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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gatekeeper Devil (ranked 22696 p4p, 514 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 6274 p4p, 458 weight class). Kenny Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gatekeeper Devil's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gatekeeper Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Devil.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Devil drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Devil stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Devil lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Smith is trying to control Devil's posture but Devil avoids it.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Devil has hold of Smith's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Smith tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Devil cranks the arm and Smith screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Smith, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gatekeeper Devil!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickey OQuinn (ranked 5807 p4p, 476 weight class) and Ariel Grande (ranked 6587 p4p, 497 weight class). OQuinn comes to the cage accompanied by YG - Stop Snitchin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickey OQuinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ariel Grande!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande shoots in for a takedown but OQuinn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grande fails with a takedown attempt.
Grande drops his hands momentarily and OQuinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
OQuinn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
OQuinn throws an overhand right that lands on Grande's shoulder, as Grande tries to avoid the shot.
OQuinn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from OQuinn. No joy for Grande on that attempt.
Nickey OQuinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariel Grande.
OQuinn throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
OQuinn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grande's guard.
Grande has OQuinn pulled in close to control his posture.
Grande keeping moving, preventing OQuinn from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grande can do anything to dispel that myth.
OQuinn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
OQuinn trying to control the position but Grande is working away.
The strikes coming from OQuinn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Grande is not content to let OQuinn control the position.
Grande manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
OQuinn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
OQuinn controlling the action here.
Grande slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two 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.
Grande looking to hit a scissor sweep but OQuinn is one step ahead there.
OQuinn throws an elbow that misses. Grande uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in OQuinn's guard. Nice move by Grande!
OQuinn wants to sweep here but Grande controlling him for the moment.
Grande throwing strikes from guard but OQuinn blocks nicely.
OQuinn trying to keep a closed guard but Grande is proving a slippery customer.
OQuinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grande must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande controlling from the top position.
OQuinn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
OQuinn content to stall in guard here.
Grande looking to control.
OQuinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OQuinn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Our spies down at at Smitty's inform us that Grande has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Grande is trying to control the position but OQuinn postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
OQuinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OQuinn controlling from the top position.
OQuinn has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Grande has momentary wrist control but OQuinn slips an elbow through the middle.
OQuinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grande not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
OQuinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grande 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OQuinn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickey OQuinn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grande has a takedown stuffed.
OQuinn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grande on the side of the head.
No luck for Grande with that takedown attempt.
Grande closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. OQuinn quickly recovers to half guard.
Grande seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but OQuinn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
OQuinn trying to control but Grande postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn taking some punishment here, with Grande in his half guard.
Grande prevents OQuinn from improving his position.
OQuinn is pressing down on Grande's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande wants to control from the top but OQuinn keeps moving.
Nickey OQuinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grande working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
OQuinn controls Grande momentarily but Grande frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now OQuinn is on top in guard.
OQuinn stopping the sweep attempt from Grande.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells OQuinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
OQuinn wants to control from the top but Grande keeps moving.
Grande looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grande works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
OQuinn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grande looking to control but OQuinn passes into half guard.
Grande is positioning himself well to prevent OQuinn advancing to mount.
Grande tries to roll over but OQuinn keeps him under control.
Grande scores with a few weak punches.
OQuinn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grande bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as OQuinn holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn keeping moving, preventing Grande from controlling successfully.
OQuinn is trying to control the position but Grande postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OQuinn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grande is not content to let OQuinn control the position.
OQuinn uses his free foot to push down on Grande's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grande.
Grande tries to reverse the position but OQuinn maintains control.
Grande keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande regains half guard.
OQuinn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
OQuinn throwing shots but Grande is blocking nicely.
Grande is trying to get back to full guard.
OQuinn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
OQuinn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
OQuinn controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grande keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grande is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with OQuinn in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickey OQuinn dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
OQuinn drives through and clinches with Grande against the cage.
Grande is trying to stall.
Grande is looking to control OQuinn's arms but OQuinn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grande has his back to the cage.
Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. OQuinn is defending well for now.
Grande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Grande takes a shot to the head.
Grande throws a knee to the head but misses.
OQuinn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grande taking a breather.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but OQuinn avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
OQuinn blocks a body shot from Grande.
Grande misses with an elbow strike.
OQuinn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Grande displaying some good clinch control by pressing OQuinn up against the cage.
Grande will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning OQuinn up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande trying to land knees to the body.
Grande looking to stall.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande trying to land knees to the body.
Grande controlling the action here for a moment.
OQuinn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
OQuinn scores with a shoulder strike.
OQuinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
OQuinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Grande.
Grande tries to land knees in the clinch but OQuinn avoids the damage to the body.
Grande tries to work over OQuinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande takes a shot to the head.
OQuinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grande is fighting off a takedown attempt but OQuinn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Grande to the mat. Grande regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OQuinn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Grande wants to sweep but no luck.
Nickey OQuinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
OQuinn 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.
OQuinn postures up.
OQuinn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grande working a defensive guard here.
OQuinn controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn stopping the sweep attempt from Grande.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
OQuinn clinches up against the cage.
Grande looking to throw knees to the head but OQuinn is blocking nicely.
OQuinn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
OQuinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Grande.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grande throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Grande.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but OQuinn avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
OQuinn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
OQuinn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Nickey OQuinn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
OQuinn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn letting Grande take a breather here.
OQuinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grande can do to turn this around?
OQuinn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
Grande looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grande just misses with a elbow thrown towards OQuinn's brow.
OQuinn blocks a body shot from Grande.
OQuinn takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande misses with a knee to the head.
Grande missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by OQuinn.
Ariel Grande has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickey OQuinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well OQuinn 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickey OQuinn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Strdoza (ranked 5859 p4p, 376 weight class) and Aleksi Heimo (ranked 4013 p4p, 329 weight class). Chad Strdoza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strdoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimo.
Strdoza is looking to counter punch.
Heimo throws the left hand but Strdoza avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Strdoza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heimo.
Aleksi Heimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimo throws a nice looking combination but Strdoza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heimo throws a right hand that Strdoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Strdoza also avoids with ease.
Heimo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Strdoza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strdoza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heimo takes a swing at Strdoza's ribcage but misses.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Heimo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Strdoza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Heimo misses its intended target.
Strdoza takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza tries to move into range but Heimo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strdoza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimo throws out the jab.
Heimo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strdoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimo.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Heimo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Heimo.
Heimo takes a swing at Strdoza's ribcage but misses.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Heimo misses with an uppercut.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Heimo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Heimo lands a nice shot to the body.
Heimo throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Strdoza misses the target.
Heimo throws a shot from downtown. Strdoza moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strdoza appears to be looking for a big counter.
Strdoza defending well as Heimo loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Strdoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Heimo scores with the left hand. Strdoza knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strdoza.
Heimo lands with a cross.
Heimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strdoza.
Strdoza appears to be looking for a big counter.
Heimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strdoza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heimo cracks Strdoza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Heimo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Heimo misses with a straight left.
Heimo sizes up Strdoza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heimo misses with a lunging right hand
and Strdoza counters with a nice body shot.
Heimo misses with a hook. Strdoza ducked under it nicely.
Strdoza is looking to counter punch.
Heimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strdoza circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Strdoza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heimo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Strdoza in his tracks.
Heimo takes a swing at Strdoza's ribcage but misses.
Strdoza is looking for a counter combo.
A left and a right from Heimo both land. Nice combination.
Heimo throws a sloppy body shot
and Strdoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strdoza manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Heimo lands a body shot.
Heimo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Heimo misses with a jab to the body
and Strdoza counters with a one-two to the body.
Heimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strdoza circles away quickly and effectively.
Heimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strdoza.
Strdoza seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Heimo moves into range and clinches up with Strdoza.
Heimo misses with the head strike.
Strdoza is trying to pull guard but Heimo has him pressed against the cage.
Heimo misses with a body punch.
Heimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heimo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heimo misses the shot to the body.
Strdoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimo. Strdoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heimo scores with a jab. Strdoza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heimo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heimo looks to land a combination. Strdoza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chad Strdoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Heimo.
Heimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strdoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strdoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Heimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strdoza is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo misses with a body punch
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Heimo backing up. Heimo nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Strdoza.
As Heimo looks to move away, Strdoza throws a big counter combo but Heimo just gets out of the way.
Heimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strdoza moves away.
It looked like Strdoza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heimo throws a hook to the side of Strdoza's head but Strdoza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Heimo looks to move away, Strdoza throws a big counter combo but Heimo just gets out of the way.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Strdoza misses the target.
Heimo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Strdoza on the side of the head.
Heimo throws a one two combo.
Heimo misses with a series of wild punches.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Heimo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Heimo takes a swing at Strdoza's ribcage but misses.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Heimo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strdoza counters with a series of strikes. Heimo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heimo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strdoza counters with a right hand to the body.
Heimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Strdoza finish him?
Heimo is breathing heavily.
Heimo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strdoza counters with a right hand to the body.
Strdoza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heimo throws a poor cross that misses
and Strdoza counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Heimo falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chad Strdoza!
During a confident post fight interview, Chad Strdoza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Mack (ranked 3846 p4p, 346 weight class) and Jack Wagon (ranked 4246 p4p, 373 weight class). Charlie Mack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Wagon's chin.
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192 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Wagon!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagon avoids the head kick by Mack.
Wagon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wagon looks to throw a body kick
so Mack counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mack is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mack throws a big right hand that misses.
Wagon looking for a sweep. Not yet Wagon, not yet.
Wagon trying to keep a closed guard but Mack is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack wants to pass the guard but Wagon is keeping the position.
Mack works over Wagon with some ground and pound from guard.
Mack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wagon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wagon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wagon looking for a guillotine here but Mack defends easily.
Mack cracks Wagon with a solid left hand.
Wagon can't keep his opponent in guard - Mack advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mack misses with a head shot. Wagon uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wagon being controlled here, momentarily.
Wagon keeping full guard, as Mack tries to pass.
Wagon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mack wants to pass the guard but Wagon is keeping the position.
Mack works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mack seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mack trying to mount his opponent but Wagon defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to free his trapped foot but Wagon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wagon trying to hold on to Mack's head to control him but Mack postures up.
Mack is taking a breather. Wagon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mack is looking for a kimura here.
Wagon 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagon manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mack keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wagon tries to score a body lock takedown but Mack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mack gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack controlling the action here.
Wagon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mack is keen to just control but Wagon is a slippery customer.
Wagon wants to control but Mack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Mack.
Mack with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Mack dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mack lands a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wagon.
Jab, jab by Mack - just one landing.
Mack clinches up against the cage.
Mack is pressed up against the cage. Wagon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mack down to the mat. Mack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mack dodges the punch combination from Wagon.
Mack stalks Wagon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wagon's face. Wagon staggers backwards, shaken.
Wagon is rocked!
Wagon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mack circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Wagon drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Mack follows Wagon to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Mack!
A pretty intense looking Charlie Mack took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helio Alcala (ranked 3649 p4p, 378 weight class) and Torry Gomez (ranked 4538 p4p, 449 weight class). Alcala comes to the cage accompanied by Halogen- U got that. Torry Gomez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torry Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Alcala.
Gomez lands an elbow inside.
Alcala breaks from the clinch.
Alcala gets tackled into the cage by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.
Alcala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alcala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alcala takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez avoiding damage as Alcala throws knees to the body.
Alcala wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez tries to work over Alcala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala looking to slow down the pace here.
We've been hearing reports that Alcala has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alcala wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alcala avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gomez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez connects with a body shot.
Gomez lands with a good body shot.
Torry Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez pushes Alcala up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Gomez to work.
Alcala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alcala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alcala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alcala drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gomez pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Alcala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torry Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Alcala blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Alcala breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alcala!
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez clinches up with Alcala and pushes him back against the cage.
Alcala has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alcala tries to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling the position.
Gomez prevents Alcala from breaking the clinch.
Alcala letting Gomez take a breather here.
Alcala tries to break free but Gomez pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez landing knees to the body.
Gomez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alcala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Alcala tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez throws a nice head kick!
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alcala throws a big counter combination but Gomez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alcala jabs at Gomez's body.
Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcala controls his hands.
Alcala is looking to control Gomez's arms but Gomez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alcala has his back to the cage.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Alcala's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Alcala moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Alcala managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Alcala turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Alcala decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gomez.
Gomez 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.
Gomez forces Alcala back against the cage and clinches.
Alcala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gomez - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torry Gomez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomez lands a head kick. Alcala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alcala is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Alcala drops his hands momentarily and Gomez needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Alcala just on the top of the head. Alcala drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Alcala - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Torry Gomez!
During a confident post fight interview, Torry Gomez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Helio Alcala had this to say: 'He was the better man, but I will be back. I still want Harumichi Bouya, I'm going to come back and make him look absolutely silly.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Perez (ranked 3707 p4p, 313 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 3518 p4p, 302 weight class). Juan Dela Cruz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perez scores with a sloppy right hand. Dela Cruz should have avoided that one.
Perez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Juan Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Dela Cruz on that attempt.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch
and Perez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dela Cruz thinking.
Dela Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perez lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leroy Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dela Cruz thinking.
Dela Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez cracks Dela Cruz with an open hand slap.
Perez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arm Breakers/BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Perez misses the target.
Dela Cruz's coach down at whitey's gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dela Cruz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Perez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perez.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perez lands with an uppercut that bounces Dela Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Dela Cruz misses with a takedown
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dela Cruz gets the takedown into side control.
Dela Cruz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dela Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Perez counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez thuds his right hand into Dela Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dela Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dela Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Perez tries to sprawl out of it but Dela Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch but Perez moves out of range.
Leroy Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dela Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perez scores with a hook to the body. Dela Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dela Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perez pinned against the cage. Perez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dela Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perez connects with a body shot.
Perez throws a nice looking combination but Dela Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dela Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perez counters with a three punch combo that has Dela Cruz backing up. Dela Cruz nods at Perez to acknowledge the strikes.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
Perez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dela Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Dela Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dela Cruz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Perez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dela Cruz's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Perez!
Leroy Perez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Johnson (ranked 3743 p4p, 389 weight class) and Harumichi Bouya (ranked 2977 p4p, 326 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Bouya has chosen Ambitionz Az A Ridah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Bouya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bouya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Bouya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Bouya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson checks a low kick from Bouya.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Bouya.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bouya.
Johnson tries to bum rush Bouya with a series of wild strikes but Bouya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bouya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bouya avoids them all with ease.
Bouya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Johnson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Bouya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bouya tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Bouya works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bouya.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bouya counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Bouya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
A head kick by Bouya misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bouya counters with a leg kick.
Bouya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bouya.
Johnson is rocked!
Bouya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bouya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bouya! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Bouya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bouya is looking to land body kicks.
Bouya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Bouya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bouya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bouya dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Bouya throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bouya dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Bouya tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouya was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Bouya flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away.
Sloppy strikes from Bouya. Those never looked like landing.
Bouya slips a straight right by Johnson.
As Johnson backs off Bouya throws a huge counter combo but Johnson manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Bouya moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Bouya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Bouya.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Bouya counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bouya throws a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bouya counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Bouya to acknowledge the strikes.
Roy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Bouya counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bouya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bouya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Bouya.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouya is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Bouya counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a right hand that Bouya ducks under and follows up with a left that Bouya also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Bouya is avoiding it.
Bouya lands a jab-cross combination.
Bouya is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bouya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bouya.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Bouya keeps it at a distance.
Bouya is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Bouya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bouya's head backwards.
Bouya is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harumichi Bouya will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by Johnson.
Bouya is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Bouya throws a leg kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bouya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Bouya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Bouya throws a counter combo.
Bouya throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Bouya moved out of range nicely.
Bouya tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Bouya seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouya slips a jab from Johnson.
Bouya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bouya was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
A combination from Bouya does no damage.
We've been informed that Bouya has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson drops Bouya with a left right combo! Johnson follows him down to the ground into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Bouya is looking to get back to his feet here but Johnson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bouya's back.
Bouya covering up well and avoiding damage.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson has the hooks in. Bouya is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control but Bouya is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Bouya to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bouya looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson looking to control but Bouya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouya tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bouya is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Bouya bucks and avoids them well.
That's four 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.
Bouya tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bouya avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bouya trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bouya slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Bouya defending well.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Bouya uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Johnson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bouya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Bouya is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson pushes Bouya up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bouya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Bouya slips the punch.
Bouya throws a counter combo.
Bouya throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Bouya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bouya slips a straight right by Johnson.
Bouya moves out of range of the strikes.
Bouya doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Bouya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Bouya tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bouya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bouya avoids it.
Bouya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bouya counters with a one-two to the body.
Bouya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a hook but Bouya avoids it easily.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bouya wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Bouya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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!
Bouya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bouya misses with the combination.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bouya ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bouya moves out of range.
Bouya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bouya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bouya throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson defending well as Bouya loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Bouya tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bouya swinging wildly here.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Bouya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bouya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson lands with a right that hurts Bouya. Bouya looks to clinch but Johnson throws a short knee that drops Bouya. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Roy Johnson!
Roy Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Ventura (ranked 2503 p4p, 289 weight class) and TJ Minchew (ranked 6384 p4p, 512 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ace Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TJ Minchew!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura clinches.
Ventura breaks the clinch.
Ventura drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Minchew 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.
Minchew can't do much from the bottom here.
Minchew is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Minchew tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ventura presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minchew really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Minchew is still trying to improve position.
Minchew tries to lock up and control but Ventura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Minchew is looking to get to half guard.
Minchew wants to control but Ventura is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minchew really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Minchew is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ventura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ventura prevents Minchew from getting the reversal.
Ventura controlling the pace for now.
Ventura avoids the attempt from Minchew to control.
Minchew working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minchew tries to lock up and control but Ventura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Minchew tries to reverse the position but Ventura maintains control.
Minchew looks winded!
Ventura content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Ventura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ventura stuffs the takedown attempt from Minchew. Minchew gets slowly back to his feet.
Ventura scores with a head kick. Minchew tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ventura drives through and clinches with Minchew against the cage.
Ventura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minchew has taken the fight to the clinch.
Minchew drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ventura gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minchew moves into the clinch successfully.
Minchew is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ventura to keep the fight standing.
Ace Ventura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Minchew.
Ventura breaks the clinch.
Ventura manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Minchew on his heels. He'll look to pass Minchew's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minchew looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Minchew is trying to control the position but Ventura postures up.
Minchew throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Minchew is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minchew working a defensive guard here.
Minchew has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ventura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ventura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ventura has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Minchew escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ventura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minchew throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ventura escapes and throws Minchew's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Minchew is looking for a sweep.
Ventura taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Minchew's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minchew tries to buck Ventura off but Ventura is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Ventura dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ventura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Ventura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minchew fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Minchew tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ace Ventura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Minchew.
Minchew drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minchew drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minchew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minchew stalling in the clinch but Ventura improves position.
Ventura prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two 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.
Come on Ventura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ventura has Minchew pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ventura pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Minchew tumbling to the mat - Ventura dives into Minchew's guard.
Minchew is trying to control the position but Ventura postures up.
Ventura advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minchew is trying to control Ventura's posture but Ventura avoids it.
Minchew is trying to get back to half guard.
Minchew can't do much from the bottom here.
Ventura has control of an arm but Minchew manages to advance to Ventura's back!
Ventura looking very determined here, making life difficult for Minchew.
Ventura preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Minchew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minchew wants to control the position but Ventura frees himself and scrambles - Minchew manages to regain control in side control.
Minchew is looking to take a break and control but Ventura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ace Ventura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ventura struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minchew taking a break here but Ventura is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Ventura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ventura 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Ventura!
During a confident post fight interview, Ace Ventura thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosif Cobzone (ranked 1817 p4p, 203 weight class) and Bearclaw Brennan (ranked 4273 p4p, 343 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bearclaw Brennan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Iosif Cobzone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bearclaw Brennan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brennan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cobzone defends it nicely.
Cobzone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brennan's hands.
A shot to the body from Brennan misses
and Cobzone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
and Cobzone counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Brennan! He's just covering up as Cobzone starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosif Cobzone!
A very excited looking Iosif Cobzone rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Boe (ranked 1824 p4p, 204 weight class) and Haise Sasaki (ranked 1366 p4p, 159 weight class). Boe comes to the cage accompanied by Agnes - Release Me. Johannes Boe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johannes Boe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Haise Sasaki !
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boe clobbers Sasaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
Boe lands with a straight right. Sasaki didn't see that one coming.
Boe throws a looping overhand right but Sasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Sasaki motions for Boe to come forward. Sasaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sasaki .
Boe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sasaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sasaki .
Boe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boe.
Boe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Boe.
Sasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sasaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Boe.
Sasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boe throws a shot from downtown. Sasaki moves away and avoids it.
Boe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sasaki at a distance.
Boe looks to land a body kick but Sasaki moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boe scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body kick from Boe.
Sasaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Boe tries to move into range but Sasaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sasaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boe lands a nice shot that snaps Sasaki 's head back.
Boe throws a looping overhand right but Sasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Boe throws a leg kick but Sasaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasaki manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Sasaki misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Boe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Sasaki misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Haise Sasaki 's cut even more.
Boe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Sasaki - just one landing.
Boe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Boe does no damage.
Sasaki misses the shot to the body.
Sasaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sasaki throws a right hand that misses
and Boe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boe looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
Sasaki defending well as Boe loads up on a big left hand.
Boe misses with a body shot.
Boe scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sasaki .
Boe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sasaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Boe.
Haise Sasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boe throws a hook to the side of Sasaki 's head but Sasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Boe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boe throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Boe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sasaki , as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Boe.
Boe throws a head kick that misses
and Sasaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boe tries to break the clinch but Sasaki is controlling the position.
Sasaki is struggling to control the position.
Boe is looking to control Sasaki 's arms but Sasaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boe has his back to the cage.
Sasaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boe is breathing heavily.
Sasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sasaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Sasaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boe ducks right into an uppercut from Sasaki .
Boe throws a body kick that misses.
Sasaki rushes Boe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sasaki .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boe.
Boe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasaki 's elbow.
Boe looking to stall.
Sasaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boe backwards.
Sasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sasaki lands with a right to the head.
Sasaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sasaki lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haise Sasaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Haise Sasaki 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Both fighters circling a little - Boe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sasaki throws out the jab.
Boe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sasaki scores with a shot to the body.
Boe takes one to the chin there.
Boe lands with a nice body punch.
Boe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sasaki 's hands.
Boe looks to land a left hand but Sasaki moved out of range nicely.
Boe throws a hook but Sasaki blocks it.
Sasaki scores with a nice right hand.
Boe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johannes Boe is winning the standup battle so far.
Sasaki 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boe under the eye.
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!
Sasaki slips a straight right by Boe.
Sasaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Sasaki .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boe looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
Sasaki misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sasaki .
Sasaki throws a hook to the side of Boe's head but Boe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boe misses with a leg kick.
Sasaki misses with a looping right.
Sasaki 's corner calls for a 1-2. Sasaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sasaki - just one landing.
Sasaki scores with a three punch combo!
Sasaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boe walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boe. That's going to slow Sasaki down.
Sasaki slips a straight right by Boe.
Sasaki tries to counter with a clinch but Boe shakes him off and moves away.
Sasaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sasaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boe is looking to land body kicks.
Sasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Sasaki misses.
Boe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sasaki . Sasaki obviously looking to wear him down.
Sasaki wants to clinch.
Boe moves forwards but Sasaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sasaki , as that shot connected.
Sasaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sasaki slips under a jab from Boe.
Sasaki wants to counter the offense by Boe and move into the clinch position.
Sasaki 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.
A jab from Sasaki finds it's way through Boe's defenses.
Boe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boe circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki misses with a wild combination.
Boe throws a body kick that misses
enabling Sasaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Boe misses with an uppercut
and Sasaki counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boe.
Sasaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sasaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sasaki pushes Boe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sasaki is leaning against Boe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boe tries to throw a body punch but Sasaki avoids it by throwing Boe back against the cage.
Sasaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sasaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haise Sasaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Boe wants to break free but Sasaki has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sasaki .
Boe is rocked!
Sasaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki is leaning against Boe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sasaki lands a body shot.
Boe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Boe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sasaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boe seems to have got his legs back now.
A left hand lands to the body for Sasaki .
Boe tries to break free but Sasaki pushes him back against the cage.
Sasaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boe has a couple of punches blocked by Sasaki .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sasaki .
A right hook to the body lands for Sasaki .
Sasaki lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haise Sasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Haise Sasaki 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Sasaki .
Sasaki gets a clinch.
Sasaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Sasaki - that landed with a thud.
Sasaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Sasaki .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sasaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Sasaki .
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boe throws an elbow but misses.
Boe can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
Boe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boe wants to get back to striking at distance but Sasaki won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boe has a couple of punches blocked by Sasaki .
Sasaki leaning against his opponent.
Sasaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boe up against the cage.
Sasaki receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boe backwards.
Boe working aggressively here.
Boe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki prevents Boe from breaking the clinch.
Boe is trying to break the clinch but Sasaki is controlling him.
Sasaki lands with a right to the head.
Sasaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boe backwards.
Boe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Boe controls the action.
Sasaki avoiding damage as Boe throws knees to the body.
Sasaki digs a right hand into Boe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boe's gas tank.
Sasaki 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Sasaki .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boe backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sasaki .
Sasaki lands a left hand.
Boe looking to stall.
Sasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Sasaki leaning against his opponent.
Sasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Sasaki lands a body shot.
Sasaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boe backwards.
Boe can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Sasaki .
Sasaki lands with a left to the head.
Sasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Sasaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Sasaki pushes Boe against the cage and as Boe bounces back, Sasaki cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Sasaki follows up with more strikes but Boe was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haise Sasaki !
During a confident post fight interview, Haise Sasaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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