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DMMA 95: Van Asch vs Imanari PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Borgia (ranked 3391 p4p, 4167 weight class) and Mac Womack (ranked 438 p4p, 503 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Womack!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womack wants to clinch up but Borgia keeps it at a distance.
Womack scores with a push kick.
Borgia gets a double leg takedown into Womack's guard.
Womack can't keep his opponent in guard - Borgia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Borgia controlling the pace.
Womack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Womack looking for submissions off his back.
Borgia stops Womack from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia trying to control the action but Womack is working from the bottom.
Borgia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Borgia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borgia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Womack does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Womack controlling the position for now.
Womack trying to control here.
Borgia is trying to control the action in half guard but Womack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Borgia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Borgia is trying to work for a kimura but Womack is defending well.
Borgia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womack actively working from the bottom here.
Womack wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borgia drops an elbow to the side of Womack's head.
Borgia throwing shots but Womack is blocking nicely.
Borgia escapes and gets back to his feet.
Womack takes a swing at Borgia's ribcage but misses.
Borgia misses with an uppercut.
Womack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Borgia misses its intended target.
Womack instigates a clinch.
Borgia has Womack pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Womack manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Borgia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Womack gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Womack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Borgia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia lands a body shot.
Womack is looking to break free of the clinch but Borgia has double underhooks.
Borgia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borgia is working Womack over against the cage.
Womack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Womack tries to clinch there but Borgia circles away.
Borgia misses with a series of wild punches.
Womack ducks under a wild hook from Borgia.
Womack moves into the clinch.
Borgia breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Borgia there.
Womack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown but Womack shows good takedown defense.
Womack dives in for a single leg takedown but Borgia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Womack is looking to clinch but Borgia is avoiding it.
Borgia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia takes a swing at Womack's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Borgia misses
and Womack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Alexander Borgia has been cut.
Womack tries to clinch but Borgia is having none of it.
Borgia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borgia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Borgia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Womack loads up on a big right hand but Borgia slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Womack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borgia lands a jab to the head.
Borgia walks into a straight right hand from Womack.
Womack lands a nice shot to the body.
Womack connects with a high kick.
Womack connects with a high kick.
 Borgia is rocked!
Womack tries to clinch there but Borgia circles away.
Oh Borgia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Left hook, right uppercut from Borgia.
Borgia seems to have got his legs back now.
Womack throws a series of punches but Borgia avoids them all with ease.
Womack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Borgia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Borgia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Borgia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Womack throws a big shot that misses.
Borgia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Womack did well to prevent Borgia getting side control.
Borgia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Borgia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Borgia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Womack does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Borgia stands up from half guard.
A big left from Womack misses.
Womack clinches up against the cage.
Womack prevents a body shot from Borgia.
Borgia controlling the action here for a moment.
Borgia trying to control the position but instead, Womack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borgia into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia pulls guard successfully.
Womack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Womack trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borgia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Womack's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alexander Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Womack looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borgia wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Womack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Borgia throws a shot from downtown. Womack moves away and avoids it.
Womack throws out a counter right but Borgia avoids it with no problem.
Borgia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Womack shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borgia as he avoids it easily.
Borgia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Borgia lands in his opponent's guard.
Borgia lands a couple of elbows.
Borgia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Womack can do to turn this around?
Womack has momentary wrist control but Borgia slips an elbow through the middle.
Womack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borgia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borgia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Borgia throws a strike but Womack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womack won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.
Borgia 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.
Womack being controlled here momentarily.
Womack preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia keeping moving, preventing Womack from controlling successfully.
Borgia is controlling Womack's posture.
Womack wants to control from the top but Borgia keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borgia 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.
Womack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Womack wants to control from the top but Borgia keeps moving.
Womack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Womack looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slapping leg kick lands for Borgia.
Borgia keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Borgia misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Borgia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Borgia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Womack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Borgia.
Womack tries to clinch up but Borgia circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Borgia finds it's way through Womack's defenses.
Alexander Borgia is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooh a lovely combination from Borgia sends Womack down but not out. Borgia dives into side control looking to finish.
 Womack is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Womack to see if he's OK.
Womack is still in real trouble! Can Borgia finish him?
Borgia lands a big left to the face of Womack, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Borgia and another - Womack is out! Borgia stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Borgia!
Alexander Borgia managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FUClothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nord Licht (ranked 4040 p4p, 3837 weight class) and Patrick Kearney (ranked 499 p4p, 476 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Licht might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nord Licht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kearney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Licht lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kearney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Nord Licht has been cut.
Licht jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Licht throws a head kick but Kearney moves out of range.
Kearney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Licht moves away.
Kearney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Licht.
Licht throws a nice inside leg kick.
Licht slips a jab from Kearney.
It looked like Licht wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patrick Kearney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licht uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kearney has time to react.
Kearney moves out of range of the strikes.
Kearney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kearney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kearney throws a body punch but Licht moves out of range.
Licht displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kearney throws out the jab.
Licht is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Licht cracks Kearney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kearney uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Licht has time to react.
Licht will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Kearney. Beautiful body shot.
Licht takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Licht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Licht is looking to counter the offense by Kearney and move into the clinch.
Licht cracks a nice hook into Kearney's ribs.
Kearney misses with a combination
and Licht counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Licht.
Kearney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kearney gets a clinch.
Licht goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kearney lands a left hand.
Licht struggles to land a body shot inside as Kearney controls his hands.
Licht is leaning against Kearney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Licht lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kearney looks winded!
Licht blocks a body shot from Kearney.
Licht lands with a left to the head.
Kearney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Licht goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licht misses with the head strike.
Kearney misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kearney throws a punch but it's blocked by Licht.
Licht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Licht.
Licht lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kearney backwards.
A shot in the inside from Licht.
Nice body punch from Licht.
Licht tries to work over Kearney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kearney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Licht backwards.
Licht throws a punch but it's blocked by Kearney.
Licht lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kearney backwards.
Kearney manages to break the clinch.
Licht lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Licht.
Licht lands a high kick!
Kearney moves out of range of the body kick.
Licht throws a wild body kick that Kearney sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licht on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kearney instigates a clinch.
Kearney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Licht's elbow.
Kearney is working Licht over against the cage.
Kearney blocking some punches.
Licht works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kearney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Licht tries to circle away but Kearney has him pinned against the cage.
Licht swings wildly with an uppercut but Kearney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kearney lands an uppercut.
Licht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kearney throws a punch but it's blocked by Licht.
Licht throws a head punch that misses.
Kearney has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Licht seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kearney can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kearney.
Licht lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licht struggles to land a body shot inside as Kearney controls his hands.
Kearney lands with a light punch inside.
Licht throws a punch but it's blocked by Kearney.
Kearney scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kearney misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Kearney fails to land.
A short uppercut from Licht.
Licht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Licht blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Licht's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Licht is trying to break the clinch but Kearney is controlling him.
Kearney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kearney blocks a body shot from Licht.
Kearney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Licht backwards.
Nord Licht's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kearney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Licht gets through Kearney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kearney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Licht misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nord Licht will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nord Licht's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Licht takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kearney throws a big shot that misses.
Kearney throws a right hand that Licht ducks under and follows up with a left that Licht also avoids with ease.
Licht thumps Kearney with a low kick.
Licht cracks Kearney with an open hand slap.
A lazy left from Kearney finds it's target.
Kearney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Licht misses the jab.
Licht lands a nice shot that snaps Kearney's head back.
Kearney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kearney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Licht closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kearney pushes Licht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Licht is rocked!
Nord Licht's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kearney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Licht is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Kearney fails to land.
Kearney lands a big right hand that drops Licht! The killer instinct kicks in and Kearney finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kearney!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Kearney!
An out of breath Patrick Kearney 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Panda One (ranked 2903 p4p, 3265 weight class) and Gee Gutsu (ranked 381 p4p, 421 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gee Gutsu!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutsu wants to clinch.
One misses with a double jab.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gutsu moves away.
One misses with a wild body shot.
One gets a takedown into half guard.
Gutsu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of One's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take One's back!
I really don't envy One right now.
One manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gutsu's guard. Nice work there by One.
Gutsu keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
One trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutsu wants to sweep here but One controlling him for the moment.
Gutsu is looking for a triangle but One pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutsu keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
One trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gutsu is trying to control the position but One postures up.
One drops back looking for a leg! Gutsu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gutsu manages to kick One off! One jumps back into Gutsu's guard.
Gutsu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as One controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
One pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gutsu is keeping the position for now.
One works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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.
One wants to work for an arm triangle but Gutsu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
One trying to work for an americana but Gutsu has managed to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
One postures up.
Gutsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. One defends it easily.
Gutsu looking for a sweep. Not yet Gutsu, not yet.
Gutsu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Our spies down at at 88Fight Club Gym88.. 800pw (16 COACHES) inform us that Gutsu has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
One drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gutsu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gutsu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gutsu!
One tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gutsu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutsu tries for a kimura but One is defending well.
One manages to get back to half guard.
One looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
One looking for submissions off his back.
One wants to improve his position but Gutsu is controlling well.
One looking for submissions off his back.
Gutsu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gutsu wants to pass the guard but One is defending well.
One is staying active underneath Gutsu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutsu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gutsu passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gutsu is going oldschool here, as he tries to force One to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so One shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutsu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gutsu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
One tries to reverse the position but Gutsu maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gutsu has hold of One's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and One manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gee Gutsu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
One misses with a straight right.
Gutsu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from One.
Gutsu tries to close the distance and clinch but One swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
One misses with a hook. Gutsu ducked under it nicely.
Gutsu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but One defends it well.
One dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
One connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gutsu manages to avoid it.
Gutsu misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for One.
One gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
One has his foot on Gutsu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gutsu works his way back into a safe position though.
One is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gutsu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutsu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
One is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Gutsu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
One tries to get back to half guard but can't.
One defending against the ground and pound.
One might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gutsu wants to control but One is keeping him busy.
One is looking to regain half guard here but Gutsu keeps moving and retains side control.
Gutsu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by One, who protects the arm well.
Gutsu advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutsu prevents One from getting the reversal.
Gutsu moves to the back position.
One fending off the submission attempt from Gutsu.
One is really stuck here.
Gutsu controls the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gutsu's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gutsu.
Gutsu is persistently looking for the submission but One is defending it well.
One tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
One is working to get back to half guard.
Gutsu lands with some strikes.
Gutsu lands a big elbow.
Gutsu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gutsu prevents One from getting the reversal.
Gutsu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as One is looking to escape.
Gee Gutsu has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutsu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
One is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Crapollas Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
One working to try and regain half guard.
Gutsu wants to control the pace but One is squirming around nicely.
One working to try and regain half guard.
One gets back to half guard.
Gutsu is looking for a kimura here.
Gutsu wants to pass the guard but One is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gee Gutsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
One missing with a left hand there. Gutsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Gutsu tries to counter it with a takedown but One pushes his down on his head and steps out.
One throws a jab when Gutsu was well out of range.
And Gutsu tries to counter it with a takedown but One pushes his down on his head and steps out.
One fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gutsu misses with a straight left.
Gutsu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and One decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gutsu's guard.
Gutsu 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.
One sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gutsu's guard.
Gutsu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gutsu looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but One is defending well. Gutsu quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! One has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gutsu celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gee Gutsu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Alexander (ranked 1207 p4p, 1490 weight class) and Guy Le Franc (ranked 180 p4p, 222 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Le Franc!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alexander is looking to slow Le Franc down with leg kicks.
Le Franc defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Le Franc throws a shot from downtown. Alexander moves away and avoids it.
Le Franc throws a right hand that misses
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Alexander.
Alexander keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alexander is looking to counter punch.
Alexander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Le Franc checks it.
Le Franc throws a fast counter high kick but Alexander manages to duck under it in time.
Le Franc lands a right hook to the body.
Alexander with the inside leg kick.
Le Franc slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Le Franc thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marcus Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander misses with a hook
and Le Franc counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Franc misses with a straight left.
Alexander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexander connects with a nice looking jab.
Le Franc takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le Franc.
A nice side step and Le Franc releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alexander lands a really nice looking cross but Le Franc seems unphased.
Alexander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander 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.
Alexander with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Le Franc moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a low kick but Alexander moves out of range easily.
Alexander misses with a lunging right hand
and Le Franc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander throws an off balance right hand
and Le Franc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Franc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexander.
Le Franc throws a hook but Alexander blocks it.
Alexander feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexander.
Alexander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le Franc's head backwards.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Franc.
Alexander scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alexander throws a shot from downtown. Le Franc moves away and avoids it.
Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
Le Franc looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Le Franc misses.
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Le Franc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexander takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Le Franc misses with a hook.
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Le Franc ducks down to avoid it.
Le Franc looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alexander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le Franc swings widly with a right hand
and Alexander counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Le Franc ducks down to avoid it.
Le Franc takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Le Franc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alexander moves away from the strike by Le Franc.
That kick from Alexander tenderised Le Franc's leg. Le Franc is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws a hook but Le Franc blocks it.
Le Franc takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Le Franc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alexander throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexander.
Le Franc tries to score with a low kick but Alexander moves his leg out of the way.
Le Franc misses with a looping right.
Alexander throws an off balance right hand
and Le Franc counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexander fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le Franc on the side of the head.
Alexander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Alexander dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Le Franc misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Le Franc on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Le Franc connects with a solid leg kick.
Le Franc lands a jab.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut. Alexander saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Le Franc 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 Alexander has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alexander and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alexander jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Alexander connects with a looping right hand.
Alexander slips a straight right by Le Franc.
Alexander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc loads up on a big right hand but Alexander slips the punch.
Alexander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Franc tries to land a leg kick but Alexander saw it coming and moves away.
Le Franc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Le Franc.
Le Franc looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body kick from Le Franc.
Alexander moves out of range of the body kick from Le Franc.
Nice jab there from Alexander.
Alexander 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Le Franc down.
Alexander lands with an overhand left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Le Franc might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alexander has got the better of the exchanges.
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Le Franc ducks down to avoid it.
Le Franc is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Alexander scores with a hook.
Marcus Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Franc takes one to the side of the head.
Alexander avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander misses with a looping right.
Le Franc swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Franc blocks a leg kick.
Le Franc now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alexander scores with a kick to the body.
Le Franc's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Franc can do to turn this around?
Alexander takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Le Franc missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Franc lands a two punch combo.
Le Franc ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Le Franc has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alexander misses with an uppercut
and Le Franc counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands with an overhand left.
Le Franc 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.
Le Franc takes one to the side of the head.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Le Franc releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Le Franc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Franc with a jab.
Alexander throws a hook but Le Franc avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Le Franc! But no joy.
Alexander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Franc.
Alexander thinks about countering with a head kick.
Le Franc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Franc.
Alexander throws a lazy right hand but Le Franc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexander misses with a leg kick.
Le Franc looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander swings widly with a right hand
and Le Franc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexander. Le Franc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Franc feints a counter leg kick.
Le Franc 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.
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!
Le Franc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Franc.
Le Franc throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le Franc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
Le Franc looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Le Franc lands with a nice combination. Alexander backs away looking to recover.
Alexander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexander thumps Le Franc with a low kick.
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 Marcus Alexander will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Alexander. That snapped Le Franc's head back.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexander as he connects with a hook.
Le Franc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alexander. Alexander obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexander lands a glancing blow to the side of Le Franc's head.
Alexander thumps Le Franc with a low kick.
Alexander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alexander misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le Franc to score with a decent uppercut.
Le Franc checks a low kick from Alexander.
Good leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Le Franc checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc connects with the punch.
Alexander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alexander throws a lazy right hand but Le Franc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Franc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Le Francs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Alexander throws a low kick but Le Franc avoids it.
Le Franc throws a series of punches but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Le Franc scores with a jab to the head.
Le Franc chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexander can pounce on him.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Le Franc sees it coming and moves out of range.
Le Franc throws out a counter right but Alexander avoids it with no problem.
Le Franc with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc wants to clinch but Alexander slips to the side
and Alexander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Franc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Franc swings widly with a right hand
and Alexander counters with a low kick, right behind Le Franc 's knee.
Alexander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexander walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Le Franc checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alexander looks to land a right hand but Le Franc moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Le Franc! But no joy.
Le Franc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Alexander misses.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from Le Franc.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Le Franc down.
Alexander uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Le Franc scores with a sloppy right hand. Alexander should have avoided that one.
Le Franc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Le Franc moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
Alexander is trying to break the clinch but Le Franc has him pressed against the cage.
Marcus Alexander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le Franc has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander.
Le Franc presses Alexander against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guy Le Franc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander blocks a body shot from Le Franc.
Alexander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le Franc misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Le Franc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexander.
Le Franc misses with some punches.
Le Franc tries to pull guard but Alexander won't allow it.
Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Alexander lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexander.
Le Franc connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Franc lands the left hand.
Alexander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Franc.
Alexander throws a solid leg kick but Le Franc takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alexander.
Le Franc tried to score with a low kick but Alexander checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Alexander.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alexander, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Alexander!
Marcus Alexander thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Doomsday (ranked 844 p4p, 1202 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 123 p4p, 178 weight class). Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thanos Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday is looking to clinch but Costeau is avoiding it.
Doomsday drops his hands momentarily and Costeau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Costeau 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.
Costeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Costeau.
Doomsday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costeau.
Doomsday takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Costeau.
Doomsday wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Doomsday clinches with his opponent.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Costeau blocks it.
Costeau breaks the clinch.
Doomsday wants to clinch.
Doomsday motions for Costeau to come forward. Doomsday throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doomsday tries to clinch there but Costeau circles away.
Costeau misses with an uppercut
and Doomsday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doomsday clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday blocks a body shot from Costeau.
Doomsday looking to throw knees to the head but Costeau is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doomsday with a knee to the head.
Costeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costeau 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.
Doomsday lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doomsday is looking to clinch but Costeau is avoiding it.
Costeau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doomsday is looking to clinch but Costeau is avoiding it.
Costeau misses with a straight left.
Doomsday moves in looking to clinch but Costeau pushes him off.
Doomsday thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Costeau if he has to take too many more of those.
Costeau throws a leg kick that misses.
Doomsday is looking to counter the offense by Costeau and move into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Costeau avoiding damage as Doomsday throws knees to the body.
Doomsday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costeau blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Costeau as the two fighters clinch.
Doomsday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costeau blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Doomsday has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Costeau avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Costeau working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Costeau.
Doomsday is breathing heavily.
Costeau breaks the clinch.
Costeau connects with a solid leg kick.
Doomsday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Costeau.
Costeau lands with an overhand left.
Doomsday throws a head kick but Costeau moves out of range.
Jab by Costeau.
Doomsday is rocked!
Costeau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doomsday on the side of the head.
Oh Doomsday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doomsday bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Costeau comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Doomsday falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Doomsday was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
During a confident post fight interview, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Wayne (ranked 958 p4p, 1043 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 135 p4p, 148 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Torres looks to land a combination but Wayne avoids it well.
Wayne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne tried to counter with a leg kick but Torres avoided it.
Torres bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wayne's head backwards.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Wayne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne throws an off balance right hand
and Torres counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Torres misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres lands with a shot to the body.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Torres moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
We've been told by Wayne's head coaches at ALPHA-1 Performance Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne slips a jab from Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne connects with the punch.
Torres takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Wayne moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Wayne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Torres moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Benji Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab from Torres.
Torres scores with a hook to the body. Wayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torres scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Torres throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres misses the body punch
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Torres lands a jab to the nose.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Wayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wayne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Torres jumps back.
Jab by Torres.
Torres scores with a hook to the body. Wayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne walks into a left hand.
Torres stuns Wayne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torres thuds a left hand into Wayne's body.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Torres cracks Wayne with an open hand slap.
Wayne needs to keep his hands up - Torres had a free shot at his head there.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a left to the body.
Wayne throws a right hand that misses
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Torres lands with a good body shot.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres cracks Wayne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Torres - just one landing.
Torres looks to land a combination but Wayne avoids it well.
Torres throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Wayne counters with a quick kick to the body but Torres blocks it.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Torres misses with a straight right.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres lands with a good body shot.
Torres connects with a nice looking jab.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Wayne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torres throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wayne counters with a low kick, right behind Torres 's knee.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Torres blocks a jab.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Torres throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice cross by Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy left from Wayne finds it's target.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wayne might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wayne motions for Torres to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres slips a jab from Wayne.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Torres lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Torres has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Torres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wayne 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.
Torres moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Wayne defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands an overhand right.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wayne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne slips a straight right by Torres.
Torres throws a series of strikes that have Wayne backpedaling.
Torres lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wayne at a distance.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Torres swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wayne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.
Wayne has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wayne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
Torres has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Torres cracks Wayne with a good jab.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Torres just manages to avoid it.
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Benji Torres's cut even more.
Torres misses with a straight right.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torres connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wayne scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Torres appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres lunges at Wayne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wayne's hand.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Torres lands an overhand right.
Benji Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torres finds it's way round the side to connect with Wayne's head.
Torres moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wayne throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne throws a quick counter kick to the body but Torres avoids it.
Wayne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torres scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Torres throws a sloppy body shot
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Torres scores with a jab to the head.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Torres lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Wayne cracks Torres with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Torres looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Wayne finish him?
Torres is rocked!
Torres works over Wayne's head and body with a nice combination.
Torres lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres cracks a nice hook into Wayne's ribs.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Benji Torres's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wayne throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Torres.
Wayne blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torres!
Wayne misses with a right hand
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Wayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torres doesn't seem phased though.
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Benji Torres's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wayne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres jabs Wayne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torres misses with an uppercut
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Torres throws a one two combo.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
Benji Torres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wayne with the inside leg kick.
Torres misses the jab.
Wayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torres bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Torres just manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Torres.
Torres takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Torres connects with a body shot that sends Wayne's belly button to the back.
Decent striking displayed by Torres there.
Torres moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Wayne misses the target.
Torres scores with a hook.
Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benji Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benji Torres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 997 p4p, 1331 weight class) and Back Stabber (ranked 122 p4p, 155 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Sean O Malley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Back Stabber!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stabber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
Stabber throws a right and a left that O Malley avoids nicely.
O Malley circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Malley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stabber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Malley on the side of the head.
Stabber just misses with a punch to the body.
Stabber avoids the head kick by O Malley.
Back Stabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stabber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Malley scores with a punch to the head.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stabber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Nice shot by O Malley.
Stabber is rocked!
O Malley slips a straight right by Stabber.
Stabber is still on wobbly legs! Can O Malley finish him?
O Malley defending well as Stabber loads up on a big left hand.
Stabber seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been told by O Malley's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stabber looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Stabber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
O Malley circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stabber swinging wildly here.
Stabber misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
A combination from Stabber does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabber closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice uppercut lands for O Malley. That snapped Stabber's head back.
Stabber misses with a double jab.
Stabber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Malley finds it's way round the side to connect with Stabber's head.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Stabber moves away and avoids it.
Stabber misses with the combination.
O Malley circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Malley counters with a huge left! Stabber is in big trouble! He's backing up but O Malley isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Stabber from any more damage. A dominating finish by O Malley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
Sean O Malley opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Camacho (ranked 975 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 147 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Camacho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego blocks a jab.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Camacho.
It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
Diego swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camacho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camacho doesn't seem bothered though.
Diego throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Camacho slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Camacho misses with a hook
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego 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.
Camacho clinches.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Camacho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diego's efforts to push away.
Camacho jumps guard but Diego turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Camacho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diego uses from the top position.
Camacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Camacho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camacho looking to control.
Diego gets to his feet - Camacho follows without any prompting.
Diego throws a series of punches but Camacho moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Diego.
Sam Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Camacho's head backwards.
Camacho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diego. That one must have hurt.
Camacho slips a jab and a cross from Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Diego.
Camacho misses with a hook
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Camacho. Camacho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camacho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diego throws the kick towards the body but Camacho avoids it.
Camacho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Camacho throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
Diego scores with the left hand. Camacho knows he should have avoided that one.
Camacho throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Diego's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diego!
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Camacho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
A jab from Diego misses.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Diego is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Camacho with a body shot.
Good work by Camacho as he checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Camacho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
Camacho blocks a body shot from Diego.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Camacho lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Camacho.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Diego's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diego throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diego's corner calls for a 1-2. Diego obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camacho scores with a jab to the head.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Camacho throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Camacho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Camacho counters with a huge left! Diego is in big trouble! He's backing up but Camacho isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Diego from any more damage. A dominating finish by Camacho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Camacho!
Our winner, Anthony Camacho, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 644 p4p, 822 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 92 p4p, 114 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yevgeny Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov throws a jab when Lalime was well out of range.
Ignatov throws a hook but Lalime avoids it easily.
Lalime steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ignatov.
Lalime lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Ignatov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lalime doesn't seem phased though.
Ignatov connects with the punch.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut. Lalime saw that one coming.
Lalime misses with a shot to the body
and Ignatov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalime throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lalime throws a hook to the side of Ignatov's head but Ignatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Ignatov throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Lalime is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yevgeny Ignatov!
Yevgeny Ignatov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 111 p4p, 259 weight class) and Kazuo Imanari (ranked 17 p4p, 42 weight class). Imanari comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 吉田兄弟 Rising kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuo Imanari!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari checks a leg kick.
Van Asch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but Imanari moved away.
Van Asch sets himself, and Imanari steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Asch avoids it this time.
Imanari fails to land the takedown.
Van Asch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Asch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Imanari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Imanari slips under a jab.
Van Asch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Asch 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch tries to land a leg kick but Imanari saw it coming and moves away.
Van Asch sizes up Imanari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Imanari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Asch throws a looping overhand right but Imanari ducks down to avoid it.
Imanari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Asch.
Imanari walks into a left hand.
Imanari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Asch.
Imanari wants to counter with a clinch but Van Asch pushes him away.
A lazy left from Van Asch finds it's target.
A low kick from Van Asch is predictable there
and Imanari counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Asch breaks the clinch.
Imanari moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Asch.
Imanari connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Asch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Imanari is able to avoid easily.
Imanari steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Imanari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Asch.
Imanari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Asch motions for Imanari to come forward. Van Asch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Imanari wants to counter with a clinch but Van Asch pushes him away.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of Imanari's head but Imanari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Asch 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.
Van Asch is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Asch thows a leg kick but Imanari checks it
and Imanari counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van Asch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Van Asch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Imanari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Asch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Imanari's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Imanari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Van Asch is not content to let Imanari control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Asch won't allow Imanari to pass to mount.
Imanari uses his free foot to push down on Van Asch's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Van Asch.
Imanari wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Imanari moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Asch.
A low kick from Van Asch misses
and Imanari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imanari tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Asch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Imanari is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Imanari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Asch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Asch has his hands on Imanari's head, controlling the position.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Van Asch keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Imanari slips under a jab from Van Asch.
Koos Van Asch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Imanari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Asch.
Imanari tries to clinch there but Van Asch circles away.
Imanari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imanari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Asch.
Van Asch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Asch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Imanari's hands.
Imanari is looking to clinch but Van Asch is avoiding it.
Van Asch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Imanari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Asch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Imanari checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Asch tests Imanari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Imanari checks a low kick from Van Asch.
Imanari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A clash of legs there as Imanari blocks the low kick.
Imanari with the counter takedown but Van Asch avoids it easily.
Van Asch throws a front kick aimed at Imanari's knee but Imanari avoids it well.
Imanari takes one on the button.
Van Asch is looking to chop away at Imanari's legs.
Imanari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Imanari tries to clinch but Van Asch is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imanari slips under a jab.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but Imanari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Imanari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Asch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Asch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Asch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koos Van Asch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Asch cracks Imanari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Asch throws a big shot that misses.
Van Asch lands a jab.
Koos Van Asch is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Asch throws out a powerful jab.
Imanari wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Asch. Imanari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Asch throws the left hand but Imanari avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari defending well as Van Asch loads up on a big left hand.
Van Asch throws a low kick but Imanari avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Asch.
Imanari tries to clinch there but Van Asch circles away.
Van Asch keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Imanari.
Van Asch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imanari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Asch throws a big shot that misses.
Imanari steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Asch.
Van Asch feints and then cracks Imanari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Imanari down.
Imanari takes one to the chin there.
Van Asch 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.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Asch 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.
Van Asch controlling Imanari's posture.
Imanari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Asch wants to sweep but no luck.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Van Asch keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch controls Imanari momentarily but Imanari frees himself.
Imanari pushing down on Van Asch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Imanari trying to control from half guard but Van Asch is working away.
Van Asch trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Imanari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari goes for an armbar but Van Asch turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Van Asch.
Imanari trying to keep a closed guard but Van Asch is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Asch slips under a jab from Imanari.
Van Asch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Van Asch finds it's way through Imanari's defenses.
Imanari tries to clinch but Van Asch moves out of range.
Van Asch throws an overhand right that lands on Imanari's shoulder, as Imanari tries to avoid the shot.
Imanari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Imanari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Asch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Imanari misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Asch sets himself, and Imanari steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Asch avoids it this time.
Imanari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Imanari moves into the clinch.
Imanari throws a head punch that misses.
Van Asch breaks the clinch.
Van Asch loads up on a big right hand but Imanari slips the punch.
Imanari checks a leg kick.
Imanari wants to counter with a clinch but Van Asch pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imanari. That did some damage!
Van Asch jabs Imanari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Asch is looking to chop away at Imanari's legs.
Nice shot by Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Imanari blocks the low kick.
Imanari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Imanari slips under a jab from Van Asch.
Imanari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Imanari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Asch. Van Asch obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Asch lands with a right hand.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of Imanari's head but Imanari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Imanari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a leg kick
and Imanari counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Asch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Asch tries to break the clinch but Imanari is controlling the position.
Van Asch tries to break the clinch but Imanari is controlling the position.
Van Asch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Asch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Imanari. Imanari obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Asch throws a jab when Imanari was well out of range.
Imanari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Van Asch misses the shot to the body.
Van Asch throws a big shot that misses.
Van Asch scores with a leg kick.
Imanari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Asch motions for Imanari to come forward. Van Asch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Imanari is out of range.
A jab from Van Asch misses.
Van Asch throws a big shot that misses.
Van Asch sets himself, and Imanari steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Asch avoids it this time.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but Imanari moved out of range.
Imanari blocks a jab.
Van Asch throws a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Imanari.
Van Asch avoids the body shot from Imanari.
Van Asch is looking to counter punch.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. Imanari saw that one coming.
Imanari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Asch throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Asch thuds his right hand into Imanari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Asch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Imanari manages to avoid it.
Imanari tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice cross by Van Asch.
A swing and a miss from Van Asch.
Van Asch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Asch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Imanari is out of range and Van Asch settles back down.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. Imanari saw that one coming.
Van Asch connects with a leg kick.
Imanari moves out of range as Van Asch strikes.
Van Asch throws a low kick but Imanari avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch had his way with Kazuo Imanari in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Van Asch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Asch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Asch tries to score with a low kick but Imanari moves his leg out of the way.
Imanari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Imanari slips under a jab from Van Asch.
Van Asch tries to land a leg kick but Imanari saw it coming and moves away.
Imanari slips under a jab from Van Asch.
Imanari tries to counter by closing the distance.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
Imanari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Asch defends it well.
Van Asch throws a leg kick
so Imanari counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Asch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Imanari on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imanari wants to pass the guard but Van Asch is keeping the position.
Imanari controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch keeping full guard, as Imanari tries to pass.
Imanari stands and throws Van Asch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Van Asch is trying to control Imanari's posture but Imanari avoids it.
Imanari tries to advance to mount but Van Asch denies him.
Kazuo Imanari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Van Asch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Imanari wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Van Asch is not content to let Imanari control the position.
Van Asch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Van Asch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Koos Van Asch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Imanari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Asch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Imanari moves out of range as Van Asch strikes.
A nice leg kick from Van Asch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Imanari checks a leg kick.
Van Asch leaves Imanari with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Van Asch.
Imanari tries to counter with a clinch but Van Asch shakes him off and moves away.
Van Asch wants to slow Imanari down by chopping away at his legs.
Imanari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Asch defends it well.
Imanari misses with a hook.
Van Asch tries to keep at a distance but Imanari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Imanari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Imanari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Asch's elbow.
Imanari is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Asch to keep the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imanari stalls.
Imanari misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazuo Imanari.
I think Van Asch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
Koos Van Asch retains his featherweight title!
Koos Van Asch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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