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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bomb Bombs (ranked 2961 p4p, 338 weight class) and Anthony Castillo (ranked 2746 p4p, 318 weight class). Castillo has chosen Mafia Rap! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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224 lbs
34 - 38 - 0 |
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219 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
34 - 38 - 0, fighting out of London, Bomb Bombs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Castillo! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bombs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bombs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bombs blocks a low kick nicely. Castillo throws an overhand right that lands on Bombs's shoulder, as Bombs tries to avoid the shot. Bombs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Bombs tries to score with a low kick but Castillo moves his leg out of the way. Good shot there by Castillo. Castillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Bombs counters with a nice body shot. Anthony Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bombs throws a shot from downtown. Castillo moves away and avoids it. Castillo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bombs tries to work over Castillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bombs scores with an uppercut up the middle. A nice left hand lands by Castillo.
Bombs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillo takes a knee to the side of the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Castillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Castillo throws a sloppy head kick and Bombs moves out of range easily. Bombs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castillo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bombs lands a jab to the nose. Castillo tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Bombs counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Castillo with a hook. Castillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castillo takes the fight into the clinch. Castillo scores with a shoulder strike. Castillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombs. Bombs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bombs tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Bombs blocking some punches.
Castillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Castillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo lands a shoulder strike. Castillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage. Bombs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Castillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Castillo misses with a short punch on the inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A head punch blocked on the inside by Castillo. Castillo lands a nice uppercut. Castillo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Castillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Castillo has a couple of punches blocked by Bombs.
Castillo avoiding damage as Bombs throws knees to the body.
Castillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Castillo is looking to clinch. A punch combination from Castillo misses. Bombs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Castillo misses with a hook
and Bombs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bombs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bombs slips a jab and a cross from Castillo.
Castillo misses with a wild combination.
Castillo looks to throw the jab but Bombs is out of range. Castillo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bombs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Castillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castillo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bombs has him pressed against the cage. Bombs lands a left hand.
Bombs gets through Castillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bombs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A head punch on the inside from Castillo fails to land. Bombs blocking some punches.
Bombs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bombs throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillo. Castillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombs's elbow. Castillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bombs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards. Bombs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castillo avoids it. Bombs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Bombs. Castillo blocks an uppercut.
Bombs prevents Castillo from breaking the clinch. Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bombs swings wildly with an uppercut but Castillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bombs lands a body punch in the clinch. Castillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castillo lands with a light punch inside. Castillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Castillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombs. Bombs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bombs lands with a left to the head. Bombs working aggressively here.
Bombs misses with a short punch on the inside. A nice left hand lands by Castillo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castillo. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bombs misses with the head strike.
Bombs blocking some punches.
Castillo tries to throw a body punch but Bombs avoids it by throwing Castillo back against the cage. Bombs gets through Castillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bombs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Castillo 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.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bombs takes a shot right to the bread basket. Castillo takes one on the button. Bombs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Castillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bombs is just out of range. Castillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castillo scores with a shot to the body.
Bombs avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Castillo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Castillo avoids the head kick by Bombs.
Bombs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castillo throws out the jab. Bombs is looking for a counter combo. Bombs forces Castillo back against the cage and clinches. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bombs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castillo backwards. Bombs lands a big knee! That's hurt Castillo! Oh, he's all over the place! Bombs lands another knee that sends Castillo to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bomb Bombs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 1979 p4p, 255 weight class) and Turbo Epicity (ranked 1750 p4p, 227 weight class). Snorten comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of Silence. Epicity has chosen Semi Charmed Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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180 cm
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turbo Epicity! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Snorten misses the jab. Snorten digs a good body shot into Epicity's ribs. Snorten throws a body shot but no joy. Nice cross by Epicity. Epicity has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Snorten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Snorten throws an off balance right hand
and Epicity counters with a lovely shot to the body. Epicity scores with a nice right hand.
Snorten checks the leg kick. Snorten throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Snorten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Epicity lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Nice body kick from Epicity. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Epicity misses with a kick to the body.
Snorten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Epicity lands a nice shot to the body.
Snorten checks a low kick from Epicity. Snorten feinted there with a counter leg kick. Turbo Epicity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Snorten swings for the body but Epicity moves out of range.
A big left from Snorten misses. Snorten slips a straight right by Epicity.
That's one minute gone in the round. Epicity throws a looping overhand right but Snorten ducks down to avoid it. Nice defenses there by Snorten. Turbo Epicity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Snorten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Epicity. Snorten is looking to counter punch. Snorten cracks Epicity with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Snorten misses with a hook. Snorten throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Epicity scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been hearing reports that Snorten has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Epicity missing with a left hand there. Snorten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Epicity lands a lovely overhand right. Epicity throws a lazy uppercut
and Snorten counters by moving into the clinch. Epicity is trying to break the clinch but Snorten has him pressed against the cage. Epicity breaks the clinch.
A jab from Epicity finds it's way through Snorten's defenses. Snorten misses with a wild body shot. Epicity drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Epicity connects with a high kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Snorten dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A big left from Snorten misses. Epicity takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snorten throws a leg kick that misses. Jab, jab by Snorten - just one landing. Epicity scores with a jab. Snorten acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Epicity is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Snorten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Epicity. Epicity obviously looking to wear him down.
Epicity slips under a jab. Snorten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. A big right from Snorten misses. Epicity pivots, looking for a leg kick but Snorten is out of range and Epicity settles back down. A looping hook to the body misses from Epicity. Snorten does a little dance to reset his feet. Snorten shoots in looking for a takedown but Epicity manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snorten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Epicity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
Epicity misses with a hook. Snorten takes one to the chin there. Snorten takes a kick to the side of the head. Snorten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Epicity throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snorten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Snorten slips under a jab from Epicity. Epicity cracks the inside of Snorten's front leg. Snorten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Epicity lands a lovely overhand right. Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Epicity throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Snorten misses with a looping left. A big right from Epicity misses. Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Epicity replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Snorten blocks it well. Good exchange - Snorten coming out on top. Epicity throws a leg kick but Snorten checks it. Snorten shoots in and drives through. Epicity sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip Snorten. That's going to take a lot out of him. Epicity is looking to slow Snorten down with leg kicks. Epicity scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Epicity misses. Epicity dips to his left and cracks Snorten with an uppercut! This has been an exciting period of action! Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicity manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Epicity.
Epicity moves away from the strike by Snorten. Epicity tries a head kick but it misses.
Snorten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Epicity. Epicity obviously looking to wear him down.
Snorten connects with a leg kick. Epicity looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Epicity lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Epicity - just one landing. Epicity rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snorten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Epicity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epicity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snorten throws a low kick, looking for Epicity's leg but Epicity calmly moves out of range. Snorten swings for the body but Epicity moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Snorten scores with a four punch combination! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Epicity uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snorten. Epicity tests Snorten's chin there with a solid looking shot. A jab from Snorten misses. Snorten throws a body kick that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity dominated that round. That's time! Snorten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Epicity misses with a straight right. Epicity wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Snorten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Epicity. Epicity looks to land a left hand but Snorten moved out of range nicely. Epicity fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Snorten checks it well. Snorten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epicity. Epicity feints a counter leg kick. Good work by Snorten as he checks the leg kick. Epicity throws a lazy uppercut
and Snorten counters by clinching up. A shot in the inside from Snorten. A nice left hand lands by Snorten.
Snorten lands a hook that snaps the head of Epicity backwards. A short right from Epicity on the inside. Snorten drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Epicity gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Epicity breaks from the clinch.
Snorten misses with a lunging right hand
and Epicity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. 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! Epicity connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round. Epicity connects with a right hand. Snorten shakes it off. Epicity walks forward, straight into a front kick from Snorten. Epicity jabbing away but nothing is landing. Snorten slips a jab from Epicity. A jab from Epicity does it's job there. Epicity lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snorten takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snorten looks to land a right hand but Epicity moved out of range. Epicity slips a jab from Snorten. Snorten throws a hook but Epicity avoids it easily. Turbo Epicity seems to be getting the better of the standup. Snorten misses with a straight left. Epicity slips a straight right by Snorten. Snorten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Epicity loads up on a big right hand but Snorten slips the punch. Snorten throwing a counter right hand but Epicity manages to avoid it. Snorten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Epicity. Epicity scores with a hook to the body. Snorten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A big left from Snorten misses. A shot to the body from Epicity misses and Snorten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Epicity breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Epicity checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Epicity throws a good cross that connects.
Snorten tests Epicity's chin there with a solid looking shot. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Epicity cracks Snorten with a good jab. Snorten loads up on a big right hand but Epicity slips the punch. Epicity stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Snorten. Snorten lands a slapping body shot.
Snorten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Epicity can pounce on him.
Snorten misses with a hook. Epicity ducked under it nicely. Epicity is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snorten with a body shot. Snorten takes one to the chin there. Nice body kick there by Epicity. A cross from Snorten lands. Snorten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Epicity is fending him off so far but Snorten persists. Nope, Epicity circles away and we're back to standing. Epicity tries a quick counter leg kick but Snorten is wise to it. Epicity avoids the body shot from Snorten.
Epicity scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Epicity misses with a body shot.
Snorten wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Epicity lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Epicity 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.
Epicity will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Epicity misses. Snorten just misses with a punch to the body.
Snorten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Snorten misses. Snorten is looking to chop away at Epicity's legs. Snorten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Epicity throws a leg kick that is checked and Snorten counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Epicity tries to break free but Snorten pushes him back against the cage. Epicity lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Snorten is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Epicity is defending well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip Snorten. That's going to take a lot out of him. Snorten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Epicity feints and then cracks Snorten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snorten down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Epicity loads up on a big right hand but Snorten slips the punch. Snorten checks a low kick from Epicity. Epicity tests Snorten's chin there with a solid looking shot. Snorten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Snorten cracks Epicity with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Epicity jabs at Snorten's body. Epicity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten. A solid leg kick lands there for Epicity.
Epicity misses with a low kick as Snorten jumps back. Epicity misses with a looping right. Snorten moves out of range of the leg kick from Epicity. Epicity has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Epicity dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snorten. That did some damage! Epicity throws a body shot but no joy. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Epicity takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Epicity moves away from the strike by Snorten. Epicity is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snorten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Epicity jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snorten looks to throw the jab but Epicity is out of range. Epicity lands a nice looking body shot.
Epicity throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snorten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Epicity throws a hook to the side of Snorten's head but Snorten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Epicity takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Snorten is looking to land body kicks. Snorten checks a leg kick nicely. Snorten throws a leg kick that is checked and Epicity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Epicity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorten was well out of range. Poor timing from Epicity. Snorten misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Epicity. Epicity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Epicity moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Snorten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorten misses with a double jab.
Epicity with a hook. Epicity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
That's one minute gone in the round. Epicity connects with a solid leg kick. Epicity throws a lazy right hand but Snorten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Snorten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Snorten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epicity. Snorten throws a leg kick but Epicity sees it coming and moves out of range. Snorten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Snorten misses the shot to the body. Epicity listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Snorten throws a jab when Epicity was well out of range. Snorten just misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity lands a really nice looking cross but Snorten seems unphased.
Snorten misses with a wild body shot. Epicity connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Epicity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten. A little jabbing left from Epicity on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Epicity bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Epicity throws a nice inside leg kick. Epicity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Snorten fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Epicity to the ground. Snorten is now in Epicity's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Snorten throws an elbow that misses. Epicity uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snorten's guard. Nice move by Epicity! Epicity wants to control from the top but Snorten keeps moving. Snorten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Epicity is pushing down on Snorten's leg trying to pass to half guard. Snorten is fighting to maintain full guard but Epicity has managed to sneak the leg through. Epicity wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snorten keeps working. Epicity wants to free his trapped foot but Snorten is holding on for dear life with his legs. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Epicity content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snorten wants to get back to full guard. Snorten is working hard here to advance position. Rip Snorten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Snorten won't allow Epicity to pass to mount. Snorten is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Epicity works his way into side control. Epicity staying calm. Snorten is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Epicity's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Snorten wants to get back to full guard. Snorten looking for submissions off his back. Turbo Epicity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Snorten punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! Turbo Epicity comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Epicity winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turbo Epicity! Turbo Epicity made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mon Ster (ranked 800 p4p, 99 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 1084 p4p, 129 weight class). Ster's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Automatic - Monster. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mon Ster! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ster jabs at Griffith's body. Ster checks the leg kick. Griffith takes a shot right to the bread basket. Griffith misses with a wild body shot. Ster misses with a body shot.
Ster misses with a wild body shot. Nice defenses there by Ster. A bone on bone clash there as Ster blocks the leg kick.
Griffith walks into a stiff left hand from Ster. Ster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ster catches Griffith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A telegraphed right hand from Griffith misses the target. Ster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffith circles away quickly and effectively. Griffith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Griffith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ster paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Griffith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Griffith throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Griffith looks to land a left hand but Ster moved out of range nicely. Ster fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffith in the body. Griffith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Griffith avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ster misses with a looping left. A looping hook to the body misses from Ster. Griffith does a little dance to reset his feet. Griffith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Ster lands with an overhand left. Ster swings widly with a right hand
and Griffith counters with a series of strikes. Ster will be more careful next time no doubt. A head kick misses from Griffith. Ster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Griffith misses. Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ster is looking to clinch. It seemed like Griffith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ster circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ster throws a lazy right hand but Griffith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Ster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Griffith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut. Griffith throws a head kick that misses. Griffith slips under a jab from Ster. Griffith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Ster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Griffith walks into a jab. Ster scores with a three punch combo!
Griffith is rocked! Ster pounces like a tiger and cracks Griffith with a vicious hook! Griffith is down but not out! Ster follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mon Ster! Our winner, Mon Ster, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Huang (ranked 1529 p4p, 193 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 792 p4p, 107 weight class). Kevin Huang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ciro Terranova's chin.
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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
16 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Huang! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova keeps Huang at a distance using the push kick. Terranova's corner calls for a 1-2. Terranova obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Huang moves away and avoids it. Terranova connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Terranova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Terranova has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Terranova throws a hook but Huang blocks it. We've been hearing reports that Huang has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Nice cross by Terranova. Terranova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Terranova staying out of range there. Terranova keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Huang backing away here, and Terranova unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Terranova wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Huang ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
That's one minute gone in the round. Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Huang appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Huang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Terranova lands with an overhand left. Terranova scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Huang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A swing and a miss from Terranova. A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Huang down. Huang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huang manages to avoid it. Terranova connects with a crisp jab. Huang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A decent looking cross lands there for Terranova. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Huang slips a straight right by Terranova. A big left from Terranova misses. Huang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Terranova works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Terranova fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Huang ducks under a wild hook from Terranova. Terranova misses with a hook. Huang ducked under it nicely. Huang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Terranova connects with a crisp jab. Terranova misses with a hook. Huang ducked under it nicely. Huang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. A big left from Terranova misses. Terranova throws a series of punches but Huang avoids them all with ease. Terranova swings for the body but Huang moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Huang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Terranova feints and then cracks Huang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huang down. Terranova misses with a straight right. Terranova lands with a right hand. Huang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Huang attempts a counter takedown but Terranova avoids it well and moves away. Terranova misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Terranova cracks Huang with an open hand slap. Terranova lands a nice shot that snaps Huang's head back.
Terranova throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huang counters with a straight right hand. Huang misses with a hook. Terranova ducked under it nicely. Huang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Ciro Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Huang shoots in and drives through. Terranova sprawls well. Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Huang shoots in for a takedown but Terranova shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him. Terranova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Huang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Terranova looks to throw the jab but Huang is out of range. Jab, jab by Terranova - just one landing. Huang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. 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! Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huang manages to avoid it. Huang tries to counter with a takedown but Terranova is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Huang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Terranova jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huang shoots in and bounces Terranova off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Huang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Terranova's head. Huang trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom. Huang lands a couple of digs. Terranova is looking to stand up but Huang isn't so interested in that idea. Huang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Terranova pushes Huang away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Huang gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Terranova is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Huang throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Huang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Terranova is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huang lands with an overhand left. Huang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Huang ducks down to avoid it. Terranova throws out a powerful jab. Huang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Terranova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Terranova looks to throw the jab but Huang is out of range. Terranova looks to throw the jab but Huang is out of range. Huang appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Huang fails with a takedown attempt from distance. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Terranova. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Terranova sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Terranova looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Terranova has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Terranova jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Terranova but Terranova pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him. Huang avoids the head kick by Terranova.
Huang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Terranova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huang's sensitive parts. Terranova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Terranova scores with a decent looking hook. Terranova throws an overhand right that lands on Huang's shoulder, as Huang tries to avoid the shot. Terranova throws a lazy right hand but Huang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Huang attempts a counter takedown but Terranova avoids it well and moves away. Huang ducks under a wild hook from Terranova. That kick from Terranova tenderised Huang's leg. Huang is trying to keep his angry face on. Terranova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huang. Terranova cracks Huang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Terranova uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Huang has time to react. Terranova feints and then cracks Huang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huang down. Ciro Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup. Terranova connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Terranova misses. Huang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huang, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good work by Huang as he checks the leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Huang on the wrong end of a nice hook. Huang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Huang on the wrong end of a nice jab. Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huang was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova. Huang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Huang attempts a counter takedown but Terranova avoids it well and moves away. Huang ducks under a wild hook from Terranova. Huang tries to counter with a takedown but Terranova is quick to defend against it. Terranova scores with a jab. Huang acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Terranova gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Huang sitting in guard, not really doing much. Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Terranova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Huang prevents Terranova from getting back to his feet. Huang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Huang throwing strikes from guard but Terranova blocks nicely. Terranova wants to get back to his feet but Huang is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Terranova kicks Huang off and gets to his feet. Huang slips under a jab. Terranova throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A cross from Terranova lands. Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Terranova throws a body shot but no joy. Huang fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by Terranova. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Terranova. Nice body punch from Terranova. Huang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terranova is fending him off so far but Huang persists. Nope, Terranova circles away and we're back to standing. Terranova scores with a nice right hand.
Huang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova. Huang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Terranova lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A jab from Terranova does it's job there. Terranova stuns Huang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Terranova lands with an overhand left. Nice straight punches there by Terranova. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Terranova. A lazy left from Terranova finds it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
That kick from Terranova tenderised Huang's leg. Huang is trying to keep his angry face on. Huang fails with a takedown attempt. Terranova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Terranova delivers a nice body kick. Terranova throws a body kick that misses and Huang counters with a takedown into side control. Terranova is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Huang has just dragged him back down to the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Huang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terranova keeps working. Huang in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Huang works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Kevin Huang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Terranova pushes Huang away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Huang gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huang trying to control the position but Terranova is working away. Huang lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Terranova down.
Huang is chipping away with strikes.
Terranova is pushing Huang's head away, looking to escape. Huang manages to hold on to the position though. Huang controls the position. Huang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Terranova, who protects the arm well. Terranova is pushing Huang's head away, looking to escape. Huang manages to hold on to the position though. Huang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Terranova, who protects the arm well. Huang trying to control the action but Terranova is working from the bottom. Kevin Huang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Huang lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Huang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Terranova is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Huang asserts his dominance and retains side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Huang looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Terranova is avoiding damage well.
Terranova tries to escape but Huang is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The strikes coming from Huang are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Huang grinds an elbow into Terranova's temple. Huang trying to control the action but Terranova is working from the bottom. Huang goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Terranova rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Huang's guard! Nice work there by Terranova! Terranova decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Huang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terranova. Terranova jabs Huang right on the nose. Huang blinks but takes it well. Huang shoots for a takedown but Terranova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Terranova misses with a straight right. Terranova thuds his shin into the meat of Huang's side. Terranova throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Terranova scoring well with a low kick there.
Terranova misses with a hook. Huang ducked under it nicely. Huang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Ciro Terranova is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Huang moves out of range of the body kick. Huang shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him. Huang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A cross from Terranova lands. Terranova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huang.
Terranova with a body punch. A glancing blow. Terranova misses with a hook. Huang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Terranova cracks Huang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Terranova cracks Huang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Huang misses with an uppercut. Terranova doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Terranova swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huang.
And that's the end of the fight! Ciro Terranova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Terranova winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Terranova!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 608 p4p, 81 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 843 p4p, 115 weight class). Ragnar comes into the arena with Shook Ones II blaring out of the sound system. Bjorn Ragnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andriy Voronin's chin.
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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
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Ragnar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Voronin misses with a two punch combination.
Voronin throws a lazy head kick and Ragnar counters with a lovely straight right hand! Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. It looked like Ragnar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Voronin throws a head kick but Ragnar moves out of range.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses. Ragnar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Voronin avoids it. Voronin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voronin's knee momentarily. Ragnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Ragnar blocks the body kick.
Voronin tried to score with a low kick but Ragnar checks it. Ragnar lands with a cross. Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voronin. Ragnar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ragnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ragnar scores with a leg kick.
Ragnar takes a swing at Voronin's ribcage but misses. Ragnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Ragnar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Voronin doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ragnar checks the leg kick. Voronin throws a lazy uppercut
and Ragnar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Voronin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ragnar. Ragnar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Voronin just manages to avoid it. Ragnar lands a nice hook to Voronin's body. Voronin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Ragnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Voronin slams his shin into Ragnar's torso. Ragnar looks to land a body kick but Voronin moved away. Nice defenses there by Voronin. Voronin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ragnar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ragnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voronin. Ragnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronin blocks a head kick by Ragnar.
Voronin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Voronin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Voronin misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Voronin connects with a body shot. Ragnar throws the kick towards the body but Voronin avoids it. Voronin is looking to score with low kicks. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Voronin tried to score with a low kick but Ragnar checks it. Ragnar throwing a counter right hand but Voronin manages to avoid it. Voronin has managed to clinch.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnar scores with a nice hook to the head. Voronin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ragnar tries to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling the position. Ragnar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnar working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ragnar working hard to break the clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Voronin.
Ragnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voronin backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin is leaning against Ragnar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Ragnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnar stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Voronin. Ragnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnar taking a breather. Ragnar tries to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling the position. Ragnar blocks a body shot from Voronin. Voronin misses with the head strike.
Ragnar pushes Voronin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Voronin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ragnar. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Voronin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ragnar tries to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling the position. Ragnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Voronin. Ragnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin. Ragnar lands with a right to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Voronin.
Ragnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnar or not. Voronin scores with a shoulder strike. Ragnar takes a shot to the head. Ragnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnar breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ragnar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Voronin now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnar is looking to land body kicks. Voronin throws a lazy right hand but Ragnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Voronin takes a swing at Ragnar's ribcage but misses. A solid leg kick lands there for Voronin.
Voronin throws a hook but Ragnar blocks it. Bjorn Ragnar is winning the standup battle so far. Ragnar connects with a body shot that sends Voronin's belly button to the back. Ragnar moves out of range as Voronin strikes. Ragnar misses with a straight right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voronin. Ragnar missing with a left hand there. Voronin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A little jabbing left from Voronin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Voronin slips a jab from Ragnar. Voronin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnar under the eye. Nice shot by Voronin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Voronin jabbing away but nothing is landing. Voronin pushes Ragnar away with a front kick. Voronin works Ragnar's body with a nice hook. Voronin misses with a looping left. Voronin misses with a body kick. Ragnar thows a body kick. Voronin tries to catch it but that hurt him. Voronin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Voronin misses its intended target. Voronin blocks a head kick by Ragnar.
Voronin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Voronin throws a jab when Ragnar was well out of range. Voronin looks to throw the jab but Ragnar is out of range. Ragnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voronin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnar. Voronin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Ragnar throws a leg kick but Voronin moved away. Voronin throws a head kick but Ragnar moves out of range.
Voronin slips a straight right by Ragnar. Voronin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Ragnar. Voronin throws a body shot but no joy. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ragnar throws a body punch but Voronin moves out of range. Voronin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnar. Voronin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ragnar fakes the leg kick and cracks Voronin in the body. Ragnar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut. A lazy body kick from Voronin and Ragnar counters with a nice body shot. That kick from Ragnar tenderised Voronin's leg. Voronin is trying to keep his angry face on. Voronin looks to land a body kick but Ragnar moved away. A shot to the body from Voronin misses and Ragnar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Voronin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Ragnar throws a half hearted mid kick. Voronin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Voronin throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ragnar throws a body punch but Voronin moves out of range. An inside leg kick from Ragnar misses. Ragnar lands a nice shot that snaps Voronin's head back.
Ragnar throws out a powerful jab. Voronin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. A punch lands to the side of Voronin 's head but he takes it in his stride. Ragnar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Voronin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Ragnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Voronin darts in and clinches Ragnar up against the cage. Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnar controls his hands.
Ragnar tries a body shot but Voronin blocks it.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Ragnar avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ragnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar slows down the pace here.
Voronin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Voronin letting Ragnar take a breather here. Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch. Voronin throws a head punch that misses. Ragnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin. Voronin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ragnar tries to break free but Voronin pushes him back against the cage. Ragnar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Voronin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Voronin throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Voronin thinking. Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronin.
Ragnar lands with a good body shot. Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voronin is looking to chop away at Ragnar's legs. Voronin is looking to slow Ragnar down with leg kicks. Ragnar misses with a head kick.
A jab from Voronin misses. Ragnar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Voronin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ragnar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Voronin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Voronin jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy. An inside leg kick from Ragnar misses. Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Voronin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ragnar connects with the punch. Voronin fails in his attempt to clinch. Voronin misses with a left hand and Ragnar counters with a nice uppercut. Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnar avoids a kick to the body.
Voronin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A slow jab from Voronin misses its intended target. Ragnar is looking to slow Voronin down with leg kicks. Voronin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voronin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ragnar thuds a left hand into Voronin's body. Voronin tried to score with a low kick but Ragnar checks it. Voronin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnar.
Voronin scores with a head kick. Ragnar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ragnar lands a leg kick that knocks Voronin off balance momentarily. Ragnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Ragnar does it's job there. Ragnar scores with the left hand. Voronin knows he should have avoided that one. Voronin throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnar counters with a nice uppercut. Ragnar cracks Voronin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Voronin throws a right and a left that both miss. Ragnar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Ragnar tests Voronin's chin there with a solid looking shot. Voronin misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ragnar swings away with a leg kick that misses. No joy there for Voronin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ragnar checks the leg kick. Ragnar lands a jab to the head.
Ragnar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Voronin if he has to take too many more of those.
Voronin misses with a low kick. Ragnar lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ragnar tries a low kick but Voronin avoids it. Voronin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ragnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voronin. Ragnar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ragnar slips under a jab from Voronin. Ragnar clobbers Voronin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Voronin looks to throw the jab but Ragnar is out of range. Ragnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ragnar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ragnar, right into the meat.
Ragnar throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Voronin to counter with a crisp jab. Ragnar lands a nice shot that snaps Voronin's head back.
Voronin feints and then cracks Ragnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnar down. Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ragnar misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely. Andriy Voronin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ragnar throws an overhand right that lands on Voronin's shoulder, as Voronin tries to avoid the shot. Voronin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Ragnar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Voronin. Voronin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Voronin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Voronin, as that shot connected.
Ragnar throws a lazy head kick and Voronin counters with a nice body shot. Ragnar throws a body kick that misses and Voronin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A big left from Ragnar misses. Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it. Ragnar throws a leg kick and Voronin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Voronin throws out a loose jab but Ragnar uses good head movement to avoid it. Voronin throws out a loose jab but Ragnar uses good head movement to avoid it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Voronin on the wrong end of a nice jab. A jab from Voronin misses. Ragnar tried to counter with a leg kick but Voronin avoided it. Ragnar misses with a straight right. Bjorn Ragnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ragnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Bjorn Ragnar. I think Voronin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 731 p4p, 98 weight class) and Dean Corll (ranked 750 p4p, 105 weight class). Bosch comes to the cage accompanied by Oktoberfest. Corll is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Candyman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Corll! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Corll looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range. Corll throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corll, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosch. That's going to slow Corll down. Corll swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bosch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Corll has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Bosch scores with a jab to the body. Corll defending well as Bosch loads up on a big left hand. Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bosch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A cross from Bosch lands. Corll misses with a low kick as Bosch jumps back. Corll moves out of range as Bosch strikes. Corll digs a good hook to Bosch's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bosch misses with a body shot.
Corll moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Corll moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
Corll lands a leg kick that knocks Bosch off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bosch scores with a nice right hand.
Corll misses with a straight right. Bosch throws a right hand that misses
and Corll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bosch throws a leg kick but Corll sees it coming and checks it nicely. A slow jab from Corll misses its intended target. And Bosch counters with a quick kick to the body but Corll blocks it. Corll throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bosch counters with a stiff right hand. Bosch seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Corll throws a low kick but Bosch moves out of range easily. Bosch cracks Corll with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Corll fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Bosch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corll. That did some damage! Corll lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Corll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosch throws out the jab. Corll with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bosch lands a slapping body shot.
Corll takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corll throws a sloppy body shot
and Bosch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bosch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bosch throws an overhand right that lands on Corll's shoulder, as Corll tries to avoid the shot. Corll sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Corll avoids a kick to the body.
Bosch misses with a hook
and Corll counters with a slapping leg kick. Corll misses with a low kick as Bosch jumps back. A punch lands to the side of Corll 's head but he takes it in his stride. Corll throws a leg kick but Bosch moved away. Corll takes one to the chin there. Corll smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Corll is just out of range. Corll appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Corll misses with a looping right. Bosch is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Corll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bosch paws at him with a jab and circles away. It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Good leg kick by Bosch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corll misses with a low kick as Bosch jumps back. Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Corll manages to avoid it. Corll looks for the body kick but Bosch saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big left from Bosch misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Corll. Corll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bosch can pounce on him.
Corll pushes Bosch up against the cage in a clinch. Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosch controls his hands.
Bosch blocks a body shot from Corll. A short right from Corll on the inside. Corll digs a right hand into Bosch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bosch's gas tank. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll. A short right from Corll. Corll tries to work over Bosch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bosch scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bosch working aggressively here.
Corll misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Bosch. Corll trying to stall but Bosch improves his position.
Corll misses with a punch to the body.
Corll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bosch lands with a right to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bosch tries a body shot but Corll blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bosch struggles to land a body shot inside as Corll controls his hands.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bosch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosch controls his hands.
Corll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside. Bosch tries a body shot but Corll blocks it.
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Corll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bosch cracks the inside of Corll's front leg. Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch moves out of range as Corll strikes. Corll misses with a body kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Corll just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch moves out of range of the leg kick from Corll. Corll tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bosch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Corll on the wrong end of a nice jab. 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 Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bosch digs a good hook to Corll's body.
Bosch throws a jab when Corll was well out of range. Corll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Corll takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Bosch throws a push kick but Corll slaps the foot to one side. Corll was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Bosch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Corll will feel that in the morning. Bosch pushes Corll up against the cage in a clinch. Bosch lands with a short shot to the head. Bosch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land. Bosch lands with a short head shot on the inside. Heribert Bosch has scored more points in the clinch so far. Bosch lands with a left to the head. Corll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corll loads up on a big right hand but Bosch slips the punch. Bosch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Corll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bosch sees it coming and avoids it easily. Corll misses with a straight right. Bosch scores with a shot to the body.
Corll lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Corll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch misses with a looping right. Bosch moves forwards but Corll connects with a nice, crisp jab. Bosch checks a low kick from Corll. A leg kick checked by Corll. Bosch scores with a jab to the head.
Bosch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Corll slips a straight right by Bosch. A nice side step and Corll releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Bosch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corll's calf. Corll throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Corll throws a big shot that misses. Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Corll is just out of range. Corll steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bosch. That one must have hurt. Corll moves out of range as Bosch strikes. Corll tries to work over Bosch's front leg with a kick but Bosch checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bosch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corll counters with a nice kick to the body. Corll looks to throw the jab but Bosch is out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bosch throws a jab but it's blocked by Corll. Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corll.
Bosch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Corll lands a jab to Bosch's midsection. Corll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch. Corll looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range. Decent striking displayed by Bosch there. Corll throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Corll fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bosch checks it well. Bosch is looking to counter the offense by Corll and move into the clinch. Corll doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Bosch misses with an uppercut. Corll saw that one coming. Corll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bosch there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Bosch misses. Bosch clinches. Corll throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosch. Corll misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch. Corll misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bosch.
Bosch can't find room to land a body shot as Corll controls the action.
Corll blocks an uppercut.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosch controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corll. Bosch scores with a nice hook to the head. A short left from Corll. Bosch blocking some punches.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosch's elbow. Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
Corll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corll. Bosch misses with a body punch.
Bosch misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bosch throws a head punch that misses. Bosch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bosch is looking to slow Corll down with leg kicks. Good shot there by Corll. Corll paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosch scores with a head kick. Corll tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Corll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Corll lands with a right hand. Bosch misses with a straight left. Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far. Corll throws a leg kick that is checked and Bosch counters with a stiff right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bosch connects with a jab. Corll looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bosch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corll swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bosch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bosch moves out of range as Corll strikes. Corll gets a clinch. Bosch lands with a right to the head. A short right from Bosch on the inside. Bosch can't find room to land a body shot as Corll controls the action.
Corll is leaning against Bosch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Corll's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bosch blocking some punches.
Corll lands a body punch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Corll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corll. Bosch has a couple of punches blocked by Corll.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Corll softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bosch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Corll prevents a body shot from Bosch. Corll blocks an uppercut.
Corll lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bosch backwards. Corll lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Corll is working Bosch over against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corll lands with a short shot to the head. Bosch misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corll. Corll misses with a short punch on the inside. Still in the clinch, Corll scores with a nice short uppercut. Corll lands with a right to the head. Corll's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Corll makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bosch is rocked! Corll lands with a right to the head. Oh Bosch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Corll makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Corll works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bosch misses with some punches.
A short right from Corll on the inside. Corll throws a big uppercut that drops Bosch! More strikes from Corll and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bosch lies dazed against the cage as Corll celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Corll! Dean Corll bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Kingston (ranked 388 p4p, 45 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 638 p4p, 73 weight class). Kingston's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Creep - Radiohead . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jafar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kingston. That one must have hurt. Jafar catches Kingston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Jafar throws an off balance right hand
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jafar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Jafar checks a leg kick. Kingston digs a good body shot into Jafar's ribs. Kingston misses with a body kick. Jafar looks like he wants to counter punch here. Jafar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingston. Kingston obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kingston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jafar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jafar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Kingston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kingston.
Kingston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jafar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingston. Kingston moves out of range of the strikes. Kingston misses with a head kick.
Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Jafar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. 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! Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jafar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Jafar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A big left from Jafar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jafar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Kingston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jafar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Jafar misses with a body shot.
Kingston scores with a punch to the head. Kingston tries to land a front kick but Jafar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Jafar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Jafar. Jafar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingston can pounce on him.
Jafar moves out of range of the strikes. Jafar misses with a hook
and Kingston counters with a slapping leg kick. Kingston misses with a jab to the body
and Jafar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kingston misses with a kick to the body.
Jafar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingston. Kingston throws a body punch but Jafar moves out of range. Kingston lands a head shot. Kingston misses with a kick to the body.
Kingston throws a body shot but no joy. Kingston throws a hook but Jafar avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kingston tries to land a leg kick but Jafar saw it coming and moves away.
Jafar throws a body shot but no joy. A chopping leg kick lands by Kingston. Kingston is looking to wear down Jafar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Both fighters circling a little - Kingston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Kingston throws a right hand that misses
and Jafar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jafar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kingston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Kingston cracks a nice hook into Jafar's ribs. Kingston throws a shot to the body.
Kingston slips under a jab. Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away. Kingston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Jafar throws a body shot but no joy. Jafar lands a really nice looking cross but Kingston seems unphased.
Jafar doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it. Jafar scores with a jab to the head.
Jafar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kingston misses with the body kick and Jafar counters with a nice uppercut. A jab from Jafar misses. Kingston slips under a jab from Jafar. Kingston half committed to a counter leg kick. Jafar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jafar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston. It seemed like Jafar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Jafar throws a poor cross that misses
and Kingston counters with a leg kick. Kingston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Nice defenses there by Kingston. Jafar moves out of range as Kingston throws a body kick.
Kingston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jafar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kingston scrambles back to his feet. Kingston throws a low kick, looking for Jafar's leg but Jafar calmly moves out of range. Jafar blocks a low kick nicely. Kingston cracks Jafar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. A telegraphed right hand from Jafar misses the target. Jafar swings and misses with a shot to the body and Kingston counters with a straight right hand. Kingston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kingston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Jafar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jafar looks to throw the jab but Kingston is out of range. Kingston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jafar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A big left from Jafar misses. Jafar misses with a straight right. Jafar lands with a right hand. A telegraphed right hand from Jafar misses the target. Jafar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston. Kingston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jafar just manages to avoid it. Kingston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jafar. Jafar misses with an uppercut
and Kingston counters with a nice body shot. Kingston throws a leg kick but Jafar checks it. Kingston blocks a jab. Kingston scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Kingston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jafar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jafar slips under a jab from Kingston. Kingston misses with a looping left. Kingston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jafar misses with a body shot.
Jafar's corner calls for a 1-2. Jafar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Kingston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Jafar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kingston looks to throw a body kick and Jafar counters with a straight right hand. Jafar scores with a body shot.
Jafar gets a clinch. Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jafar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kingstons head. Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston. Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Jafar's head. Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Kingston working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kingston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kingston is leaning against Jafar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Jafar lands a left hand.
Kingston pushes Jafar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jafar blocks a body shot from Kingston. Jafar throws a head punch that misses. Kingston blocking some punches.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it. Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kingston lands an uppercut. Kingston cracks Jafar with a nice body shot. Still in the clinch, Jafar scores with a nice short uppercut. Kingston blocking some punches.
Jafar struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
Kingston working some nice short punches in the clinch. Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar scores with a nice hook to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A short left from Kingston. Kingston throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jafar takes a shot right to the bread basket. Kingston does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Jafar throws a big shot that misses. A quick step to the side and Kingston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Jafar throws a big shot that misses. Kingston misses with a right hand and Kingston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kingston connects with an inside leg kick. A jab from Kingston misses. Jafar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jafar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Jafar wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance. Kingston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Kingston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Kingston jabs Jafar right on the nose. Jafar blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jafar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jafar needs to keep his hands up - Kingston had a free shot at his head there. Kingston slips a straight right by Jafar. Jafar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingston. Jafar misses with a right hand enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab. The fight moves into the clinch position. I was talking to Kingston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Jafar misses with some punches.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with a body punch.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
Jafar lands a right hand. Jafar misses with the head strike.
Kingston scores with a shoulder strike. Kingston working aggressively here.
Kingston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kingston.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Kingston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Jafar there. A nice leg kick lands there from Kingston. Jafar darts in and clinches Kingston up against the cage. Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch. Kingston tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kingston tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Kingston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Kingston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jafar tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kingston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar. Kingston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jafars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nuri Jafar will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A low kick from Kingston misses and Jafar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingston. Jafar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kingston with a body shot. Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jafar manages to avoid it. Jafar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Kingston throws out a loose jab but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Kingston does a little dance to reset his feet. Jafar moves away from the strike by Kingston. Kingston takes a swing at Jafar's ribcage but misses. Kingston misses with a leg kick and Jafar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kingston gets off balance looking for a body kick and Jafar counters with a right hand to the body. Jafar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kingston tried to counter with a leg kick but Jafar avoided it. Kingston thumps Jafar with a low kick. Kingston misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingston is just out of range. Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jafar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kingston thinking. A jab from Kingston misses. Kingston throws a right hand that misses
and Jafar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Kingston. Jafar does a little dance to reset his feet. Jafar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston. Carl Kingston is winning the standup battle so far. Jafar lands with a hook. Kingston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Jafar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingston. Jafar throws the left hand but Kingston avoids the punch easily. Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingston is just out of range. Kingston jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Kingston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Kingston moves away from the strike by Jafar. Kingston throws out a loose jab but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it. Jafar checks a leg kick. Kingston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jafar. Kingston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jafar throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range. Jafar's corner calls for a 1-2. Jafar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Kingston lands with an uppercut that bounces Jafar off the cage and back into range. Kingston looks for the body kick but Jafar saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jafar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily. Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kingston.
Kingston misses with a straight left. Jafar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Kingston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Jafar misses the target. Jafar scores with a hook to the body. Kingston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Jafar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A leg kick checked by Jafar. Jafar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Kingston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. It seemed like Jafar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Jafar misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kingston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jafar on the side of the head. Kingston scores with a nice body kick.
Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jafar moves away. Kingston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Jafar connects with a body shot. Kingston throws a hook but Jafar blocks it. Jafar avoids the head kick by Kingston.
Kingston avoids the body shot from Jafar.
Kingston takes a body punch but keeps moving. Kingston cracks Jafar with a good jab. Kingston misses with a body kick. A little jabbing left from Jafar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Kingston looks to land a left hand but Jafar moved out of range nicely. A head kick misses from Kingston. Kingston throws a body punch but Jafar moves out of range. Kingston misses with a straight left. Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kingston scores with a jab. Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jafar. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jafar dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kingston lands a head shot. Kingston scores with a kick to the midsection. Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Jafar is out of range. A jab lands there for Kingston. Kingston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Jafar misses with a looping right. Kingston keeps the fight on the outside. Jafar avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston throws a quick inside leg kick. Kingston pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kingston avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The fighters circling - Jafar throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A little feinted left hand from Kingston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Nuri Jafar. I think Jafar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carl Kingston! Our winner, Carl Kingston, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. In defeat, Nuri Jafar stepped up to the mic, saying 'He did not follow the script'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Salvatore (ranked 723 p4p, 88 weight class) and Bed Intruder (ranked 287 p4p, 39 weight class). Salvatore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Reich mir die Hand. Intruder comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bed Intruder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 lbs
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32
160 lbs
25 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bed Intruder! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Intruder looks to land a body kick but Salvatore moved away. It looked like Salvatore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Jab, jab by Salvatore - just one landing.
It looks like Bed Intruder has been cut. Intruder slips a jab and a cross from Salvatore.
Salvatore throws an overhand right that lands on Intruder's shoulder, as Intruder tries to avoid the shot. Intruder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salvatore with a body shot. Intruder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salvatore. Salvatore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Intruder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Salvatore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Salvatore misses with an uppercut
and Intruder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Intruder punishes Salvatore's body with a nice straight punch. Intruder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Salvatore thows a left - swing and a miss! Intruder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Enzo Salvatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Intruder manages to avoid it. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Intruder, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Intruder tries to move into range but Salvatore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Salvatore fails with the takedown. Intruder misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Intruder misses. Intruder slips a jab from Salvatore. Salvatore scores with a decent looking hook. Salvatore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Intruder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Salvatore throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Intruder to counter with a crisp jab. Salvatore misses with a left hand letting Intruder counter with a right hand. Salvatore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Intruder sees it coming and avoids it easily. Intruder wants to counter the offense by Salvatore and move into the clinch position. Salvatore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salvatore takes a swing at Intruder's ribcage but misses. Intruder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salvatore with a body shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Intruder moves into the clinch. Intruder misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder. Salvatore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Intruder throws a head punch that misses. Intruder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Salvatore's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Intruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards. Intruder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salvatore wants a takedown but no success here.
Intruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Salvatore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Intruder avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him. Intruder pushes Salvatore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Intruder misses with the head strike.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Salvatore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Intruder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Salvatore. Salvatore has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Intruder clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Salvatore is trying to control but Intruder is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Intruder tries to improve his position but instead Salvatore has taken his back! Salvatore has the hooks in. Intruder is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Intruder is still trying to improve position. Intruder preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Salvatore.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salvatore tightening his grip on Intruder, looking for the choke. Intruder looking very determined here, making life difficult for Salvatore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Salvatore tightening his grip on Intruder, looking for the choke. Intruder can't escape the position.
Intruder keeps trying to improve his position. 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 Enzo Salvatore will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bed Intruder's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Salvatore misses with a looping left. Intruder works Salvatore's body with a nice hook. Intruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Salvatore thows a left - swing and a miss! Intruder throws out a leg kick but Salvatore moves out of range and Intruder only half commits. Intruder scores with a shot to the body.
Salvatore closes the distance and clinches up with Intruder, looking for a takedown. Salvatore pushes Intruder against the cage but Intruder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Salvatore loads up on a big right hand but Intruder slips the punch. Bed Intruder seems to be getting the better of the standup. A cross from Intruder lands. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Salvatore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Intruder.
Intruder needs to keep his hands up - Salvatore had a free shot at his head there. Salvatore blocks a jab. Intruder takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Salvatore blocks a body shot from Intruder. Salvatore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Intruder can't find room to land a body shot as Salvatore controls the action.
Intruder struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvatore controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Intruder.
Intruder prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Intruder fails to land. Intruder presses Salvatore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Intruder lands a hook to the side of the head. Intruder working aggressively here.
Intruder misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salvatore is working for takedown but Intruder is calmly controlling the position for now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him. Intruder pushes Salvatore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Salvatore looking for a takedown. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder. Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside. Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvatore uses good head movement to avoid it. Intruder tries to throw a body punch but Salvatore avoids it by throwing Intruder back against the cage. Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvatore's elbow. Intruder tries to work over Salvatore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Intruder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Intruder misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Intruder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Salvatore. Bed Intruder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Intruder tries a body shot but Salvatore blocks it.
Intruder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Intruder lands a body punch in the clinch. Intruder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salvatore. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Intruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Intruder stops a takedown attempt from Salvatore.
Intruder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards. Intruder has a couple of punches blocked by Salvatore.
Intruder gets through Salvatore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Intruder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside. Intruder works on Salvatore's body with a couple of short punches. Salvatore wants the takedown. Intruder is fighting it off but Salvatore persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Intruder's guard against the cage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. This has been an exciting period of action! Intruder controls Salvatore momentarily but Salvatore frees himself. Salvatore won't allow Intruder to sweep him here. Salvatore trying to control but Intruder is working from the bottom. Intruder wants to sweep but no luck. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bed Intruder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Bed Intruder's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Salvatore avoids a punch combination nicely.
That kick from Intruder tenderised Salvatore's leg. Salvatore is trying to keep his angry face on. Salvatore misses with a hook. Intruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salvatore was well out of range. Poor timing from Intruder. Salvatore is looking to counter punch. Intruder is looking to clinch but Salvatore is avoiding it.
A big right from Intruder misses. Salvatore looks to throw the jab but Intruder is out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Salvatore fails with the takedown and Intruder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salvatore thinking. Salvatore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Intruder.
Salvatore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Salvatore fails with the takedown and Intruder counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Intruder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Salvatore lands a nice looking body shot.
Salvatore feints and as Intruder raises his hands in defense, Salvatore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Intruder is on top in guard.
Intruder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Salvatore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Intruder is one step ahead there. Salvatore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Intruder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Intruder trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom. Intruder slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Intruder chips away with some ground and pound. Intruder lands a couple of digs. Enzo Salvatore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Salvatore wants to control but Intruder passes easily into half guard.
Salvatore moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Intruder connects with a couple of short punches. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Intruder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Intruder working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Intruder is stalling in the full guard. Intruder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salvatore swivels though and keeps the full guard. Intruder preventing the sweep. Intruder trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Salvatore is trying to control the position but Intruder postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Intruder trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Salvatore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Intruder trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Salvatore fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him. Salvatore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Intruder. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvatore.
And that's the end of the fight! Bed Intruder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Intruder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bed Intruder! Bed Intruder thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shoei Braz (ranked 391 p4p, 56 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 215 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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
37 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shoei Braz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braz doesn't succeed with the takedown and Po counters with a nice body kick. Braz shoots in for a double leg but Po sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Donk. Po catches Braz right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Shoei Braz has been cut. Braz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Po sprawls well. Po wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Braz gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoei Braz. That's going to take a lot out of him. No luck with that takedown attempt from Braz. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braz. Po let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Po throws a body shot but no joy. Braz fails with a takedown attempt. Braz misses with a takedown and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Po throws a big shot that misses. Braz has a takedown stuffed. Po feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Braz sprawling to the canvas! Braz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Po finish him?!
Po looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Braz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Shoei Braz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Po misses with a looping right. Po lands a big uppercut and Braz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Braz looks OK. Po waves Braz back to his feet!
Braz is rocked!
Shoei Braz's cut is getting worse. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Po cracks Braz with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tong Po! Tong Po decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. Shoei Braz was interviewed post fight and said 'I`ll be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gaetz (ranked 89 p4p, 12 weight class) and Milktoast Diddlybottom (ranked 203 p4p, 31 weight class). Diddlybottom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Milquetoast. Milktoast Diddlybottom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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245 lbs
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273 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milktoast Diddlybottom! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Diddlybottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Gaetz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Diddlybottom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Diddlybottom has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaetz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gaetz tries to work over Diddlybottom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Diddlybottom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaetz up against the cage. Gaetz takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Link Gaetz has been cut. Diddlybottom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gaetz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Diddlybottom controls his hands.
Diddlybottom manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Diddlybottom has a closed guard, preventing Gaetz from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gaetz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Diddlybottom wants to clinch up but Gaetz keeps it at a distance. It looked like Gaetz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diddlybottom. Gaetz with a body punch. A glancing blow. Gaetz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Diddlybottom takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Milktoast Diddlybottom has been cut. Diddlybottom misses with a straight right. A punch combination from Gaetz misses. Diddlybottom moves into the clinch. Gaetz cracks Diddlybottom with a nice body shot. Diddlybottom is working for takedown but Gaetz is calmly controlling the position for now. Gaetz lands on the inside with an uppercut. Diddlybottom throws an elbow but it misses.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diddlybottom tries to pull guard but Gaetz holds him up against the cage and eventually Diddlybottom drops back down to his feet.
Link Gaetz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milktoast Diddlybottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diddlybottom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaetz's elbow. Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Diddlybottom controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaetz. Diddlybottom prevents a body shot from Gaetz. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Diddlybottom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diddlybottom ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diddlybottom no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Gaetz preventing the sweep. Gaetz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Gaetz wants to stand but Diddlybottom is controlling his posture from full guard. Diddlybottom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Gaetz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diddlybottom is proving hard to escape from. Diddlybottom controls Gaetz momentarily but Gaetz frees himself. Diddlybottom has his foot on Gaetz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gaetz works his way back into a safe position though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Diddlybottom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gaetz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gaetz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gaetz stands up from Diddlybottom's guard - Gaetz perhaps looking for a knockout. Diddlybottom misses the body punch and Gaetz counters with a right hand to the body. Diddlybottom fails to land the takedown. An attempted straight right counter from Gaetz misses the target. Diddlybottom moves into range and clinches up with Gaetz. Diddlybottom is trying to pull guard but Gaetz has him pressed against the cage. Diddlybottom is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gaetz to keep the fight standing. Gaetz lands a body punch in the clinch. Diddlybottom looks winded! Diddlybottom stalling in the clinch but Gaetz improves position. Diddlybottom blocks a body shot from Gaetz. Diddlybottom trying to control the position but instead, Gaetz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diddlybottom into the cage. Good body shot from Gaetz.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Gaetz.
Gaetz lands a hook that snaps the head of Diddlybottom backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaetz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gaetz is leaning against Diddlybottom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A short body shot lands from Gaetz as the two fighters clinch.
Gaetz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Gaetz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gaetz works on Diddlybottom's body with a couple of short punches. A short right from Gaetz on the inside. Nice body punch from Gaetz - that landed with a thud.
Diddlybottom blocks a body shot from Gaetz. Gaetz can't find room to land a body shot as Diddlybottom controls the action.
Diddlybottom prevents a body shot from Gaetz. Gaetz tries to throw a body punch but Diddlybottom avoids it by throwing Gaetz back against the cage. Gaetz lands a shoulder strike. Diddlybottom tries to pull guard but Gaetz holds him up against the cage and eventually Diddlybottom drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gaetz dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gaetz feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Diddlybottom sprawling to the canvas! Diddlybottom rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gaetz finish him?!
Diddlybottom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Gaetz counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Link Gaetz! During a confident post fight interview, Link Gaetz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. In defeat, Milktoast Diddlybottom stepped up to the mic, saying 'First I like too make good show for fans. I hope you like it, even though fight did not go my way. I am mad about the result, but I am also so happy to entertain all of you. Thank you. PDB4Life'.
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