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SyFi 137 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Mathews (ranked 4021 p4p, 395 weight class) and Baby Etchecopar (ranked 3577 p4p, 358 weight class). Mathews comes to the cage accompanied by Way Down We Go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Etchecopar!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mathews.
Etchecopar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Baby Etchecopar has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Etchecopar. Mathews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathews keeps the fight on the outside.
Mathews walks into a stiff left hand from Etchecopar.
Mathews pushes Etchecopar up against the cage in a clinch.
Etchecopar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mathews lands with a left to the head.
Etchecopar has Mathews pressed against the cage, preventing Mathews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Etchecopar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mathews breaks the clinch.
Etchecopar throws an overhand right that lands on Mathews's shoulder, as Mathews tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Etchecopar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Etchecopar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mathews breaks the clinch.
Etchecopar throws out a loose jab but Mathews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Mathews both land. Nice combination.
Mathews moves into the clinch successfully.
Etchecopar avoiding damage as Mathews throws knees to the body.
Mathews tries to land knees in the clinch but Etchecopar avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mathews.
Mathews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Etchecopar avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathews lands a right hook to the body.
Mathews lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathews throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Etchecopar wants to counter with a clinch but Mathews pushes him away.
Etchecopar tries to keep at a distance but Mathews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mathews lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Etchecopar is looking to clinch but Mathews is avoiding it.
Etchecopar tries to keep at a distance but Mathews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mathews is trying to force a seperation but Etchecopar has the dominant position.
I was talking to Mathews's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mathews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Etchecopar avoids it.
Etchecopar told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Etchecopar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathews controls his hands.
Mathews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Etchecopar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mathews if he has to take too many more of those.
Mathews has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mathews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Etchecopar is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathews gets a clinch.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathews misses with a low kick.
Mathews moves into the clinch.
Etchecopar trying to land knees to the body.
Mathews trying to land knees to the body.
Etchecopar lands with a right to the head.
Etchecopar misses with a body punch.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Mathews moves into the clinch successfully.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Mathews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Etchecopar tries a knee to the head but Mathews blocks it.
Etchecopar wants to stall.
Etchecopar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mathews breaks the clinch.
Mathews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Etchecopar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mathews bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mathews has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mathews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathews avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cameron Mathews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathews has Etchecopar up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mathews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathews fakes the leg kick and cracks Etchecopar in the body.
Mathews moves into range and clinches up with Etchecopar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Etchecopar tries to land a knee to the head but Mathews blocks with his arms.
Mathews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Etchecopar is defending well for now.
Mathews trying to land knees to the body.
Etchecopar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Mathews swats away the attempt to clinch by Etchecopar.
Etchecopar looks to throw the jab but Mathews is out of range.
Etchecopar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mathews momentarily.
Crunch! Mathews slams his shin into Etchecopar's torso.
Mathews forces Etchecopar back against the cage and clinches.
Mathews breaks the clinch.
Mathews moves out of range of the leg kick from Etchecopar.
Etchecopar moves in looking to clinch but Mathews pushes him off.
Etchecopar blocks a head kick by Mathews.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Etchecopar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mathews lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Etchecopar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mathews cracks the inside of Etchecopar's front leg.
Mathews moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Mathews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baby Etchecopar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Etchecopar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mathews misses with a few strikes there.
Etchecopar throws a counter combo.
Mathews moves out of range as Etchecopar throws a body kick.
Mathews closes the distance and pushes Etchecopar back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mathews.
Etchecopar lands a body shot.
Mathews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cameron Mathews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mathews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mathews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Etchecopar avoids it.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Mathews takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mathews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Etchecopar lands a head kick. Mathews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathews has Etchecopar up against the cage in a clinch.
Etchecopar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mathews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Etchecopar avoids it.
Mathews missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews breaks the clinch.
Mathews has taken the fight to the clinch.
Etchecopar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mathews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mathews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Etchecopar is defending well for now.
Etchecopar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mathews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Etchecopar can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Etchecopar is trying to pull guard but Mathews turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Etchecopar blocks an uppercut.
Etchecopar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Etchecopar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mathews is trying to push Etchecopar away but Etchecopar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mathews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Etchecopar.
Etchecopar tries to land a knee to the head but Mathews blocks with his arms.
Etchecopar looking to stall.
Etchecopar looking to throw knees to the head but Mathews is blocking nicely.
Mathews breaks the clinch.
Mathews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etchecopar scores with a head kick. Mathews tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mathews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Etchecopar tries to clinch but Mathews moves out of range.
Etchecopar tries to bum rush Mathews with a series of wild strikes but Mathews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Etchecopar tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathews clinches.
Etchecopar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mathews's elbow.
Mathews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Etchecopar.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Mathews misses with a series of wild punches.
Mathews pushes Etchecopar up against the cage in a clinch.
Etchecopar avoiding damage as Mathews throws knees to the body.
Etchecopar keeps control of Mathews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Etchecopar misses with a knee strike.
Mathews breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etchecopar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Etchecopar moves in looking to clinch but Mathews pushes him off.
Etchecopar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Etchecopar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mathews throws a leg kick that misses.
Mathews misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Mathews lands but Etchecopar takes it in his stride.
Mathews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Etchecopar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mathews moves into range and clinches up with Etchecopar.
Etchecopar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Etchecopar blocks the leg kick.
Mathews closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Etchecopar.
Etchecopar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mathews blocks it with crossed arms.
Mathews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews has taken the fight to the clinch.
Etchecopar misses with some punches.
Etchecopar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Etchecopar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Etchecopar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mathews manages to break the clinch.
Mathews blocks a head kick by Etchecopar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Etchecopar.
Mathews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mathews.
Etchecopar moves out of range as Mathews throws a body kick.
Etchecopar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathews.
Etchecopar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathews pushes Etchecopar up against the cage in a clinch.
Mathews misses with some punches.
Etchecopar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Etchecopar managing to block the knees to the body from Mathews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Mathews dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baby Etchecopar's cut.
That's time! Mathews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mathews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Etchecopar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathews misses with a kick to the body
and Etchecopar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mathews manages to break the clinch.
Mathews closes the distance and pushes Etchecopar back into the cage.
Mathews scores with a shot to the side of Etchecopar's head.
Mathews lands a hook that snaps the head of Etchecopar backwards.
Etchecopar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathews connects with a leg kick. Etchecopar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mathews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Etchecopar avoiding damage as Mathews throws knees to the body.
Etchecopar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Etchecopar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cameron Mathews has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Etchecopar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathews darts in and clinches Etchecopar up against the cage.
Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Etchecopar tries to clinch but Mathews moves out of range.
Mathews darts in and clinches Etchecopar up against the cage.
Etchecopar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cameron Mathews is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Etchecopar is looking to clinch but Mathews is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Etchecopar.
Etchecopar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Etchecopar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Etchecopar tries to clinch but Mathews is having none of it.
Mathews scores with a leg kick.
Mathews gets a clinch.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mathews tries to bum rush Etchecopar with a series of wild strikes but Etchecopar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Etchecopar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Etchecopar misses with a hook.
Mathews throws a nice looking combination but Etchecopar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mathews misses with a wild combination.
Etchecopar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathews keeps the fight on the outside.
Mathews throws a leg kick but Etchecopar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mathews throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mathews clinches up with Etchecopar and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etchecopar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Etchecopar avoiding damage as Mathews throws knees to the body.
Etchecopar managing to block the knees to the body from Mathews.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Etchecopar has Mathews pressed against the cage.
Mathews tries to land knees in the clinch but Etchecopar avoids the damage to the body.
Mathews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Etchecopar has him pressed against the cage.
Etchecopar lands a left hand.
Mathews tries to land knees in the clinch but Etchecopar avoids the damage to the body.
Mathews missing with knees to the body.
Mathews has had enough of the clinch but Etchecopar keeps him there for the moment.
Etchecopar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Etchecopar throws a sloppy head kick and Mathews moves out of range easily.
Mathews seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Etchecopar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Etchecopar tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Etchecopar, pushing him back against the cage.
Mathews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Etchecopar is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etchecopar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mathews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Etchecopar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Etchecopar takes a shot to the head.
Mathews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Etchecopar.
Mathews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mathews gets a clinch.
Mathews manages to break the clinch.
Mathews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Etchecopar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mathews takes the fight into the clinch.
Etchecopar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Etchecopar tries to keep at a distance but Mathews has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Etchecopar throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Etchecopar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mathews clinches up with Etchecopar and pushes him back against the cage.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Baby Etchecopar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Etchecopar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mathews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathews takes one to the chin there.
Mathews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Etchecopar.
Etchecopar scores with a knee to the head.
Mathews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Etchecopar backwards.
Mathews lands a right hand.
Etchecopar with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mathews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cameron Mathews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid body kick from Mathews.
Mathews lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Mathews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mathews has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Mathews!
Cameron Mathews was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Borodach (ranked 22306 p4p, 647 weight class) and Seiryu Machida (ranked 8306 p4p, 610 weight class). Seiryu Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Borodach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borodach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick from Borodach.
A little jabbing left from Machida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Machida scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Aleksandr Borodach has been cut.
A big left from Borodach misses.
Borodach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machida lands a leg kick that knocks Borodach off balance momentarily.
Borodach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borodach slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
We've been told by Borodach's head coaches at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Machida finds it's way through Borodach's defenses.
Machida throws a hook but Borodach blocks it.
Borodach throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida throws a right and a left that Borodach avoids nicely.
Machida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Machida swings for the body but Borodach moves out of range.
Borodach slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
As Machida looks to move away, Borodach throws a big counter combo but Machida just gets out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machida.
Aleksandr Borodach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borodach throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borodachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Borodach throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Borodach.
Borodach lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
Borodach just misses with a punch to the body.
Borodach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borodach misses with a body shot
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
Borodach looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Machida connects with a looping right hand.
Borodach throws a head kick that half lands.
Machida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borodach moves out of range of the body kick from Machida.
A jab from Machida misses.
Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Machida wants to slow Borodach down by chopping away at his legs.
Machida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodach throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Borodach looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Machida avoids the head kick by Borodach.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borodach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Borodach checks it well.
Machida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Machida lands a head shot.
Machida scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Borodach misses its intended target.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Borodach went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Machida misses with a looping right.
Borodach gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borodach thinking.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Borodach moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Machida, right into the meat.
Borodach moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodach misses with a body shot.
Borodach lands a nice shot to the body.
Borodach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Borodach had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Borodach misses with a body shot
and Machida finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida throws the kick towards the body but Borodach avoids it.
Borodach misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Borodach.
Borodach misses with a body kick.
Machida tries to land a front kick but Borodach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borodach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borodach cracks a nice hook into Machida's ribs.
Borodach is looking to land body kicks.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borodach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borodach swings widly with a right hand
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borodach lands a head shot.
Borodach fails to land with a series of punches.
Borodach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Borodach avoids the head kick by Machida.
Borodach ducks right into an uppercut from Machida.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Borodach is just out of range.
Borodach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Machida wants to slow Borodach down by chopping away at his legs.
Machida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borodach throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borodach plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Machida swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Machida face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksandr Borodach!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machiavelli RestInPiece (ranked 3237 p4p, 313 weight class) and Toturi Akodo (ranked 3820 p4p, 343 weight class). Akodo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Skip Marley - Lions. Toturi Akodo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Machiavelli RestInPiece!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toturi Akodo!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akodo misses the jab.
Akodo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Toturi Akodo has been cut.
RestInPiece throws a body shot but no joy.
Akodo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
RestInPiece throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akodo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Akodo slips a straight right by RestInPiece.
Akodo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but RestInPiece moves away.
Akodo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akodo misses the shot to the body.
Akodo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Akodo checks a leg kick.
RestInPiece pulls out of a head kick attempt.
RestInPiece takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by RestInPiece - just one landing.
Akodo 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.
RestInPiece misses with an uppercut
and Akodo counters with a straight right hand.
Akodo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling RestInPiece to counter with a crisp jab.
Akodo avoids the body shot from RestInPiece.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akodo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akodo moves out of range as RestInPiece strikes.
Akodo looks to score with a jab to the body but RestInPiece is just out of range.
Akodo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but RestInPiece was well out of range. Poor timing from Akodo.
Akodo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before RestInPiece can pounce on him.
RestInPiece comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
RestInPiece throws a lazy right hand but Akodo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
RestInPiece fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akodo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Toturi Akodo's cut even more.
We've been told by RestInPiece's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
RestInPiece uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akodo.
Akodo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A combination from RestInPiece does no damage.
Akodo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akodo is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Akodo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Akodo.
Akodo is still on wobbly legs! Can RestInPiece finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akodo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from RestInPiece.
RestInPiece lands a right hook to the body.
Akodo seems to have recovered his senses.
Akodo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Akodo throws a predictable looking body shot
and RestInPiece connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RestInPiece steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Akodo is out on his feet! RestInPiece sets himself and nearly takes Akodo's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Machiavelli RestInPiece!
Toturi Akodo was interviewed post fight and said 'Losing a fight is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence is a tragedy.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 1275 p4p, 140 weight class) and Jake Woods (ranked 491 p4p, 56 weight class). Erik Friedrichsen had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 267.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Friedrichsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Woods!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Erik Friedrichsen has been cut.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friedrichsen manages to avoid it.
Woods lands a right hook to the body.
Woods lands a lovely overhand right.
Woods connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Friedrichsen momentarily.
Friedrichsen is looking to slow Woods down with leg kicks.
Woods scores with a shot to the body.
Woods checks a leg kick.
Friedrichsen throws a right hand that misses
and Woods scores with a counter punch that sends Friedrichsen to the canvas! Woods smells blood - he's punishing Friedrichsen with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Friedrichsen has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Woods!
After the fight, Jake Woods was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Erik Friedrichsen had this to say: 'I am young. This is merely a slight delay'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hard (ranked 2698 p4p, 267 weight class) and Manu Mikkonen (ranked 1717 p4p, 182 weight class). Mikkonen has chosen When Worlds Collide as his entrance music. Mike Hard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manu Mikkonen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manu Mikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard slips under a jab from Mikkonen.
Hard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mikkonen.
Hard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mikkonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikkonen scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Mike Hard has been cut.
Mikkonen misses with a leg kick
and Hard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hard lands a left and a right that send Mikkonen crashing to the mat, dazed. Hard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hard gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mikkonen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hard is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manu Mikkonen!
Manu Mikkonen gave a mention to Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Markov (ranked 4941 p4p, 517 weight class) and On A Mission (ranked 7523 p4p, 595 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, On A Mission!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov connects with a looping right hand.
Markov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mission in his tracks.
It looks like On A Mission has been cut.
Markov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cats Killers Academy Mma in the buildup to the fight.
Alexey Markov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Markov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Markov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mission sprawling to the canvas! Mission rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Markov finish him?!
Mission is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markov connects with a body shot.
Markov lands a big uppercut and Mission crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mission looks OK. Markov waves Mission back to his feet!
Mission gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Markov points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mission wakes up just in time to hear Markov thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Markov!
Alexey Markov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Snowdon (ranked 345 p4p, 50 weight class) and Steve Butabi (ranked 1092 p4p, 136 weight class). Butabi has chosen Make That Money as his entrance music. Steve Butabi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Snowdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Butabi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowdon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Butabi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Snowdon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Butabi is in Snowdon's guard.
Snowdon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Snowdon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Butabi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Butabi stays in close to Snowdon's body and controls the position.
Butabi postures up in Snowdon's guard and throws a big left but Snowdon blocks it.
Butabi stopping the sweep attempt from Snowdon.
Butabi works over Snowdon with some ground and pound from guard.
Butabi wants to control from the top but Snowdon keeps moving.
Butabi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butabi trying to control but Snowdon is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snowdon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Snowdon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon being controlled here, momentarily.
Butabi trying to control the position from guard on top but Snowdon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snowdon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Butabi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Butabi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snowdon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Butabi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snowdon keeping moving, preventing Butabi from controlling successfully.
Butabi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butabi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snowdon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Snowdon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Butabi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butabi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Butabi is trying to keep Snowdon in close.
Snowdon passes Butabi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Snowdon seems content to control.
Snowdon uses his free foot to push down on Butabi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Butabi.
Butabi prevents Snowdon from taking his back.
Snowdon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Butabi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Butabi shrugs it off.
Butabi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Snowdon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Butabi is surviving well by controlling Snowdon's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butabi tries to hold on but Snowdon pushes him away.
Butabi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Butabi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Snowdon trying to control the action but Butabi is working from the bottom.
Butabi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Butabi.
Snowdon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Snowdon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Snowdon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butabi is keeping the position for now.
Snowdon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Butabi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snowdon has managed to get both his arms back between Butabi's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butabi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butabi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Snowdon looking to pass the guard.
Snowdon trying to control but Butabi is working from the bottom.
Butabi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Snowdon has passed into half guard!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butabi trying to control but Snowdon postures up.
Snowdon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Snowdon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Butabi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Butabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snowdon lands a leg kick that knocks Butabi off balance momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Snowdon. No joy for Butabi on that attempt.
Snowdon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Snowdon clobbers Butabi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snowdon takes a swing at Butabi's ribcage but misses.
Snowdon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Butabi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Butabi wants to control from the top but Snowdon keeps moving.
Snowdon looking for a triangle here. Butabi is fighting it but it looks tight! Snowdon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Butabi is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). William Snowdon!
A victorious William Snowdon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mosi Kondo (ranked 591 p4p, 77 weight class) and Kamakiri Yoritomo (ranked 1077 p4p, 133 weight class). Yoritomo has chosen Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mosi Kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamakiri Yoritomo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoritomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kondo manages to avoid it.
Kondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at XFighter in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Yoritomo misses.
Kondo misses with a low kick.
Kondo misses the jab.
Kondo defending well as Yoritomo loads up on a big left hand.
Yoritomo ducks under a wild hook from Kondo.
A lazy left from Yoritomo finds it's target.
Kondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Kondo misses.
Yoritomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Kondo.
Yoritomo cracks Kondo with an open hand slap.
Yoritomo scores with a hook to the body. Kondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoritomo swings for the body but Kondo moves out of range.
Yoritomo needs to keep his hands up - Kondo had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kondo lands a left and a right that send Yoritomo crashing to the mat, dazed. Kondo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kondo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoritomo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Kondo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Kondo. That snapped Yoritomo's head back.
Yoritomo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kondo.
Yoritomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kondo.
Kondo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoritomo blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kondo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kondo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoritomo 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.
Nice defenses there by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kondo to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Yoritomo.
Kondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yoritomo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoritomo.
Kondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoritomo.
Kondo avoids the body shot from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kondo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yoritomo looks to land a left hand but Kondo moved out of range nicely.
Yoritomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kondo manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kondo throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoritomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kondo throws a low kick, looking for Yoritomo's leg but Yoritomo calmly moves out of range.
Yoritomo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kondo doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoritomo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kondo's head.
Kondo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yoritomo slips under a jab.
Yoritomo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kondo.
Yoritomo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kondo finish him?
Yoritomo misses with a straight left.
Kondo misses with the combination.
Yoritomo seems to have recovered his senses.
Kondo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoritomo counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoritomo. Kondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kondo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kondo throws a body punch but Yoritomo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoritomo moves into range and clinches up with Kondo.
Yoritomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoritomo pushes Kondo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kondo has a couple of punches blocked by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo looking to stall.
Yoritomo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kondo blocking some punches.
Yoritomo is struggling to control the position.
Kondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kondo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoritomo prevents a body shot from Kondo.
A right hook to the body lands for Kondo.
Yoritomo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kondo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoritomo's defenses.
Kondo lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondo lands a body shot.
Kondo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoritomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Yoritomo as he connects with a hook.
Mosi Kondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kondo lands a really nice looking cross but Yoritomo seems unphased.
Kondo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoritomo. Yoritomo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kondo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoritomo lands with a nice body punch.
Yoritomo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yoritomo throws the left hand but Kondo avoids the punch easily.
Kondo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kondo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kondo ducks under a wild hook from Yoritomo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoritomo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yoritomo scores with a jab to the head.
Kondo throws a big shot that misses.
Yoritomo avoids the body shot from Kondo.
A nice side step and Yoritomo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mosi Kondo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kondo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yoritomo connects with a right hand. Kondo shakes it off.
Yoritomo misses the shot to the body.
Kondo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo is looking to clinch but Kondo is avoiding it.
Kondo scores with the left hand. Yoritomo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kondo throws a hook but Yoritomo blocks it.
Kondo looks to land a left hand but Yoritomo moved out of range nicely.
Yoritomo scores with the left hand. Kondo knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid body kick from Kondo.
Yoritomo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kondo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoritomo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kondo moves out of range as Yoritomo strikes.
Kondo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoritomo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kondo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kondo looks to throw the jab but Yoritomo is out of range.
Yoritomo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kondo is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Yoritomo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo throws the kick towards the body but Yoritomo avoids it.
Kondo avoids the body shot from Yoritomo.
Kondo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kondo lands a big right hand that sends Yoritomo crashing to the mat! Kondo stays standing though and waves Yoritomo back to his feet!
Kondo pounces like a tiger and cracks Yoritomo with a vicious hook! Yoritomo is down but not out! Kondo follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mosi Kondo!
Mosi Kondo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Kamakiri Yoritomo spoke after the fight, saying 'I broke three fingers last night because of this blind referee's sister.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Whitaker (ranked 144 p4p, 21 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 238 p4p, 36 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Whitaker !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Navarro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Navarro.
Navarro wants to slow Whitaker down by chopping away at his legs.
Whitaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Navarro missing with a left hand there. Whitaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Navarro takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Navarro.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Navarro.
Navarro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitaker .
Navarro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Navarro misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro closes the distance but Whitaker moves to the side
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
Navarro drives through and clinches with Whitaker against the cage.
Navarro keeps control of Whitaker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whitaker 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Navarro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whitaker momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Navarro closes the distance and clinches.
Whitaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro clinches.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker has had enough of the clinch but Navarro keeps him there for the moment.
Navarro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Whitaker tries to circle away but Navarro has him pinned against the cage.
Navarro presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Navarro swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro misses with some punches.
Whitaker slowing the pace effectively.
Navarro misses with some punches.
Navarro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Navarro misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Navarro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Navarro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Navarro throws a jab when Whitaker was well out of range.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Navarro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Navarro moves away.
Navarro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whitaker .
Navarro connects with a right hand. Whitaker shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by Navarro. Beautiful body shot.
Whitaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Navarro manages to avoid it.
Navarro scores with a hook.
Whitaker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whitaker moves forwards but Navarro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whitaker is rocked!
Whitaker 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Navarro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whitaker scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Whitaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitaker fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Whitaker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Navarro blocks a jab.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navarro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Navarro moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitaker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Whitaker seems to have got his legs back now.
Navarro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Navarro lands a body punch.
Navarro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Whitaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Navarro pushes Whitaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Navarro controls his hands.
Whitaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Navarro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Navarro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker blocks a body shot from Navarro.
Navarro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Navarro working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Navarro fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Navarro blocking some punches.
I was talking to Whitaker 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
Navarro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whitaker smiles and moves away.
Navarro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Navarro defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Whitaker throws a hook to the side of Navarro's head but Navarro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Navarro closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Navarro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navarro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro moves to clinch but Whitaker breaks away
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Navarro scores with a nice strike.
Navarro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whitaker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Navarro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Navarro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Navarro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Navarro misses the jab.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Navarro moves away and avoids it.
Navarro scores with a punch to the head.
Navarro takes one on the button.
Whitaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Navarro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Navarro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whitaker , pushing him back against the cage.
Navarro working aggressively here.
Gideon Navarro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whitaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Navarro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Navarro misses with a punch on the inside.
Navarro lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch but Navarro improves position.
Navarro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whitaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker misses with a body punch.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker trying to stall but Navarro improves his position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Navarro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitaker .
Navarro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whitaker 's efforts to push away.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker just leaning against Navarro, taking a breather.
Navarro jumps guard but Whitaker stands there with Navarro around his waist. Navarro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Navarro prevents Whitaker from breaking the clinch.
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Navarro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Navarro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Navarro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Navarro can't find room to land a body shot as Whitaker controls the action.
Navarro successfully pulls guard.
Navarro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitaker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Navarro's guard.
Navarro is trying to control the position but Whitaker postures up.
Whitaker being controlled here momentarily.
Whitaker postures up.
Navarro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Whitaker is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Navarro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Navarro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Whitaker wants to stand up but Navarro has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Navarro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Navarro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whitaker decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Navarro slips under a jab from Whitaker .
Navarro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
Navarro misses with an uppercut.
Whitaker dodges the punch combination from Navarro.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Navarro wants to clinch.
Whitaker cracks Navarro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whitaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Navarro tries to clinch up.
Whitaker misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Whitaker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Navarro.
Navarro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whitaker digs a good body shot into Navarro's ribs.
Whitaker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Navarro moves in looking to clinch but Whitaker pushes him off.
Navarro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Navarro cracks Whitaker with an open hand slap.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
Whitaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Navarro.
Whitaker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Navarro.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitaker throws a hook but Navarro avoids it easily.
Navarro tries to clinch up.
Navarro connects with a jab.
Navarro tries to clinch but Whitaker moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Navarro.
Navarro is looking to clinch but Whitaker is avoiding it.
Whitaker ducks right into an uppercut from Navarro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Navarro momentarily.
Navarro misses with a straight right.
It looked like Whitaker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Navarro.
Decent striking displayed by Whitaker there.
Navarro rushes Whitaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whitaker 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whitaker 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Navarro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whitaker scrambles back to his feet.
Navarro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Whitaker swings for the body but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Whitaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Navarro misses with a body shot
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Navarro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Navarro wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Navarro there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Navarro.
Whitaker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Navarro with a jab.
Whitaker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Navarro eats them both and turns towards Whitaker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Whitaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Navarro is rocked!
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
Navarro is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitaker finish him?
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Navarro seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Navarro pushes Whitaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker walks into a left hand.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Whitaker takes one to the chin there.
Navarro has closed the distance and engaged Whitaker in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Navarro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
Navarro tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Navarro back against the cage.
Navarro misses with the head strike.
Whitaker blocks a body shot from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a body punch.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
Navarro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whitaker smiles and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Whitaker .
Navarro moves into range and clinches up with Whitaker .
A hook to the body from Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a body punch.
Navarro can't find room to land a body shot as Whitaker controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Navarro.
Navarro throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitaker .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro clinches up with Whitaker and pushes him back against the cage.
Navarro lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker tries to throw a body punch but Navarro avoids it by throwing Whitaker back against the cage.
Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro throws a series of punches but Whitaker avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Whitaker misses the target.
Navarro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whitaker needs to keep his hands up - Navarro had a free shot at his head there.
Navarro tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navarro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navarro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Navarro wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Navarro really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Navarro moves away and avoids it.
Navarro throws a leg kick which misses Whitaker 's front leg but catches the back leg as Whitaker tries to avoid it.
Whitaker throws a hook but Navarro avoids it easily.
Navarro slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Navarro.
Navarro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whitaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roy Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Navarro can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Navarro takes the fight into the clinch.
Navarro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Whitaker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Navarro can turn it around.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro throws a head punch that misses.
Navarro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Navarro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitaker stalling the fight.
Whitaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Navarro.
Whitaker prevents a body shot from Navarro.
Navarro lands a left hand.
Navarro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker 's elbow.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
A right hook to the body lands for Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a head punch that misses.
Navarro misses with the head strike.
Navarro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whitaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whitaker throws a head punch that misses.
Navarro misses with a punch on the inside.
Navarro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch but Navarro improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Navarro.
A nice left hand lands by Whitaker .
Navarro misses with a punch on the inside.
Navarro lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whitaker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Whitaker misses with the combination.
Whitaker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Navarro moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Whitaker swinging wildly here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Navarro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Navarro throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Navarro.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Navarro.
Whitaker works on Navarro's body with a couple of short punches.
Whitaker tries to throw a body punch but Navarro avoids it by throwing Whitaker back against the cage.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Navarro moves into the clinch.
Navarro throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch but Navarro improves position.
A shot in the inside from Navarro.
Navarro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Navarro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Navarro swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Navarro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Navarro blocks an uppercut.
Whitaker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navarro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whitaker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whitaker is trying to stall.
Whitaker has Navarro pushed against the cage.
Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Navarro.
Whitaker gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Whitaker tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Navarro is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Whitaker buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Whitaker !! Whitaker is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Navarro throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gideon Navarro!
Gideon Navarro is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gideon Navarro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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