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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dah Winner (ranked 2674 p4p, 3934 weight class) and Angel Face (ranked 329 p4p, 447 weight class). Face has chosen Tyga - Real Deal as his entrance music. The key to victory for Dah Winner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dah Winner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Winner .
Face keeps the fight on the outside.
Winner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Face moves out of range of the body kick from Winner .
A countering left hand to the body from Face misses.
Winner throws a series of punches but Face avoids them all with ease.
Face swings for the body but Winner moves out of range.
Dah Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch combination from Winner misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
Winner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Face throws out a counter right but Winner avoids it with no problem.
Winner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Winner tries to clinch
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Winner looks to land a combination but Face avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner lands with a nice body punch.
Winner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Winner .
Face throws a hook but Winner blocks it.
Face circles away from the clinch attempt
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Face.
Winner misses with a few strikes there.
Face misses with a looping left.
Face lands with an uppercut that bounces Winner off the cage and back into range.
Winner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Face showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner .
Winner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Face as he avoids it easily.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Face.
Winner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Face as he avoids it easily.
Winner misses with a takedown attempt - Face sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dah Winner . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner misses with a combination
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face avoids the body shot from Winner .
A nice combination there by Winner .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Face misses with an uppercut. Winner saw that one coming.
Winner tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Face lands a body shot.
Face on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Angel Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Face rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winner counters with a straight right hand.
Winner tries to clinch up.
Face avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
Winner scores with a three punch combo!
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a wild combination.
Face gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Winner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Face lands a body shot.
Winner tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner .
Winner connects with a body shot that sends Face's belly button to the back.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winner scores with a nice head shot.
Winner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Face lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winner misses with a body punch
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Winner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Face doesn't seem phased though.
Face throws a jab but it's blocked by Winner .
Face throws a lazy right hand but Winner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Winner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 Face is rocked!
Winner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winner scores with a nice strike.
Face is still on wobbly legs! Can Winner finish him?
Winner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Face seems to have recovered his senses.
Winner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Face throws out the jab.
Winner drops Face with a beautiful combination! Face stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Winner is looking for the KO!
Face takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Winner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winner is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Face.
Winner tries to clinch there but Face circles away.
Face looks to throw the jab but Winner is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dah Winner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Face looks to land a left hand but Winner moved out of range nicely.
Winner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Face loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Winner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Winner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Face keeps the fight on the outside.
Winner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Face might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Winner has got the better of the exchanges.
Face on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Face loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Winner tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dah Winner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winner moves in looking to clinch but Face pushes him off.
Winner throws a series of punches but Face moves out of range.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winner misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner fails with a takedown attempt.
Face showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner .
Face throws out a counter right but Winner avoids it with no problem.
Winner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dah Winner is winning the standup battle so far.
Winner misses with a hook to the body
and Face counters with a right hand to the body.
Winner stalks Face and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Face's face. Face staggers backwards, shaken.
Winner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Face.
Winner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Face rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Face throws a lazy uppercut
and Winner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winner avoids the body shot from Face.
Face might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner digs a good body shot into Face's ribs.
Winner misses with a jab to the body
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner blocks a jab.
Winner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Face throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winner wants to clinch.
Face takes a swing at Winner 's ribcage but misses.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Face.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Face moves away.
Face circles away from the clinch attempt
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Face moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Face throws a lazy right hand but Winner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Winner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winner fails to land with a series of punches.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winner lands a jab to Face's midsection.
Face throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winner throwing a counter right hand but Face manages to avoid it.
Winner tries to clinch but Face moves out of range.
Winner lands with a nice combination. Face backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner misses with a few strikes there.
Winner misses with a shot to the body
and Winner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winner dives in and grabs Face's left leg, looking for a takedown. Face pushes down on Winner 's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dah Winner . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Winner .
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner just misses with a punch to the body.
Face throws a hook to the side of Winner 's head but Winner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Face tries to get set, Winner tries to push him back and clinch up but Face manages to avoid the attempt.
Face moves away from the strike by Winner .
Winner tries to clinch there but Face circles away.
Winner lands with a nice body punch.
Face has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Winner misses with a hook.
Winner takes a swing at Face's ribcage but misses.
Winner tries to land a leg kick but Face saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Face! But no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Winner tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Face moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Face throws out a counter right but Winner avoids it with no problem.
Winner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Face is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winner .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dah Winner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Face looks to throw the jab but Winner is out of range.
Face punishes Winner 's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Face throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Face looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Face misses its intended target.
Winner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Face gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winner .
Winner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Winner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winner misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Winner is looking to wear down Face with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Winner defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face moves out of range as Winner strikes.
A swing and a miss from Face.
Winner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winner jabs at Face's body.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Face appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Winner !
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Face connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Face blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Winner .
Winner throws a one two combo.
A jab from Winner does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner throws a big shot that misses.
Winner takes one to the chin there.
Winner swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winner misses with a hook
and Face counters with a nice body shot.
Face misses with a double jab.
Winner throws a right hand that misses
and Face counters with a three punch combo that has Winner backing up. Winner nods at Face to acknowledge the strikes.
Winner throws out a leg kick but Face moves out of range and Winner only half commits.
Winner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Face misses with a two punch combination.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Winner throws a poor cross that misses
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Winner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Face at a distance.
A left and a right from Winner both land. Nice combination.
Winner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Winner scores with a one two! Face had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face misses with a hook.
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
Some wild striking there from Winner .
Winner slips under a jab from Face.
Winner lands a body shot.
Winner defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
Face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Face.
Face showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner .
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Face misses with a right hand
and Winner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a looping overhand right but Winner ducks down to avoid it.
Winner tries to clinch up but Face circles away and keeps his distance.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Face on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Face.
It seemed like Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winner throws a shot from downtown. Face moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dah Winner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Winner .
Face missing with a left hand there. Winner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Face avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dah Winner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dah Winner !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 5013 p4p, 2837 weight class) and Conor OMalley (ranked 570 p4p, 398 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakekia moves in looking to clinch but OMalley pushes him off.
OMalley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hakekia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hakekia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OMalley defending well though.
OMalley trying to control from the bottom.
OMalley is looking for a sweep. Hakekia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hakekia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
OMalley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hakekia is keen to just control but OMalley is a slippery customer.
Hakekia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hakekia prevents OMalley from standing back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakekia looks to land a strike but OMalley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hakekia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
OMalley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
OMalley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hakekia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten OMalley somewhat.
Horrible takedown attempt by OMalley or perhaps it was just good defense by Hakekia, which made it look bad.
Hakekia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hakekia dives in and grabs OMalley's left leg, looking for a takedown. OMalley pushes down on Hakekia's head and hops out.
OMalley tries to counter with a clinch but Hakekia shakes him off and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Hakekia.
It looked like Hakekia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hakekia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in OMalley's half guard.
OMalley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hakekia is pressing down on OMalley's thigh, looking to free his foot. OMalley is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia working OMalley over with strikes.
Hakekia is looking to advance position but OMalley won't allow it.
OMalley wants to control but Hakekia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
OMalley is looking to escape.
OMalley trying to control here.
Well, if Hakekia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
OMalley misses with a takedown
and Hakekia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hakekia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alika Hakekia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OMalley.
Hakekia clinches.
OMalley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. OMalley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hakekia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
OMalley trying to keep a closed guard but Hakekia is proving a slippery customer.
Hakekia stands up and waves to OMalley to follow him.
Hakekia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. OMalley tries to avoid it but Hakekia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag OMalley to the ground. OMalley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley shoots in and drives through. Hakekia sprawls well.
Hakekia shoots in looking for a takedown but OMalley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hakekia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
OMalley stuffs the takedown attempt from Hakekia. Hakekia gets slowly back to his feet.
Hakekia works over OMalley's head and body with a nice combination.
OMalley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hakekia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Conor OMalley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OMalley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hakekia.
OMalley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hakekia backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Alika Hakekia has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OMalley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hakekia but Hakekia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hakekia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Hakekia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alika Hakekia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hakekia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
OMalley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hakekia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hakekia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hakekia has OMalley up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OMalley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
OMalley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hakekia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
OMalley seems to be looking for submissions.
OMalley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hakekia sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hakekia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hakekia is squirming around, avoiding OMalley's attempts to control the action.
Alika Hakekia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hakekia can't escape the position.
Hakekia wants to hold on but OMalley pushes him away.
OMalley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hakekia is surviving well by controlling OMalley's body position as best he can.
OMalley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
OMalley has hold of Hakekia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hakekia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley looking to control but Hakekia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
OMalley has control of Hakekia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hakekia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
OMalley won't let Hakekia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
OMalley is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hakekia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hakekia!
Hakekia stops OMalley from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
OMalley is adopting a defensive guard.
OMalley keeping moving, preventing Hakekia from controlling successfully.
OMalley trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hakekia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OMalley trying to control the position.
OMalley wants to stand but Hakekia is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OMalley looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hakekia is looking to advance position but OMalley has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hakekia wants to control but OMalley is having none of it.
OMalley has hold of Hakekia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hakekia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hakekia wants to control but OMalley is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hakekia is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor OMalley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alika Hakekia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
OMalley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hakekia is trying to defend but OMalley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hakekia is trying to stand up here but OMalley is controlling him well.
OMalley wants to take a breather but Hakekia is having none of it.
Hakekia trying to control but OMalley postures up.
Hakekia looking for submissions off his back.
OMalley is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakekia looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley prevents Hakekia from improving his position.
OMalley prevents Hakekia from standing back up.
OMalley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hakekia defends it well.
Hakekia looks like he's trying to stand up.
OMalley is looking for a kimura here.
OMalley is trying to work for a kimura but Hakekia is defending well.
That's two 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.
OMalley is working for a submission of some sort.
Hakekia is not content to let OMalley control the position.
OMalley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hakekia is staying active underneath OMalley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia is defending against the submission attempts here by OMalley.
OMalley prevents Hakekia from improving his position.
OMalley is thwarting Hakekia's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
OMalley darts in looking for a takedown but Hakekia gets double underhooks and turns OMalley into the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hakekia!
The fight stays on the outside here - OMalley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
OMalley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hakekia is trying to control OMalley's posture but OMalley avoids it.
OMalley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hakekia, who protects the arm well.
OMalley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hakekia, who protects the arm well.
OMalley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OMalley tries for a kimura but Hakekia is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hakekia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor OMalley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think OMalley 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor OMalley!
Conor OMalley really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Daniel (ranked 2488 p4p, 2733 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 329 p4p, 360 weight class). Lannister has chosen Feel the Same by Battle Tapes as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacques Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Lannister misses
and Daniel counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister throws a leg kick
and Daniel counters with a big head kick but Lannister shrugs it off.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lannister avoids it.
Daniel lands with an overhand left.
Lannister slips a straight right by Daniel.
Lannister buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lannister. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lannister 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 Daniel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daniel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Daniel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daniel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lannister counters with a left and a right that stings Daniel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel cracks Lannister with a good jab.
Daniel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lannister looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniel is just out of range.
Lannister lands a leg kick that knocks Daniel off balance momentarily.
Jacques Daniel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniel drives through and clinches with Lannister against the cage.
Lannister is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniel to keep the fight standing.
Lannister has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Daniel uses from the top position.
Daniel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Daniel postures up.
Daniel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Daniel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Daniel wants to pass the guard but Lannister is keeping the position.
Lannister can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daniel controls the pace.
Our spies down at at Finish the Fight inform us that Lannister has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daniel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lannister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daniel pushes Lannister up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lannister.
Lannister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lannister is trying to pull guard but Daniel has him pressed against the cage.
Jacques Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
Daniel prevents a body shot from Lannister.
Daniel lands a shot to the body.
Daniel misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Daniel.
A head punch on the inside from Daniel fails to land.
Daniel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniel throws out a loose jab but Lannister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister blocks a head kick by Daniel.
Daniel throws an off balance right hand
and Lannister counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daniel throws a lazy uppercut
and Daniel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lannister misses with a leg kick
enabling Daniel to counter with a crisp jab.
Lannister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniel throws a leg kick but Lannister sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A lazy left from Daniel finds it's target.
Daniel sizes up Lannister with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lannister throws a solid leg kick but Daniel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lannister.
Lannister lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Lannister, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniel lands with a shot to the body.
Daniel throws a big shot that misses.
Lannister with the inside leg kick.
Lannister misses with a straight right.
Daniel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lannister takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniel lands a glancing blow to the side of Lannister's head.
Lannister looks for a takedown but Daniel sprawls well.
Daniel is looking to counter punch.
Daniel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Daniel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lannister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniel.
Lannister throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daniel counters with a three punch combo that has Lannister backing up. Lannister nods at Daniel to acknowledge the strikes.
Lannister moves out of range of the body kick.
Lannister throws a leg kick which misses Daniel's front leg but catches the back leg as Daniel tries to avoid it.
Jacques Daniel is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniel tries to clinch there but Lannister circles away.
Lannister drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lannister can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daniel controls the pace.
Daniel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lannister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniel 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.
Lannister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel 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.
Daniel wants to pass the guard but Lannister is keeping the position.
Lannister 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.
Daniel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister can do to turn this around?
Daniel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lannister throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daniel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Good leg kick by Lannister.
That kick from Lannister tenderised Daniel's leg. Daniel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daniel throws a body kick that misses.
Lannister takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lannister will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daniel throws a head kick that misses.
Daniel lands a jab.
Lannister misses with a hook
and Daniel counters with a crisp one two that drops Lannister! Daniel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lannister to his feet! Lannister is in big trouble!
Lannister is rocked!
Nice body kick from Lannister.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniel blocks the leg kick.
Lannister tries to work over Daniel's front leg with a kick but Daniel checks it.
It looked like Daniel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lannister dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniel. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister misses with a kick to the body.
Lannister turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lannister.
Daniel tries to counter with a takedown but Lannister is quick to defend against it.
Lannister closes the distance and clinches up with Daniel, looking for a takedown. Lannister pushes Daniel against the cage but Daniel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Daniel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lannister shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lannister showed some decent athleticism there.
Lannister is breathing heavily.
Daniel trying to control here.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Daniel won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daniel is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lannister throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Daniel's body to avoid the submission. Daniel has instead reached around Lannister's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Daniel arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacques Daniel!
Jacques Daniel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dinklage (ranked 1341 p4p, 2740 weight class) and Bob Dock (ranked 181 p4p, 338 weight class). Dock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko. Bob Dock will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Great elbows
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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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 40 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Dock!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dinklage lands with a good body shot.
Dinklage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Dinklage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dinklage.
Nice jab there from Dinklage.
Dinklage misses with a kick to the body.
Dock thinks about the counter body kick.
Dock misses with a body kick.
We've been informed that Dock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dock throws a head kick that misses.
Dinklage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dock delivers a nice body kick.
Dinklage throws a body kick that misses.
Dock is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinklage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Peter Dinklage has been cut.
Dock tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Dock slams his shin into Dinklage's torso.
Dinklage tries to bum rush Dock with a series of wild strikes but Dock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dinklage misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dock.
Dinklage is looking to clinch but Dock is avoiding it.
Dock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dinklage moves out of range as Dock throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dinklage misses with the combination.
Dinklage blocks a head kick by Dock.
As Dock backs away, Dinklage returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dinklage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dinklage's head.
Dock lands a high kick!
Dock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dinklage went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dinklage moves into range and clinches up with Dock.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but Dinklage blocks with his arms.
Dock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinklage avoids it.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Dinklage blocks it.
Dock looking to throw knees to the head but Dinklage is blocking nicely.
Dinklage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dinklage is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinklage avoiding damage as Dock throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Dinklage blocks it.
Dock looks winded!
Dock misses with a knee to the head.
Dinklage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dinklage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dock misses with a head kick.
Dinklage moves out of range as Dock throws a body kick.
Dock misses with a body kick.
Dinklage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dinklage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dock looks to land a body kick but Dinklage moved away.
Dock tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinklage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dinklage.
Dinklage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dinklage can't break the clinch.
Dock trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dinklage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dinklage avoiding damage as Dock throws knees to the body.
Dock misses with a knee strike.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dinklage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dinklage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dinklage's efforts to push away.
Dock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dinklage.
Dinklage managing to block the knees to the body from Dock.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Dinklage blocks it.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dinklage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dinklage manages to break the clinch.
Dock throws a head kick that misses.
Dinklage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dinklage does no damage.
Dinklage jabs at Dock's body.
Dinklage closes the distance and clinches.
Dinklage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dinklage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dinklage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dock blocks it with crossed arms.
Dinklage working hard to break the clinch.
Dinklage managing to block the knees to the body from Dock.
Dinklage stalling.
Dinklage stalling in the clinch.
Dinklage breaks the clinch.
Dinklage scores with a sloppy right hand. Dock should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Dock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Dinklage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dinklage looks to land a combination. Dock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dinklage blocks a head kick by Dock.
Dinklage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dinklage has managed to clinch.
Dock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dinklage is defending well for now.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dinklage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dinklage landing knees to the head.
Dinklage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Dinklage finds it's way through Dock's defenses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dock.
A head kick misses from Dock.
Dock blocks a low kick nicely.
Dinklage takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dock throws the kick towards the body but Dinklage avoids it.
Dinklage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage with the inside leg kick.
Dinklage avoids the head kick by Dock.
Dock is breathing heavily.
Dinklage lands with a straight right. Dock didn't see that one coming.
Dinklage blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Dock.
Dock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinklage lands a big head kick that sends Dock tumbling to the mat! Dinklage takes a step backwards and waves Dock back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dock is rocked!
Dinklage closes the distance and clinches.
Dock is still on wobbly legs! Can Dinklage finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinklage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dinklage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dinklage clinches with his opponent.
Dock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinklage avoids it.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dinklage is defending well for now.
Dinklage lands an elbow inside that Dock shrugs off.
Dinklage manages to break the clinch.
Dinklage catches Dock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dinklage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dock throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Dinklage.
Peter Dinklage is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
and Dinklage counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Dock! He's just covering up as Dinklage starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Dinklage!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Boskins (ranked 3221 p4p, 1918 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 122 p4p, 79 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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42
300
26 - 28 - 0 |
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32
275
24 - 16 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Boskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boskins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boskins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nekele throws out a counter right but Boskins avoids it with no problem.
Boskins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nekele has time to react.
Boskins misses with a two punch combination.
Nekele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nekele throws a shot to the body.
Boskins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boskins misses with a combination
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boskins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nekele counters with a big head kick but Boskins shrugs it off.
Nekele lands a nice shot that snaps Boskins's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boskins looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nekele lands a right hand from hell, dropping Boskins. Nekele pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naiki Nekele!
After the big win, Naiki Nekele made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HELLBENT and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Armstrong (ranked 1892 p4p, 4022 weight class) and Ryan Del Oeste (ranked 246 p4p, 460 weight class). Del Oeste is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Coming Home. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Del Oeste!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Armstrong but Armstrong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Armstrong as he avoids it easily.
Ryan Del Oeste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Oeste closes the distance and clinches.
Del Oeste's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Del Oeste throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Del Oeste fails with a takedown attempt.
Armstrong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tim Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Del Oeste.
Armstrong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Del Oeste.
Sloppy strikes from Del Oeste. Those never looked like landing.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Del Oeste.
A little feinted left hand from Armstrong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste is looking to clinch.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Del Oeste's head backwards.
Armstrong lands the left hand.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the body
and Del Oeste connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Oeste has closed the distance and engaged Armstrong in a clinch.
Del Oeste manages to break the clinch.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Del Oeste stalling.
Armstrong controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Armstrong wants to control but Del Oeste is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Armstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in half guard, Del Oeste seems content to control.
Del Oeste prevents Armstrong from improving his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Del Oeste keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Del Oeste moved out of range.
Del Oeste tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Del Oeste closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Armstrong quickly recovers to half guard.
Armstrong is looking to get back to is feet but Del Oeste passes into side control.
Armstrong struggling a bit here.
Armstrong is trying to get back to half guard.
Armstrong is letting Del Oeste control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste is looking to take a break and control but Armstrong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Armstrong prevents Del Oeste from moving into mount.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep.
Armstrong is trying to control Del Oeste's posture but Del Oeste avoids it.
Armstrong manages to get back to half guard.
Del Oeste is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Armstrong defends it well.
Del Oeste not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Del Oeste will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab lands there for Del Oeste.
Del Oeste tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Armstrong misses the target.
Armstrong leaves Del Oeste with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Del Oeste tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Del Oeste, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Del Oeste goes for a double leg but Armstrong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Armstrong continues to drive forward.
Tim Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Del Oeste.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong digs a good hook to Del Oeste's body.
Good leg kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armstrong wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Del Oeste saw that one coming.
Del Oeste swings widly with a right hand
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong throws out a loose jab but Del Oeste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Oeste lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Del Oeste takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Del Oeste scores with a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Del Oeste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Oeste breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Oeste.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Del Oeste.
Armstrong lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Del Oeste scores with a four punch combination!
Del Oeste checks a leg kick.
Del Oeste lands a nice hook to Armstrong's body. Armstrong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Armstrong drops his hands momentarily and Del Oeste takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from Del Oeste does no damage.
Del Oeste shoots in for a double leg but Armstrong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tim Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Del Oeste was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Del Oeste throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Armstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong swings widly with a right hand
and Del Oeste counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Oeste.
Armstrong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Armstrong to the ground. Del Oeste is now in Armstrong's guard.
Del Oeste stopping the sweep attempt from Armstrong.
Del Oeste engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Del Oeste prevents Armstrong from getting back to his feet.
Armstrong wants to sweep here but Del Oeste controlling him for the moment.
Armstrong is controlling Del Oeste's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet but Del Oeste is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Armstrong managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Armstrong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Del Oeste shoots in for a double leg but Armstrong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tim Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Del Oeste avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Del Oeste scores with a jab to the head.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Del Oeste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armstrong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Armstrong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Despite the aggression on Del Oeste's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Armstrong lands an overhand right.
Armstrong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Del Oeste.
Del Oeste fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Armstrong as he jumps to the side.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Del Oeste moves out of range.
Armstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste scores with a jab. Armstrong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Del Oeste misses with a series of wild punches.
Armstrong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Del Oeste checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Armstrong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Del Oeste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Oeste takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Del Oeste tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Del Oeste misses with a hook to the body
and Armstrong counters with a nice body shot.
Del Oeste looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Armstrong is fending him off so far but Del Oeste persists. Nope, Armstrong circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tim Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Del Oeste.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Del Oeste moved out of range.
It seemed like Del Oeste was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Del Oeste shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Armstrong but Armstrong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Armstrong is looking to counter punch.
Del Oeste gets a takedown into half guard.
Armstrong is trying to escape back to his feet but Del Oeste uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Oeste slows the pace down.
Armstrong tries to escape but Del Oeste is in control.
Armstrong is looking to reverse the position.
Armstrong trying to remain calm as Del Oeste controls from the top position.
Del Oeste working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep.
Del Oeste controls the position.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
Armstrong tries to improve position but can't.
Armstrong is working hard here to advance position.
Del Oeste controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Del Oeste looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Del Oeste trying to control the position but Armstrong is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Armstrong tries to sprawl but Del Oeste drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Armstrong is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Del Oeste.
I think Del Oeste 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Del Oeste!
Our winner, Ryan Del Oeste, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Loureiro (ranked 1668 p4p, 1393 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 219 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Loureiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loureiro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sole manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Loureiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sole is keeping the position for now.
Loureiro sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Sole doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Loureiro paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Sole - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacks Sole!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jacks Sole waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azor Ahai (ranked 1451 p4p, 1135 weight class) and Enzo Viticello (ranked 210 p4p, 163 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Viticello!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahai throws out a powerful jab.
Viticello closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ahai circles away.
Ahai throwing a counter right hand but Viticello manages to avoid it.
Viticello throws a looping overhand right but Ahai ducks down to avoid it.
Viticello throws a right hand that Ahai ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahai also avoids with ease.
Ahai thuds a left hand into Viticello's body.
Ahai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Viticello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viticello gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ahai counters with a left to the body.
Azor Ahai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Viticello.
That kick from Ahai tenderised Viticello's leg. Viticello is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viticello misses with a double jab.
Ahai scores with a nice strike.
 It looks like Enzo Viticello has been cut.
Viticello lands a nice shot to the body.
Viticello swinging wildly here.
Azor Ahai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahai misses with a low kick.
Viticello misses with a few strikes there.
Viticello lands a nice looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Viticello checks a leg kick.
Ahai lands a jab to Viticello's midsection.
Viticello throws a series of punches but Ahai moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viticello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Viticello.
Viticello scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ahai cracks a nice hook into Viticello's ribs.
No joy there for Ahai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viticello is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Viticello swinging wildly here.
We've been told by Ahai's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ahai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viticello stalks Ahai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ahai's face. Ahai staggers backwards, shaken.
Viticello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Viticello digs a good hook to Ahai's body.
Ahai lands a body shot.
Viticello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahai throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Viticello misses.
Ahai connects with a right hand. Viticello shakes it off.
Ahai slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viticello blocks a leg kick.
Viticello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Viticello connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ahai scrambles back to his feet.
Ahai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Viticello if he has to take too many more of those.
Viticello moves out of range of the strikes.
Viticello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Viticello throws a right and a left that Ahai avoids nicely.
Viticello goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ahai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Viticello misses the shot to the body.
Ahai is looking to wear down Viticello with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ahai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enzo Viticello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Enzo Viticello's cut.
That's time! Ahai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ahai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Viticello.
Viticello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahai.
Enzo Viticello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viticello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahai.
Viticello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Viticello at a distance.
Viticello misses with a wild body shot.
Ahai throws a big counter combination but Viticello scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Viticello checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viticello manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Ahai there.
Ahai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Viticello doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahai cracks Viticello with a good jab.
Viticello closes the distance and clinches up with Ahai, looking for a takedown. Viticello pushes Ahai against the cage but Ahai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ahai scores with a jab to the head.
Viticello throws a hook but Ahai blocks it.
Ahai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Viticello is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Viticello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Viticello avoids the body shot from Ahai.
Viticello misses with a two punch combination.
Viticello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Viticello takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Azor Ahai is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahai cracks Viticello with a good jab.
Ahai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Viticello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Viticello is rocked!
Viticello getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Viticello is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahai finish him?
Viticello misses with a lunging right hand
and Ahai counters with a crisp right that sends Viticello to the canvas! Ahai follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azor Ahai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sting Fire (ranked 850 p4p, 974 weight class) and Desi Kraag (ranked 103 p4p, 118 weight class). Sting Fire has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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272
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sting Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kraag.
Fire is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kraag misses with a right hand
and Fire counters with a crisp one two that drops Kraag! Fire thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kraag to his feet! Kraag is in big trouble!
Kraag listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Kraag lands a nice hook to Fire's body. Fire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fire blocks a jab.
We've been told by Fire's head coaches at Unbroken Halo Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kraag.
Fire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kraag manages to circle out of the way.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fire manages to avoid it.
Kraag misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fire counters with a nice right hand that sends Kraag toppling to the canvas! Kraag scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fire finish him?!
Kraag is rocked!
It looks like Desi Kraag has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fire counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sting Fire!
After winning the bout, Sting Fire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 228 p4p, 735 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 31 p4p, 97 weight class). Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yes - Owner of a lonely heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara throws a shot to the body.
Camara scores with a punch to the head.
Camara throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Camara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camara's hands.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Camara moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Camara avoids it with no problem.
Camara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Camara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Camara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Camara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camara. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Camara throws a head kick that misses.
Camara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Camara is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Camara.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Camara tries to clinch up.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camara misses the shot to the body.
Camara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camara wants to clinch.
Camara looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Camara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Camara takes one to the side of the head.
Camara cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Camara is looking to land body kicks.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Camara swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camara throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camara.
A telegraphed right hand from Camara misses the target.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camara circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Camara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Camara throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
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!
Camara blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Camara throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a hook but Camara avoids it easily.
Camara darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Camara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Camara's head.
Camara throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camara misses with a looping left.
Sanchez with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Camara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Camara thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Camara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Camara misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Camara counters with a straight right hand.
Camara throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Camara's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Camara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Camara throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Camara avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Camara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Camara lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camara has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Camara.
Sanchez gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Camara has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Camara under the eye.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez punishes Camara's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camara.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camara.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a hook but Camara avoids it easily.
Camara lands a right hook to the body.
Camara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Camara misses the jab.
Camara throws a body kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camara wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Camara counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camara lands a right hook to the body.
Camara is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camara was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Camara tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Camara slips the punch.
Camara tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Camara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Camara throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Camara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanchez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Camara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Camara connects with a single shot there.
Camara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Camara drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Camara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Camara.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Camara has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ibrahim Camara 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.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camara slips a jab from Sanchez.
Camara missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camara misses with a body kick.
Camara misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez swings for the body but Camara moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Camara.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Camara's head backwards.
That kick from Camara tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Camara momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Camara misses.
Camara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camara.
Camara looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Camara avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Camara swings widly with a right hand
and Camara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camara.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Camara.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Camara slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Camara connects with a body shot.
Camara throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Camara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Camara misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Camara.
A big left from Camara misses.
Camara walks into a left hand.
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Camara slips a jab from Sanchez.
Camara blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Camara connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Camara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Camara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Camara tries to clinch up.
Camara has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Camara.
A short right from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Sanchez.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Camara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanchez's brow.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Ibrahim Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Camara lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camara tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Camara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camara moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Camara is predictable there
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Camara.
Camara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez works over Camara's head and body with a nice combination.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Camara slips under a jab.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Camara looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Yes Man Sanchez just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Camara backs away looking to recover.
Camara throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Camara's side.
Camara scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara misses with an uppercut.
Camara thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Camara lands a body shot.
Sanchez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
Camara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Camara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camara's brow.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Camara.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Camara has double underhooks.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Camara throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Camara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Camara tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Camara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez clinches up with Camara and pushes him back against the cage.
Camara tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Camara slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Camara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Camara scores with a push kick.
A shot to the liver by Camara. Beautiful body shot.
Camara scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Camara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Camara.
Camara cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
Sanchez jabs at Camara's body.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Camara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Camara's head but Camara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camara lands a high kick!
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara had his way with Yes Man Sanchez in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Camara.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Camara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sanchez manages to circle out of the way.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Good work by Camara as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez cracks Camara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Camara looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Camara counters with a leg kick.
Camara misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Camara moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
Camara missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camara misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Camara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Camara misses with a low kick.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Camara dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Camara avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez presses Camara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Camara.
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!
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez keeps Camara at a distance using the push kick.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Camara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camara scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camara misses with a head kick.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Camara circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Sanchez.
Camara blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Camara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Camara.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Camara.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Camara in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Camara.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Camara lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Yes Man Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Camara lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
Camara tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yes Man Sanchez.
I think Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Ibrahim Camara retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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