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BUDOKAI DENSETSU 2018! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 2856 p4p, 315 weight class) and Marvin Geishammer (ranked 2576 p4p, 284 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marvin Geishammer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geishammer.
Martinyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Geishammer misses the shot to the body.
Geishammer throws a lazy head kick
enabling Martinyuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinyuk slips a jab from Geishammer.
Geishammer misses with a double jab
letting Martinyuk counter with a right hand.
Martinyuk steps in with a hook that catches Geishammer right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Martinyuk follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Geishammer looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Martinyuk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Volkov (ranked 3751 p4p, 386 weight class) and Apolosi Nawai (ranked 3759 p4p, 387 weight class). Test Volkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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281 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 London, Test Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apolosi Nawai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nawai is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Volkov.
Nawai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nawai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Volkov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Volkov misses with the head strike.
Nawai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Volkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nawai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nawai.
Volkov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nawai.
Nawai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Nawai throws a head punch that misses.
Volkov has a couple of punches blocked by Nawai.
Nawai has Volkov pressed against the ropes, preventing Volkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nawai.
Nawai is working Volkov over against the ropes.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Nawai scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nawai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nawai drops Volkov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Volkov is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Volkov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Nawai.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nawai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nawai is stalking Volkov. Volkov circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Nawai, and it's lights out! Volkov really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apolosi Nawai!
Apolosi Nawai spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 1345 p4p, 158 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 3029 p4p, 322 weight class). Steele's entrance music is Manowar - Heart of Steel. A fine choice. Anderson Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Silva misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Steele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steele defending well though.
Steele knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Steele is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva with the ground and pound but Steele uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva distracts Steele with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steele looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steele misses with a left hand
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steele's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Steele looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva is working Steele over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stanley Steele's cut is getting worse.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
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!
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in close to Steele's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stanley Steele's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steele looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva stops Steele from standing up.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Steele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Steele misses with the combination.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Steele manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stanley Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Steele cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steele.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a punch to the head.
Steele slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Steele pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva is rocked!
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Steele stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Steele throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the ropes, ducking and weaving under Steele's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Silva falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Steele!
A very excited looking Stanley Steele made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fury (ranked 1923 p4p, 50 weight class) and Erik Thorvaldsson (ranked 2288 p4p, 59 weight class). Erik Thorvaldsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Thorvaldsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorvaldsson throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury slips a jab from Thorvaldsson.
Thorvaldsson throws the left hand but Fury avoids the punch easily.
Fury feinted with a counter takedown.
Thorvaldsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fury.
Fury advances to full mount.
Fury looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thorvaldsson is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.
Fury is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Thorvaldsson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Thorvaldsson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Fury anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Thorvaldsson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Fury slips an arm under Thorvaldsson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Fury has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Fury is squeezing on Thorvaldsson like an anaconda would it's prey. Thorvaldsson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Fury!
Our winner, Bob Fury, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Boone (ranked 484 p4p, 67 weight class) and Roli Poli (ranked 1814 p4p, 211 weight class). Jackson Boone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Boone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poli.
Poli misses with a left hand
enabling Boone to counter with a crisp jab.
Boone is looking to clinch but Poli is avoiding it.
Poli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Boone moves away and avoids it.
Boone appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poli.
Poli lands a nice hook to Boone's body. Boone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boone loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Boone seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Poli lands a nice hook to Boone's body. Boone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
As Poli looks to move away, Boone throws a big counter combo but Poli just gets out of the way.
Boone walks into a jab.
Poli misses with a left hand
letting Boone counter with a right hand.
Poli throws a lazy uppercut
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
Boone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli misses with a hook
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Boone is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poli clobbers Boone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boone misses with a looping right.
Poli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boone with a body shot.
Poli scores with the left hand. Boone knows he should have avoided that one.
Boone is rocked!
Boone throws a lazy uppercut
and Poli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boone thinking.
Poli cracks Boone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Boone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poli has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Poli fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Boone to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Boone looks to clinch but Poli throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Boone taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roli Poli!
Roli Poli is the new welterweight champion!
Roli Poli 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bazar Al Jhit (ranked 313 p4p, 41 weight class) and Vadim Golovkin (ranked 1098 p4p, 138 weight class). Al Jhit's entrance music is What May Safely Be Written. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bazar Al Jhit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Jhit misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
A jab from Al Jhit misses.
Al Jhit shoots in and drives through. Golovkin sprawls well.
Bazar Al Jhit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Al Jhit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Jhit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Al Jhit shoots and misses
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Al Jhit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Golovkin defends it nicely.
Al Jhit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bazar Al Jhit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Golovkin. No joy for Al Jhit on that attempt.
A cross from Al Jhit lands.
Al Jhit ducks right into an uppercut from Golovkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Al Jhit moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Al Jhits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al Jhit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Golovkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Al Jhit.
Golovkin cracks a nice hook into Al Jhit's ribs.
Al Jhit misses with a takedown attempt
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Jhit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Al Jhit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Al Jhit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Golovkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Jhit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Al Jhit.
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!
Al Jhit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Al Jhit.
Al Jhit shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Golovkin is trying to defend but Al Jhit finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Al Jhit is thwarting Golovkin's attempts to control the position.
Al Jhit is keen to just control but Golovkin is a slippery customer.
Golovkin manages to get to full guard.
Golovkin is pulling down on Al Jhit's head to control his posture.
Al Jhit wants to pass the guard but Golovkin is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit being controlled here momentarily.
Al Jhit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golovkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Golovkin is adopting a defensive guard.
Golovkin keeping full guard, as Al Jhit tries to pass.
Al Jhit stays in close to Golovkin's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Al Jhit wants to control from the top but Golovkin keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Al Jhit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Jhit shoots in and drives through. Golovkin sprawls well.
Al Jhit misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Al Jhit works the jab nicely.
Vadim Golovkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Golovkin.
Al Jhit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Golovkin jabs Al Jhit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Al Jhit ducks right into an uppercut from Golovkin.
Golovkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Jhit manages to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Al Jhit misses.
Al Jhit misses with a straight left.
Golovkin throws out a counter right but Al Jhit avoids it with no problem.
Golovkin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Golovkin staying out of range there.
Al Jhit throws a poor cross that misses
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Al Jhit misses with a takedown attempt - Golovkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Golovkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Jhit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Jhit throws a lazy uppercut
and Golovkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Al Jhit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Al Jhit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Golovkin lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Golovkin does it's job there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Jhit throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Al Jhit tries to clinch but Golovkin moves away
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Al Jhit tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
Golovkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Jhit tries to clinch up but Golovkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Golovkin.
Al Jhit fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Al Jhit misses
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Jhit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Jhit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Jhit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Al Jhit goes for a takedown attempt but Golovkin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Al Jhit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Golovkin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A lazy left from Golovkin finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Golovkin as he connects with a hook.
Al Jhit throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Al Jhit misses with a lunging right hand
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Golovkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Jhit throws a jab but it's blocked by Golovkin.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Al Jhit.
Al Jhit is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al Jhit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Golovkin counters with a one-two to the body.
Al Jhit sizes up Golovkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Golovkin swinging wildly here.
Al Jhit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Al Jhit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golovkin lands with a good body shot.
Al Jhit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Golovkin circles away.
Golovkin lands a really nice looking cross but Al Jhit seems unphased.
Golovkin lands with a cross.
Al Jhit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Golovkin.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin takes a swing at Al Jhit's ribcage but misses.
Al Jhit throws an off balance right hand
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
Al Jhit misses with a takedown attempt - Golovkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Golovkin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Al Jhit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A shot to the liver by Golovkin. Beautiful body shot.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Al Jhit fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Golovkin finds it's target.
Al Jhit closes the distance and clinches.
Golovkin has had enough of the clinch but Al Jhit keeps him there for the moment.
Al Jhit swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of Al Jhit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Golovkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Jhit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Golovkin on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Al Jhit misses its intended target.
Al Jhit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Al Jhit misses with a lunging right hand
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Al Jhit tries to close the distance and clinch but Golovkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Jhit misses with a lunging right hand
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Al Jhit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Al Jhit.
Al Jhit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Golovkin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Al Jhit somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin cracks a nice hook into Al Jhit's ribs.
Golovkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Jhit throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Al Jhit misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Golovkin looks to land a left hand but Al Jhit moved out of range nicely.
Golovkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Al Jhit momentarily.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Jhit connects with a nice looking jab.
Al Jhit misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Jhit drives through with a takedown into Golovkin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin wants to sweep here but Al Jhit controlling him for the moment.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing Al Jhit from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit stays in close to Golovkin's body and controls the position.
Al Jhit trying to control but Golovkin is working from the bottom.
Al Jhit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Al Jhit trying to control the position from guard on top but Golovkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Jhit is really struggling to control Golovkin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al Jhit moves forwards but Golovkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Jhit looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Al Jhit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin digs a good hook to Al Jhit's body.
Jab by Golovkin.
Golovkin connects with the punch.
Al Jhit tries for a takedown but Golovkin circles away easily
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bazar Al Jhit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Golovkin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Golovkin.
Al Jhit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Jhit is looking to take a break and control but Golovkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Jhit swings around for an armbar but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Al Jhit's guard.
Al Jhit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Golovkin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Al Jhit working a defensive guard here.
Golovkin wanted to stand there but Al Jhit had control of the position.
Al Jhit is trying to keep Golovkin in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Golovkin wants to stand but Al Jhit is controlling his posture from full guard.
Golovkin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Al Jhit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Golovkin defends well.
Golovkin postures up.
That's six 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.
Golovkin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Al Jhit controls Golovkin momentarily but Golovkin frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Golovkin misses with a left hand
and Al Jhit counters with a single leg into guard. Golovkin didn't expect that.
Al Jhit drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Golovkin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Al Jhit has Golovkin in his guard.
Al Jhit trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Golovkin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Al Jhit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Golovkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Jhit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golovkin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Al Jhit haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Golovkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Jhit is keeping the position for now.
Golovkin is still trying to improve position.
Al Jhit throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Golovkin escapes and throws Al Jhit's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Al Jhit is trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Golovkin controlling the position.
Golovkin is looking to take a break and control but Al Jhit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Al Jhit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Golovkin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Jhit wants to control but Golovkin is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Golovkin jabs Al Jhit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Al Jhit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Golovkin.
Al Jhit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golovkin.
Al Jhit throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Jhit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Al Jhit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golovkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Jhit.
Golovkin jabs Al Jhit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Al Jhit fails with the takedown
and Golovkin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Jhit misses with a takedown
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Jhit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Golovkin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Al Jhit somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bazar Al Jhit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golovkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Al Jhit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Al Jhit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Golovkin sprawls well. Golovkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Al Jhit gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Golovkin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Al Jhit ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin swings for the body but Al Jhit moves out of range.
Good exchange - Golovkin coming out on top.
Al Jhit moves away from the strike by Golovkin.
Al Jhit misses with a takedown
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Jhit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Al Jhit's head but Al Jhit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin cracks Al Jhit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Al Jhit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Jhit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golovkin staying out of range there.
Al Jhit throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Golovkin moves away from the strike by Al Jhit.
Al Jhit tries to clinch up
and Golovkin counters with a right hand to the body.
Golovkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Al Jhits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al Jhit moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin staying out of range there.
Al Jhit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Al Jhit closes the distance and clinches up with Golovkin, looking for a takedown. Al Jhit pushes Golovkin against the ropes but Golovkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
Golovkin connects with a single shot there.
Al Jhit tries for a takedown but Golovkin circles away easily
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Al Jhit.
Al Jhit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Al Jhit tries for a takedown but Golovkin circles away easily
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands a jab to the head.
Al Jhit tries to clinch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Al Jhit misses with a jab to the body
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin scores with a body shot.
Golovkin connects with a nice looking jab.
Al Jhit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Al Jhit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Al Jhit dives in for a single leg takedown but Golovkin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Al Jhit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Golovkin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Al Jhit throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Jhit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Jhit slips a jab and a cross from Golovkin.
Al Jhit appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Jhit looks to clinch
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Golovkin misses with a double jab.
Golovkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Jhit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Jhit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Al Jhit misses with a lunging right hand
and Golovkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Al Jhit darts in trying to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit takes a swing at Golovkin's ribcage but misses.
Al Jhit tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Al Jhit fails with the takedown
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovkin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Golovkin throws a body punch but Al Jhit moves out of range.
Al Jhit misses with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Al Jhit misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Jhit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Al Jhit saw that one coming.
Al Jhit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Al Jhit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit fails with the takedown
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Jhit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Golovkin on the side of the head.
Al Jhit misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Jhit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Al Jhit throws an off balance right hand
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bazar Al Jhit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vadim Golovkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Jhit misses the target.
Al Jhit looks to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Al Jhit thinking.
Golovkin cracks a nice hook into Al Jhit's ribs.
Al Jhit throws a lazy uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin connects with a looping right hand.
Al Jhit throws a lazy uppercut
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Al Jhit.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Golovkin.
Al Jhit misses with an uppercut
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Jhit scores with a nice right hand.
Golovkin connects with a body shot that sends Al Jhit's belly button to the back.
Al Jhit misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Golovkin misses the jab.
Al Jhit connects with a crisp jab.
Al Jhit misses with a hook
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Golovkin 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Vadim Golovkin!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Vadim Golovkin!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Vadim Golovkin!
Vadim Golovkin wins by unanimous decision!
Vadim Golovkin is the new lightweight champion!
Vadim Golovkin 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Teebs (ranked 554 p4p, 21 weight class) and Ugandan Knuckles (ranked 1562 p4p, 42 weight class). Teebs comes to the ring accompanied by Ghost - Square Hammer. 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, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Teebs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ugandan Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Teebs to counter with a crisp jab.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teebs moves away.
Teebs changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Teebs drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knuckles sprawls and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Teebs.
Teebs connects with the punch.
Teebs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knuckles counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckles takes a swing at Teebs's ribcage but misses.
Teebs throws a lazy uppercut
and Knuckles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles just misses with a punch to the body.
Teebs avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Teebs is looking to counter the offense by Knuckles and move into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Teebs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knuckles! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teebs with a nice cross.
Knuckles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Teebs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Knuckles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A decent looking cross lands there for Teebs.
Teebs takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
Ugandan Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teebs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knuckles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Knuckles.
Knuckles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teebs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles just misses with a punch to the body.
Teebs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Knuckles misses
and Teebs counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckles is rocked!
Teebs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Teebs weaves into range and cracks Knuckles right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Knuckles goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Teebs is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bo Teebs!
Bo Teebs retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Bo Teebs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpha Omega!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Omega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omega on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Omega throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sandman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omega looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandman is just out of range.
Omega throws a good cross that connects.
Sandman misses with an uppercut. Omega saw that one coming.
Omega throwing a counter right hand but Sandman manages to avoid it.
Sandman missing with a left hand there. Omega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandman tests Omega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Omega takes the fight into the clinch.
Omega trying to control the position but instead, Sandman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Omega into the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Omega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Omega - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Omega on the inside.
Omega scores with a shot to the side of Sandman's head.
Sandman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Omega tries to throw a body punch but Sandman avoids it by throwing Omega back against the ropes.
Omega stalling against the ropes.
Sandman looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Omega.
Omega works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sandman working aggressively here.
Sandman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Omega or not.
Sandman has a couple of punches blocked by Omega.
Omega pushes Sandman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sandman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Omega breaks the clinch.
Omega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Omega.
Sandman throws a looping overhand right but Omega ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman walks into a stiff left hand from Omega.
Omega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandman counters with a left to the body.
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!
Sandman throws a hook but Omega avoids it easily.
Omega darts in trying to clinch
and Sandman counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Sandman coming out on top.
A big left from Sandman misses.
Omega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Omega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandman.
Sandman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Omega with a body shot.
Omega jabs at Sandman's body.
Sandman cracks Omega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A big right from Omega misses.
Sandman throws out a counter right but Omega avoids it with no problem.
Omega throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Omega throws a hook but Sandman blocks it.
Omega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Omega tried to counter with a leg kick but Sandman avoided it.
Alpha Omega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandman swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Sandman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Omega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sandman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Omega drives through and clinches with Sandman against the ropes.
Omega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Omega tries a body shot but Sandman blocks it.
Sandman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omega is leaning against Sandman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Omega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sandman throws a punch but it's blocked by Omega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omega struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandman controls his hands.
Omega tries a body shot but Sandman blocks it.
Omega misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandman.
Sandman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Omega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omega misses with a punch to the body.
Sandman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omega misses with a punch to the body.
Omega lands a shot to the body.
Sandman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Omega on the inside.
Omega pushes Sandman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandman misses with the head strike.
Sandman misses with a punch to the body.
Omega blocking some punches.
Omega tries to work over Sandman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Omega cracks Sandman with a nice body shot.
Omega scores with a shot to the side of Sandman's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Omega scores with a shot to the side of Sandman's head.
Omega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sandman throws a punch but it's blocked by Omega.
Omega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Omega lands a hook that snaps the head of Sandman backwards.
Sandman misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Omega.
A hook to the body from Omega.
Sandman looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Omega.
Omega blocks an uppercut.
Omega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Omega - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Omega lands with a light punch inside.
Omega lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Omega.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Omega digs a right hand into Sandman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sandman's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Omega bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sandman's head.
Omega misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omega throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sandman misses with a left hand
and Omega counters with a crisp one two that drops Sandman! Omega thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sandman to his feet! Sandman is in big trouble!
Sandman is rocked!
Sandman is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Omega Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Sandman is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alpha Omega!
Alpha Omega retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Willis (ranked 1808 p4p, 265 weight class) and Jesse Kilpatrick (ranked 897 p4p, 136 weight class). Willis's entrance music is Metallica - Fade to Black. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kilpatrick sprawls well. Kilpatrick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.
Willis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Willis showed some decent athleticism there.
Willis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willis trying to control from half guard but Kilpatrick is working away.
Kilpatrick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick is still trying to improve position.
Willis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throws an elbow that misses. Kilpatrick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willis's guard. Nice move by Kilpatrick!
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick passes into half guard.
Willis is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kilpatrick postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Willis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kilpatrick wants to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Willis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Willis's back!
Willis tries to escape but Kilpatrick has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kilpatrick lands punches and elbows.
Willis tries to escape but Kilpatrick has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Willis is working hard here to advance position.
Willis trying to control but not successfully.
Kilpatrick controlling well, preventing Willis from escaping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is landing with strikes. Willis can't take much more of this.
Kilpatrick is landing with strikes from the back.
Kilpatrick lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Willis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kilpatrick lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Willis rolls, trying to escape but Kilpatrick keeps control of the position.
Kilpatrick lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I really don't envy Willis right now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kilpatrick throwing damaging strikes from the back! Willis could be in trouble here!
Well, with Kilpatrick on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Willis is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Willis is trying to break free.
Willis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Willis's head.
Willis taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.
Willis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Willis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Willis is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
Kilpatrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Willis wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick controlling from the top position.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willis trying to control the position.
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willis striking off his back but it's not causing Kilpatrick any problems.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilpatrick is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Willis wants to improve his position but instead Kilpatrick has moved into half guard.
Willis wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
Willis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kilpatrick there.
Willis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kilpatrick cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is in close to Willis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willis's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Kilpatrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willis's head.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Kilpatrick controlling from the top position.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Willis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kilpatrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Willis is rocked!
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Willis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kilpatrick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Willis seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Willis down.
Willis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kilpatrick connects with a decent elbow.
Kilpatrick lands a few punches from side control.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Willis has Kilpatrick up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kilpatrick has Willis pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Willis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kilpatrick can't get the takedown.
Willis tries to work over Kilpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilpatrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Willis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gary Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Kilpatrick.
A body shot lands from Willis.
Willis lands an uppercut.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilpatricks head.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Willis.
A right hook to the body lands for Willis.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Willis is working Kilpatrick over against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis digs a right hand into Kilpatrick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilpatrick's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Willis.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Willis.
Kilpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis gets through Kilpatrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis scores with a shoulder strike.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Still in the clinch, Willis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Willis cracks Kilpatrick with a nice body shot.
Kilpatrick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Willis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Willis is leaning against Kilpatrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Kilpatrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Willis after a bit of a struggle.
Kilpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willis scores with a shoulder strike.
Willis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Willis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Willis.
Kilpatrick tries to circle away but Willis has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Willis.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Willis jumps guard and drags Kilpatrick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Willis is looking to sweep but instead, Kilpatrick has passed into half guard.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Willis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Kilpatrick won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Willis controls Kilpatrick momentarily but Kilpatrick frees himself.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses. Willis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilpatrick's guard. Nice move by Willis!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
Kilpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Kilpatrick stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Willis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kilpatrick has managed to get both his arms back between Willis's legs - danger averted.
Kilpatrick works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Willis wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Willis wants to hit a switch here but Kilpatrick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Willis there!
Willis is trying to escape the mount.
Kilpatrick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kilpatrick looking to finish Willis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Willis!
Willis can't escape the position.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick breaks from Willis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Willis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick landing strikes from the mount and Willis is in trouble!
Kilpatrick working Willis over with strikes here.
Willis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Willis is desperately trying to improve his position but Kilpatrick has a good base and remains in mount.
Kilpatrick lands a heavy elbow.
Oooh a big shot lands for Kilpatrick! Willis is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
Jesse Kilpatrick 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 137 p4p, 24 weight class) and Ross Kemp (ranked 558 p4p, 75 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnar loads up on a big right hand but Kemp slips the punch.
Kemp looks to land a right hand but Lesnar moved out of range.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kemp sprawls and moves away.
Kemp lands a really nice looking cross but Lesnar seems unphased.
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Kemp misses the jab.
Kemp is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.
Kemp has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lesnar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar gets tackled into the ropes by Kemp. Kemp maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lesnar.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lesnar has a couple of punches blocked by Kemp.
Lesnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kemp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kemp is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Kemp is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kemp's head.
Kemp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Kemp pulls Lesnar in close to prevent any damage.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar postures up.
Kemp managing to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kemp keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Kemp.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Kemp keeps moving.
Kemp looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kemp moves into range and clinches up with Lesnar.
Lesnar tries a body shot but Kemp blocks it.
Kemp struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesnar controls his hands.
Lesnar looking to slow down the pace here.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lesnar stalling in the clinch but Kemp improves position.
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lesnar working hard to break the clinch.
Kemp works on Lesnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lesnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kemp pushes Lesnar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kemp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lesnar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kemp working aggressively here.
Kemp lands a shoulder strike.
Lesnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kemp misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kemp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kemp throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Kemp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Kemp.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Kemp.
Kemp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lesnar.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Kemp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kemp gets through Lesnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kemp working aggressively here.
A short right from Lesnar.
Kemp misses with the head strike.
Kemp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kemp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lesnar takes a shot to the head.
Kemp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lesnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kemp.
Kemp presses Lesnar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Kemp.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kemp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kemp misses with some punches.
Kemp lands a body shot.
Kemp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kemp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kemp.
Kemp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kemp.
Lesnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kemp.
Kemp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kemp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kemp misses with the head strike.
Lesnar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lesnar blocks an uppercut.
Kemp pushes Lesnar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kemp misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemp.
Lesnar looking to slow down the pace here.
Kemp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kemp lands an uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kemp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Kemp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kemp throws a head punch that misses.
Kemp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kemp.
Kemp lands with a right to the head.
Lesnar is rocked!
Kemp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Lesnar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kemp misses with a punch on the inside.
Lesnar seems to have got his legs back now.
Kemp lands a body shot.
Kemp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kemp lands a big right hand that drops Lesnar! The killer instinct kicks in and Kemp finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kemp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Kemp!
Ross Kemp tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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