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BLAZE IT UP! 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Somelainen (ranked 5457 p4p, 22856 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 526 p4p, 557 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sauli Somelainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somelainen looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Somelainen misses with a leg kick.
Somelainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
A telegraphed right hand from Somelainen misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Somelainen jabs at Lopez's body.
Somelainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Somelainen to the ground. Lopez is now in Somelainen's guard.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Somelainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Somelainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez is looking to stand up but Somelainen isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Somelainen manages to pass to side control.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.
Lopez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Somelainen is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Somelainen is keen to just control but Lopez is a slippery customer.
Somelainen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Somelainen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lopez tries to lock up and control but Somelainen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Somelainen isn't that keen on the idea.
Somelainen with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is desperately trying to improve his position but Somelainen has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You get the feeling that Lopez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Somelainen wants to control the pace but Lopez is squirming around nicely.
Somelainen working Lopez over with strikes here.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Somelainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by Somelainen.
Somelainen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lopez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lopez is desperately trying to improve his position but Somelainen has a good base and remains in mount.
Somelainen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lopez tries to hold on but Somelainen pushes him away.
Lopez taking shots to the head.
Lopez tries to reverse the position but Somelainen maintains control.
Somelainen raining down shots from the mount!
Somelainen unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Somelainen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sauli Somelainen dominated that round.
That's time! Somelainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Somelainen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Somelainen tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Somelainen.
Somelainen has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Somelainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Somelainen.
A short uppercut from Somelainen.
Somelainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lopez is trying to stall.
Somelainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somelainen tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Somelainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Somelainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
Somelainen lands a nice uppercut.
Somelainen lands a right hand.
Lopez slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somelainen can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Somelainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Somelainen lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Somelainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez tries to circle away but Somelainen has him pinned against the cage.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Somelainen stuns Lopez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Somelainen.
Somelainen misses with a head kick.
Somelainen blocks the body kick.
Lopez moves to clinch but Somelainen breaks away
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sauli Somelainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Somelainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Somelainen.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Somelainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Somelainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Somelainen gets underhooks to prevent Lopez's takedown attempt.
Lopez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Somelainen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Somelainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
A body shot lands from Somelainen.
Lopez tries a body shot but Somelainen blocks it.
Somelainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Somelainen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sauli Somelainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Lopez.
Lopez wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen lands a body punch.
Somelainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Somelainen pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Somelainen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Somelainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Somelainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Somelainen.
Somelainen scores with a shoulder strike.
 Lopez is rocked!
Nice body punch from Somelainen.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Somelainen finish him?
Somelainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez jumps guard but Somelainen stands there with Lopez around his waist. Lopez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Somelainen.
Somelainen is working Lopez over against the cage.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somelainen gets through Lopez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Somelainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land knees in the clinch but Somelainen avoids the damage to the body.
Somelainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Somelainen lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Somelainen.
Somelainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Somelainen lands a body punch.
Lopez can't get the takedown.
Somelainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Somelainen is defending well for now.
Somelainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Sauli Somelainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Somelainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Somelainen.
Somelainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
Somelainen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lopez's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lopez drops to his knees and Somelainen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sauli Somelainen!
During a confident post fight interview, Sauli Somelainen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renoa Gracie (ranked 1887 p4p, 23206 weight class) and Asaki Hanaki (ranked 195 p4p, 468 weight class). Hanaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The HU - Wolf Totem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asaki Hanaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Hanaki seems unphased.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hanaki sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hanaki pushes Gracie off but Gracie dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hanaki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hanaki for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hanaki, who protects the arm well.
Gracie takes a little break here. Hanaki wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanaki is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie controlling from side mount.
Hanaki is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hanaki wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Hanaki is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hanaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanaki looking for a sweep but Gracie has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hanaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hanaki tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Hanaki 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.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Hanaki is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renoa Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie cracks Hanaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie clinches.
Hanaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie cracks Hanaki with a nice body shot.
Gracie is struggling to control the position.
Hanaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanaki tries to pull guard but Gracie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gracie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Hanaki's ribcage. Hanaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanaki is breathing heavily.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanaki is rocked!
Gracie creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hanaki with a big uppercut! Hanaki tries to clinch up but Gracie pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hanaki to the mat! Hanaki covers up and Gracie unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Renoa Gracie!
An out of breath Renoa Gracie 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yusuf Mammadov (ranked 1442 p4p, 4656 weight class) and Nelson Roumain (ranked 208 p4p, 519 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Roumain 's choice of entrance music: Paper Trail$ - Joey Bada$$. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Mammadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Roumain !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roumain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mammadov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roumain scores with a jab to the body.
Roumain scores with the left hand. Mammadov knows he should have avoided that one.
Mammadov darts in and clinches Roumain up against the cage.
Mammadov successfully pulls guard.
Mammadov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roumain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roumain is looking to stand up but Mammadov won't let him.
Mammadov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammadov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roumain stands up from Mammadov's guard - Roumain perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mammadov defending well as Roumain loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov throws out a loose jab but Roumain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mammadov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mammadov 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 Roumain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roumain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roumain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roumain has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Roumain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roumain avoids a kick to the body.
Roumain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roumain looks to score with a jab to the body but Mammadov is just out of range.
Roumain looks to score with a jab to the body but Mammadov is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Mammadov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mammadov with a jab.
Roumain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mammadov doesn't seem bothered though.
Mammadov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roumain at a distance.
Roumain throws a right and a left that Mammadov avoids nicely.
Roumain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mammadov.
Mammadov missing with a left hand there. Roumain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov moves away from the strike by Roumain .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mammadov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roumain .
Roumain with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mammadov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roumain works Mammadov's body with a nice hook.
Roumain tries to land a front kick but Mammadov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roumain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mammadov.
A punch combination from Roumain misses.
Roumain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mammadov thumps Roumain with a low kick.
Roumain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mammadov rather than just go for the knockout.
Mammadov throws a nice head kick!
Mammadov misses with a shot to the body
and Roumain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mammadov thinking.
Mammadov scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roumain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roumain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roumain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roumain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mammadov moves in looking to clinch but Roumain pushes him off.
Mammadov tries to clinch up
and Roumain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mammadov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roumain misses the shot to the body.
Mammadov looks to clinch
and Roumain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mammadov thinking.
Yusuf Mammadov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mammadov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roumain looks to score with a jab to the body but Mammadov is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Roumain , right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mammadov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roumain just misses with a punch to the body.
Roumain throws the kick towards the body but Mammadov avoids it.
Mammadov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick from Mammadov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mammadov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mammadov scores with a hook to the body. Roumain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roumain cracks a nice hook into Mammadov's ribs.
Roumain blocks a head kick by Mammadov.
Roumain misses with a body kick.
Mammadov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A shot to the body from Mammadov misses
and Roumain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roumain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mammadov at a distance.
Roumain just misses with a punch to the body.
Mammadov throws a sloppy head kick and Roumain moves out of range easily.
Roumain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mammadov.
Roumain throws out a counter right but Mammadov avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nelson Roumain will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roumain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Roumain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roumain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donk. Mammadov catches Roumain right on the button with a cross.
Mammadov throws a head kick that misses
and Mammadov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mammadov wants to clinch
and Roumain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mammadov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roumain .
Mammadov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roumain ducks under a wild hook from Mammadov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roumain just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Roumain misses its intended target.
Mammadov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Mammadov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mammadov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mammadov.
Mammadov avoids the body shot from Roumain .
Roumain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mammadov.
Roumain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Roumain blocks the low kick.
Roumain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mammadov.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Roumain enables Mammadov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roumain manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mammadov throws a big elbow that misses.
Mammadov stops Roumain from standing up.
Mammadov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roumain dives on top into guard.
Mammadov is trying to control the position but Roumain postures up.
Roumain has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mammadov is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Roumain has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mammadov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mammadov wants to get back to full guard.
Roumain seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Roumain decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mammadov misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roumain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mammadov.
Roumain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mammadov wants to clinch up but Roumain keeps it at a distance.
Mammadov takes a swing at Roumain 's ribcage but misses.
Roumain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson Roumain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roumain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mammadov clinches up with Roumain and pushes him back against the cage.
Roumain breaks the clinch.
Mammadov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mammadov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mammadov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roumain misses the shot to the body.
Roumain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mammadov tries to close the distance and clinch but Roumain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roumain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mammadov manages to avoid it.
Roumain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mammadov moves out of range as Roumain strikes.
Mammadov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mammadov tries to clinch but Roumain is having none of it.
Mammadov lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mammadov can't find room to land a body shot as Roumain controls the action.
Roumain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roumain tries to work over Mammadov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mammadov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roumain or not.
Roumain is breathing heavily.
Mammadov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mammadov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mammadov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mammadov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mammadov lands a right hand.
Roumain tries a body shot but Mammadov blocks it.
A short left from Mammadov.
Mammadov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mammadov tries a body shot but Roumain blocks it.
Roumain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mammadov.
Mammadov jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mammadov wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yusuf Mammadov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Roumain just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mammadov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mammadov wants to clinch up but Roumain keeps it at a distance.
Mammadov misses with a head kick.
Roumain throws a series of punches but Mammadov avoids them all with ease.
Roumain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roumain throws a series of punches but Mammadov avoids them all with ease.
Roumain takes one on the button.
Roumain throws a body punch but Mammadov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Roumain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mammadov misses with a straight left.
Mammadov has Roumain up against the cage in a clinch.
Mammadov looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumain breaks from the clinch.
Mammadov dives in and grabs Roumain 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roumain pushes down on Mammadov's head and hops out.
Roumain misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Mammadov misses the target.
Mammadov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roumain .
Roumain checks a leg kick.
Roumain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mammadov throws out the jab.
Roumain misses with a body kick.
Roumain dodges the punch combination from Mammadov.
Mammadov tries to close the distance and clinch but Roumain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roumain is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mammadov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mammadov looks to land a right hand but Roumain moved out of range.
Mammadov wants to clinch.
Roumain flicks out a counter leg kick but Mammadov steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumain looks to score with a jab to the body but Mammadov is just out of range.
Mammadov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roumain takes a swing at Mammadov's ribcage but misses.
Roumain drops his hands momentarily and Mammadov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roumain looks to land a combination but Mammadov avoids it well.
Mammadov closes the distance and pushes Roumain back into the cage.
Roumain tries to throw a body punch but Mammadov avoids it by throwing Roumain back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roumain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mammadov misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Mammadov.
Roumain misses with the head strike.
Mammadov misses with a body punch.
Mammadov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mammadov has Roumain pressed against the cage, preventing Roumain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mammadov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roumain blocks a body shot from Mammadov.
Yusuf Mammadov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roumain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mammadov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mammadov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roumain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mammadov cracks Roumain with a nice body shot.
Roumain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mammadov manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Roumain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mammadov throws a head kick that half lands.
Good shot there by Mammadov.
Mammadov has closed the distance and engaged Roumain in a clinch.
Roumain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mammadov's elbow.
Mammadov tries to stall but Roumain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roumain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mammadov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roumain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roumain tries a quick counter leg kick but Mammadov is wise to it.
Mammadov scores with a punch to the head.
Nelson Roumain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roumain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roumain misses with a wild body shot.
Mammadov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roumain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mammadov!
Mammadov lands a glancing blow to the side of Roumain 's head.
Roumain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roumain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Mammadov.
Roumain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roumain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mammadov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yusuf Mammadov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mammadov cracks Roumain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mammadov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roumain manages to avoid it.
Roumain misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Mammadov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuf Mammadov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mammadov 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 for Yusuf Mammadov!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Yusuf Mammadov!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Yusuf Mammadov!
Yusuf Mammadov wins by unanimous decision!
Yusuf Mammadov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ochoa (ranked 968 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Incredible Muay Thai (ranked 135 p4p, 437 weight class). Ochoa comes into the arena with Gang Signs by The Game blaring out of the sound system. Anthony Ochoa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Incredible Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muay Thai is defended easily by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws out a loose jab but Muay Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muay Thai throws out a leg kick but Ochoa moves out of range and Muay Thai only half commits.
Muay Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Muay Thai slips under a jab from Ochoa.
Ochoa lands with a cross.
Muay Thai misses with a head kick.
Muay Thai slips under a jab from Ochoa.
Muay Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ochoa.
Ochoa blocks a head kick by Muay Thai.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ochoa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ochoa checks a low kick from Muay Thai.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up but Ochoa circles away and keeps his distance.
Ochoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ochoa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anthony Ochoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muay Thai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay Thai misses with a low kick.
Muay Thai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ochoa swivels and escapes.
Anthony Ochoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Incredible Muay Thai.
Ochoa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anthony Ochoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Muay Thai.
Muay Thai controlling the position from side mount.
Ochoa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Muay Thai asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muay Thai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ochoa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ochoa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Muay Thai asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ochoa tries to escape but Muay Thai is in control.
Muay Thai tries for a kimura but Ochoa is defending well.
Ochoa pushes Muay Thai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Muay Thai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ochoa wants to get back to his feet but Muay Thai is dominant here and he's now got Ochoa's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa trying to get back to his feet but Muay Thai is in full control for now.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ochoa is trying to shake Muay Thai off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Muay Thai won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Ochoa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Muay Thai.
Muay Thai drops his hands momentarily and Ochoa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muay Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muay Thai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muay Thai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ochoa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ochoa misses with a kick to the body.
Ochoa throws a body kick that misses.
Ochoa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Muay Thai defending well as Ochoa loads up on a big left hand.
Muay Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Ochoa shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muay Thai dives in and grabs Ochoa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ochoa pushes down on Muay Thai's head and hops out.
Muay Thai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ochoa scores with a head kick.
Muay Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Muay Thai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ochoa.
Nice cross by Ochoa.
Ochoa pushes Muay Thai away with a front kick.
Ochoa throws a looping overhand right but Muay Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Ochoa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ochoa.
Ochoa thumps Muay Thai with a low kick.
Ochoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ochoa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muay Thai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ochoa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Ochoa as Muay Thai shoots in.
Muay Thai moves out of range as Ochoa throws a body kick.
A good leg kick by Ochoa.
Muay Thai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ochoa checks it well.
Muay Thai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ochoa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muay Thai scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Ochoa misses its intended target.
Ochoa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muay Thai. Muay Thai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ochoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muay Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muay Thai throws a body kick that misses.
Ochoa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Muay Thai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anthony Ochoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Muay Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Ochoa.
Muay Thai shoots in but Ochoa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muay Thai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ochoa. That's going to slow Muay Thai down.
Ochoa misses with a hook.
Ochoa scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Ochoa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muay Thai.
Muay Thai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up but Ochoa circles away and keeps his distance.
Muay Thai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ochoa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muay Thai scrambles back to his feet.
Ochoa throws out a powerful jab.
Muay Thai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Muay Thai throws a wild body kick that Ochoa sees coming a mile off.
Muay Thai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochoa misses with a body shot.
Ochoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ochoa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muay Thai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ochoa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muay Thai moves out of range as Ochoa strikes.
Ochoa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up but Ochoa circles away and keeps his distance.
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muay Thai.
Anthony Ochoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Incredible Muay Thai.
Muay Thai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Muay Thai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ochoa keeps working.
Muay Thai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Muay Thai slows the pace down in half guard.
Ochoa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Muay Thai wants to take a breather but Ochoa is having none of it.
Ochoa wants to get back to his feet.
Incredible Muay Thai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muay Thai is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Muay Thai wants to control but Ochoa is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ochoa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ochoa tries a low kick but Muay Thai avoids it.
Ochoa slaps away a takedown attempt from Muay Thai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muay Thai fails with a takedown attempt.
Ochoa throws a head kick that half lands.
Muay Thai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ochoa delivers a nice body kick.
Muay Thai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muay Thai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Muay Thai dives in for a single leg takedown but Ochoa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ochoa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Muay Thai throws a body kick that misses
and Ochoa counters with a right hand to the body.
Muay Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochoa throws out the jab.
Ochoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muay Thai looks for the body kick but Ochoa saw that one coming.
It appears Ochoa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ochoa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ochoa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muay Thai's sensitive parts.
Ochoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Muay Thai.
Muay Thai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ochoa digs a good hook to Muay Thai's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muay Thai 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.
Muay Thai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ochoa is out of range and Muay Thai settles back down.
Ochoa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muay Thai can do to turn this around?
Ochoa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Muay Thai wants to counter the offense by Ochoa and move into the clinch position.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Muay Thai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa scores with a spinning back kick!
Ochoa looks for the body kick but Muay Thai saw that one coming.
Muay Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Ochoa pushes him away.
Muay Thai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ochoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muay Thai misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muay Thai is defended easily by Ochoa.
Ochoa scores with a jab. Muay Thai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ochoa scores with a push kick.
Muay Thai with the inside leg kick.
Ochoa throws a jab but it's blocked by Muay Thai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa misses with a kick to the body.
Muay Thai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ochoa but Ochoa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muay Thai needs to keep his hands up - Ochoa had a free shot at his head there.
Ochoa misses with a head kick.
Ochoa throws a wild body kick that Muay Thai sees coming a mile off.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch.
Ochoa throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ochoa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Muay Thai.
Ochoa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Muay Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Muay Thai with that takedown attempt.
Anthony Ochoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Incredible Muay Thai.
Muay Thai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ochoa misses with a wild body shot.
Muay Thai has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ochoa.
Muay Thai is looking to score with low kicks.
Ochoa throwing a counter right hand but Muay Thai manages to avoid it.
Muay Thai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Muay Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Incredible Muay Thai has been cut.
Ochoa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Decent striking displayed by Ochoa there.
Incredible Muay Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muay Thai shoots in for a takedown but Ochoa shows good takedown defense.
Ochoa stuns Muay Thai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ochoa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ochoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muay Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Ochoa.
The crowd cheers as Ochoa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muay Thai doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Ochoa does no damage.
Ochoa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muay Thai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai moves in looking to clinch but Ochoa pushes him off.
Ochoa scores with a shot to the body.
Muay Thai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ochoa as he avoids it easily.
Ochoa catches Muay Thai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ochoa scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Ochoa.
Muay Thai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ochoa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muay Thai doesn't seem bothered though.
Muay Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Ochoa moves out of range easily.
Ochoa with a nice cross.
Muay Thai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ochoa delivers a nice body kick.
Muay Thai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Muay Thai is rocked!
Ochoa fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Muay Thai out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Anthony Ochoa!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Ochoa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francois Oosthuizen (ranked 1418 p4p, 2245 weight class) and Jack Sadler (ranked 196 p4p, 296 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Oosthuizen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oosthuizen thuds his right hand into Sadler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jack Sadler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadler throws a right hand that Oosthuizen ducks under and follows up with a left that Oosthuizen also avoids with ease.
Sadler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oosthuizen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oosthuizen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sadler misses with a body shot.
Sadler misses with a hook. Oosthuizen ducked under it nicely.
Sadler blocks a jab.
Sadler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Sadler is out of range.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sadler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sadler.
Sadler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sadler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sadler throws an overhand right that lands on Oosthuizen 's shoulder, as Oosthuizen tries to avoid the shot.
Oosthuizen is looking to counter punch.
Oosthuizen looks to land a right hand but Sadler moved out of range.
Sadler throws a body punch but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadler misses with a series of wild punches.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 It looks like Francois Oosthuizen has been cut.
Sadler looks to score with a jab to the body but Oosthuizen is just out of range.
Sadler avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
Sadler blocks a jab.
Sadler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oosthuizen needs to keep his hands up - Sadler had a free shot at his head there.
Oosthuizen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sadler defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Sadler scores with a jab.
Oosthuizen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sadler.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and clinches.
Oosthuizen lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sadler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sadler lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sadler trying to control the position but instead, Oosthuizen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sadler into the cage.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen tries a body shot but Sadler blocks it.
Sadler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Sadler fails to land.
Oosthuizen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sadler is trying to break the clinch but Oosthuizen has him pressed against the cage.
Oosthuizen lands a left hand.
Sadler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sadler stalls.
Sadler working aggressively here.
Sadler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands with an overhand left.
Oosthuizen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Oosthuizen .
Sadler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sadler throws a sloppy body shot
and Oosthuizen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Oosthuizen . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen takes a swing at Sadler's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen defending well as Sadler loads up on a big left hand.
Oosthuizen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sadler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oosthuizen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oosthuizen slips a straight right by Sadler.
Sadler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oosthuizen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sadler is just out of range.
Sadler missing with a left hand there. Oosthuizen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sadler looks to land a left hand but Oosthuizen moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oosthuizen scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Jack Sadler has been cut.
Oosthuizen lands with an uppercut that bounces Sadler off the cage and back into range.
Oosthuizen drops his hands momentarily and Sadler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A left lands for Oosthuizen .
Sadler is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sadler at a distance.
Sadler is still on wobbly legs! Can Oosthuizen finish him?
Oosthuizen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sadler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oosthuizen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sadler! Oosthuizen lets Sadler back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sadler throws a right hand that misses
and Oosthuizen counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Sadler out cold! What a finish! Oosthuizen is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francois Oosthuizen !
Francois Oosthuizen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gascoigne (ranked 536 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 78 p4p, 382 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gascoigne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gascoigne throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gascoigne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gascoigne tries a head kick but it misses.
Gascoigne lands with a right hand.
Gascoigne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gascoigne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Gascoigne tries to land a body kick
and King counters by clinching up.
Gascoigne lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gascoigne fails to land.
King breaks the clinch.
Gascoigne lands a jab to the nose.
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!
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gascoigne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King cracks a nice hook into Gascoigne's ribs.
Gascoigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gascoigne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws a shot from downtown. Gascoigne moves away and avoids it.
Gascoigne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gascoigne fakes the leg kick and cracks King in the body.
Gascoigne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gascoigne gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Gascoigne manages to retain guard.
Gascoigne trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Gascoigne has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King works over Gascoigne with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
Gascoigne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
Gascoigne keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King trying to control but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
King told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gascoigne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
Gascoigne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King with a nice head shot there.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King stands up over Gascoigne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gascoigne trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King with a nice head shot there.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gascoigne managing to control the position.
King postures up.
Gascoigne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gascoigne's head.
King throwing strikes from guard but Gascoigne blocks nicely.
Gascoigne controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Gascoigne has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
King landing with the ground and pound.
 Gascoigne is rocked!
It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
Gascoigne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
King wants to control from the top but Gascoigne keeps moving.
Gascoigne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Gascoigne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gascoigne throws out the jab.
King blocks the body kick.
As Gascoigne backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Gascoigne manages to avoid it all.
Gascoigne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Gascoigne throws a lazy head kick
and King counters with a left to the body.
King misses with an uppercut
and Gascoigne counters with a nice leg kick.
Paul Gascoigne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gascoigne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gascoigne misses with an attempted mid kick.
King is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gascoigne tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
Gascoigne is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King slips a nice elbow through Gascoigne's hands, connecting with Gascoigne's forehead.
Gascoigne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gascoigne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King working Gascoigne over with strikes.
Ground and pound from King.
Gascoigne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Gascoigne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King is trying to control. Gascoigne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gascoigne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gascoigne looking for submissions from the bottom but instead King passes into side control.
Gascoigne tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the action but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
Gascoigne taking a bit of punishment here - King scoring with strikes.
King lands an elbow.
Gascoigne gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gascoigne is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King working the head and body with strikes.
Gascoigne is looking to improve his position.
Gascoigne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jimmy King has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is thwarting Gascoigne's attempts to control the position.
King wants to control but Gascoigne is keeping him busy.
Gascoigne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gascoigne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gascoigne wants to control but King is keeping busy.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gascoigne is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from King there.
Oh Gascoigne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
King slips a nice elbow through Gascoigne's hands, connecting with Gascoigne's forehead.
Paul Gascoigne's cut is getting worse.
King lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Gascoigne! More strikes land and this one is all over! King jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy King!
Jimmy King really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deon Big Daddy (ranked 444 p4p, 3851 weight class) and Crucifix Hill (ranked 63 p4p, 437 weight class). Big Daddy comes into the arena with Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator blaring out of the sound system. Crucifix Hill will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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269
4 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Big Daddy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crucifix Hill!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
and Big Daddy counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Crucifix Hill has been cut.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Big Daddy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crucifix Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill throws a head kick but Big Daddy moves out of range.
Big Daddy is looking to counter the offense by Hill and move into the clinch.
Hill moves to clinch but Big Daddy breaks away
enabling Big Daddy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Big Daddy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hill! Big Daddy lets Hill back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hill is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Daddy lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Big Daddy finish him?
Hill looks winded!
A thudding body kick lands there by Big Daddy !
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Big Daddy - that will leave a mark!
Big Daddy throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hill clean off his feet! He's out cold! Big Daddy stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deon Big Daddy !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Deon Big Daddy waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edd Norton (ranked 307 p4p, 459 weight class) and Larry Williams (ranked 51 p4p, 72 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edd Norton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses the body punch
and Norton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Norton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams throws a body kick that misses
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Norton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick but Norton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Norton.
Norton tries to clinch
and Norton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Norton is looking to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Norton counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Larry Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams tries a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Williams with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Norton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
As Williams looks to move away, Norton throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams catches Norton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Norton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Norton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a hook
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams 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.
Nice shot by Norton.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norton throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norton is able to avoid easily.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Williams.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Norton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams throws a hook but Norton blocks it.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Norton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams wants to clinch but Norton slips to the side
and Norton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Norton counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Norton staying out of range there.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Norton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Norton counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams misses with a leg kick
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
Norton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Norton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Williams.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Norton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams pushes Norton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nortons head.
Williams is working Norton over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws a head punch that misses.
Norton breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Williams.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norton checks a leg kick.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Norton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Norton throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Williams misses.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Norton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Norton counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Norton takes one to the chin there.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Norton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Norton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Norton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Norton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norton throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Norton scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Norton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norton sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Norton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Williams! Norton lets Williams back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Williams 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!
Norton slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him?
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Norton counters with a nice right hand that sends Williams toppling to the canvas! Williams scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Norton finish him?!
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Norton counters with a big left hand that crumples Williams! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edd Norton!
Edd Norton retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Edd Norton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Bleak (ranked 247 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Shane MacManus (ranked 35 p4p, 227 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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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane MacManus!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Bleak or perhaps it was just good defense by MacManus, which made it look bad.
MacManus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bleak manages to avoid it.
Bleak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MacManus avoids it really well and circles away.
MacManus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
MacManus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bleak clobbers MacManus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MacManus feints and as Bleak raises his hands in defense, MacManus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bleak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacManus defends well.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing MacManus from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacManus defends it easily.
Bleak 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Bleak's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
MacManus is in close to Bleak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bleak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bleak is looking for a triangle but MacManus pushes his legs off easily.
Bleak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing MacManus from controlling successfully.
Bleak wants to sweep here but MacManus controlling him for the moment.
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.
MacManus stands up over Bleak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bleak looking to hit a scissor sweep but MacManus is one step ahead there.
Bleak working for submissions but it's allowed MacManus to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bleak is trying to maintain the position but MacManus is very close to passing his half guard.
MacManus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Bleak trying to control from the bottom.
Bleak is staying active underneath MacManus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacManus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bleak is just riding it out for now. MacManus eventually gives up the hold.
MacManus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bleak actively working from the bottom here.
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.
MacManus is controlling the pace.
MacManus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
MacManus prevents Bleak from improving his position.
MacManus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. MacManus connects with a nice short shot to Bleak's temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MacManus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
MacManus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bleak is looking to improve his position.
Bleak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane MacManus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
MacManus loads up on a big right hand but Bleak slips the punch.
Bleak digs a good hook to MacManus's body.
MacManus gets caught flat footed, as Bleak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
MacManus pulls Bleak in to control the position.
Bleak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bleak is in close to MacManus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shane MacManus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bleak wants to control from the top but MacManus keeps moving.
MacManus wants to hit a sweep here but Bleak passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for MacManus there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bleak avoids the attempt from MacManus to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak looking to control but MacManus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
MacManus wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bleak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns MacManus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
MacManus working to try and regain half guard.
Bleak tries to control but MacManus wriggling away.
MacManus controls the position.
MacManus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bleak working away from the top, dropping strikes.
MacManus wants to control but Bleak is having none of it.
MacManus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bleak.
MacManus tries to lock up and control but Bleak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bleak looking to land elbow strikes but MacManus uses the position to regain half guard.
Bleak tries to pass to full mount but MacManus defends it.
Bleak is looking to take a break and control but MacManus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bleak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
MacManus is looking for a sweep. Bleak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacManus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bleak.
Bleak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacManus's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus won't allow Bleak to pass to mount.
MacManus is looking to improve his position.
Bleak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacManus can do to turn this around?
Bleak is thwarting MacManus's attempts to control the position.
MacManus taking some punishment here, with Bleak in his half guard.
Bleak prevents MacManus from improving his position.
Bleak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bleak tries to pass to full mount but MacManus defends it.
Bleak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleak is pressing down on MacManus's thigh, looking to free his foot. MacManus is holding on for now.
Bleak wants to take a breather but MacManus is having none of it.
MacManus manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak stands up over MacManus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
MacManus pulls Bleak in to control the position.
Bleak with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacManus can't keep his opponent in guard - Bleak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
MacManus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bleak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
MacManus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bleak thows a huge punch but MacManus dodges it nicely.
Bleak working MacManus over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darsin Bleak dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bleak misses the shot to the body.
MacManus misses with an uppercut.
Bleak shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. MacManus is trying to defend but Bleak finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
MacManus taking some punishment here, with Bleak in his half guard.
MacManus is looking to improve his position.
Bleak is controlling the pace.
Bleak trying to pass the guard but MacManus defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacManus is refusing to be controlled, as Bleak sits in half guard.
Bleak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. MacManus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
MacManus has control of Bleak's left arm, preventing Bleak from doing any damage.
Bleak trying to control but MacManus is working from the bottom.
Bleak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bleak forces his way into half guard.
MacManus wants to improve his position but Bleak is controlling well.
MacManus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
MacManus trying to control from the bottom.
Bleak misses with a head shot. MacManus uses the momentum to regain guard.
MacManus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bleak throws a big elbow that misses.
MacManus wants to hit a sweep here but Bleak passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for MacManus there!
Bleak prevents MacManus from getting the reversal.
Bleak unloads with some shots from mount but MacManus bucks and avoids them well.
MacManus tries to hold on but Bleak postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus is trying to escape the mount.
Bleak lands with some vicious ground and pound - can MacManus hang on?
Bleak misses with a head shot.
MacManus gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bleak connects with a nice short shot to MacManus's temple.
Bleak is trying to control the action in half guard but MacManus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
MacManus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bleak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
MacManus has his hands on Bleak's head, controlling the position.
Bleak tries to free his leg and advance position but MacManus is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now MacManus is on top in guard.
Bleak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MacManus is aware though and is defending well.
MacManus cracks Bleak with a solid left hand.
Bleak looking to hit a scissor sweep but MacManus is one step ahead there.
Bleak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bleak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bleak can't keep his opponent in guard - MacManus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darsin Bleak clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bleak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bleak throws a shot from downtown. MacManus moves away and avoids it.
Bleak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacManus is fending him off so far but Bleak persists. Nope, MacManus circles away and we're back to standing.
Bleak avoids the body shot from MacManus.
Bleak tries to counter with a takedown but MacManus is quick to defend against it.
MacManus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bleak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bleak lands a jab to the head.
Jab by Bleak.
MacManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bleak.
MacManus throws an overhand right that lands on Bleak's shoulder, as Bleak tries to avoid the shot.
Bleak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
MacManus lands a nice hook to Bleak's body. Bleak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bleak loads up on a big right hand but MacManus slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by MacManus.
A jab from Bleak misses.
A slow jab from Bleak misses its intended target.
Bleak jabs MacManus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacManus throws a hook to the side of Bleak's head but Bleak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus cracks Bleak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bleak throws out a powerful jab.
Bleak looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bleak wants to free his trapped foot but MacManus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
MacManus trying to control from the bottom.
MacManus wants to get back to full guard.
MacManus trying to control from the bottom.
MacManus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bleak tries to free his leg and advance position but MacManus is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bleak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak throwing strikes from guard but MacManus blocks nicely.
MacManus 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.
MacManus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bleak preventing the sweep.
Bleak passes MacManus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
MacManus trying to control here.
MacManus is looking for a sweep. Bleak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacManus is trying is best to control the position here.
Bleak tries to pass the half guard into mount. MacManus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
MacManus wants to improve his position but Bleak is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacManus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bleak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus is looking to control Bleak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacManus avoid being mounted?
Bleak tries to pass to full mount but MacManus defends it.
MacManus is looking to improve his position.
MacManus is still trying to improve position.
Bleak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
MacManus is looking to improve his position.
MacManus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bleak wants to work for an arm triangle but MacManus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
MacManus is trying to maintain the position but Bleak is very close to passing his half guard.
MacManus is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bleak is staying active.
Bleak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bleak trying to mount his opponent but MacManus defends it.
Bleak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
MacManus regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacManus keeping hold of Bleak's head, controlling as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darsin Bleak had his way with Shane MacManus in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
MacManus closes the distance and clinches up with Bleak, looking for a takedown. MacManus pushes Bleak against the cage but Bleak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bleak misses with a looping left.
Bleak avoids the body shot from MacManus.
MacManus throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak attempts a counter takedown but MacManus avoids it well and moves away.
MacManus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacManus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from MacManus.
Bleak drops down looking for a counter takedown but MacManus sprawls and moves away.
MacManus misses the shot to the body.
Bleak throws a lazy right hand but MacManus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bleak throws the left hand but MacManus avoids the punch easily.
MacManus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bleak.
MacManus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bleak rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak misses the shot to the body.
MacManus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bleak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
MacManus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from MacManus.
MacManus slips a straight right by Bleak.
MacManus avoids the body shot from Bleak.
MacManus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bleak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak gets a double leg takedown into MacManus's guard.
MacManus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
MacManus is trying to keep Bleak in close.
Bleak wants to control from the top but MacManus keeps moving.
Bleak throws a big elbow that misses.
Bleak postures up in MacManus's guard and throws a big left but MacManus blocks it.
MacManus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bleak.
Bleak postures up.
Bleak stopping the sweep attempt from MacManus.
MacManus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bleak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak pushes down on MacManus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
MacManus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bleak is working away from the top position though.
Bleak slips a nice elbow through MacManus's hands, connecting with MacManus's forehead.
MacManus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for MacManus.
Bleak pushing down on MacManus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
MacManus gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bleak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bleak tries to free his leg and advance position but MacManus is retaining full guard.
Bleak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but MacManus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bleak lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bleak throws a strike aimed at the side of MacManus's head but MacManus avoids it well.
Bleak in side control, throwing shots but MacManus defends.
Darsin Bleak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacManus is trying to improve his position.
Bleak moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
MacManus can't do much from the bottom here.
Bleak just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus wants to control but Bleak postures up.
Bleak is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt MacManus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bleak is looking to take a break and control but MacManus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MacManus has one of Bleak's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bleak taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darsin Bleak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bleak 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Darsin Bleak!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Darsin Bleak!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Darsin Bleak!
Darsin Bleak wins by unanimous decision!
Darsin Bleak is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Darsin Bleak, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Paris (ranked 269 p4p, 827 weight class) and William Bonin (ranked 32 p4p, 121 weight class). William Bonin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Bonin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris gets a double leg takedown into Bonin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonin wants to stand up but Paris is controlling him.
Paris connects with a couple of short punches.
Paris 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.
Bonin wants to stand up but Paris is controlling him.
Paris scoring with some ground and pound.
Paris connects with a couple of short punches.
Bonin told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Paris won't allow Bonin to get back to his feet.
Paris controlling from the top position.
Paris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bonin wants to stand but Paris is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris is pushing down on Bonin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bonin is fighting to maintain full guard but Paris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Paris 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.
Bonin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Paris ducks under a wild hook from Bonin.
Paris tries to counter by clinching up but Bonin breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin misses with an uppercut. Paris saw that one coming.
William Bonin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonin looks to land a right hand but Paris moved out of range.
Paris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonin throws out the jab.
Paris darts in and clinches Bonin up against the cage.
Paris keeps control of Bonin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bonin misses with an uppercut. Paris saw that one coming.
Paris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Paris.
Bonin gets tackled into the cage by Paris. Paris maintains the clinch.
Paris successfully pulls guard.
Paris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paris is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonin is looking to stand up but Paris won't let him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris wants to sweep here but Bonin controlling him for the moment.
Paris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Paris postures up and lands a big shot to Bonin's brow.
Paris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Paris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paris lands a couple of elbows.
Bonin is looking to stand up but Paris isn't so interested in that idea.
Paris tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonin is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paris postures up and lands a big shot to Bonin's brow.
Bonin wants to stand and escape but Paris is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonin wants to get back to his feet but Paris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paris is working Bonin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paris stays in close to Bonin's body and controls the position.
Paris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bonin wants to stand and escape but Paris is having none of it.
Paris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paris prevents Bonin from getting back to his feet.
Paris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paris trying to control but Bonin is working from the bottom.
Bonin wants to stand but Paris is controlling the position.
Paris is pushing down on Bonin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bonin is fighting to maintain full guard but Paris has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonin has hold of Paris's hands but Paris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bonin is rocked!
Paris working Bonin over with strikes.
Bonin is still in real trouble! Can Paris finish him?
Paris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paris lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Bonin! More strikes land and this one is all over! Paris jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Paris!
After winning the bout, Marco Paris 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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pop
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RATING
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