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Pride FC 65 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barol Kedorf (ranked 3317 p4p, 308 weight class) and Colin McLauhglin (ranked 2308 p4p, 239 weight class). Kedorf comes into the arena with Ostatni dzwonek blaring out of the sound system. McLauhglin has chosen What the hell are you waiting for as his entrance music. Colin McLauhglin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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33 - 33 - 0 |
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272 lbs
26 - 21 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Barol Kedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauhglin staying out of range there.
Kedorf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kedorf was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kedorf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kedorf throws a shot from downtown. McLauhglin moves away and avoids it.
Kedorf throws a predictable looking body shot
and McLauhglin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Barol Kedorf has been cut.
Kedorf swinging wildly here.
McLauhglin stuns Kedorf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McLauhglin clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kedorf.
McLauhglin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kedorf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLauhglin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kedorf.
Kedorf is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from McLauhglin as the two fighters clinch.
McLauhglin lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauhglin pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLauhglin looking for a sweep. Not yet McLauhglin, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McLauhglin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kedorf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McLauhglin has his foot on Kedorf's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kedorf works his way back into a safe position though.
McLauhglin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McLauhglin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kedorf has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf has momentary wrist control but McLauhglin slips an elbow through the middle.
McLauhglin lands a couple of digs.
McLauhglin lands a couple of elbows.
McLauhglin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kedorf's head.
Barol Kedorf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McLauhglin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McLauhglin connects with a couple of short punches.
Jeez, Barol Kedorf's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barol Kedorf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Colin McLauhglin!
A relieved looking Colin McLauhglin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Barol Kedorf stepped up to the mic, saying 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Maybetter (ranked 4408 p4p, 454 weight class) and Donnie Felterbush (ranked 1521 p4p, 200 weight class). Maybetter comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop The Funk. Donnie Felterbush has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Floyd Maybetter's chin.
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
26 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Floyd Maybetter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Felterbush!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felterbush cracks Maybetter with a good jab.
Felterbush's coach down at Mahogany Temple was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Felterbush's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maybetter lands with a nice combination. Felterbush backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Donnie Felterbush has been cut.
Maybetter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Felterbush on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maybetter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Felterbush throws a lazy right hand but Maybetter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Felterbush scores with a body shot.
Felterbush throws a lazy uppercut
and Maybetter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maybetter tries to clinch there but Felterbush circles away.
Felterbush throws the left hand but Maybetter avoids the punch easily.
Maybetter lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maybetter.
Maybetter scores with the left hand. Felterbush knows he should have avoided that one.
Maybetter moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Felterbush misses.
Felterbush swings widly with a right hand
and Maybetter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Felterbush throws a looping overhand right but Maybetter ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Felterbush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maybetter closes the distance and clinches.
Maybetter trying to land knees to the body.
Felterbush being controlled against the cage.
Maybetter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Felterbush avoids it.
Maybetter with a knee to the head.
Maybetter working aggressively here.
Maybetter misses with some punches.
Maybetter swings wildly with an uppercut but Felterbush uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Felterbush.
Felterbush blocks an uppercut.
Maybetter trying to land knees to the body.
Felterbush has Maybetter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maybetter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maybetter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Felterbush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maybetter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Felterbush prevents a body shot from Maybetter.
Maybetter misses with a body punch.
Maybetter digs a right hand underneath Felterbush's ribcage. Felterbush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maybetter.
Maybetter lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter tries a body shot but Felterbush blocks it.
Maybetter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Felterbush.
Maybetter has Felterbush pressed against the cage.
Maybetter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maybetter is pressed up against the cage. Felterbush has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maybetter down to the mat. Maybetter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Floyd Maybetter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Felterbush.
Maybetter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maybetter moves into the clinch successfully.
Maybetter looking to slow down the pace here.
Felterbush is looking for a takedown.
Maybetter has a couple of punches blocked by Felterbush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maybetter after a bit of a struggle.
Felterbush lands a hook that snaps the head of Maybetter backwards.
Maybetter lands a hook that snaps the head of Felterbush backwards.
Felterbush managing to block the knees to the body from Maybetter.
Felterbush wants to take the fight to the mat but Maybetter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Felterbush is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maybetter is defending well.
Maybetter taking a breather.
Maybetter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maybetter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Maybetter fails to land.
Maybetter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Felterbush backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felterbush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maybetter after a bit of a struggle.
Maybetter pushes Felterbush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Maybetter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Felterbush's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maybetter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Felterbush finds it's way round the side to connect with Maybetter's head.
Maybetter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maybetter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Felterbush can do to turn this around?
Maybetter throws out a powerful jab.
Felterbush throws a good cross that connects.
Felterbush gets a takedown into half guard.
Maybetter is looking for a sweep. Felterbush is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Felterbush lands strikes from half guard.
Maybetter is trying to maintain the position but Felterbush is very close to passing his half guard.
Maybetter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Felterbush pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maybetter is trying to maintain the position but Felterbush is very close to passing his half guard.
Maybetter manages to get to full guard.
Felterbush is fighting to break Maybetter's control of his arms but Maybetter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Maybetter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maybetter is looking for a triangle but Felterbush pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Felterbush is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Felterbush would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Felterbush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felterbush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Felterbush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maybetter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Felterbush.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Felterbush lands a nice hook to Maybetter's body. Maybetter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Maybetter with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush misses with a hook.
Felterbush feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Maybetter sprawling to the canvas! Maybetter rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Felterbush finish him?!
Maybetter is rocked!
Maybetter bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Felterbush comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Maybetter falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Maybetter was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnie Felterbush!
A relieved looking Donnie Felterbush 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Murley (ranked 2264 p4p, 300 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 2457 p4p, 325 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from Murley.
Goldberg slips under a jab.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murley moves away from the strike by Goldberg.
Goldberg throws a body punch but Murley moves out of range.
Goldberg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murley if he has to take too many more of those.
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldberg misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murley. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goldberg is trying to counter with his kicks.
Murley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Goldberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut
and Murley counters with a stiff right hand.
Murley misses with a straight left.
Murley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldberg.
Murley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goldberg misses with a hook. Murley ducked under it nicely.
Murley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley lands with an uppercut that bounces Goldberg off the cage and back into range.
Goldberg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murley eats them both and turns towards Goldberg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murley just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg throws an off balance right hand
and Murley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Murley misses the target.
Goldberg misses with a few strikes there.
Goldberg misses with the combination.
Goldberg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Goldberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Murley back to the cage. Goldberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Scott Murley has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Murley misses its intended target.
Goldberg throws a counter combo.
Goldberg misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a head kick that Murley semi-blocks.
Murley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Murley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murley throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murley throws a big counter combination but Goldberg scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldberg.
Goldberg connects with a single shot there.
Goldberg swings for the body but Murley moves out of range.
Murley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldberg misses with a body kick.
Goldberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goldberg's corner calls for a 1-2. Goldberg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goldberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Goldberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goldberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murley misses with a body shot.
Murley slips a jab and a cross from Goldberg.
Murley avoids the body shot from Goldberg.
Murley throws a lazy right hand but Goldberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a straight left.
Goldberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murley misses with a hook.
Goldberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murley throws out the jab.
Goldberg thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg keeps Murley at a distance using the push kick.
Murley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Goldberg back to the cage. Murley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Murley as he connects with a hook.
Murley throws a leg kick that misses.
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from Murley.
Murley scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murley. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murley backing away here, and Goldberg unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Goldberg throws a looping overhand right but Murley ducks down to avoid it.
Murley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goldberg on the side of the head.
Goldberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Murley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Goldberg misses.
Murley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Murley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murley lands a jab to the nose.
Murley misses with a lunging right hand
letting Goldberg counter with a right hand.
Goldberg throws the kick towards the body but Murley avoids it.
Goldberg throws a low kick but Murley avoids it.
Goldberg throws a lazy head kick
and Murley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a wild body shot.
Murley checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Goldberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley throws a jab when Goldberg was well out of range.
Goldberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goldberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murley's hands.
Murley misses with a wild combination.
Goldberg is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Murley misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goldberg.
Goldberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goldberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldberg thows a body kick. Murley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldberg.
Murley avoids the body shot from Goldberg.
Murley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goldberg throws a series of punches but Murley moves out of range.
Bill Goldberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murley lands a left and a right that send Goldberg crashing to the mat, dazed. Murley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Goldberg is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Murley finish him?
Murley darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Goldberg's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Murley before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Murley!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Orlov (ranked 1412 p4p, 158 weight class) and Stupid Tattoo Guy (ranked 894 p4p, 102 weight class). Orlov comes to the cage accompanied by K.A.B.O.S.H. - God Of War. 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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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stupid Tattoo Guy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov takes a swing at Tattoo Guy's ribcage but misses.
Tattoo Guy looks to land a left hand but Orlov moved out of range nicely.
Tattoo Guy throws a hook but Orlov avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Orlov.
Tattoo Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Orlov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tattoo Guy moves away from the strike by Orlov.
Orlov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Orlov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Orlov misses the target.
Tattoo Guy cracks a nice hook into Orlov's ribs.
Orlov throws a hook but Tattoo Guy blocks it.
Orlov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tattoo Guy throws a hook but Orlov blocks it.
Tattoo Guy throws a nice looking combination but Orlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tattoo Guy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tattoo Guy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Orlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tattoo Guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orlov is fending him off so far but Tattoo Guy persists. Nope, Orlov circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov throws a leg kick
letting Tattoo Guy counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Orlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Orlov's shoulder, as Orlov tries to avoid the shot.
Orlov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tattoo Guy shoots in but Orlov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boris Orlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stupid Tattoo Guy.
Orlov tests Tattoo Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tattoo Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlov.
Orlov slips under a jab.
Stupid Tattoo Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tattoo Guy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlov. Orlov obviously looking to wear him down.
Tattoo Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
Tattoo Guy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Orlov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tattoo Guy ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Tattoo Guy blocks a low kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Tattoo Guy misses.
Tattoo Guy digs a good hook to Orlov's body.
Orlov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tattoo Guy scores with a jab. Orlov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Orlov.
Tattoo Guy throws a shot from downtown. Orlov moves away and avoids it.
Tattoo Guy lands a lovely overhand right.
Orlov misses with a straight left.
Tattoo Guy checks a low kick from Orlov.
A nice side step and Tattoo Guy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tattoo Guy gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Orlov's legs.
Tattoo Guy trying to control the position but Orlov is working away.
Tattoo Guy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tattoo Guy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tattoo Guy wants to control for a moment but Orlov uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tattoo Guy is working for a submission of some sort.
Tattoo Guy is trying to control the action in half guard but Orlov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tattoo Guy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tattoo Guy is looking to take a break and control but Orlov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Tattoo Guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Orlov is looking to escape.
Tattoo Guy thows a huge punch but Orlov dodges it nicely.
Orlov kicks Tattoo Guy off and gets back to his feet.
Orlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tattoo Guy.
Orlov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tattoo Guy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tattoo Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tattoo Guy dips to his left and cracks Orlov with an uppercut!
Tattoo Guy throws a lazy right hand but Orlov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlov throws a low kick but Tattoo Guy moves out of range easily.
Tattoo Guy slips a straight right by Orlov.
Tattoo Guy slips under a jab from Orlov.
Tattoo Guy looks to land a combination but Orlov avoids it well.
Tattoo Guy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOrlov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stupid Tattoo Guy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tattoo Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Tattoo Guy ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tattoo Guy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orlov moves out of range as Tattoo Guy strikes.
Tattoo Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlov.
Tattoo Guy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tattoo Guy lands a nice shot that snaps Orlov's head back.
Tattoo Guy misses with a looping left.
Stupid Tattoo Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tattoo Guy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orlov.
Orlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy moves out of range of the body kick.
Tattoo Guy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tattoo Guy ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Tattoo Guy lands a lovely overhand right.
Orlov scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tattoo Guy tries to bum rush Orlov with a series of wild strikes but Orlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orlov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orlov tries a low kick but Tattoo Guy avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Tattoo Guy there.
Tattoo Guy lands a nice looking body shot.
Tattoo Guy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tattoo Guy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orlov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tattoo Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlov counters with a stiff right hand.
Orlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tattoo Guy.
A swing and a miss from Orlov.
Tattoo Guy misses with a right hand
and Orlov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tattoo Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tattoo Guy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Orlov throws a sloppy head kick
and Tattoo Guy counters with a right hand to the body.
Tattoo Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tattoo Guy misses with a straight right.
Orlov throws a body punch but Tattoo Guy moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tattoo Guy! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy tries to move into range but Orlov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tattoo Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Nice uppercut there from Tattoo Guy.
Orlov moves away from the strike by Tattoo Guy.
Orlov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tattoo Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orlov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick lands from Orlov.
Orlov connects with a leg kick. Tattoo Guy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Orlov misses
and Tattoo Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
Tattoo Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Tattoo Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Orlov. No joy for Tattoo Guy on that attempt.
Tattoo Guy throws a hook to the side of Orlov's head but Orlov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orlov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Orlov slips under a jab.
Orlov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tattoo Guy misses with a looping left.
Orlov tried to counter with a leg kick but Tattoo Guy avoided it.
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Tattoo Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Tattoo Guy tries to avoid it.
Good work by Tattoo Guy as he checks the leg kick.
Orlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tattoo Guy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Orlov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Orlov tried to score with a low kick but Tattoo Guy checks it.
Tattoo Guy blocks a jab.
Orlov throws a hook to the side of Tattoo Guy's head but Tattoo Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tattoo Guy throws out the jab.
As Tattoo Guy backs away, Orlov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Orlov is predictable there
enabling Tattoo Guy to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tattoo Guy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy throws a one two combo.
Orlov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tattoo Guy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tattoo Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orlov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orlov misses with a body punch
and Tattoo Guy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for Tattoo Guy with that takedown attempt.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
Orlov drops his hands momentarily and Tattoo Guy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orlov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Orlov takes a swing at Tattoo Guy's ribcage but misses.
Tattoo Guy throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.
Orlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tattoo Guys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boris Orlov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A swing and a miss from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tattoo Guy misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Tattoo Guy.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Tattoo Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tattoo Guy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tattoo Guy sizes up Orlov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Orlov looks to throw the jab but Tattoo Guy is out of range.
A big right from Tattoo Guy misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tattoo Guy, as that shot connected.
Tattoo Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tattoo Guy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Orlov as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov misses with a straight right.
Orlov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tattoo Guy.
Orlov misses with a leg kick.
Tattoo Guy misses with a left hand
and Orlov counters with a thumping low kick.
Tattoo Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tattoo Guy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tattoo Guy shoots and misses
and Orlov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tattoo Guy misses with a hook.
Tattoo Guy misses with a straight right.
Orlov staying out of range there.
Orlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boris Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov slips a jab from Tattoo Guy.
Orlov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Orlov with a nice cross.
Tattoo Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tattoo Guy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Orlov lands a nice hook to Tattoo Guy's body. Tattoo Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tattoo Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
Tattoo Guy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Orlov defends it well.
Tattoo Guy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tattoo Guy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tattoo Guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orlov is fending him off so far but Tattoo Guy persists. Nope, Orlov circles away and we're back to standing.
Boris Orlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stupid Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tattoo Guy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlov. Orlov obviously looking to wear him down.
Tattoo Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlov.
Orlov cracks Tattoo Guy with an open hand slap.
Tattoo Guy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tattoo Guy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Tattoo Guy misses.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tattoo Guy misses with an uppercut
and Orlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tattoo Guy walks into a stiff left hand from Orlov.
Tattoo Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Tattoo Guy misses the target.
Orlov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Tattoo Guy misses.
Orlov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tattoo Guy's calf.
Tattoo Guy has his takedown stuffed
and Orlov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Stupid Tattoo Guy has been cut.
Tattoo Guy checks a leg kick.
Orlov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tattoo Guy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Orlov defends well and Tattoo Guy ends up having to push Orlov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Orlov throws the left hand but Tattoo Guy avoids the punch easily.
Tattoo Guy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice jab there from Tattoo Guy.
Orlov staying out of range there.
Tattoo Guy lands with a straight right. Orlov didn't see that one coming.
Orlov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tattoo Guy cracks Orlov with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tattoo Guy scores with a jab. Orlov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tattoo Guy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Orlov defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy thuds his right hand into Orlov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tattoo Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlov.
Orlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tattoo Guy throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tattoo Guy. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orlov.
Tattoo Guy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tattoo Guy blocks a leg kick.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
Tattoo Guy blocks a jab.
Tattoo Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Tattoo Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Tattoo Guy tries to avoid it.
Tattoo Guy throws a looping overhand right but Orlov ducks down to avoid it.
Tattoo Guy cracks Orlov with a good jab.
Tattoo Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlov.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boris Orlov.
I think Orlov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Orlov!
Boris Orlov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Thiago (ranked 1016 p4p, 147 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 1053 p4p, 153 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Thiago appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thiago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Thiago.
Thiago tries a low kick but Hammer avoids it.
Thiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thiago scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hammer misses with a hook.
A big left from Hammer misses.
Thiago fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hammer is out of range.
Good exchange - Thiago coming out on top.
Hammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thiago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thiago. Hammer shrugs it off though.
Hammer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hammer looks winded!
Thiago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago drops Hammer with a big left hand! Hammer is injured, injured bad! Thiago jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Thiago!
A victorious Thiago Thiago thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yormomza Built (ranked 640 p4p, 95 weight class) and Braulio Escobar (ranked 1294 p4p, 188 weight class). Built's entrance music is Back That Azz Up. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yormomza Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Braulio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Escobar momentarily.
It looks like Braulio Escobar has been cut.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Built counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar thinking.
Built looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Built avoids it with no problem.
Built throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar punishes Built's body with a nice straight punch.
Built has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
A jab lands there for Escobar.
It looks like Yormomza Built has been cut.
A jab from Escobar does it's job there.
Built will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Built misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Built slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Built on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escobar takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Escobar clobbers Built with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yormomza Built's cut is getting worse.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Built connects with a body shot.
Built lands with a good body shot.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been informed that Escobar 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.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Built was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
A counter left hand to the body from Built misses its target.
Escobar lands with a shot to the body.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Built jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Escobar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Built counters with a nice leg kick.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Built connects with a solid leg kick.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Built.
Built appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Escobar finds it's way through Built's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Built does a little dance to reset his feet.
Built throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Built jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Built counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Built has time to react.
Built fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
It seemed like Escobar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yormomza Built's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Built uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body punch
and Built counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Escobar out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Built is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yormomza Built!
Yormomza Built gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 1322 p4p, 160 weight class) and Conor Daley (ranked 629 p4p, 89 weight class). Fakiiri's entrance music is Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF. A fine choice. Daley has chosen Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Daley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fakiiri misses.
Daley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fakiiris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Daley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daley scores with a body shot.
Fakiiri misses with a hook. Daley ducked under it nicely.
Fakiiri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daley misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Daley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fakiiri doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Nakki Fakiiri has been cut.
Daley feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fakiiri sprawling to the canvas! Fakiiri rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Daley finish him?!
Fakiiri is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley cracks Fakiiri with a hook to the temple - Fakiiri is on wobbly legs here! Daley swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fakiiri falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Daley wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Conor Daley!
A relieved looking Conor Daley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Nakki Fakiiri stepped up to the mic, saying 'My hats off to my opponent, he's a great fight great skill and tonight he was the better man. I'll be back knocking on the door of title fight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 255 p4p, 38 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 300 p4p, 46 weight class). Bosch comes to the cage accompanied by Oktoberfest. Heribert Bosch had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosch looks to throw the jab but Wearmouth is out of range.
Wearmouth takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bosch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wearmouth misses with a left hand
and Bosch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wearmouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick but Bosch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wearmouth doesn't manage to clinch there - Bosch circles away.
Bosch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bosch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wearmouth at a distance.
Wearmouth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bosch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Bosch.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the body kick.
Wearmouth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Bosch lands a nice shot to the body.
Bosch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bosch connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bosch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Bosch misses.
Wearmouth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bosch to score with a decent uppercut.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wearmouth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch needs to keep his hands up - Wearmouth had a free shot at his head there.
Bosch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wearmouth. That did some damage!
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Bosch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bosch down.
Wearmouth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bosch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wearmouth has closed the distance and engaged Bosch in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Heribert Bosch has been cut.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
Wearmouth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a right to the head.
Wearmouth lands an elbow that stopped Bosch in his tracks for a moment.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wearmouth is leaning against Bosch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bosch blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosch controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Wearmouth.
Bosch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Bosch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with an elbow over the top.
Wearmouth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wearmouth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bosch misses with some punches.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bosch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bosch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bosch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
Bosch lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wearmouth. Bosch does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch thows a body kick. Wearmouth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bosch's corner calls for a 1-2. Bosch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bosch!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosch. That's going to slow Wearmouth down.
Wearmouth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wearmouth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bosch throws a big shot that misses.
Bosch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bosch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wearmouth's calf.
A jab from Bosch finds it's way through Wearmouth's defenses.
Wearmouth connects with a right hand. Bosch shakes it off.
Bosch cracks Wearmouth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Bosch connects with an inside leg kick.
Bosch misses with a hook. Wearmouth ducked under it nicely.
Bosch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth slips under a jab from Bosch.
Bosch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bosch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bosch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a hook but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wearmouth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bosch tests Wearmouth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bosch darts in and clinches Wearmouth up against the cage.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it misses.
Bosch tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bosch struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Wearmouth misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Wearmouth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Wearmouth tries to work over Bosch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch lands with a light punch inside.
Wearmouth looking to throw knees to the head but Bosch is blocking nicely.
Bosch blocks a body shot from Wearmouth.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heribert Bosch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wearmouth tries to clinch up but Bosch circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Bosch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Bosch.
Wearmouth throws out a loose jab but Bosch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosch clinches up against the cage.
Wearmouth lands a right hand.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
A short right from Bosch.
Bosch struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth scores with a knee to the head.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Bosch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bosch.
Wearmouth lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wearmouth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land.
Bosch can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Bosch 's eye.
Heribert Bosch's cut is getting worse.
Bosch misses with some punches.
Bosch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wearmouth can do to turn this around?
Wearmouth lands an uppercut.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Bosch's head.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow.
Wearmouth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bosch.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Bosch's head.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bosch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch is working Wearmouth over against the cage.
Wearmouth is leaning against Bosch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wearmouth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth lands an elbow that stopped Bosch in his tracks for a moment.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosch's elbow.
Wearmouth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wearmouth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bosch blocks the elbow strike.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bosch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Heribert Bosch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch on the inside from Wearmouth fails to land.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wearmouth fails to land.
Wearmouth scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a light punch inside.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Bosch takes a shot to the head.
Bosch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bosch backwards.
Wearmouth lands a nice shot to the body.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Bosch 's eye.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bosch is rocked!
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Bosch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Heribert Bosch's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wearmouth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wearmouth has Bosch pressed against the cage. He pushes Bosch back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Wearmouth throws a beautiful elbow that sends Bosch crashing to the floor! Wearmouth piles on the pressure with more strikes! Bosch is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Wearmouth!
In his post fight interview, Dave Wearmouth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Bangsit (ranked 291 p4p, 41 weight class) and Yacob Nilsen (ranked 723 p4p, 109 weight class). Nilsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Wayne - Right above it. Yacob Nilsen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yacob Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangsit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangsit shoots for a double leg takedown but Nilsen sprawls well. He's pushed Bangsit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bangsit shoots in and drives through. Nilsen sprawls well.
Nilsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangsit moves away.
Bangsit dodges the punch combination from Nilsen.
We've been hearing reports that Bangsit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bangsit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilsen.
Nilsen misses with a body shot.
Nilsen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangsit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nilsen throws out the jab.
Nilsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bangsit has Nilsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nilsen is pressed up against the cage. Bangsit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nilsen down to the mat. Nilsen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Bangsit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangsit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nilsen looks to land a right hand but Bangsit moved out of range.
Bangsit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nilsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangsit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nilsen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nilsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bangsit.
Bangsit feinted with a counter takedown.
Nilsen throws a lazy right hand but Bangsit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nilsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nilsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Nilsen looks to move away, Bangsit throws a big counter combo but Nilsen just gets out of the way.
Yacob Nilsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangsit moves away.
Bangsit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nilsen moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bangsit can't get the takedown.
A right hand to the body from Nilsen.
Bangsit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nilsen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bangsit slips a straight right by Nilsen.
Bangsit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nilsen misses with a left hand
and Bangsit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nilsen's guard.
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!
Nilsen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bangsit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsen trying to keep a closed guard but Bangsit is proving a slippery customer.
Bangsit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nilsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bangsit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Our spies down at at Kombat Hangar 18 inform us that Nilsen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bangsit won't allow Nilsen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit postures up.
Bangsit throwing strikes but missing.
Nilsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bangsit drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nilsen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nilsen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nilsen!
Bangsit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nilsen is working to tighten his grip on Bangsit's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bangsit has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Nilsen is really squeezing tight and eventually Bangsit passes out! Nilsen breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yacob Nilsen!
In his post fight interview, Yacob Nilsen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 220 p4p, 34 weight class) and Ispa Murhaa (ranked 244 p4p, 37 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Borjigin is out of range.
A jab from Borjigin misses.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borjigin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Borjigin misses the shot to the body.
Borjigin scores with a nice body kick.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borjigin.
Borjigin tries to land a front kick but Murhaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Borjigin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borjigin is looking to slow Murhaa down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Borjigin misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borjigin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borjigin throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
Murhaa looks to land a body kick but Borjigin moved away.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Borjigin lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the head.
Borjigin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murhaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borjigin is out of range.
Good shot there by Borjigin.
Borjigin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borjigin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borjigin checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murhaa.
Borjigin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borjigin.
Borjigin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Borjigin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murhaa is able to avoid easily.
Borjigin scores with a jab. Murhaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borjigin swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Borjigin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borjigin keeps Murhaa at a distance using the push kick.
Borjigin throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Borjigin finds it's way through Murhaa's defenses.
Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa.
Borjigin checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Borjigin.
A countering left hand to the body from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Borjigin slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa tried to score with a low kick but Borjigin checks it.
Borjigin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Borjigin misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Borjigin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Borjigin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Borjigin is wise to it.
Borjigin throws a head kick that misses.
Borjigin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhaa.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Borjigin cracks Murhaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Borjigin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murhaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murhaa.
Borjigin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murhaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Borjigin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borjigin checks a leg kick.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Borjigin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa thumps Borjigin with a low kick.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Borjigin.
Borjigin lands with a nice body kick.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Borjigin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Murhaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Borjigin is out of range and Murhaa settles back down.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Murhaa wants to counter with a clinch but Borjigin pushes him away.
Murhaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Borjigin's hands.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Murhaa throws a low kick but Borjigin moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Borjigin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borjigin throws a leg kick
and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borjigin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murhaa under the eye.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Borjigin is out of range.
Murhaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borjigin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
That kick from Murhaa tenderised Borjigin's leg. Borjigin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses the jab.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
A big left from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Murhaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Borjigin in the body.
A jab from Borjigin misses.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Borjigin looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borjigin misses with a straight left.
Murhaa feints a counter leg kick.
Murhaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Borjigin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borjigin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murhaa thumps Borjigin with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Khunbish Borjigin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murhaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Borjigin moves away and avoids it.
Borjigin thows a leg kick but Murhaa checks it
and Murhaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Borjigin's knee momentarily.
Borjigin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa thows a body kick. Borjigin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murhaa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head kick misses from Borjigin.
Murhaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Borjigin connects with a looping right hand.
Murhaa throws a low kick, looking for Borjigin's leg but Borjigin calmly moves out of range.
Borjigin 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.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Borjigin slips the punch.
Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murhaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Borjigin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borjigin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murhaa misses with a head kick.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin misses with a looping right.
Borjigin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murhaa's sensitive parts.
Borjigin thows a leg kick but Murhaa checks it
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Borjigin throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borjigin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murhaa slips a jab from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa scores with a nice body kick.
Borjigin throws a good cross that connects.
Borjigin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borjigin throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a big shot that misses.
Borjigin thuds his shin into the meat of Murhaa's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borjigin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Borjigin moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Borjigin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
Borjigin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Borjigin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Borjigin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa misses with a low kick as Borjigin jumps back.
Borjigin throws a low kick, looking for Murhaa's leg but Murhaa calmly moves out of range.
Murhaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murhaa tries to clinch there but Borjigin circles away.
Borjigin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhaa.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Borjigin.
Murhaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murhaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Borjigin connects with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Borjigin.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Borjigin's head but Borjigin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murhaa. Borjigin shrugs it off though.
Murhaa tries to work over Borjigin's front leg with a kick but Borjigin checks it.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Borjigin.
Borjigin looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Borjigin throws a front kick aimed at Murhaa's knee but Murhaa avoids it well.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Borjigin avoids it with no problem.
Borjigin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa connects with a single shot there.
Khunbish Borjigin is winning the standup battle so far.
Borjigin connects with the punch.
A jab from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murhaa.
Borjigin throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Borjigin missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borjigin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Borjigin's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borjigin lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Borjigin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borjigin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murhaa will feel that in the morning.
Some wild striking there from Borjigin.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Borjigin with a body shot.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Borjigin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Borjigin blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws the kick towards the body but Borjigin avoids it.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Borjigin saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Borjigin misses the target.
Borjigin throws a big shot that misses.
Borjigin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Borjigin tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Khunbish Borjigin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Borjigin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Borjigin throws a head kick that misses.
Murhaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Borjigin.
Borjigin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Borjigin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Borjigin lands a two punch combo.
Borjigin lands the left hand.
Borjigin looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Borjigin swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Borjigin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa throws a front kick that sends Borjigin stumbling back into the cage.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borjigin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borjigin throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murhaa cracks the inside of Borjigin's front leg.
Borjigin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Borjigin misses with a body shot.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Borjigin checks a low kick from Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
Borjigin connects with a jab.
Murhaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Borjigin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Borjigin backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A combination from Murhaa does no damage.
Murhaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Borjigin off balance momentarily.
Borjigin takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Borjigin throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Borjigin connects with a body shot.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Borjigin.
Borjigin misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murhaa scores with a head kick. Borjigin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Borjigin throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borjigin checks a leg kick.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin misses with a body shot.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
An inside leg kick from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Borjigin loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Borjigin ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Borjigin connects with an inside leg kick.
Borjigin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Borjigin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Borjigin blocks a low kick nicely.
Borjigin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Borjigin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Borjigin throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Borjigin.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Borjigin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa rushes Borjigin and presses him up against the cage.
Borjigin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borjigin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Borjigin slips the punch.
A big right from Borjigin misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murhaa. Borjigin shrugs it off though.
Murhaa thumps Borjigin with a low kick.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Borjigin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Borjigin misses the target.
Murhaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Borjigin. Borjigin obviously looking to wear him down.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borjigin just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Borjigin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borjigin scores with a three punch combo!
Borjigin checks a leg kick.
Borjigin misses with a hook
and Murhaa counters with a good low kick that Borjigin was not able to check.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borjigin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borjigin.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Borjigin is wise to it.
Murhaa defending well as Borjigin loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borjigin misses with a body shot.
Murhaa throws a hook but Borjigin blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Borjigin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Borjigin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Borjigin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Borjigin throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa tries a low kick but Borjigin avoids it.
Ispa Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Borjigin tests Murhaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Khunbish Borjigin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borjigin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khunbish Borjigin!
A very excited looking Khunbish Borjigin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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