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CEC 639 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Puno (ranked 1542 p4p, 188 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 1837 p4p, 219 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
158 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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174 cm
35
160 lbs
19 - 10 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tahere stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tahere cracks Puno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tahere lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tahere lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tahere.
Puno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tahere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
It looked like Puno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tahere tries a low kick but Puno avoids it.
Tahere tries to move into range but Puno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Puno has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tahere throws a right and a left that Puno avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Tahere finds it's target.
Puno slips a jab from Tahere.
Tahere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
Dyllz Tahere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tahere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Puno misses.
Tahere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tahere throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Tahere. That snapped Puno's head back.
Puno moves out of range of the strikes.
Tahere misses with an uppercut
and Puno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tahere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puno.
Tahere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puno.
Tahere missing with a left hand there. Puno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tahere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puno.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Puno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tahere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puno is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Puno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Puno throws a hook but Tahere blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere misses with a low kick as Puno jumps back.
Tahere throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Puno half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tahere catches Puno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tahere throws a leg kick
and Puno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tahere throws a jab when Puno was well out of range.
Tahere is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Puno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Puno walks into a straight right hand from Tahere.
Tahere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tahere cracks Puno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tahere fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Puno tries to move into range but Tahere moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tahere misses with a right hand
and Puno counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tahere working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puno.
Tahere avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere is looking to stand up but Puno isn't so interested in that idea.
Puno passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tahere is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Puno misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Puno are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Puno crashes against the mat.
Tahere is working to avoid the ground and pound but Puno connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puno tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Puno working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno wants to control but Tahere is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Puno are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Puno content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Puno grinds an elbow into Tahere's temple.
Puno landing a few strikes.
Puno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tahere keeps working.
Puno throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Puno trying to control the action but Tahere is working from the bottom.
Tahere felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tahere is trying to escape the position but Puno is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere dominated that round.
That's time! Puno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Tahere misses the target.
Puno tries to counter with a takedown but Tahere is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tahere. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
Puno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Puno appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tahere cracks Puno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Tahere misses its intended target.
Tahere looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Puno. That snapped Tahere's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Tahere.
Puno tries to counter with a takedown but Tahere is quick to defend against it.
The fighters circling - Tahere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tahere throws a right hand that Puno ducks under and follows up with a left that Puno also avoids with ease.
Tahere lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puno's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere misses with a hook. Puno ducked under it nicely.
Puno moves forwards but Tahere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tahere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Tahere misses.
Tahere scores with a jab to the head.
Tahere throws a solid leg kick but Puno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tahere.
Tahere jabs Puno right on the nose. Puno blinks but takes it well.
Tahere misses with a hook. Puno ducked under it nicely.
Puno misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tahere! But no joy.
Puno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tahere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tahere lunges at Puno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puno's hand.
Tahere throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puno tries to counter with a takedown but Tahere is quick to defend against it.
Tahere throws a combination. Puno tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahere misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Puno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tahere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puno.
Puno feinted with a counter takedown.
Tahere fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tahere misses with a hook.
Puno is looking to counter punch.
Puno clinches with his opponent.
Tahere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tahere.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tahere misses with a punch to the body.
Tahere prevents a body shot from Puno.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Tahere lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puno stalling in the clinch.
Tahere lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
Tahere lands with a right to the head.
Puno pulls guard effortlessly.
Tahere wants to stand but Puno has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Puno is pulling down on Tahere's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno looking for a sweep. Not yet Puno, not yet.
Puno wants to improve his position but instead Tahere has moved into half guard.
Tahere is thwarting Puno's attempts to control the position.
Puno slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Puno trying to keep a closed guard but Tahere is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tahere would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Puno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tahere manages to get himself to full guard.
Manny Puno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Puno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tahere keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
Puno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tahere keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tahere tries to score with a low kick but Puno moves his leg out of the way.
Tahere throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
Puno blocks a jab.
Puno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tahere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Tahere misses.
Nice body punch from Tahere.
Tahere just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno attempts a counter takedown but Tahere avoids it well and moves away.
A punch combination from Tahere misses.
Tahere getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno blocks a leg kick.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Puno clinches.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno throws a head punch that misses.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
Puno is leaning against Tahere and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tahere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puno.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tahere lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
Puno looking to stall.
Tahere tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tahere misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tahere.
Puno taking a breather.
Puno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tahere up against the cage.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tahere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tahere throws a head punch that misses.
Puno ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Puno no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Puno is trying to control the position but Tahere postures up.
Puno pulls Tahere in to control the position.
Tahere wanted to stand there but Puno had control of the position.
Tahere stopping the sweep attempt from Puno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere wants to stand but Puno is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses
and Puno counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tahere won't be happy with that.
Puno tries to advance to mount but can't.
Puno fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Puno seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Puno throws an elbow but Tahere slips to the side and avoids it well.
Puno throws an elbow but Tahere slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tahere parries the strikes from Puno easily there. Puno is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tahere to escape.
Puno trying to control the action but Tahere is working from the bottom.
Tahere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puno wants to control for a moment but Tahere uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere won't allow Puno to pass to mount.
Puno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tahere avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Puno.
Puno trying to control the action but Tahere is working from the bottom.
Puno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Puno lands strikes from half guard.
Manny Puno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dyllz Tahere.
I've got Tahere 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raphaele Heisenberg (ranked 848 p4p, 91 weight class) and Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 1234 p4p, 125 weight class). Heisenberg comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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33
148 lbs
19 - 6 - 2 |
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32
149 lbs
25 - 13 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphaele Heisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Heisenberg is having none of it.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick but Yamamoto checks it.
Yamamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg blocking some punches.
Yamamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Heisenberg.
Yamamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heisenberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamamotos head.
Heisenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike.
Heisenberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisenberg's elbow.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heisenberg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamamoto.
Heisenberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heisenberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heisenberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heisenberg misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Heisenberg on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heisenberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
A short left from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Heisenberg tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Yamamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Yamamoto misses with some punches.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamamoto controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamamoto.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
Yamamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Yamamoto on the inside.
A short uppercut from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heisenberg throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heisenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Heisenberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Heisenberg.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Heisenberg throws a head punch that misses.
Heisenberg working aggressively here.
Yamamoto lands a left hand.
Heisenberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Yamamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
Heisenberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamamoto controls his hands.
Yamamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
Heisenberg lands with a left to the head.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisenberg's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Yamamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike.
Yamamoto works on Heisenberg's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heisenberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heisenberg or not.
Good body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
Heisenberg presses Yamamoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heisenberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yamamoto fails to land.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Heisenberg.
Yamamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Heisenberg working aggressively here.
Heisenberg scores with a shot to the side of Yamamoto's head.
Yamamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heisenberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg blocks an uppercut.
Heisenberg is working for takedown but Yamamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kotetsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Heisenberg lands with a nice combination. Yamamoto backs away looking to recover.
Yamamoto's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamamoto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heisenberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Heisenberg blocks it.
Heisenberg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back to recover.
Heisenberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamamoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heisenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Yamamoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heisenberg avoids it really well and circles away.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
Yamamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heisenberg can pounce on him.
Heisenberg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yamamoto will feel that in the morning.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisenberg manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heisenberg.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Yamamoto connects with a body shot that sends Heisenberg's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Heisenberg's shoulder, as Heisenberg tries to avoid the shot.
Heisenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto missing with a left hand there. Heisenberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamamoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Yamamoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heisenberg throws a body kick that misses.
Heisenberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto misses with the combination.
Nice body kick there by Heisenberg.
Yamamoto gets a takedown into half guard.
My spies in Big Bear Fight Factory inform me that Yamamoto has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Heisenberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heisenberg is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Heisenberg tries to get to full guard but Yamamoto has control of the leg.
Yamamoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto tries to pass to full mount but Heisenberg defends it.
Heisenberg is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Yamamoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heisenberg gets back to full guard.
Yamamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heisenberg is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heisenberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yamamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamamoto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Heisenberg has picked Yamamoto up and slammed him! Yamamoto can't keep hold of the triangle and Heisenberg manages to pass to side control!
Yamamoto gets back to half guard.
Yamamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg is controlling the pace.
Yamamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Heisenberg pulls his head out easily.
Heisenberg prevents Yamamoto from improving his position.
Heisenberg is pressing down on Yamamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamamoto is holding on for now.
Yamamoto regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kotetsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses with a leg kick.
Yamamoto slips a jab from Heisenberg.
A slow jab from Yamamoto misses its intended target.
Jab from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Heisenberg!
Kotetsu Yamamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heisenberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Heisenberg taking some punishment here, with Yamamoto in his half guard.
Heisenberg is looking to improve his position.
Yamamoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Heisenberg tries to get to full guard but Yamamoto has control of the leg.
Heisenberg is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Heavy Metal, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Heisenberg trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Heisenberg.
Heisenberg looking to control.
Yamamoto lands a couple of elbows.
Heisenberg wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
Yamamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yamamoto postures up and lands a big shot to Heisenberg's brow.
Heisenberg 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.
Heisenberg is working hard here to advance position.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heisenberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yamamoto is aware though and is defending well.
Raphaele Heisenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yamamoto uses it to pass to side control.
Heisenberg wants to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Heisenberg tries to improve position but can't.
Heisenberg takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yamamoto landing strikes.
Heisenberg is looking to regain half guard here but Yamamoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Heisenberg sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Heisenberg is trying to maintain the position but Yamamoto is very close to passing his half guard.
Heisenberg is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Yamamoto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Heisenberg wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Kotetsu Yamamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but Heisenberg is a slippery customer.
Heisenberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yamamoto pulls his head out easily.
Heisenberg tries to get to full guard but Yamamoto has control of the leg.
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.
Heisenberg looking for subs from the bottom but Yamamoto mounts him!
Heisenberg can't escape the position.
Yamamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heisenberg working to try and regain half guard.
Yamamoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heisenberg is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotetsu Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamamoto 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 281 p4p, 42 weight class) and Sairanix Lokren (ranked 682 p4p, 85 weight class). Glass comes to the cage accompanied by Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Lokren is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beast. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sairanix Lokren!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lokren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Glass lands with a nice body kick.
Glass avoids the body shot from Lokren.
Glass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lokren.
Lokren digs a good body shot into Glass's ribs.
Lokren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glass on the side of the head.
Lokren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Nice cross by Glass.
Glass throws the left hand but Lokren avoids the punch easily.
Lokren appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lokren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Glass to score with a decent uppercut.
Glass moves out of range as Lokren strikes.
Lokren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glass manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass misses with a wild combination.
Glass checks the leg kick.
Glass needs to keep his hands up - Lokren had a free shot at his head there.
Lokren moves out of range as Glass strikes.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass backing away here, and Lokren unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren moves into the clinch.
Glass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lokren backwards.
A short body shot lands from Lokren as the two fighters clinch.
Glass lands with a light punch inside.
Glass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lokren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lokren lands a body shot.
Lokren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lokren.
Lokren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Lokren swings wildly with an uppercut but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lokren.
Glass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lokren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glass's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lokren.
Glass lands with a short shot to the head.
Lokren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glass blocks the elbow strike.
Lokren throws a punch but it's blocked by Glass.
Lokren lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Glass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lokren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Glass or not.
Glass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glass blocks a body shot from Lokren.
Glass misses with a punch to the body.
Glass misses with a punch on the inside.
Lokren lands an elbow that stopped Glass in his tracks for a moment.
Lokren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glass's defenses.
Lokren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lokren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glass misses with a punch to the body.
Lokren throws a head punch that misses.
Lokren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Glass can't find room to land a body shot as Lokren controls the action.
A short right from Lokren.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lokren.
Glass misses with some punches.
Glass lands a shot to the body.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lokren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lokren lands a nice shot to the body.
Lokren blocks a body shot from Glass.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lokren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Glass.
A right hand to the body from Glass.
Glass tries to land a knee to the head but Lokren blocks with his arms.
Glass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lokren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glasss head.
Lokren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lokren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Desmond Glass's cut is getting worse.
Glass can't find room to land a body shot as Lokren controls the action.
Nice elbow from Lokren.
Glass misses with a punch to the body.
Lokren presses Glass against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lokren blocks a body shot from Glass.
Glass misses with some punches.
Glass cracks Lokren with a nice body shot.
Lokren lands an elbow just above Glass 's eye.
Desmond Glass's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Glass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lokren.
Glass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glass struggles to land a body shot inside as Lokren controls his hands.
Glass tries to land knees in the clinch but Lokren avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lokren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glass backwards.
Glass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lokren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glass tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Glass back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lokren swings wildly with an uppercut but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lokren lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lokren fails to land.
Lokren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Glass or not.
Glass tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Glass back against the cage.
Glass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lokren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lokren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lokren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glass backwards.
Lokren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jeez, Desmond Glass's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lokren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lokren.
Glass is breathing heavily.
Lokren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lokren lands a right hand.
Lokren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lokren has a couple of punches blocked by Glass.
Lokren misses with a body punch.
Lokren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glasss head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Desmond Glass's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sairanix Lokren!
An out of breath Sairanix Lokren thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Desmond Glass had this to say: 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 585 p4p, 75 weight class) and Iikka Runnisto (ranked 620 p4p, 81 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. Runnisto has chosen Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnisto missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Runnisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Runnisto slips the punch.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Runnisto scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Runnisto missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Runnisto's head backwards.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson throws a hook but Runnisto avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Runnisto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Runnisto misses with a hook.
Runnisto cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Runnisto looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runnisto thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Runnisto's head but Runnisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Runnisto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Runnisto moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Runnisto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Runnisto.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Runnisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Runnisto throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson throws the left hand but Runnisto avoids the punch easily.
Runnisto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runnisto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Runnisto saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Runnisto! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Runnisto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runnisto misses with a wild body shot.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Runnisto misses the target.
Runnisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Runnisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Runnisto looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto scores with a nice right hand.
Runnisto throws a shot to the body.
Runnisto throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Runnisto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Runnisto avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Runnisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the head.
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Runnisto. Those never looked like landing.
Runnisto staying out of range there.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Runnisto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runnisto.
Runnisto digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a hook. Runnisto ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Runnisto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Runnisto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runnisto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Runnisto misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
A lazy left from Runnisto finds it's target.
Johnson misses with a hook. Runnisto ducked under it nicely.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Runnisto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Runnisto jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Runnisto throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Runnisto lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Runnisto avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Runnisto walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Runnisto!
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like DeShawn Johnson has been cut.
Runnisto lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Runnisto fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Johnson out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Iikka Runnisto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pinto (ranked 740 p4p, 91 weight class) and Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 951 p4p, 122 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto cracks the inside of Zackrisson's front leg.
Zackrisson cracks Pinto with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Pinto misses.
Pinto lands with a good body shot.
Zackrisson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Pinto's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pinto misses with a hook
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pinto scores with a decent looking hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zackrisson.
Pinto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Zackrisson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Zackrisson misses.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinto backing away here, and Zackrisson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zackrisson takes one on the button.
Pinto throws a poor cross that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Zackrisson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pinto doesn't seem phased though.
Pinto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zackrisson's head.
Zackrisson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pinto misses with an uppercut. Zackrisson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Zackrisson scores with a four punch combination!
Zackrisson staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Pinto blocks the leg kick.
Pinto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinto as he connects with a hook.
Zackrisson misses with a leg kick
and Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto throws a hook but Zackrisson blocks it.
Pinto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zackrisson.
Pinto misses with a lunging right hand
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinto throws a leg kick
and Zackrisson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Zackrisson ducks down to avoid it.
Pinto throws a leg kick but Zackrisson moved away.
Zackrisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a hook.
Zackrisson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinto.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
Zackrisson thumps Pinto with a low kick.
Zackrisson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zackrisson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Zackrisson misses.
Pinto swinging wildly here.
Zackrisson misses the jab.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body. Zackrisson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zackrisson's head backwards.
A lazy left from Zackrisson finds it's target.
Pinto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zackrisson's sensitive parts.
Zackrisson lands the left hand.
Pinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a looping right.
Pinto defending well as Zackrisson loads up on a big left hand.
Pinto takes a swing at Zackrisson's ribcage but misses.
Zackrisson misses with a straight right.
Pinto misses with a straight right.
Zackrisson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pinto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
Pinto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zackrisson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pinto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zackrisson avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Zackrisson throws a body punch but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zackrisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Pinto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinto thumps Zackrisson with a low kick.
Pinto throws a lazy uppercut
and Zackrisson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Pinto does no damage.
Zackrisson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zackrisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zackrisson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zackrisson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pinto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zackrisson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a body punch but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinto.
Pinto missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zackrisson looks to land a left hand but Pinto moved out of range nicely.
Pinto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zackrisson.
A low kick from Zackrisson misses
and Zackrisson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zackrisson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zackrisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinto misses with a body punch
and Zackrisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinto ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zackrisson lands with a shot to the body.
Pinto moves out of range as Zackrisson throws a body kick.
Zackrisson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zackrisson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinto.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinto.
Nice shot lands for Pinto.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut.
Pinto misses with a hook to the body
and Zackrisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinto misses with a low kick.
Pinto misses with an uppercut.
Zackrisson throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zackrisson.
Arthur Pinto is winning the standup battle so far.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Zackrisson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Zackrisson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson just misses with a punch to the body.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Pinto slips under a jab.
Pinto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Zackrisson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zackrisson thuds a left hand into Pinto's body.
A good leg kick by Pinto.
Zackrisson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zackrisson cracks Pinto with a good jab.
Pinto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinto throws a leg kick but Zackrisson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinto moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Pinto misses the target.
Pinto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinto staying out of range there.
Pinto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zackrisson avoids the body shot from Pinto.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto throws a lazy uppercut
and Zackrisson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zackrisson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Pinto tenderised Zackrisson's leg. Zackrisson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zackrisson stuns Pinto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pinto misses with a low kick as Zackrisson jumps back.
Pinto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Zackrisson.
Pinto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pinto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pinto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zackrisson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinto with a jab.
Zackrisson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zackrisson tried to score with a low kick but Pinto checks it.
Zackrisson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pinto under the eye.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target.
Zackrisson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zackrisson misses its intended target.
Zackrisson misses the jab.
Zackrisson checks a leg kick nicely.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Zackrisson is just out of range.
Zackrisson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pinto connects with a single shot there.
Good leg kick by Zackrisson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pinto lands a jab to the head.
Pinto throws a hook to the side of Zackrisson's head but Zackrisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zackrisson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Pinto.
Pinto wants to slow Zackrisson down by chopping away at his legs.
Zackrisson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinto scores with a jab.
Pinto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zackrisson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinto, right into the meat.
Pinto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto cracks the inside of Zackrisson's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson scores with a leg kick.
Pinto staying out of range there.
Pinto is looking to counter punch.
Pinto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinto slips a jab from Zackrisson.
A big left from Pinto misses.
Zackrisson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zackrisson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinto's head backwards.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Zackrisson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zackrisson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinto throws a poor cross that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot.
It looked like Pinto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zackrisson wants to land a leg kick but Pinto is out of range.
Pinto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto misses with a straight right.
Zackrisson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zackrisson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinto.
Zackrisson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zackrisson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pinto throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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 Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pinto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target.
Pinto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zackrisson in his tracks.
Pinto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pinto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pinto misses with a lunging right hand
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
Zackrisson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinto misses with a hook. Zackrisson ducked under it nicely.
Zackrisson 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.
Pinto misses with a hook
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinto scores with a leg kick.
Pinto moves out of range as Zackrisson strikes.
Pinto digs a good hook to Zackrisson's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto connects with a solid leg kick.
Zackrisson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zackrisson.
Pinto moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinto half committed to a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson slips a jab from Pinto.
A leg kick checked by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson walks into a left hand.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot.
Zackrisson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
Pinto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Pinto.
Zackrisson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zackrisson loads up on a big right hand but Pinto slips the punch.
Zackrisson tests Pinto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinto catches Zackrisson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Zackrisson misses.
Gabriel Zackrisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pinto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zackrisson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zackrisson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Zackrisson scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto throws a big shot that misses.
Pinto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zackrisson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zackrisson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zackrisson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Zackrisson moved out of range.
Zackrisson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pinto.
Pinto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zackrisson moves out of range of the leg kick from Pinto.
Pinto throws a low kick, looking for Zackrisson's leg but Zackrisson calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pinto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinto. Pinto obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Pinto.
Pinto scores with a leg kick.
Pinto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
Pinto misses with a low kick.
Zackrisson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zackrisson moves forwards but Pinto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Pinto.
Zackrisson misses the shot to the body.
Pinto misses with a leg kick
and Zackrisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zackrisson, as that shot connected.
Pinto is rocked!
Zackrisson checks a low kick from Pinto.
Oh Pinto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from Zackrisson tenderised Pinto's leg. Pinto is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Zackrisson moves away from the strike by Pinto.
Pinto seems to have got his legs back now.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Pinto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zackrisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Zackrisson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zackrisson! But no joy.
Jab from Pinto.
Pinto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zackrisson moves away from the strike by Pinto.
A telegraphed right hand from Zackrisson misses the target.
Zackrisson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Pinto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinto is looking to counter punch.
Zackrisson throws a big shot that misses.
Pinto scores with the left hand. Zackrisson knows he should have avoided that one.
Zackrisson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinto finds it's way round the side to connect with Zackrisson's head.
Pinto connects with a leg kick. Zackrisson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinto lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arthur Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zackrisson misses with a leg kick
enabling Pinto to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pinto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinto 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arthur Pinto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Camacho (ranked 92 p4p, 12 weight class) and Marco Ajax (ranked 278 p4p, 33 weight class). Ajax is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax looks to land a right hand but Camacho moved out of range.
Ajax looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camacho staying out of range there.
Camacho moves out of range as Ajax strikes.
Ajax swings widly with a right hand
and Camacho counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Ajax misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for Ajax.
Ajax finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A left lands for Camacho.
Camacho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ajax on the side of the head.
Ajax tries to clinch
and Camacho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho throws a leg kick but Ajax checks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Camacho - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Ajax misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Camacho, as that shot connected.
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!
Camacho scoring well with a low kick there.
Ajax finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Ajax.
Ajax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camacho tries a low kick but Ajax avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camacho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a looping right.
Ajax defending well as Camacho loads up on a big left hand.
Ajax fails with the takedown.
Camacho throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ajax counters with a single leg into guard. Camacho didn't expect that.
Camacho keeping moving, preventing Ajax from controlling successfully.
Camacho being controlled here, momentarily.
Ajax stopping the sweep attempt from Camacho.
Camacho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camacho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ajax chips away with some ground and pound.
Ajax trying to control the position from guard on top but Camacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camacho wants to sweep here but Ajax controlling him for the moment.
Ajax engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ajax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ajax fails to land the takedown.
Ajax is looking to slow Camacho down with leg kicks.
Ajax dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ajax takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Camacho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Camacho finds it's way through Ajax's defenses.
Ajax has his takedown stuffed
and Camacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hector Camacho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Ajax.
Camacho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Camacho wants it to stay on the feet.
Camacho scores with a jab to the body.
Ajax dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Camacho. That did some damage!
Ajax tries to land a front kick but Camacho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Camacho lands a jab.
Camacho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ajax takes one on the button.
Camacho throws a lazy right hand but Ajax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ajax fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looks like Camacho has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ajax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camacho checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Ajax throws a right and a left that both miss.
Camacho is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ajax has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ajax there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ajax rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Camacho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ajax fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Camacho misses the target.
Camacho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ajax checks it well.
Ajax on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Camacho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ajax finds it's way round the side to connect with Camacho's head.
Ajax on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Camacho connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Camacho.
Camacho looks to land a combination but Ajax avoids it well.
Ajax throws a low kick but Camacho moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Camacho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Camacho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ajax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camacho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ajax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ajax scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Camacho checks a leg kick.
Camacho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ajax tries for a takedown but Camacho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ajax loads up on a big right hand but Camacho slips the punch.
Ajax fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Camacho is out of range.
Camacho tries to counter with a takedown but Ajax is quick to defend against it.
Camacho feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ajax is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Camacho sitting in guard here, content to control.
Camacho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ajax working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Camacho.
Camacho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ajax managing to control the position.
Ajax is looking for a triangle but Camacho pushes his legs off easily.
Camacho won't allow Ajax to sweep him here.
Ajax keeping moving, preventing Camacho from controlling successfully.
Camacho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Camacho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ajax has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Camacho doesn't defend quickly enough and Ajax has managed to lock this one up! Can Camacho escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ajax on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marco Ajax!
Marco Ajax 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.
Hector Camacho spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck it's going to shit fast, getting old been a long road.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tel Britton (ranked 164 p4p, 24 weight class) and Ueda Umanouke (ranked 202 p4p, 30 weight class). Umanouke has chosen Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ueda Umanouke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
280 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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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
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tel Britton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umanouke tries to move into range but Britton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Tel Britton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umanouke slips a straight right by Britton.
Umanouke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Britton.
Britton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Britton throws an off balance right hand
and Umanouke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Britton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Umanouke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Britton.
Britton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Umanouke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Britton misses.
Britton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Britton gets tackled into the cage by Umanouke. Umanouke maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Umanouke has hold of one of Britton's legs. Britton is fighting the takedown attempt but Umanouke gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Umanouke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Britton is keeping the position for now.
Umanouke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Umanouke trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Britton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Britton throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Umanouke's head.
Britton throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Umanouke is on top in guard.
Britton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Umanouke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Britton keeps moving.
Umanouke throws a big right hand that misses.
Britton keeping moving, preventing Umanouke from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umanouke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Umanouke sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke has gone for a leg lock! Britton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Umanouke's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Umanouke is on top in guard.
Umanouke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umanouke stands and throws Britton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Umanouke laying and praying for a moment but Britton takes advantage and regains half guard.
Umanouke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Umanouke.
Umanouke throws a strike but Britton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Umanouke lands a couple of elbows.
Umanouke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Umanouke.
Umanouke is looking to take a break and control but Britton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Umanouke tries to score with some ground and pound. Britton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke lands a decent elbow from side control.
Umanouke working the ground and pound from side control.
Umanouke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Britton is rocked!
Britton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Umanouke working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Britton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Umanouke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Britton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Britton seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umanouke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Britton keeps working.
Umanouke tries for a kimura but Britton is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ueda Umanouke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Britton catches Umanouke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Umanouke darts in and clinches Britton up against the cage.
Umanouke jumps into guard, dragging Britton to the mat.
Umanouke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Britton is one step ahead there.
Britton cracks Umanouke with a solid left hand.
Britton connects with a couple of short punches.
Umanouke is looking for a triangle but Britton pushes his legs off easily.
Umanouke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Umanouke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Britton's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Umanouke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umanouke looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke is looking to work some ground and pound but Britton has wrist control.
Umanouke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Umanouke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umanouke trying to control the position from guard on top but Britton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umanouke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Umanouke trying to control the action but Britton is working from the bottom.
Umanouke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Umanouke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Britton could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Umanouke has cracked it and Britton is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Umanouke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ueda Umanouke!
A less than humble Ueda Umanouke misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Tel Britton stepped up to the mic, saying '...Next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stoker (ranked 27 p4p, 5 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 159 p4p, 18 weight class). Stoker comes to the cage accompanied by Let There Be Rock by AC/DC. Garibaldi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Resist and Bite - Sabaton. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michael Garibaldi enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garibaldi is looking to clinch.
Garibaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker with a jab.
Garibaldi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stoker catches Garibaldi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stoker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garibaldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garibaldi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stoker is able to avoid easily.
Stoker tried to counter with a leg kick but Garibaldi avoided it.
Garibaldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Stoker slips a straight right by Garibaldi.
Jab by Stoker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Garibaldi.
Stoker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stoker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stoker jabs at Garibaldi's body.
Stoker missing with a left hand there. Garibaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garibaldi has time to react.
Garibaldi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stoker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stoker lands a body shot.
Stoker tries to score with a low kick but Garibaldi moves his leg out of the way.
Stoker lands a head shot.
Stoker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to counter with a clinch but Stoker shakes him off and moves away.
Garibaldi scores with a body shot.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoker.
Stoker motions for Garibaldi to come forward. Stoker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stoker throws a sloppy body shot
and Garibaldi counters with a head kick. That will keep Stoker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stoker slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi misses with the body kick
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stoker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoker tests Garibaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Garibaldi flicks out a counter leg kick but Stoker steps away.
Garibaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi catches Stoker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Edward Stoker has been cut.
Stoker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garibaldi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garibaldi. Stoker shrugs it off though.
Garibaldi sends Stoker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Garibaldi is motioning to the referee to let Stoker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stoker is rocked!
Stoker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garibaldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Stoker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker seems to have got his legs back now.
Stoker swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Stoker.
Stoker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Stoker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garibaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Stoker moves out of range easily.
Stoker misses with an uppercut.
Garibaldi wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoker misses the jab.
Stoker looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Stoker lands a jab to the head.
Stoker connects with a body shot.
Stoker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi walks into a straight right hand from Stoker.
Stoker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker takes a swing at Garibaldi's ribcage but misses.
Garibaldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stoker moves out of range as Garibaldi throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi walks into a left hand.
Stoker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garibaldi's calf.
Garibaldi looks to throw a body kick
and Stoker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoker avoids a kick to the body.
Stoker loads up on a big right hand but Garibaldi slips the punch.
Garibaldi unleashes a big counter combination but Stoker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stoker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Stoker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stoker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Garibaldi misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker throws a hook but Garibaldi avoids it easily.
Garibaldi throws out a counter right but Stoker avoids it with no problem.
Garibaldi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garibaldi misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Stoker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stoker digs a good body shot into Garibaldi's ribs.
Garibaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoker.
Garibaldi flicks out a counter leg kick but Stoker steps away.
Stoker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stoker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Stoker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garibaldi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garibaldi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Stoker misses its intended target.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Garibaldi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Garibaldi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stoker has got the better of the exchanges.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
Stoker looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Garibaldi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garibaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stoker.
Garibaldi blocks a jab.
Stoker throws a chopping leg kick but Garibaldi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stoker slips under a jab from Garibaldi.
Stoker lands a body shot.
Stoker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garibaldi.
Stoker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garibaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Garibaldi moved away.
A head kick misses from Garibaldi.
Stoker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garibaldi on the side of the head.
Garibaldi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stoker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker misses with a lunging right hand
and Garibaldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Stoker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garibaldi looks to throw the jab but Stoker is out of range.
Stoker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garibaldi's calf.
Nice shot by Stoker.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi looks to land a body kick but Stoker moved away.
Garibaldi is looking to clinch but Stoker is avoiding it.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Garibaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoker cracks Garibaldi with an open hand slap.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Stoker misses with a left hand
and Garibaldi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stoker scores with a nice head shot.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Garibaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Stoker.
Stoker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garibaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stoker checks a leg kick.
Garibaldi slips a straight right by Stoker.
Nice body punch from Stoker.
Stoker punishes Garibaldi's body with a nice straight punch.
Edward Stoker is winning the standup battle so far.
Garibaldi slips a straight right by Stoker.
Stoker scores with a jab. Garibaldi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stoker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garibaldi can do to turn this around?
Stoker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stoker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garibaldi.
A punch lands to the side of Garibaldi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Stoker.
A left lands for Stoker.
Stoker loads up on a big right hand but Garibaldi slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stoker misses with a hook
enabling Garibaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker lands a head shot.
Stoker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garibaldi. That did some damage!
Garibaldi has Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.
Stoker breaks from the clinch.
Garibaldi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Stoker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stoker thuds his right hand into Garibaldi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garibaldi has managed to clinch.
Garibaldi misses with a body punch.
Garibaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoker.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garibaldi.
Stoker working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edward Stoker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garibaldi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garibaldi misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoker.
Garibaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stoker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoker tests Garibaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garibaldi moves in looking to clinch but Stoker pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Stoker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garibaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoker throws a shot to the body.
Garibaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Garibaldi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stoker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi clobbers Stoker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stoker checks a leg kick.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garibaldi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stoker misses with a hook.
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head but Garibaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker sets himself, and Garibaldi steps forward looking for the clinch! Stoker avoids it this time.
Garibaldi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stoker. Stoker obviously looking to wear him down.
Stoker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stoker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
Garibaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stoker scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker digs a good hook to Garibaldi's body.
Stoker scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Garibaldi misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Stoker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stoker.
Nice shot lands for Stoker.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Stoker lands with a cross.
Garibaldi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Stoker misses.
Stoker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garibaldi has time to react.
Stoker lands a lovely overhand right.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker lands with an uppercut that bounces Garibaldi off the cage and back into range.
Stoker throws a body punch but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Stoker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garibaldi.
Stoker lands a nice looking body shot.
Stoker slips a straight right by Garibaldi.
Stoker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoker misses with a hook.
Garibaldi tries to counter with a clinch but Stoker shakes him off and moves away.
Garibaldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Stoker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garibaldi clinches up with Stoker and pushes him back against the cage.
Stoker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoker breaks from the clinch.
Garibaldi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stoker sprawling to the canvas! Stoker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Garibaldi finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garibaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoker's sensitive parts.
Stoker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garibaldi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stoker is out of range and Garibaldi settles back down.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garibaldi misses the jab.
Stoker connects with a jab.
Stoker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garibaldi's sensitive parts.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Stoker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Stoker is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Stoker misses with an uppercut
and Garibaldi counters with a left to the body.
Stoker slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Stoker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stoker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garibaldi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoker lands with a hook. Garibaldi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stoker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garibaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garibaldi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Garibaldi.
Stoker lands a nice shot that snaps Garibaldi's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker misses with a body punch
and Garibaldi counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Stoker misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garibaldi! But no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi darts in and clinches Stoker up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Stoker - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stoker walks away with a smile on his face. Garibaldi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stoker punishes Garibaldi's body with a nice straight punch.
Garibaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoker lands a nice hook to Garibaldi's body. Garibaldi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker throws an overhand right that lands on Garibaldi's shoulder, as Garibaldi tries to avoid the shot.
Stoker throws the left hand but Garibaldi avoids the punch easily.
Garibaldi tries a quick counter leg kick but Stoker is wise to it.
Garibaldi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stoker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stoker lands with a good body shot.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Stoker moves out of range easily.
Garibaldi checks a leg kick.
Stoker throws a good cross that connects.
Stoker slips a jab from Garibaldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker wants to slow Garibaldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garibaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Stoker.
Nice straight punches there by Stoker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stoker.
Jab, jab by Stoker - just one landing.
Stoker lands a glancing blow to the side of Garibaldi's head.
Garibaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Stoker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Stoker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garibaldi throws the left hand but Stoker avoids the punch easily.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Garibaldi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi walks into a jab.
Garibaldi misses with an uppercut.
Stoker lands a jab.
Garibaldi checks a low kick from Stoker.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Garibaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garibaldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stoker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garibaldi has time to react.
Garibaldi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garibaldi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garibaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stoker misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is looking to land body kicks.
Garibaldi misses with a kick to the body.
Stoker jabs Garibaldi right on the nose. Garibaldi blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Garibaldi tries to bum rush Stoker with a series of wild strikes but Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stoker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Garibaldi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stoker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garibaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Stoker circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Stoker. Beautiful body shot.
Stoker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stoker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garibaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker had his way with Michael Garibaldi in that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Stoker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Garibaldi looks to land a left hand but Stoker moved out of range nicely.
Stoker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garibaldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garibaldi. That did some damage!
Stoker blocks a head kick by Garibaldi.
Stoker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garibaldi misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Stoker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garibaldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoker works Garibaldi's body with a nice hook.
Garibaldi misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Stoker.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Garibaldi.
Stoker lands a body shot.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoker swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stoker feints and then cracks Garibaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garibaldi down.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker throws a leg kick which misses Garibaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Garibaldi tries to avoid it.
Garibaldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoker is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Garibaldi misses.
Stoker lands a nice hook to Garibaldi's body. Garibaldi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi misses with a left hand
and Stoker counters with a right hand to the body.
Stoker cracks Garibaldi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garibaldi misses with a body kick.
Stoker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi checks a leg kick nicely.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Garibaldi thinks about the counter body kick.
Garibaldi scores with a hook to the body. Stoker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stoker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stoker thows a leg kick but Garibaldi checks it
and Garibaldi counters with a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stoker throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garibaldi tries to move into range but Stoker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stoker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Garibaldi.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi throws a big counter head kick but Stoker avoids it with no problem.
Stoker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stoker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stoker throws a jab when Garibaldi was well out of range.
Stoker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garibaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garibaldi lands a jab to the head.
Stoker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garibaldi misses with a hook
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Garibaldi.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi lands a nice looking body kick.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garibaldi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stoker with a body shot.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi throws a big shot that misses.
Stoker thumps Garibaldi with a low kick.
Garibaldi blocks a jab.
Garibaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stoker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stoker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stoker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garibaldis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Stoker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stoker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
Edward Stoker retains his middleweight title!
Edward Stoker 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 Galen Dall (ranked 2 p4p, 2 weight class) and Dag Daghammar (ranked 72 p4p, 10 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Red - Already Over. The crowd seem to be enjoying Daghammar's choice of entrance music: Just like that - Dregen. This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Dall.
Daghammar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Daghammar blocks a jab.
Dall throws a lazy uppercut
letting Daghammar counter with a right hand.
Daghammar 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.
Dall throws a sloppy body shot
and Daghammar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dall throws a wild body kick that Daghammar sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Daghammar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daghammar misses with a body shot
and Dall counters with a low kick, right behind Daghammar 's knee.
Dall throws a jab when Daghammar was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Dall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Daghammar!
Daghammar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dall is trying to get an arm triangle but Daghammar is defending well.
Dall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dall trying to control the position but Daghammar is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dall fails to take his opponent's back.
Daghammar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dall fails to advance to Daghammar's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall looking to control but Daghammar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daghammar bucks Dall off and manages to get back to his feet!
Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Daghammar.
Daghammar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Daghammar will feel that in the morning.
Dall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daghammar counters with a one-two to the body.
Dall misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dall slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall throws a low kick but Daghammar moves out of range easily.
Dall misses with a hook
and Daghammar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daghammar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daghammar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Daghammar works Dall's body with a nice hook.
Daghammar moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Galen Dall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice uppercut there from Dall.
The crowd cheers as Daghammar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall doesn't seem phased though.
Dall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daghammar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daghammar catches Dall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Daghammar counters with a nice uppercut.
Galen Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Daghammar misses the target.
Dall moves out of range as Daghammar strikes.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daghammar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daghammar ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
A little jabbing left from Daghammar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Daghammar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall throws a looping overhand right but Daghammar ducks down to avoid it.
Daghammar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daghammar looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Daghammar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dag Daghammar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dall.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Daghammar staying out of range there.
Dall misses with a looping left.
Dall misses with a body punch
and Daghammar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Daghammar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daghammar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dall finds it's way round the side to connect with Daghammar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Daghammar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall moves away from the strike by Daghammar.
Dall throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Daghammar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Daghammar's shoulder, as Daghammar tries to avoid the shot.
Dall looks to throw a body kick
letting Daghammar counter with a right hand.
Daghammar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daghammar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
Daghammar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dall on the side of the head.
Dall is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daghammar throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daghammar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dall misses with a body punch
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daghammar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daghammar throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daghammar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dall under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Daghammar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daghammar throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Daghammar looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Dall jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Daghammar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daghammar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dall swings widly with a right hand
and Daghammar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daghammar misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar slips a straight right by Dall.
Dall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daghammar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daghammar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar throws a body shot but no joy.
Dall avoids the body shot from Daghammar.
Daghammar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dall throws a shot from downtown. Daghammar moves away and avoids it.
Daghammar throws out a counter right but Dall avoids it with no problem.
Dall throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Daghammar counter with a right hand.
Daghammar blocks a head kick by Dall.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dall.
Daghammar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daghammar.
A little feinted left hand from Dall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall fails to land the takedown.
Daghammar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daghammar throws a right hand that misses
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Dall scores with a push kick.
Dag Daghammar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Daghammar.
Dall throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall punishes Daghammar's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Daghammar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daghammar.
Daghammar tries to move into range but Dall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Daghammar finds it's target.
Dall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Daghammar throws a counter combo.
Daghammar misses with a looping left.
Dall lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar misses with a body shot.
A big left from Dall misses.
Nice defenses there by Daghammar.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Daghammar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daghammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall connects with a right hand. Daghammar shakes it off.
Daghammar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dall.
Daghammar throws a sloppy body shot
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Galen Dall did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daghammar looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Dall shoots and misses
enabling Daghammar to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daghammar lands a nice shot to the body.
Daghammar jabs at Dall's body.
Daghammar throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall dives in and grabs Daghammar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daghammar pushes down on Dall's head and hops out.
Daghammar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daghammar grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Dall takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Daghammar cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dag Daghammar!
Dag Daghammar is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Dag Daghammar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Galen Dall was interviewed post fight and said 'This means WAR!'.
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