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BFF 79: Trump vs. Schaub PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Asakura (ranked 5316 p4p, 466 weight class) and Manel Correia (ranked 4640 p4p, 434 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manel Correia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Correia to the mat! Correia manages to get full guard.
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.
Asakura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Correia is looking for a triangle but Asakura pushes his legs off easily.
Asakura wants to stand but Correia is controlling his posture from full guard.
Correia looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura is looking to stand up but Correia won't let him.
Asakura gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Correia moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.
Asakura looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Asakura distracts Correia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Correia looking for a sweep. Not yet Correia, not yet.
Correia working a defensive guard here.
Asakura tries to stand but Correia is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura stays in close to Correia's body and controls the position.
Correia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Asakura.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Correia, right into the meat.
Asakura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Correia was covering up waiting for the punch and Asakura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Correia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Correia looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Correia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Correia working a defensive guard but Asakura manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura controls the position from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asakura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Asakura landing a few strikes.
Asakura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Asakura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Correia can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correia tries to improve position but can't.
Asakura is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Correia's shoulder. That is not cool.
Correia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Correia is trying to strike from the bottom but Asakura has passed into full mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Correia is squirming around, avoiding Asakura's attempts to control the action.
Correia squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Correia wants to control but Asakura is having none of it.
Asakura controlling his opponent.
Correia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Asakura avoids the attempt from Correia to control.
That's six 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.
Asakura landing strikes from the mount and Correia is in trouble!
Correia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Asakura with a couple of short strikes.
Asakura wants to finish this one by submission but Correia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Asakura.
Asakura wants to control the pace but Correia is squirming around nicely.
Correia wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Asakura wants to control but Correia is keeping busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Asakura scores with strikes from the back.
Correia rolls, trying to escape but Asakura keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be Correia right now.
Asakura punches Correia on the ear.
Will Asakura go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Asakura has good solid back control here.
Correia fending off the submission attempt from Asakura.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Correia trying to control but not successfully.
Asakura keeps control of the position as Correia tries to break free.
Correia grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Asakura controlling from the back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Asakura tightening his grip on Correia, looking for the choke.
Correia trying to control the action but Asakura just sinks the hooks in.
Asakura controlling from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asakura is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Asakura gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Asakura gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Asakura apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Correia misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Asakura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Correia wants to clinch up but Asakura keeps it at a distance.
Asakura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Correia tries to counter with a clinch but Asakura shakes him off and moves away.
Correia fails with a takedown attempt.
Asakura throws a big counter combination but Correia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Correia fails with the takedown
and Asakura counters with a series of strikes. Correia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Correia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson Asakura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manel Correia.
Correia thows a leg kick but Asakura checks it
and Asakura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Correia tries to get to full guard but Asakura has control of the leg.
Asakura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Asakura stalling.
Asakura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Correia can do to turn this around?
Correia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asakura. 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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Asakura prevents Correia from improving his position.
Asakura controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Correia wants to clinch up but Asakura keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Correia wants to counter with a clinch but Asakura pushes him away.
Correia shoots in and bounces Asakura off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Asakura scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Correia misses with a head kick.
Asakura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Correia as he avoids it easily.
Asakura dives in for a single leg takedown but Correia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Asakura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Correia decides to pull guard.
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!
Correia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Asakura has picked Correia up and slammed him! Correia can't keep hold of the triangle and Asakura manages to pass to side control!
A lull in the action here.
Asakura stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Correia tries to clinch up
and Asakura counters with a three punch combo that has Correia backing up. Correia nods at Asakura to acknowledge the strikes.
Asakura tries to clinch but Correia moves out of range.
Correia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Asakura sprawls well initially but Correia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Asakura is pressing down on Correia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Asakura controlling Correia's posture.
Asakura has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Correia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Correia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Asakura working a defensive guard here.
Tyson Asakura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Correia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Asakura is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Asakura has escaped and now he's on top!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Asakura has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Correia is proving hard to escape from.
Asakura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Correia wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Asakura manages to pass to side control.
Asakura winds up and cracks Correia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Asakura wants to stand up but Correia is controlling the position.
Asakura is controlling the pace.
Asakura lands with a punch from half guard.
Asakura is controlling the pace.
That's eight 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.
Asakura seems to be working for a kimura but Correia defends the submission attempt.
Correia is staying active underneath Asakura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Correia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Asakura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Asakura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Asakura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Asakura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Correia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Manel Correia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Asakura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asakura is working for a kimura but Correia is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Asakura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asakura 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tyson Asakura!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Tyson Asakura!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Tyson Asakura!
Tyson Asakura wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Omar Cunningham (ranked 3463 p4p, 266 weight class) and Alex Stern (ranked 21958 p4p, 396 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alex Stern enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Cunningham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Stern!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Cunningham scores with a shot to the body.
Stern throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
Stern throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham 's corner calls for a 1-2. Cunningham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Alex Stern has been cut.
Stern throws a hook but Cunningham blocks it.
Stern catches Cunningham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stern works over Cunningham 's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cunningham . Stern does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cunningham lands with a hook. Stern tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Cunningham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stern.
Stern fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cunningham drops Stern with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stern looks back up at him and smiles so Cunningham waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Stern is rocked!
Cunningham slips under a jab.
Stern is still on wobbly legs! Can Cunningham finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cunningham throws an overhand right that lands on Stern's shoulder, as Stern tries to avoid the shot.
Stern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cunningham throws out the jab.
Stern seems to have recovered his senses.
Cunningham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stern throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cunningham .
Cunningham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cunningham cracks Stern with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stern looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cunningham finish him?
Stern cracks Cunningham with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cunningham .
Stern defending well as Cunningham loads up on a big left hand.
Cunningham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stern's sensitive parts.
Stern connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cunningham . Cunningham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cunningham clinches.
Cunningham misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stern up against the ropes.
Cunningham misses with some punches.
Stern tries to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling the position.
Cunningham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Cunningham .
Nice body punch from Cunningham .
Stern tries to break free but Cunningham pushes him back against the ropes.
Cunningham keeps control of Stern as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cunningham is trying to maintain a safe position but Stern gets an underhook and turns Cunningham into the ropes.
Cunningham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Cunningham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cunningham lands a body punch.
Stern working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cunningham .
Stern working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern blocks a body shot from Cunningham .
Stern is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling him.
Cunningham is trying to stall.
Cunningham scores with a shoulder strike.
Cunningham lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cunningham takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cunningham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Cunningham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stern wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cunningham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cunningham keeps control of Stern as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Cunningham fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cunningham .
Cunningham lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham lands a right hand.
Stern is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Cunningham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham stalling.
Cunningham breaks the clinch.
Cunningham throws a jab but it's blocked by Stern.
Stern ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stern throws a series of punches but Cunningham avoids them all with ease.
Cunningham looks to land a left hand but Stern moved out of range nicely.
Stern tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cunningham cracks Stern with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cunningham has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stern to stand back up!
Cunningham cracks Stern with a hook to the temple - Stern is on wobbly legs here! Cunningham swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Stern falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cunningham wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Omar Cunningham !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Larkin (ranked 710 p4p, 89 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 1459 p4p, 173 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Larkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rodriguez looks to throw a body kick
and Larkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Larkin wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Larkin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Larkin looking for a submission but Rodriguez manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Larkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larkin advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larkin works his way into side control.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to half guard.
Larkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodriguez has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is not content to let Larkin control the position.
Larkin working the ground and pound.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Larkin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is trying to get an arm triangle but Rodriguez is defending well.
Larkin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Larkin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rodriguez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Larkin tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
Larkin is trying to control but can't.
Larkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodriguez trying to control from half guard but Larkin is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodriguez not doing much here.
Larkin is pressing down on Rodriguez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Larkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodriguez stands and throws Larkin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rodriguez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Larkin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Larkin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodriguez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rodriguez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Larkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Larkin regains half guard.
Larkin tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
Larkin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Larkin is staying active underneath Rodriguez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Larkin is pressing down on Rodriguez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Larkin is looking for a triangle here but Rodriguez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Larkin is not content to let Rodriguez control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Larkin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodriguez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Larkin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Larkin.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larkin throws out the jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Larkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodriguez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Larkin tries a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Larkin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Larkin throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Larkin swings widly with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Larkin's knee momentarily.
Larkin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Larkin advances to full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Larkin looking to finish Rodriguez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rodriguez!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez can't escape the position.
Rodriguez has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Larkin lands a big shot there that rocks Rodriguez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rodriguez is trying to escape the mount.
Larkin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rodriguez tries to hold on but Larkin pushes him away.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position but Larkin isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Larkin moves nicely into side control.
Rodriguez trying to remain calm as Larkin controls from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Larkin off and has taken his back!
Larkin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rodriguez's guard. Nice work there by Larkin.
Rodriguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Larkin manages to get himself to full guard.
Larkin has his feet on Rodriguez's thighs here. He's pushed Rodriguez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rodriguez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conor Larkin!
A relieved looking Conor Larkin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio De Souza (ranked 982 p4p, 125 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 2652 p4p, 295 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza gets a double leg takedown into Hill's guard.
Hill seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hill wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and De Souza has taken Hill's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Hill has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rogerio De Souza!
The defeated Scott Hill had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 1455 p4p, 199 weight class) and Keijo Maki (ranked 1080 p4p, 146 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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220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Maki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maki misses with a hook
and Tsuruta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsuruta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maki keeping full guard, as Tsuruta tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki has control of Tsuruta's left arm, preventing Tsuruta from doing any damage.
Tsuruta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to free his leg and advance position but Maki is retaining full guard.
Maki seems keen to control Tsuruta's posture.
Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tsuruta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tsuruta is looking to work some ground and pound but Maki has wrist control.
Tsuruta is working Maki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tsuruta throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Maki keeps moving.
Tsuruta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsuruta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maki's head.
Tsuruta postures up in Maki's guard and throws a big left but Maki blocks it.
Tsuruta passes into half guard.
Maki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tsuruta.
Maki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tsuruta drops an elbow to the side of Maki's head.
Tsuruta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tsuruta working Maki over with strikes.
Tsuruta throwing shots but Maki is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tsuruta connects with a nice short shot to Maki's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tsuruta stalling away here and it's allowed Maki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tsuruta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maki keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta postures up and lands a big shot to Maki's brow.
Maki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsuruta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Tsuruta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tsuruta advances to half guard.
Tsuruta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsuruta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tsuruta working Maki over with strikes.
Tsuruta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maki's head.
Tsuruta working the head and body with strikes.
Maki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tsuruta working Maki over with strikes.
Tsuruta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maki is not content to let Tsuruta control the position.
Tsuruta drops an elbow to the side of Maki's head.
Maki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tsuruta.
Maki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tsuruta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tsuruta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tsuruta connects with a nice short shot to Maki's temple.
Maki is refusing to be controlled, as Tsuruta sits in half guard.
Tsuruta trying to mount his opponent but Maki defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is trying to control. Maki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tsuruta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tsuruta stops Maki from getting back to his feet.
Tsuruta slips a nice elbow through Maki's hands, connecting with Maki's forehead.
Maki taking some punishment here, with Tsuruta in his half guard.
Tsuruta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tsuruta throws a strike but Maki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Maki wants to sweep but no luck.
Tsuruta throws a big right hand that misses.
Tsuruta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsuruta.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maki has momentary wrist control but Tsuruta slips an elbow through the middle.
Maki keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tsuruta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tsuruta wants to pass the guard but Maki is keeping the position.
Tsuruta is working Maki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tsuruta throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsuruta postures up in Maki's guard and throws a big left but Maki blocks it.
Tsuruta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to free his leg and advance position but Maki is retaining full guard.
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsuruta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsuruta with a nice head shot there.
Tsuruta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tsuruta landing some decent shots from guard.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Maki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsuruta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsuruta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tsuruta distracts Maki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tsuruta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maki's head.
Tsuruta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tsuruta throws a strike but Maki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tsuruta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maki is one step ahead there.
Maki postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsuruta keeping moving, preventing Maki from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta is pulling down on Maki's head. It's preventing any offense from Maki, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomisan Tsuruta dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big left from Maki misses.
Tsuruta feinted with a counter takedown.
Tsuruta blocks a low kick nicely.
Maki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice cross by Maki.
Maki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tsuruta tries to counter with a takedown but Maki is quick to defend against it.
Maki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tsuruta counters with a left to the body.
Maki throws a chopping leg kick but Tsuruta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tsuruta appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Maki misses with a right hand
and Tsuruta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maki.
Maki tests Tsuruta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tsuruta moves out of range as Maki strikes.
Maki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tsuruta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maki.
Maki lands a right hook to the body.
Tsuruta punishes Maki's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a looping overhand right but Tsuruta ducks down to avoid it.
Tsuruta closes the distance and clinches up with Maki, looking for a takedown. Tsuruta pushes Maki against the ropes but Maki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maki connects with a jab.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Maki's ribcage but misses.
Tsuruta jabs at Maki's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tsuruta appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Maki throws a leg kick but Tsuruta moved away.
Tsuruta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maki throws the left hand but Tsuruta avoids the punch easily.
Maki misses with a straight left.
Maki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the side of Maki's head but Maki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki lands a right hook to the body.
Maki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tsuruta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsuruta is looking to wear down Maki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tsuruta slips under a jab.
Tsuruta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maki.
Tsuruta scores with a hook to the body. Maki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maki connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Maki misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tsuruta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tsuruta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki swings widly with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a shoot takedown. Maki fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuruta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maki's head.
Maki being controlled here, momentarily.
Tsuruta postures up in Maki's guard and throws a big left but Maki blocks it.
Tsuruta is stalling in the full guard.
Tsuruta throwing strikes from guard but Maki blocks nicely.
Maki looking to control.
Tsuruta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maki can do to turn this around?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tsuruta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsuruta is in close to Maki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsuruta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tsuruta scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsuruta is in close to Maki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tomomisan Tsuruta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tsuruta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maki's head.
Tsuruta throws an elbow that misses. Maki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tsuruta's guard. Nice move by Maki!
Tsuruta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tsuruta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maki's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsuruta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maki defending well though.
Maki taking some punishment here, with Tsuruta in his half guard.
Tsuruta is looking to stall here but Maki recovers full guard.
Tsuruta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tsuruta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Maki keeps moving.
Tsuruta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keijo Maki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to free his leg and advance position but Maki is retaining full guard.
Tsuruta throws a strike but Maki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tsuruta trying to keep a closed guard but Maki is proving a slippery customer.
Maki preventing the sweep.
Tsuruta is trying to keep Maki in close.
Tsuruta has momentary wrist control but Maki slips an elbow through the middle.
Tsuruta lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tsuruta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tsuruta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tsuruta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is looking to work some ground and pound but Maki has wrist control.
Tsuruta throws a strike but Maki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maki wanted to stand there but Tsuruta had control of the position.
Tsuruta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tsuruta's guard.
Maki is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Maki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tsuruta wants to sweep but no luck.
Maki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tsuruta is proving hard to escape from.
Tsuruta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tomomisan Tsuruta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tsuruta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maki.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsuruta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Maki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsuruta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keijo Maki.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Tomomisan Tsuruta!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tomomisan Tsuruta!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tomomisan Tsuruta!
Tomomisan Tsuruta wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 317 p4p, 50 weight class) and Santino Lombardo (ranked 608 p4p, 91 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Manowar - Heart of Steel. Lombardo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Illusions. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardo throws the kick towards the body but Steele avoids it.
Lombardo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steele has time to react.
Steele staying out of range there.
Lombardo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lombardo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steele under the eye.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lombardo.
Lombardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steele tries to clinch but Lombardo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo clinches with his opponent.
Steele lands a body punch.
Lombardo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
It looks like Santino Lombardo has been cut.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Lombardo avoids it by throwing Steele back against the ropes.
Lombardo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Lombardo controls the action.
Steele lands a nice knee to the body.
Lombardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Steele fails to pull guard.
Steele digs a right hand into Lombardo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lombardo's gas tank.
Lombardo looks winded!
Lombardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Steele scores with a shot to the side of Lombardo's head.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steele lands a left hand.
Lombardo breaks the clinch.
Lombardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steele. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lombardo.
Lombardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombardo.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Lombardo moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Lombardo. Beautiful body shot.
Lombardo misses with a jab to the body
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele throws a big counter combination but Lombardo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lombardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Lombardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steele scores with a jab. Lombardo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body kick from Lombardo.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele is looking to counter the offense by Lombardo and move into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Lombardo - just one landing.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santino Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lombardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombardo.
Lombardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws an off balance right hand
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lombardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lombardo lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombardo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lombardo missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombardo throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
Steele was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donk. Lombardo catches Steele right on the button with a cross.
Lombardo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lombardo throws a push kick but Steele slaps the foot to one side.
Lombardo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steele moves out of range of the leg kick from Lombardo.
Lombardo just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Steele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steele blocks the body kick.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Steele moves out of range of the body kick.
Steele avoids the body shot from Lombardo.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lombardo, right into the meat.
Lombardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steele tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lombardo manages to circle out of the way.
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo is looking to slow Steele down with leg kicks.
Lombardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele blocks a jab.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
A cross from Lombardo lands.
Lombardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lombardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Lombardo misses with a jab to the body
and Steele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steele.
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!
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Lombardo blocks with his arms.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardo fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Lombardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lombardo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steele on the side of the head.
Lombardo lands a nice looking body kick.
Lombardo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Steele.
A quick step to the side and Steele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombardo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lombardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lombardo.
Steele wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lombardo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lombardo closes the distance and clinches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steele manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lombardo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele trying to keep a closed guard but Lombardo is proving a slippery customer.
Lombardo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lombardo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steele manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lombardo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Lombardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombardo 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.
Steele looking to pass the guard.
Lombardo is controlling Steele's posture.
Lombardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santino Lombardo'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!
Lombardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lombardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a jab.
Lombardo misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lombardo.
Santino Lombardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele checks a low kick from Lombardo.
Steele is looking to counter the offense by Lombardo and move into the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lombardo. Steele shrugs it off though.
Lombardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lombardo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lombardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lombardo manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele slips under a jab from Lombardo.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Lombardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele tries to counter by clinching up but Lombardo breaks away and moves out of range.
Lombardo looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Lombardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Lombardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steele at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lombardo.
Lombardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele tries to keep at a distance but Lombardo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steele successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lombardo is one step ahead there.
Steele pulls Lombardo in close to prevent any damage.
Steele seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lombardo is one step ahead there.
Lombardo content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to control the position but Lombardo postures up.
Steele looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lombardo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good work by Steele as he checks the leg kick.
Lombardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lombardo lands a lovely overhand right.
Steele moves out of range as Lombardo strikes.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele 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.
Steele moves out of range as Lombardo strikes.
Lombardo takes one to the side of the head.
Lombardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lombardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steele is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lombardo.
Lombardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lombardo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lombardo misses with a body kick.
Steele tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lombardo manages to circle out of the way.
Lombardo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lombardo scores with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steele gets control of Lombardo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Steele will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Steele trying to keep a closed guard but Lombardo is proving a slippery customer.
Lombardo stays in close to Steele's body and controls the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lombardo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
Steele is trying to keep Lombardo in close.
Steele wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lombardo postures up.
Lombardo wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stanley Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,Steele is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo tries a low kick but Steele avoids it.
It looked like Steele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lombardo cracks Steele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Steele misses.
A little jabbing left from Lombardo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lombardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
Lombardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele lands a left hand.
Lombardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lombardo is breathing heavily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steele.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steele drags the fight down to the ground.
Lombardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steele is trying to keep Lombardo in close.
Lombardo looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a strike but Lombardo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Steele has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lombardo has passed into side control.
Steele tries to bench press Lombardo off him but Lombardo keeps the position.
Stanley Steele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lombardo trying to control the position but Steele is working away.
Steele wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santino Lombardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lombardo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Santino Lombardo!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Santino Lombardo!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Santino Lombardo!
Santino Lombardo wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Santino Lombardo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hijack Dabutt (ranked 555 p4p, 26 weight class) and Mark Lesnar (ranked 242 p4p, 12 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hijack Dabutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lesnar finds it's way through Dabutt's defenses.
Dabutt throws a leg kick
and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown. Dabutt fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dabutt wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar lands a couple of elbows.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnar throws a strike but Dabutt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dabutt is one step ahead there.
Dabutt postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to sweep but no luck.
Dabutt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Dabutt controlling him for the moment.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Dabutt from controlling successfully.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dabutt is one step ahead there.
Dabutt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dabutt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar is trying to control the position but Dabutt postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dabutt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dabutt.
Lesnar walks into a jab.
Dabutt looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.
Dabutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnar.
Hijack Dabutt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dabutt throws a leg kick but Lesnar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dabutt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabutt throws a body shot but no joy.
Lesnar avoids the body shot from Dabutt.
Lesnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Dabutt does it's job there.
Dabutt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dabutt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dabutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnar.
Dabutt tries to score with a low kick but Lesnar moves his leg out of the way.
Lesnar checks a leg kick.
Dabutt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dabutt throws a leg kick
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Lesnar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dabutt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lesnar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dabutt dodges the ground and pound from Lesnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lesnar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dabutt pushes Lesnar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lesnar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lesnar.
Lesnar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dabutt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lesnar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dabutt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lesnar.
Dabutt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Lesnar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lesnar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dabutt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dabutt taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lesnar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
Dabutt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lesnar connects with a decent elbow.
Lesnar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dabutt is not content to let Lesnar control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dabutt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lesnar.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
Lesnar lands an elbow.
Lesnar cracks Dabutt with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Lesnar immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Dabutt is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Lesnar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Lesnar!
A less than humble Mark Lesnar misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kay Bone (ranked 80 p4p, 11 weight class) and Ross Kemp (ranked 304 p4p, 47 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Bone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bone misses its intended target.
Kemp throws a lazy uppercut
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kemp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kemp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been informed that Kemp 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.
Ross Kemp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kemp cracks the inside of Bone's front leg.
Kemp lands a slapping body shot.
Kemp moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kemp - that landed with a thud.
Bone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemp.
Bone blocks a body shot from Kemp.
Kemp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bone.
Kemp tries to work over Bone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kemp fails to land.
Kemp tries a body shot but Bone blocks it.
Kemp misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemp.
Bone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kemp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kemp staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Bone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kemp swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Kemp cracks a nice hook into Bone's ribs.
Bone misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a wild body shot.
Kemp moves out of range of the strikes.
Bone lands a jab to the nose.
Bone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kemp's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kemp throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Bone. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kemp.
Kemp lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kemp swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Kemp missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kemp.
Kemp throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Bone misses with a hook.
Kemp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kemp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bone rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Kemp.
Bone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kemp.
Nice straight punches there by Bone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bone.
Kemp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp thumps Bone with a low kick.
Kemp lands a big head kick that sends Bone tumbling to the mat! Kemp takes a step backwards and waves Bone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bone is rocked!
It looks like Kay Bone has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemp looks to throw the jab but Bone is out of range.
Oh Bone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bone backs away from a small jab... but Kemp lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Bone crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Kemp with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ross Kemp!
Ross Kemp is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Ross Kemp started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 55 p4p, 9 weight class) and Bryan Schaub (ranked 336 p4p, 45 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Trump!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bryan Schaub!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump works Schaub's body with a nice hook.
Schaub misses with a wild combination.
Trump lands a nice looking body shot.
Schaub pushes Trump up against the ropes in a clinch.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schaub.
Trump working aggressively here.
Schaub lands a takedown into guard.
Schaub trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schaub won't allow Trump to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Trump knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schaub on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schaub trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schaub pushes down on Trump's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Trump is trying to stand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Trump manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Good exchange - Trump coming out on top.
Trump connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schaub closes the distance and clinches.
Schaub is looking for a takedown.
Schaub goes for a takedown attempt but Trump pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donald Trump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Schaub.
Trump jabs Schaub right on the nose. Schaub blinks but takes it well.
Schaub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trump moves away.
A left lands for Trump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaub clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaub has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trump avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schaub changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trump fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trump lands with an overhand left.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaub swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schaub wants to clinch up but Trump keeps it at a distance.
Schaub just misses with a punch to the body.
Trump scores with a jab. Schaub acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schaub gets tackled into the ropes by Trump. Trump maintains the clinch.
Schaub goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trump prevents it.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Schaub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Trump.
Schaub drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands an uppercut.
Trump digs a right hand into Schaub's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schaub's gas tank.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Schaub controls the action.
Schaub changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trump fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schaub misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Trump misses with some punches.
Schaub blocking some punches.
Schaub has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trump after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Schaub is looking for a takedown.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Schaub tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schaub is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trump is defending well.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Trump lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Trump.
Schaub looks winded!
Schaub wants the takedown. Trump is fighting it off but Schaub persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Trump's guard against the ropes.
Schaub stops Trump from standing up.
Trump trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Schaub drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schaub jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schaub drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schaub jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schaub stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Schaub moves into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trump tries a body shot but Schaub blocks it.
Schaub tries for a takedown but Trump manages to get underhooks.
Schaub changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trump fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trump scores with a punch to the head.
Trump connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schaub tries to clinch up.
Schaub tries to clinch but Trump is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Trump.
Trump rushes Schaub and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schaub can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schaub.
Schaub blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schaub has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trump avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Schaub is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trump is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaub tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Schaub avoids it by throwing Trump back against the ropes.
Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trump lands an uppercut.
Trump scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Trump.
A left hand lands to the body for Trump.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schaub swings wildly with an uppercut but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaub has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Trump seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Schaub can turn it around.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Schaub controls the action.
Trump working aggressively here.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaub tries to score a body lock takedown but Trump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trump gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schaub.
Schaub blocks a body shot from Trump.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Schaub blocks an uppercut.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Schaub blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Trump.
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump lands an uppercut.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schaub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Schaub lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Schaub blocking some punches.
Schaub is looking to take this one to 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!
Schaub tries for a takedown but Trump manages to get underhooks.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Schaub misses with a body punch.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Trump as the two fighters clinch.
Trump works on Schaub's body with a couple of short punches.
Trump lands with a right to the head.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Schaub takes a shot to the head.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Trump.
Schaub tries for a takedown but Trump manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Trump.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schaub tries to score a body lock takedown but Trump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Trump.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Schaub.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump tries to work over Schaub's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schaub is looking to take this one to the mat.
Schaub blocks an uppercut.
Trump gets through Schaub's defenses to land a nice 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!
A shot in the inside from Trump.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schaub misses with a wild body shot.
Schaub takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trump punishes Schaub's body with a nice straight punch.
Schaub clinches up against the ropes.
Schaub is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump prevents the takedown attempt.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schaub is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Trump gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Donald Trump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Schaub.
Trump scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Trump.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Schaub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Schaub is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaub is looking for a takedown.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schaub blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump gets underhooks to prevent Schaub's takedown attempt.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schaub drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trump gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Trump as the two fighters clinch.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schaubs head.
Trump working aggressively here.
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Trump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaub tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schaub drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trump gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Schaub takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Trump.
Trump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schaub can do to turn this around?
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Schaub is rocked!
Trump working aggressively here.
Schaub is still on wobbly legs! Can Trump finish him?
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schaub seems to have recovered his senses.
Schaub tries for a takedown but Trump manages to get underhooks.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump pushes Schaub back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schaub.
Schaub tries to score a body lock takedown but Trump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trump lands a body shot.
Schaub blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
Schaub takes a shot to the head.
Trump stops a takedown attempt from Schaub.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trump lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Trump.
Trump misses with some punches.
Schaub is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trump is defending well.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schaubs head.
Schaub's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schaub's elbow.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donald Trump has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Schaub controls the action.
Schaub goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trump prevents it.
Schaub blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaub backwards.
A body shot lands from Trump.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Schaub blocking some punches.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schaub has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trump after a bit of a struggle.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Trump tries a body shot but Schaub blocks it.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Schaub.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Schaub.
Trump digs a right hand into Schaub's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schaub's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Trump.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schaub misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schaub blocking some punches.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Schaub.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trump.
Trump tries a body shot but Schaub blocks it.
Schaub misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump pushes Schaub back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schaub blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump pushes Schaub back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schaub changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trump fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Donald Trump is winning the standup battle so far.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Schaub is just out of range.
Trump connects with a body shot.
Trump tests Schaub's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schaub closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schaub tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Schaub.
Trump throws out a loose jab but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump drops Schaub with a straight right hand, right on the button! Trump follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Trump!
Donald Trump retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Donald Trump was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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