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BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Yankowy (ranked 4022 p4p, 3982 weight class) and Blackout Mane (ranked 448 p4p, 442 weight class). Blackout Mane will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Yankowy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Blackout Mane!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankowy pushes Mane away with a front kick.
A slow jab from Mane misses its intended target.
Yankowy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mane.
Mane shoots in for a double leg but Yankowy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yankowy feinted with a counter takedown.
Mane throws the left hand but Yankowy avoids the punch easily.
Yankowy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mane trying to control from the bottom.
Yankowy slows the pace down in half guard.
Yankowy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yankowy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yankowy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankowy is sitting in close to Mane's body. Mane has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Yankowy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Yankowy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mane.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Blackout Mane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Adesanya (ranked 5790 p4p, 23859 weight class) and Sebastion Lynar (ranked 632 p4p, 762 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adesanya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scarface intro Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastion Lynar!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lynar swings for the body but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya feints a jab promting Lynar to slip. Adesanya then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lynar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Adesanya 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.
Adesanya misses with a hook. Lynar ducked under it nicely.
Adesanya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lynar circles away quickly and effectively.
Lynar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adesanya.
Lynar throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Adesanya tumbling to the canvas!
 Adesanya is rocked!
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!
Adesanya can't keep his opponent in guard - Lynar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oh Adesanya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lynar trying to control the pace.
Lynar seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Adesanya is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sebastion Lynar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Chavez (ranked 3498 p4p, 3046 weight class) and Darrion Moss (ranked 464 p4p, 416 weight class). Moss has chosen Can't C Me as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrion Moss!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez works the jab nicely.
Moss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chavez lands a head shot.
Chavez lands with a good body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moss has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
As Chavez backs off Moss throws a huge counter combo but Chavez manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Moss misses.
Chavez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moss. Moss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moss takes one to the chin there.
Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moss throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Chavez lands a nice hook to Moss's body. Moss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chavez throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss misses with a takedown
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chavez punishes Moss's body with a nice straight punch.
Chavez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Julio Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darrion Moss.
A right-left combo lands from Chavez.
A punch lands to the side of Moss 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Chavez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moss doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from Chavez finds it's target.
Chavez connects with a single shot there.
Moss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chavez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chavez lands a glancing blow to the side of Moss's head.
Moss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a two punch combo.
Julio Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez lands with a straight right. Moss didn't see that one coming.
Chavez works Moss's body with a nice hook.
Chavez scores with a jab to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Moss or perhaps it was just good defense by Chavez, which made it look bad.
Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
And Moss tries to counter it with a takedown but Chavez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moss drops his hands momentarily and Chavez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Chavez.
Chavez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Moss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moss is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chavez, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chavez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Chavez.
Moss misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chavez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moss somewhat.
Chavez is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moss's hands.
Chavez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moss with a poor takedown
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moss can do to turn this around?
Moss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez scores with a nice strike.
Moss is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chavez.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Moss might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chavez has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Moss is just out of range.
Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Moss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Chavez scores with a four punch combination!
Moss shoots in but no luck this time.
Julio Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darrion Moss.
Chavez jabs at Moss's body.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Chavez scores with a body shot.
Moss is trying desperately to land a takedown but Chavez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Moss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez scores with the left hand. Moss knows he should have avoided that one.
Darrion Moss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moss's head.
Chavez lands a jab to Moss's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez lands a jab.
Chavez lands a two punch combo.
Chavez lunges at Moss with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moss's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Chavez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Moss takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Moss misses.
Moss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chavez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moss fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moss just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moss was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a head shot.
Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chavez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moss misses with a jab to the body
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moss falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez connects with a jab.
Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moss is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chavez, as that shot connected.
Chavez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chavez jabs at Moss's body.
Chavez misses with a hook to the body
and Moss counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chavez won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez tries to buck Moss off but Moss is having none of it.
Chavez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chavez lands strikes from half guard.
Chavez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Chavez there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moss's head.
Chavez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moss wants to control but Chavez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chavez looks to land a strike but Moss avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've been hearing that Chavez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
Darrion Moss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chavez defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Chavez!
Julio Chavez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geroge Turner (ranked 3510 p4p, 3326 weight class) and Vasil Hoxha (ranked 321 p4p, 302 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geroge Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasil Hoxha!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoxha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 It looks like Geroge Turner has been cut.
Turner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hoxha defends well and Turner ends up having to push Hoxha into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Turner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geroge Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoxha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turner.
Turner wants a takedown but no success here.
Hoxha gets underhooks to prevent Turner's takedown attempt.
Turner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoxha gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoxha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turner.
Turner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoxha prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner tries for a takedown but Hoxha manages to get underhooks.
Hoxha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner tries for a takedown but Hoxha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoxha.
Turner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Turner showed some decent athleticism there.
Hoxha kicks off Turner and gets to his feet.
Turner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoxha sprawls well. Hoxha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoxha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turner tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoxha jumps guard and drags Turner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Hoxha has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Turner has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hoxha stops a takedown attempt from Turner.
Turner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turner tries for a takedown but Hoxha manages to get underhooks.
Turner looking for a takedown.
Turner tries for a takedown but Hoxha manages to get underhooks.
Hoxha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner tries to sprawl but Hoxha drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Turner is staying active underneath Hoxha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hoxha pulls his head out easily.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Hoxha decides to return to a standing position.
Hoxha scores with a head kick. Turner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoxha.
Hoxha throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Hoxha.
Turner attempts a counter takedown but Hoxha avoids it well and moves away.
Turner dodges the punch combination from Hoxha.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Hoxha.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hoxha clinches with his opponent.
Turner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hoxha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoxha scores with a shot to the body.
Hoxha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoxha misses the target.
Turner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hoxha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turner's head backwards.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoxha.
Sloppy strikes from Hoxha. Those never looked like landing.
Turner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoxha but Hoxha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hoxha misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoxha pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turner back to the cage. Hoxha follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sloppy strikes from Hoxha. Those never looked like landing.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoxha is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Hoxha circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoxha tries to counter with a clinch but Turner shakes him off and moves away.
Turner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoxha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoxha lands a head kick!
Turner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hoxha.
Turner is rocked!
Hoxha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Turner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoxha wobbles Turner with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Hoxha dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Turner to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vasil Hoxha!
Vasil Hoxha really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Chester 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 Lou Higgins (ranked 1754 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Tonny Gomez (ranked 243 p4p, 179 weight class). Gomez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heal our Land. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonny Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Higgins instigates a clinch.
Higgins has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Higgins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Higgins misses with some punches.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Higgins has him pressed against the cage.
Higgins working aggressively here.
Higgins has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Higgins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Higgins cracks Gomez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Higgins throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
Higgins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins fails with the takedown.
Higgins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Higgins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Higgins.
 Gomez is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Higgins. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gomez! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Higgins gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gomez is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Higgins!
A relieved looking Lou Higgins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Tonny Gomez spoke after the fight, saying 'Hes a better man tonight but i aint going nowhere hi there kids @ #HouseOfChange we gon do it i Promise 🙂'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Balkan (ranked 2115 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Deontay DJ (ranked 239 p4p, 152 weight class). DJ is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Scrappy - No Problem. This should be a great matchup!
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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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deontay DJ!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DJ throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Balkan counter with a right hand.
DJ decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Balkan is looking to get back to full guard here but DJ has managed to pass to side control instead.
DJ decides to stand up, so the ref orders Balkan to his feet.
DJ throws a sloppy head kick and Balkan moves out of range easily.
DJ works Balkan's body with a nice hook.
Balkan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, jab by DJ - just one landing.
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!
DJ throws a chopping leg kick but Balkan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DJ misses with a wild combination.
Balkan attempts a counter takedown but DJ avoids it well and moves away.
DJ misses with a shot to the body
and Balkan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balkan stops DJ from getting back to his feet.
Balkan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but DJ sees it coming and defends easily.
Balkan wants to pass to mount but DJ is defending the position.
Balkan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so DJ is just riding it out for now. Balkan eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DJ tries to kick Balkan off but Balkan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Balkan seems to be working for a kimura but DJ defends the submission attempt.
DJ is trying to stand back up but Balkan is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is trying to control. DJ wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
DJ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balkan attempts a counter takedown but DJ avoids it well and moves away.
DJ tries a head kick but it misses.
Balkan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DJ throws a lazy uppercut
and Balkan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DJ throws a leg kick but Balkan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan lands a nice shot that snaps DJ's head back.
 It looks like Deontay DJ has been cut.
Balkan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks DJ right on the button. DJ goes down! Balkan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Balkan gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Balkan!
An out of breath Boris Balkan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 851 p4p, 1836 weight class) and Lukas Stojanov (ranked 49 p4p, 101 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Miami Vice. Stojanov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Strapo - Sebaklam. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lukas Stojanov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stojanov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stojanov is looking to advance position but Kock won't allow it.
Stojanov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stojanov is working for a kimura but Kock is defending it quite comfortably.
Stojanov is looking for a kimura here.
Stojanov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kock sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stojanov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stojanov seems to be looking for submissions.
Kock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stojanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stojanov's back!
Stojanov tries to escape the position.
Kock just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Stojanov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kock controlling the position well here. Stojanov rolled but Kock kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Stojanov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kock's guard. Nice work there by Stojanov.
Kock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kock seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Stojanov has gone for a leg lock! Kock slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stojanov's guard.
Stojanov is looking for a triangle but Kock pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kock controlling from the top position.
Kock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stojanov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kock tries to free his leg and advance position but Stojanov is retaining full guard.
Kock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stojanov's guard.
Kock not doing much here.
Kock working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov tries to get to full guard but Kock has control of the leg.
Stojanov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kock pulls his head out easily.
Stojanov wants to sweep but Kock has passed to side control!
Stojanov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Kock stalls from top position.
Stojanov is looking for a sweep.
Stojanov is letting Kock control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kock'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.
Stojanov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stojanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Batang Kock 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.
Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
Stojanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stojanov dives in for a single leg takedown but Kock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stojanov moves out of range as Kock throws a body kick.
Stojanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kock as he avoids it easily.
Batang Kock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Stojanov.
Kock feints and then cracks Stojanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stojanov down.
Kock scores with a body shot.
Batang Kock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stojanov checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stojanov checks a low kick from Kock.
Stojanov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stojanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stojanov's knee momentarily.
Stojanov shoots in for a double leg but Kock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stojanov. Stojanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kock throws out a leg kick but Stojanov moves out of range and Kock only half commits.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stojanov moves out of range as Kock strikes.
Kock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Batang Kock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stojanov moves out of range as Kock throws a body kick.
Stojanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kock sprawls well. Kock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stojanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Stojanov moves out of range as Kock strikes.
Stojanov with the counter takedown but Kock avoids it easily.
Kock with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stojanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Kock finds it's way through Stojanov's defenses.
Stojanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kock but Kock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stojanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kock throws a hook to the side of Stojanov's head but Stojanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kock duly obliges.
Batang Kock is winning the standup battle so far.
Kock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stojanov.
Stojanov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Danga de danga de dang - Kock scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Stojanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kock lands with an uppercut that bounces Stojanov off the cage and back into range.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Stojanov.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Stojanov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kock controlling the position.
Stojanov slips nicely into half guard.
Stojanov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kock sees it coming and defends easily.
Kock is looking to control Stojanov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kock avoid being mounted?
Kock manages to get to full guard.
Stojanov wants to control from the top but Kock keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov looking to sit in guard and control but Kock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Our spies down at at BLOODBATH Training Grounds inform us that Stojanov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Stojanov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kock stands up over Stojanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kock content to stall in guard here.
Stojanov looking for subs off his back but Kock has passed one foot through into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stojanov is pressing down on Kock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stojanov slips under a jab from Kock.
Good exchange - Kock coming out on top.
A nice combination there by Kock.
Kock throws a sloppy head kick and Stojanov moves out of range easily.
Kock throws a leg kick which misses Stojanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Stojanov tries to avoid it.
Stojanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stojanov fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stojanov walks into a jab.
Kock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stojanov at a distance.
Stojanov misses with a takedown attempt
and Kock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kock throws a series of punches but Stojanov avoids them all with ease.
Stojanov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stojanov manages to avoid it.
Kock misses with an uppercut.
Stojanov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stojanov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kock won't be happy with that.
Stojanov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kock has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stojanov but great work by Kock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stojanov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stojanov can do to turn this around?
Stojanov wants to improve his position but Kock is controlling well.
Stojanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stojanov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock gets to his feet. Stojanov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Danga de danga de dang - Kock scores with a four punch combination!
Kock gets a clinch.
Kock taking a breather.
Stojanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Batang Kock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Stojanov.
Stojanov is trying to drag Kock to the mat but Kock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stojanov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kock prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Kock to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kock slaps away a takedown attempt from Stojanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kock misses with a low kick.
Stojanov feints the counter takedown.
Kock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stojanov walks into a left hand.
Kock thows a body kick. Stojanov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stojanov shoots for a takedown but Kock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab from Kock.
Stojanov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock is looking to chop away at Stojanov's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kock lands a leg kick that knocks Stojanov off balance momentarily.
Kock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stojanov.
Kock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stojanov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stojanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stojanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kock.
Kock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stojanov is out of range and Kock settles back down.
Kock scores with a jab.
Lukas Stojanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Batang Kock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kock 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batang Kock!
In his post fight interview, Batang Kock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustin Cauchy (ranked 2105 p4p, 2192 weight class) and Bobo Brazil (ranked 237 p4p, 254 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Augustin Cauchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobo Brazil!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cauchy throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Cauchy does it's job there.
Brazil lands a head kick. Cauchy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Augustin Cauchy has been cut.
Brazil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cauchy manages to avoid it.
Cauchy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brazil misses the jab.
Cauchy defending well as Brazil loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Cauchy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brazil.
Brazil scores with a shot to the body.
Cauchy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brazil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cauchy on the side of the head.
Brazil swings for the body but Cauchy moves out of range.
Brazil throws a body shot but no joy.
Cauchy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cauchy is fighting to break Brazil's control of his arms but Brazil is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brazil controls Cauchy momentarily but Cauchy frees himself.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cauchy throwing strikes but missing.
Cauchy is looking to work some ground and pound but Brazil has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazil keeping full guard, as Cauchy tries to pass.
Cauchy drops back looking for a leg! Brazil is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brazil manages to kick Cauchy off! Cauchy jumps back into Brazil's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cauchy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cauchy stays in close to Brazil's body and controls the position.
Brazil trying to control the position.
Brazil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cauchy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cauchy tries for a kimura but Brazil is defending well.
Cauchy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brazil keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazil is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cauchy off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Cauchy's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cauchy fending off the submission attempt from Brazil.
Cauchy can't escape the position.
Cauchy turns into Brazil and is now in his guard.
Brazil wants to sweep here but Cauchy controlling him for the moment.
Cauchy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brazil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cauchy.
Cauchy trying to control the position from guard on top but Brazil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cauchy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brazil working a defensive guard here.
Cauchy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brazil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cauchy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brazil controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cauchy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brazil holds on and takes a little breather.
Brazil keeping full guard, as Cauchy tries to pass.
Brazil pulls Cauchy in close to prevent any damage.
Brazil keeping full guard, as Cauchy tries to pass.
Brazil wants to sweep here but Cauchy controlling him for the moment.
Brazil is still trying to improve position.
Brazil has Cauchy pulled in close to control his posture.
Brazil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cauchy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brazil 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cauchy wants to pass to mount but Brazil is defending the position.
Brazil is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Brazil wants to control but Cauchy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cauchy is looking for a kimura here.
Brazil is in trouble now - Cauchy has advanced to mount!
Cauchy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Bobo Brazil has been cut.
Brazil sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Cauchy there.
That has opened up Bobo Brazil's cut even more.
Brazil trying to control from the bottom.
Brazil is looking to improve his position.
Brazil holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cauchy wants to free his trapped foot but Brazil is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augustin Cauchy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Cauchy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brazil.
Cauchy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brazil throws a big shot that misses.
Brazil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brazil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cauchy blocks the body kick.
Cauchy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cauchy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brazil misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cauchy misses with a punch to the body.
Cauchy misses with a body punch.
Cauchy jumps guard but Brazil turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Brazil.
Brazil misses with the head strike.
Cauchy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cauchy fails to land.
Cauchy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Cauchy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brazil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cauchy.
Cauchy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cauchy throws an elbow but misses.
Brazil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brazil throws a jab when Cauchy was well out of range.
Brazil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cauchy.
Cauchy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bobo Brazil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brazil is looking to score with low kicks.
Cauchy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cauchy misses with a low kick.
Cauchy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brazil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Cauchy.
Brazil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cauchy manages to avoid it.
Brazil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Brazil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cauchy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brazil just manages to avoid it.
Cauchy moves out of range as Brazil strikes.
Brazil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cauchy throws a hook but Brazil blocks it.
Brazil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Brazil there.
Cauchy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brazil misses with a head kick.
Brazil stuns Cauchy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cauchy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brazil is out of range and Cauchy settles back down.
A jab from Brazil misses.
Brazil cracks a nice hook into Cauchy's ribs.
Brazil looks to score with a jab to the body but Cauchy is just out of range.
Brazil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brazil misses with a hook
and Cauchy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brazil throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cauchy's head.
Brazil throws a push kick but Cauchy slaps the foot to one side.
Brazil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cauchy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cauchy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cauchy is trying to pull guard but Brazil has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augustin Cauchy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cauchy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brazil avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brazil is working Cauchy over against the cage.
Brazil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cauchy's elbow.
Cauchy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brazil throws a head punch that misses.
Brazil lands a right hand.
Cauchy misses with a body punch.
Cauchy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brazil prevents it.
Cauchy wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Brazil.
Brazil lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cauchy.
Brazil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brazil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brazil presses Cauchy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brazil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brazil.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brazil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brazil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brazil is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A short right from Brazil on the inside.
Brazil scores with a shoulder strike.
Cauchy is rocked!
Brazil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Cauchy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brazil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Brazil.
A short right from Brazil.
Brazil scores with a shoulder strike.
Brazil lands a nice shot to the body.
Brazil creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cauchy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cauchy drops to his knees and Brazil pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobo Brazil!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bobo Brazil waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 366 p4p, 420 weight class) and Logan Barrengarry (ranked 56 p4p, 61 weight class). Cressbeckler comes into the arena with American Remains blaring out of the sound system. Barrengarry has chosen Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Barrengarry!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrengarry is looking to slow Cressbeckler down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrengarry.
Cressbeckler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Cressbeckler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrengarry throws out the jab.
Cressbeckler appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barrengarry scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry connects with a solid leg kick.
Barrengarry throws a push kick but Cressbeckler slaps the foot to one side.
Barrengarry throws a hook but Cressbeckler blocks it.
Barrengarry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barrengarry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cressbeckler moves away.
Barrengarry scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrengarry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barrengarry tries to land a front kick but Cressbeckler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A quick step to the side and Cressbeckler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrengarry blocks a jab.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrengarry with a jab.
Barrengarry with a nice calf kick.
Barrengarry scores with a hook.
Barrengarry with a nice calf kick.
Cressbeckler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrengarry tries to score with a low kick but Cressbeckler moves his leg out of the way.
Barrengarry lands an overhand right.
Barrengarry throws a low kick, looking for Cressbeckler's leg but Cressbeckler calmly moves out of range.
Barrengarry misses the jab.
Barrengarry misses with a jab to the body
and Cressbeckler counters with a low kick, right behind Barrengarry 's knee.
Barrengarry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barrengarry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrengarry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cressbeckler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but Cressbeckler avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barrengarry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrengarry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barrengarry. Cressbeckler shrugs it off though.
Cressbeckler throws out a loose jab but Barrengarry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrengarry keeps Cressbeckler at a distance using the push kick.
Barrengarry throws the left hand but Cressbeckler avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cressbeckler misses the target.
Barrengarry misses with a right hand
and Cressbeckler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cressbeckler checks a leg kick.
Cressbeckler feints a jab promting Barrengarry to slip. Cressbeckler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barrengarry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barrengarry throws a body shot but no joy.
Cressbeckler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cressbeckler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cressbeckler looks to throw the jab but Barrengarry is out of range.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but Cressbeckler checks it.
Cressbeckler throwing a counter right hand but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
Cressbeckler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrengarry looks for the body kick but Cressbeckler saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Cressbeckler misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Barrengarry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barrengarry throws out a counter right but Cressbeckler avoids it with no problem.
Cressbeckler just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Barrengarry finds it's way through Cressbeckler's defenses.
Cressbeckler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry looks to throw the jab but Cressbeckler is out of range.
Cressbeckler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barrengarry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from Barrengarry misses
and Cressbeckler counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Barrengarry.
Cressbeckler with a nice calf kick.
Donk. Barrengarry catches Cressbeckler right on the button with a cross.
Cressbeckler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrengarry. Cressbeckler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrengarry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barrengarry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cressbeckler takes one to the chin there.
Barrengarry throws out a leg kick but Cressbeckler moves out of range and Barrengarry only half commits.
Cressbeckler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cressbeckler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barrengarry throws an overhand right that lands on Cressbeckler's shoulder, as Cressbeckler tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Barrengarry. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrengarry throws a series of punches but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Barrengarry cracks Cressbeckler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but Cressbeckler moves out of range easily.
It looked like Cressbeckler was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barrengarry.
Cressbeckler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrengarry.
Cressbeckler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cressbeckler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barrengarry. Barrengarry obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Barrengarry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barrengarry misses with a leg kick.
Barrengarry throws out a loose jab but Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrengarry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cressbeckler's sensitive parts.
Barrengarry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barrengarry scoring well with a low kick there.
Barrengarry thuds his shin into the meat of Cressbeckler's side.
Barrengarry misses with a right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Logan Barrengarry has been cut.
Cressbeckler misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Barrengarry blocks the leg kick.
Barrengarry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barrengarry is looking to slow Cressbeckler down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrengarry with the inside leg kick.
That kick from Barrengarry tenderised Cressbeckler's leg. Cressbeckler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barrengarry sizes up Cressbeckler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barrengarry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cressbeckler half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barrengarry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barrengarry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler blocks a jab.
Cressbeckler is looking to counter with head kicks.
Logan Barrengarry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Cressbeckler as he checks the leg kick.
Cressbeckler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cressbeckler might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cressbeckler blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cressbeckler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barrengarry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cressbeckler checks a low kick from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry scores with a kick to the body.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cressbeckler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Cressbeckler as he checks the leg kick.
Cressbeckler slips a jab from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barrengarry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cressbeckler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barrengarry dips to his left and cracks Cressbeckler with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but Cressbeckler sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cressbeckler misses its target.
Cressbeckler throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Barrengarry scores with a leg kick.
Cressbeckler moves out of range of the leg kick from Barrengarry.
Cressbeckler seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Barrengarry backs away, Cressbeckler returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barrengarry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barrengarry tries to land a front kick but Cressbeckler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Cressbeckler misses the target.
Cressbeckler throws a chopping leg kick but Barrengarry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barrengarry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cressbeckler counters with a straight right hand.
Cressbeckler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cressbeckler backing away here, and Barrengarry unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barrengarry misses with an uppercut.
Cressbeckler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barrengarry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barrengarry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cressbeckler checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barrengarry.
Jab from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but Cressbeckler moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cressbeckler misses the target.
A slow jab from Barrengarry misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barrengarry.
Cressbeckler checks a low kick from Barrengarry.
Cressbeckler appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barrengarry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrengarry throws a body punch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cressbeckler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cressbeckler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but Cressbeckler checks it.
Barrengarry throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry throws a lazy body kick
and Cressbeckler counters with a low kick, right behind Barrengarry 's knee.
A low kick lands for Barrengarry.
A clash of legs there as Cressbeckler blocks the low kick.
Logan Barrengarry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cressbeckler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cressbeckler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cressbeckler blocks a jab.
Cressbeckler is looking for a counter combo.
Barrengarry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cressbeckler. Barrengarry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Barrengarry misses.
Cressbeckler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrengarry appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Barrengarry misses.
Cressbeckler appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barrengarry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barrengarry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barrengarry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Barrengarry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan Barrengarry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cressbeckler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barrengarry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barrengarry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cressbeckler is out of range and Barrengarry settles back down.
Cressbeckler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrengarry lands a leg kick that knocks Cressbeckler off balance momentarily.
Barrengarry lands the left hand.
Barrengarry throws a chopping leg kick but Cressbeckler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barrengarry throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick which misses Cressbeckler's front leg but catches the back leg as Cressbeckler tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrengarry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barrengarry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrengarry with a nice calf kick.
Barrengarry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrengarry moves away.
Cressbeckler misses with an uppercut.
Cressbeckler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barrengarry. Barrengarry obviously looking to wear him down.
Barrengarry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cressbeckler counters with a left to the body.
Cressbeckler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but Cressbeckler moves out of range easily.
Cressbeckler is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barrengarry throws a low kick, looking for Cressbeckler's leg but Cressbeckler calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Cressbeckler was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cressbeckler throws a leg kick but Barrengarry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barrengarry throws a hook but Cressbeckler blocks it.
Cressbeckler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cressbeckler throws a looping overhand right but Barrengarry ducks down to avoid it.
Barrengarry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cressbeckler's sensitive parts.
Barrengarry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barrengarry moves away from the strike by Cressbeckler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry throws a solid leg kick but Cressbeckler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barrengarry.
Cressbeckler throwing a counter right hand but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
Barrengarry scores with a nice body kick.
Barrengarry misses with a low kick.
Cressbeckler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cressbeckler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cressbeckler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barrengarry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrengarry looks to land a combination but Cressbeckler avoids it well.
Cressbeckler staying out of range there.
Both fighters circling a little - Barrengarry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barrengarry misses the shot to the body.
It appears Cressbeckler was looking to counter with a kick there.
Barrengarry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barrengarry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cressbeckler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barrengarry feints and then cracks Cressbeckler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cressbeckler down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry throws a big shot that misses.
Barrengarry misses with a low kick.
Cressbeckler lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barrengarry misses with a looping left.
Cressbeckler avoids the body shot from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cressbeckler misses with a low kick.
Barrengarry looks to land a body kick but Cressbeckler moved away.
Barrengarry throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cressbeckler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barrengarry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barrengarry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry thuds a left hand into Cressbeckler's body.
Barrengarry misses with the body kick
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barrengarry's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cressbeckler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joad Cressbeckler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cressbeckler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cressbeckler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barrengarry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cressbeckler half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cressbeckler looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrengarry is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrengarry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cressbeckler blocks a low kick nicely.
Cressbeckler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barrengarry defending well as Cressbeckler loads up on a big left hand.
Cressbeckler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cressbeckler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barrengarry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Logan Barrengarry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cressbeckler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Barrengarry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barrengarry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Barrengarry!
An out of breath Logan Barrengarry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Connor (ranked 110 p4p, 482 weight class) and Kevin Walters (ranked 13 p4p, 63 weight class). Connor's entrance music is Cherub Rock. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Walters!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Connor throws out a loose jab but Walters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walters lands a head shot.
Walters closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor tries a body shot but Walters blocks it.
Walters just leaning against Connor, taking a breather.
Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walters's elbow.
Connor pushes Walters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walters is trying to force a seperation but Connor has the dominant position.
Walters prevents a body shot from Connor.
Connor working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connor.
A short right from Connor.
Connor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walters blocking some punches.
Walters is working for takedown but Connor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Greg Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Walters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor lands an uppercut.
Walters is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is working for takedown but Connor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Connor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Connor lands a hook that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Connor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Connor lands a left hand.
Walters wants to get back to striking at distance but Connor won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Connor.
Walters looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Connor.
Connor 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.
Walters can't get the takedown.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Connor lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Connor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Connor lands with a right to the head.
Walters tries to pull guard but Connor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Connor prevents it.
Connor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Connor stops a takedown attempt from Walters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Walters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walters jumps guard but Connor stands there with Walters around his waist. Walters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Connor lands a knee to the body.
Connor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
A short uppercut from Connor.
Connor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Connor lands a left hand.
Connor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Connor can't find room to land a body shot as Walters controls the action.
Connor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Walters.
Walters tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Connor smiles and moves away.
Connor dips to his left and cracks Walters with an uppercut!
Connor throws a hook to the side of Walters's head but Walters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Walters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters swings widly with a right hand
and Connor counters with a right hand to the body.
Connor swings for the body but Walters moves out of range.
Walters takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Connor cracks Walters with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walters is rocked!
Walters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Connor is fending him off so far but Walters persists. Nope, Connor circles away and we're back to standing.
Walters has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walterss head.
Walters drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Connor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walters turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Walters.
Walters moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters cracks Connor with a big elbow.
Walters with the ground and pound but Connor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Walters is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walters wants to control but Connor is keeping him busy.
Walters looks to land a strike but Connor avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walters wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Walters throws a strike but Connor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Connor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Connor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walters.
Walters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Connor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walters's hands.
Walters gets a clinch.
Greg Connor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Connor gets underhooks to prevent Walters's takedown attempt.
Connor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walters breaks the clinch.
Walters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connor was well out of range. Poor timing from Walters.
Connor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Connor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kevin Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor takes a swing at Walters's ribcage but misses.
Walters misses with a straight left.
Connor throws a looping overhand right but Walters ducks down to avoid it.
Connor misses with a hook
and Walters counters with a straight right hand.
Walters closes the distance but Connor moves to the side
and Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walters thinking.
Walters is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor lands a right hook to the body.
Connor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walters can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Connor finds it's target.
Greg Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walters.
Connor sizes up Walters with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walters has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Walters shoots in but Connor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Walters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Connor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Connor throws the left hand but Walters avoids the punch easily.
Connor lands a nice looking body shot.
Connor scores with a hook to the body. Walters takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walters instigates a clinch.
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!
Connor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walters avoids it.
Connor lands a shoulder strike.
Walters wants to break free but Connor has control.
Walters breaks the clinch.
Walters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Connor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Greg Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Walters.
and Connor counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Walters! He's just covering up as Connor starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Connor!
Greg Connor retains his featherweight title!
Greg Connor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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