to avoid the attempt.
Van Rooy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durnin.
Van Rooy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durnin scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Durnin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy tries to counter by clinching up but Durnin breaks away and moves out of range.
We've been told by Van Rooy's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Durnin misses.
Durnin blocks a jab.
Durnin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Rooy at a distance.
Durnin throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Van Rooy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Durnin's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Durnin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Durnin tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Durnin blocking some punches.
Durnin gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durnin's elbow.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Durnin controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Rooy up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durnin.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durnin backwards.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Durnin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Durnin blocks it.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Durnin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Durnin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durnin backwards.
Durnin blocks an uppercut.
Durnin blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durnin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Durnin tries to circle away but Van Rooy has him pinned against the cage.
Durnin lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Durnin avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durnin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to work over Durnin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durnin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy is leaning against Durnin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Durnin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Durnin blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Durnin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Durnin blocks it.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durnin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Durnin.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Durnin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Durnin controls his hands.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Durnin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
That's time! Van Rooy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durnin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durnin throws a shot from downtown. Van Rooy moves away and avoids it.
Van Rooy doesn't manage to clinch there - Durnin circles away.
Durnin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Rooy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durnin.
Van Rooy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Durnin manages to circle out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durnin.
Durnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rooy throws a lazy right hand but Durnin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rooy throws a body punch but Durnin moves out of range.
Van Rooy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durnin was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Rooy.
Durnin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is looking to counter the offense by Durnin and move into the clinch.
Durnin takes a swing at Van Rooy's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Durnin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy looks to score with a jab to the body but Durnin is just out of range.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Durnin.
Van Rooy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durnin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durnin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnin tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durnin cracks Van Rooy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Durnin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durnin throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Van Rooy finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Durnin. Beautiful body shot.
Naoise Durnin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durnin throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durnin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durnin looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Durnin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Rooy 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.
Durnin scores with a nice head shot.
Van Rooy is looking to wear down Durnin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Durnin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durnin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Durnin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durnin connects with a body shot that sends Van Rooy's belly button to the back.
Durnin 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.
Van Rooy slips a jab from Durnin.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Durnin.
Van Rooy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durnin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Durnin throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rooy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durnin, pushing him back against the cage.
Durnin working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Durnin scores with a shoulder strike.
Durnin prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Durnin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Durnin.
Durnin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy throws a series of punches but Durnin avoids them all with ease.
Durnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durnin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Durnin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durnin lands with a straight right. Van Rooy didn't see that one coming.
Durnin scores with a punch to the head.
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durnin.
Durnin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Rooy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durnin lands a jab to the head.
Durnin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durnin scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durnin punishes Van Rooy's body with a nice straight punch.
Durnin misses with a body shot
and Van Rooy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durnin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy is working Durnin over against the cage.
Durnin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durnin takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Van Rooy misses.
Nice body punch from Durnin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durnin. Van Rooy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body. Durnin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Rooy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoise Durnin 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!
Van Rooy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Durnin.
Durnin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Durnin.
Durnin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durnin punishes Van Rooy's body with a nice straight punch.
Durnin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Durnin works Van Rooy's body with a nice hook.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Durnin slips a jab from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy walks into a straight right hand from Durnin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durnin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy tries to counter by clinching up but Durnin breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Durnin's ribcage but misses.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Rooy connects with a crisp jab.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Rooy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durnin finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Rooy's head.
Van Rooy misses with a hook. Durnin ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up.
Durnin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durnin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Rooy on the side of the head.
Jab from Durnin.
Van Rooy drops his hands momentarily and Durnin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Rooy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durnin misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Van Rooy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Rooy.
Durnin slips under a jab.
Van Rooy looks to land a left hand but Durnin moved out of range nicely.
Durnin swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Rooy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durnin connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durnin connects with a crisp jab.
Durnin looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Rooy is just out of range.
Van Rooy scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Durnin misses with a hook.
Van Rooy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durnin throws out the jab.
Van Rooy tries to move into range but Durnin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Van Rooy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durnin manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body. Durnin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durnin staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Durnin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durnin swings for the body but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Van Rooy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Durnin manages to circle out of the way.
A jab lands there for Durnin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin lands with a good body shot.
Van Rooy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durnin lands with a cross.
Durnin connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Rooy scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
Durnin digs a good body shot into Van Rooy's ribs.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch but Durnin is avoiding it.
Durnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Durnin.
Durnin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Durnin.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durnin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durnin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durnin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durnin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durnin throws a body shot but no joy.
Durnin lands with a straight right. Van Rooy didn't see that one coming.
Van Rooy scores with a jab. Durnin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durnin moves away.
Durnin keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Rooy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durnin.
Van Rooy lands an overhand right.
Durnin misses the jab.
Van Rooy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durnin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durnin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durnin avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Durnin momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoise Durnin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durnin 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoise Durnin!
Naoise Durnin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ribociclib Kisqali (ranked 1387 p4p, 215 weight class) and Alexander Porto (ranked 1789 p4p, 270 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ribociclib Kisqali has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ribociclib Kisqali seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ribociclib Kisqali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Porto!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Kisqali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Porto tries to counter with a clinch but Kisqali shakes him off and moves away.
Porto avoids the body shot from Kisqali.
Porto wants to counter with a clinch but Kisqali pushes him away.
Kisqali misses with a right hand
and Porto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Porto.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kisqali.
Porto tries a body shot but Kisqali blocks it.
Porto trying to stall but Kisqali improves his position.
Porto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kisqali backwards.
Kisqali is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Porto to keep the fight standing.
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kisqali.
Porto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Porto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Porto fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Porto.
A short uppercut from Kisqali.
Kisqali lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kisqali lands a nice shot to the body.
Kisqali misses with a body punch.
Porto tries to throw a body punch but Kisqali avoids it by throwing Porto back against the cage.
Porto lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisqali blocks a body shot from Porto.
Porto throws an elbow that misses.
Kisqali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kisqali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kisqali fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Kisqali.
Porto looks winded!
Kisqali taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Porto tries to stall but Kisqali uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kisqali stalling the fight.
Kisqali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kisqali taking a breather.
Porto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kisqali.
Kisqali manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kisqali looking for subs off his back but Porto has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kisqali is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Porto pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kisqali trying to control here.
Porto wants to take a breather but Kisqali is having none of it.
Porto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kisqali is looking for a sweep. Porto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kisqali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali keeping full guard, as Porto tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kisqali is trying to control the position but Porto postures up.
Kisqali wants to sweep but no luck.
Kisqali trying to keep a closed guard but Porto is proving a slippery customer.
Kisqali looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kisqali is looking to sweep but instead, Porto has passed into half guard.
Kisqali manages to get to full guard.
Kisqali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kisqali keeping full guard, as Porto tries to pass.
Kisqali trying to keep a closed guard but Porto is proving a slippery customer.
Kisqali working for submissions but it's allowed Porto to get to half guard.
Kisqali is not content to let Porto control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porto controlling the action here.
Kisqali gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ribociclib Kisqali dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kisqali catches Porto with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Porto forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ribociclib Kisqali!
An out of breath Ribociclib Kisqali thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Heavyweight (ranked 833 p4p, 128 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 1267 p4p, 196 weight class). OQuinn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blac Youngsta - Late. This should be fireworks!
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202 lbs
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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
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavyweight pushes OQuinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Heavyweight presses OQuinn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OQuinn is trying to force a seperation but Heavyweight has the dominant position.
OQuinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Damien OQuinn has been cut.
OQuinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OQuinn prevents a body shot from Heavyweight.
A shot in the inside from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Heavyweight.
OQuinn wants to stall.
Heavyweight is working OQuinn over against the cage.
OQuinn looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on OQuinn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OQuinn.
Heavyweight is leaning against OQuinn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
OQuinn has had enough of the clinch but Heavyweight keeps him there for the moment.
Heavyweight is working OQuinn over against the cage.
Heavyweight lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight misses with a hook from the clinch.
OQuinn prevents a body shot from Heavyweight.
OQuinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
OQuinn's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on OQuinn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
OQuinn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OQuinn stalling in the clinch but Heavyweight improves position.
Heavyweight lands a hook that snaps the head of OQuinn backwards.
Heavyweight tries a body shot but OQuinn blocks it.
Heavyweight lands a nice uppercut.
Heavyweight pushes OQuinn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heavyweight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heavyweight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
OQuinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heavyweight scores with a hook to the body.
Heavyweight misses with a body punch.
Heavyweight working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heavyweight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heavyweight lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight presses OQuinn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heavyweight lands a hook that snaps the head of OQuinn backwards.
Heavyweight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt OQuinn or not.
OQuinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heavyweight can't find room to land a body shot as OQuinn controls the action.
Heavyweight tries to throw a body punch but OQuinn avoids it by throwing Heavyweight back against the cage.
Heavyweight cracks OQuinn with a nice body shot.
Heavyweight has a couple of punches blocked by OQuinn.
A shot in the inside from Heavyweight.
A hook to the body from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight lands an uppercut.
Heavyweight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OQuinn.
A frustrated look appears on OQuinn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heavyweight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Heavyweight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heavyweight lands with a short shot to the head.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OQuinn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heavyweight.
OQuinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OQuinn's elbow.
Heavyweight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Heavyweight.
OQuinn wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OQuinn.
OQuinn lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Heavyweight fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn working aggressively here.
OQuinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
OQuinn lands a left hand.
OQuinn misses with the head strike.
Heavyweight misses with a body punch.
Heavyweight lands a nice shot 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!
A right hand to the body from Heavyweight.
OQuinn misses with some punches.
Heavyweight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OQuinns head.
Heavyweight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heavyweight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt OQuinn or not.
Heavyweight lands with a short shot to the head.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as OQuinn controls his hands.
Heavyweight lands a nice uppercut.
Heavyweight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Heavyweight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien OQuinn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
OQuinn misses with a hook
and OQuinn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heavyweight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OQuinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Heavyweight.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OQuinn! But no joy.
OQuinn misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from OQuinn misses the target.
Heavyweight drops OQuinn with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but OQuinn looks back up at him and smiles so Heavyweight waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
OQuinn is rocked!
Damien OQuinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heavyweight finds OQuinn's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! OQuinn flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Heavyweight lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure OQuinn will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Light Heavyweight!
Light Heavyweight thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Damien OQuinn was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be bsck'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hibbert (ranked 403 p4p, 48 weight class) and Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 228 p4p, 31 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Lomachenko!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomachenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hibbert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hibbert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hibbert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hibbert cracks Lomachenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lomachenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lomachenko staying out of range there.
Hibbert throws a hook but Lomachenko avoids it easily.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hibbert moves out of range as Lomachenko strikes.
Hibbert is looking for a counter combo.
Lomachenko throws a hook to the side of Hibbert's head but Hibbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hibbert delivers a nice body kick.
Lomachenko 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.
Lomachenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hibbert looks to throw the jab but Lomachenko is out of range.
Hibbert moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomachenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hibbert. Hibbert obviously looking to wear him down.
Hibbert swings for the body but Lomachenko moves out of range.
Hibbert misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Lomachenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hibbert!
Lomachenko dodges the punch combination from Hibbert.
Lomachenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hibbert can pounce on him.
Lomachenko ducks under a wild hook from Hibbert.
Lomachenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hibbert.
Hibbert leaves Lomachenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tony Hibbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Lomachenko.
Some wild striking there from Hibbert.
Lomachenko throws an overhand right that lands on Hibbert's shoulder, as Hibbert tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomachenko drops an elbow to the side of Hibbert's head.
Lomachenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert is looking to improve his position.
Lomachenko winds up and cracks Hibbert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hibbert keeping hold of Lomachenko's head, controlling as best he can.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lomachenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hibbert is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hibbert is trying to control but can't.
Lomachenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Hibbert wants to get back to full guard.
Hibbert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lomachenko is thwarting Hibbert's attempts to control the position.
Hibbert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lomachenko.
Hibbert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lomachenko is looking for a kimura but Hibbert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lomachenko to get the leverage.
Lomachenko working Hibbert over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert is trying to control but can't.
Hibbert is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lomachenko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lomachenko's back!
Lomachenko tries to roll but Hibbert sticks to his back.
Hibbert trying to control.
Hibbert biding his time, controlling Lomachenko.
Lomachenko tries to break free.
Lomachenko tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hibbert tries to control but Lomachenko wriggling away.
Lomachenko is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hibbert dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hibbert paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hibbert thuds his right hand into Lomachenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lomachenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hibbert moves into the clinch.
Lomachenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Tony Hibbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Lomachenko.
Hibbert makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lomachenko goes for a takedown attempt but Hibbert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lomachenko slips under a jab.
Lomachenko throws a hook but Hibbert blocks it.
Lomachenko takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert misses the jab.
Hibbert moves out of range of the strikes.
Hibbert cracks Lomachenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hibbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lomachenko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hibbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lomachenko can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Hibbert.
Nice uppercut lands for Hibbert. That snapped Lomachenko's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lomachenko misses its intended target.
As Lomachenko looks to move away, Hibbert throws a big counter combo but Lomachenko just gets out of the way.
Hibbert lands with a straight right. Lomachenko didn't see that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Hibbert as he connects with a hook.
Hibbert lands a leg kick that knocks Lomachenko off balance momentarily.
Hibbert ducks under a wild hook from Lomachenko.
Hibbert misses with an uppercut.
Lomachenko throws a hook but Hibbert blocks it.
Lomachenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hibbert counters with a nice uppercut.
Hibbert cracks Lomachenko with a good jab.
Hibbert looks to throw the jab but Lomachenko is out of range.
Hibbert misses with a double jab.
Lomachenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lomachenko misses the shot to the body.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lomachenko misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Hibbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lomachenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hibbert swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lomachenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hibbert's waist but Hibbert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lomachenko off to one side.
Lomachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Hibbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lomachenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Hibbert. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hibbert.
A solid body kick from Hibbert.
Lomachenko slips a jab from Hibbert.
Hibbert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hibbert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lomachenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hibbert under the eye.
Lomachenko closes the distance and clinches up with Hibbert, looking for a takedown. Lomachenko pushes Hibbert against the cage but Hibbert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hibbert dips to his left and cracks Lomachenko with an uppercut!
Hibbert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lomachenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hibbert throws out the jab.
Lomachenko misses with a hook
and Hibbert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lomachenko thinking.
Lomachenko misses with a looping left.
As Lomachenko tries to get set, Hibbert tries to push him back and clinch up but Lomachenko manages to avoid the attempt.
Tony Hibbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lomachenko.
Hibbert swinging wildly here.
Hibbert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hibbert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hibbert wants it to stay on the feet.
Hibbert feints a jab promting Lomachenko to slip. Hibbert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lomachenko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lomachenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hibbert's head backwards.
Lomachenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hibbert.
Tony Hibbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lomachenko connects with a looping right hand.
Lomachenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Hibbert sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hibbert missing with a left hand there. Lomachenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lomachenko feints the counter takedown.
Good exchange - Hibbert coming out on top.
Hibbert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lomachenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomachenko defending well as Hibbert loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert connects with a jab.
Lomachenko looks to throw the jab but Hibbert is out of range.
As Lomachenko tries to get set, Hibbert tries to push him back and clinch up but Lomachenko manages to avoid the attempt.
Lomachenko looks to land a left hand but Hibbert moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Lomachenko. That snapped Hibbert's head back.
Lomachenko misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Lomachenko. That snapped Hibbert's head back.
Hibbert throws a hook but Lomachenko blocks it.
Hibbert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hibbert throws a nice looking combination but Lomachenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Lomachenko tries to counter it with a takedown but Hibbert pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hibbert misses with a hook. Lomachenko ducked under it nicely.
Hibbert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lomachenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Hibbert leaves Lomachenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hibbert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but Hibbert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hibbert dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lomachenko missing with a left hand there. Hibbert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hibbert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hibbert misses the jab.
Lomachenko sizes up Hibbert with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hibbert throws a series of punches but Lomachenko avoids them all with ease.
Hibbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lomachenko.
Lomachenko swings for the body but Hibbert moves out of range.
Lomachenko lands a jab.
Hibbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hibbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lomachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Hibbert counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lomachenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tony Hibbert is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lomachenko.
Tony Hibbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Lomachenko.
Lomachenko misses with a hook.
Hibbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lomachenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice takedown defense from Hibbert. No joy for Lomachenko on that attempt.
Hibbert appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lomachenko throws an off balance right hand
and Hibbert counters with a straight right hand.
Lomachenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hibbert.
Lomachenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hibbert tries to bum rush Lomachenko with a series of wild strikes but Lomachenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lomachenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hibbert.
Lomachenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hibbert.
Lomachenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hibbert.
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!
Lomachenko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hibbert tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lomachenko is in Hibbert's guard.
Hibbert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lomachenko is in close to Hibbert's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomachenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hibbert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hibbert looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hibbert controls Lomachenko momentarily but Lomachenko frees himself.
Hibbert wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hibbert has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert looking to control.
Lomachenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Lomachenko throwing strikes but missing.
Hibbert has Lomachenko pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lomachenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Hibbert has wrist control.
Hibbert is pulling down on Lomachenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Lomachenko, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hibbert blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hibbert stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hibbert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lomachenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hibbert tests Lomachenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hibbert misses with a straight left.
Hibbert misses with a low kick.
Lomachenko scores with a takedown into Hibbert's guard.
Lomachenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lomachenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lomachenko throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hibbert holds on and takes a little breather.
Evgeni Lomachenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 Tony Hibbert.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hibbert, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hibbert!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 534 p4p, 22 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 1094 p4p, 40 weight class). Fanta Coco has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coco.
Coco jabs Rasputin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coco looks to throw the jab but Rasputin is out of range.
Rasputin takes a swing at Coco's ribcage but misses.
Coco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rasputin misses with a straight right.
Rasputin slips a straight right by Coco.
A combination from Coco does no damage.
Rasputin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Coco.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Coco. Rasputin shrugs it off though.
Rasputin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coco.
Coco connects with a high kick.
Rasputin throws a poor cross that misses
and Coco counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Coco does no damage.
Coco lunges at Rasputin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rasputin's hand.
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rasputin closes the distance but Coco moves to the side
and Coco counters with a left and a right that stings Rasputin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin lands with a nice body punch.
Rasputin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Coco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coco ducks under a wild hook from Rasputin.
Jab by Rasputin.
Coco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coco throws a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coco lands a body shot.
We've been told by Rasputin's head coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Coco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coco jabs Rasputin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco scores with a jab to the body.
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Grigori Rasputin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Coco.
Coco is looking to slow Rasputin down with leg kicks.
Rasputin avoids the body shot from Coco.
Rasputin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good exchange - Coco coming out on top.
Rasputin slips under a jab from Coco.
Rasputin moves in looking to clinch but Coco pushes him off.
Rasputin lands with a cross.
Coco scores with a one two! Rasputin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coco swats away the attempt to clinch by Rasputin.
Coco misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco throws a hook to the side of Rasputin's head but Rasputin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rasputin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Coco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasputin. Coco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rasputin loads up on a big right hand but Coco slips the punch.
Rasputin has Coco up against the cage in a clinch.
Rasputin lands a nice uppercut.
Coco tries to throw a body punch but Rasputin avoids it by throwing Coco back against the cage.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Coco blocks it.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coco's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Coco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coco cracks Rasputin with a nice body shot.
Coco blocks an uppercut.
Coco breaks from the clinch.
Coco misses with a head kick.
Rasputin slips under a jab from Coco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rasputin moves out of range of the leg kick from Coco.
Coco lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin lands a lovely overhand right.
Rasputin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Coco has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Coco moves out of range.
Coco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coco misses with a shot to the body
and Rasputin moves into the clinch.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coco lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rasputin.
Rasputin is leaning against Coco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Coco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasputin scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fanta Coco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigori Rasputin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rasputin lands a head shot.
Rasputin tries to move into range but Coco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rasputin scores with a jab.
Coco keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Coco misses.
Rasputin is looking to counter punch.
Coco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rasputin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coco missing with a left hand there. Rasputin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rasputin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Coco manages to circle out of the way.
Rasputin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coco moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Coco.
Rasputin rushes Coco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Rasputin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rasputin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coco.
Rasputin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coco throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Coco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Coco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Coco misses.
Coco is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Coco throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin scores with a nice right hand.
Rasputin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rasputin throws a hook but Coco blocks it.
Coco throws a counter combo.
Rasputin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coco lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rasputin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Coco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rasputins head.
Coco misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin prevents Coco from breaking the clinch.
Coco blocks an uppercut.
Coco breaks the clinch.
Rasputin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Coco moves away
and Coco counters with a straight right hand.
Rasputin moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Coco tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coco.
Coco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Coco works on Rasputin's body with a couple of short punches.
Coco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coco digs a right hand underneath Rasputin's ribcage. Rasputin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rasputin or not.
Coco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
Coco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Coco.
Coco blocking some punches.
Coco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coco staying out of range there.
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coco bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Coco throws a lazy head kick
and Rasputin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rasputin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
Coco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Coco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rasputin doesn't seem phased though.
Coco circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coco motions for Rasputin to come forward. Coco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rasputin moves into range and clinches up with Coco.
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
Coco tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coco.
Grigori Rasputin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
Coco misses with a body punch.
Coco blocking some punches.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Coco - that landed with a thud.
Coco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rasputin moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coco manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fanta Coco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Grigori Rasputin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Coco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coco looks to land a right hand but Rasputin moved out of range.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Coco.
As Coco tries to get set, Rasputin tries to push him back and clinch up but Coco manages to avoid the attempt.
Rasputin lands a glancing blow to the side of Coco's head.
Fanta Coco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coco throws the kick towards the body but Rasputin avoids it.
Coco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasputin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coco counters with a series of strikes. Rasputin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rasputin checks a low kick from Coco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coco throws a looping overhand right but Rasputin ducks down to avoid it.
Coco misses with a double jab
and Rasputin counters by moving into the clinch.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coco misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Coco.
Coco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
Coco misses with a body punch.
Coco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Coco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rasputin is leaning against Coco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
Coco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coco prevents a body shot from Rasputin.
Coco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coco misses with a punch on the inside.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coco throws a head punch that misses.
Coco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
Coco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Coco controls his hands.
Grigori Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin cracks Coco with a nice body shot.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Coco controls his hands.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
Rasputin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Coco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin scores with a shoulder strike.
Coco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coco tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
Coco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
Rasputin blocks a body shot from Coco.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coco.
Coco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasputin blocks a body shot from Coco.
Coco can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Coco.
Rasputin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coco lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Coco.
Coco lands a body shot.
Coco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rasputin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Coco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rasputin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rasputin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Coco.
Coco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin throwing a counter right hand but Coco manages to avoid it.
Rasputin has closed the distance and engaged Coco in a clinch.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coco tries to throw a body punch but Rasputin avoids it by throwing Coco back against the cage.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Coco controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coco.
Coco misses with a punch to the body.
Coco struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasputin controls his hands.
Rasputin blocks a body shot from Coco.
Fanta Coco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Coco blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fanta Coco.
I've got Coco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fanta Coco!
A relieved looking Fanta Coco 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Murha (ranked 102 p4p, 5 weight class) and Vladimir Impaler (ranked 374 p4p, 17 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Murha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impaler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murha.
Murha scores with a leg kick.
Impaler keeps the fight on the outside.
Murha scores with a body shot.
Impaler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Big Murha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Impaler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murha looks to clinch
and Impaler counters with a right hand to the body.
Murha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Impaler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murha with a body shot.
Murha misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha throws an off balance right hand
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Impaler.
Murha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Impaler counter with a right hand.
Murha misses the body punch
and Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha throws a hook but Impaler avoids it easily.
Murha looks to score with a jab to the body but Impaler is just out of range.
Impaler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murha throws a series of strikes that have Impaler backpedaling.
Murha misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Impaler.
Murha misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Impaler. Murha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murha throws out a powerful jab.
Impaler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha is looking to clinch but Impaler is avoiding it.
Impaler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Impaler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murha closes the distance but Impaler moves to the side
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murha lands a right hook to the body.
Murha is looking to slow Impaler down with leg kicks.
Murha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Impaler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Impaler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murha misses with a body kick.
Impaler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Murha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha lands a nice hook to Impaler's body. Impaler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murha.
Murha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Impaler has time to react.
Murha scores with a decent looking hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murha.
Impaler misses with a wild body shot.
Murha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Impaler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Impaler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Impaler.
Good leg kick by Murha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murha connects with a jab.
Impaler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murha misses with a right hand
and Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murha misses with a kick to the body
and Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Impaler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murha cracks Impaler with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Impaler falls to his knees and Murha doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Murha!
Big Murha retains his super heavyweight title!
After the big win, Big Murha made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HELLBENT and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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