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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 2317 p4p, 600 weight class) and Myles Ruth (ranked 274 p4p, 89 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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16 - 8 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gunnarsson drives through and clinches with Ruth against the cage.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruth misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruth scores with a nice right hand.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruth misses the target.
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Ruth throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Ruth 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunnarsson.
Ruth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gunnarsson back to the cage. Ruth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson darts in looking for a takedown but Ruth gets double underhooks and turns Gunnarsson into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ruth.
Gunnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruth tries to throw a body punch but Gunnarsson avoids it by throwing Ruth back against the cage.
Gunnarsson goes for a takedown attempt but Ruth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ruth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson throws out a loose jab but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
Gunnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Gunnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth throws a good cross that connects.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruth scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunnarsson should have avoided that one.
Gunnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth throws a shot to the body.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Ruth jabs at Gunnarsson's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
Ruth throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ruth takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Myles Ruth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Ruth takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Ruth with a hook.
Ruth swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Gunnarsson misses.
Ruth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gunnarsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Gunnarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Ruth misses with a hook
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruth sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruth.
A short left from Gunnarsson.
Ruth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunnarsson is keeping busy.
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gunnarsson is looking to clinch.
Ruth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ruth breaks the clinch.
Ruth misses with a looping right.
Ruth wants to clinch up but Gunnarsson keeps it at a distance.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth misses with a double jab.
Gunnarsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruth under the eye.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruth on the side of the head.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth tries to clinch up.
A combination from Gunnarsson does no damage.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunnarsson darts in and clinches Ruth up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.
Ruth breaks from the clinch.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Ruth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gunnarsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth lands with a hook. Gunnarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.
Gunnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gunnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Gunnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
Ruth keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruth thuds a left hand into Gunnarsson's body.
A good leg kick by Gunnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruth avoids it really well and circles away.
Ruth clinches.
Gunnarsson jumps guard but Ruth stands there with Gunnarsson around his waist. Gunnarsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ruth has a couple of punches blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunnarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruth's sensitive parts.
Gunnarsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruth misses with a hook.
It looked like Gunnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruth.
Gunnarsson connects with a body shot.
Ruth misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a good low kick that Ruth was not able to check.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Gunnarsson saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Ruth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Gunnarsson digs a good body shot into Ruth's ribs.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gunnarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruth misses with a body punch
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Ruth.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Gunnarsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gunnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Gunnarsson is looking to clinch.
Ruth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Ruth.
Gunnarsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson lands with a kick to the temple. Ruth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Gunnarsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick by Gunnarsson misses
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Ruth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gunnarsson doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth checks the leg kick.
Ruth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruth instigates a clinch.
Ruth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Ruth.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action.
Ruth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is looking for a takedown.
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnarsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Gunnarsson misses its target.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Ruth finds it's target.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth jabs Gunnarsson right on the nose. Gunnarsson blinks but takes it well.
Ruth tries to clinch up.
Ruth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunnarsson's hands.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Gunnarsson connects with a looping right hand.
Gunnarsson moves away from the strike by Ruth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Gunnarsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Ruth.
Ruth swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Ruth on the inside.
Ruth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunnarsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ruth uses from the top position.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Gunnarsson keeps moving.
Gunnarsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gunnarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruth defends it easily.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Gunnarsson keeps moving.
Magnus Gunnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 1547 p4p, 1305 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 225 p4p, 195 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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World class MT
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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been hearing reports that Knuckles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nakamura works the jab nicely.
Nakamura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knuckles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Knuckles saw that one coming.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Knuckles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nakamura momentarily.
Knuckles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
We've been informed that Nakamura has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nakamura slips under a jab.
Knuckles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nakamura cracks Knuckles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nakamura lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura lands the left hand.
Knuckles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles throws a low kick, looking for Nakamura's leg but Nakamura calmly moves out of range.
Nakamura throws an overhand right that lands on Knuckles's shoulder, as Knuckles tries to avoid the shot.
Knuckles is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nakamura connects with a single shot there.
Knuckles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bobby Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Nakamura digs a right hand into Knuckles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knuckles's gas tank.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Knuckles.
Nakamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knuckles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakamura throws a lazy right hand but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knuckles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nakamura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knuckles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knuckles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knuckles appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gurizuri Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knuckles. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knuckles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
As Nakamura backs away, Knuckles returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
Knuckles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knuckles staying out of range there.
Knuckles was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knuckles throws a push kick but Nakamura slaps the foot to one side.
Nakamura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura stuns Knuckles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nakamura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knuckles rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakamura moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knuckles throws a low kick, looking for Nakamura's leg but Nakamura calmly moves out of range.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knuckles counters with an outside leg kick.
Nakamura takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Knuckles tried to counter with a leg kick but Nakamura avoided it.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
Nakamura lands with a shot to the body.
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurizuri Nakamura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nakamura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knuckles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knuckles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Knuckles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knuckles takes one on the button.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Nakamura.
Gurizuri Nakamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knuckles takes one to the side of the head.
Nakamura throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knuckles blocks a jab.
Nakamura connects with a body shot.
Knuckles tries a low kick but Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a hook but Knuckles avoids it easily.
Nakamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knuckles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakamura circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakamura lands the left hand.
Jab from Knuckles.
Nakamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knuckles.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the body.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nakamura blocks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Nakamura wants to clinch up but Knuckles keeps it at a distance.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands the left hand.
Knuckles slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakamura.
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!
Nakamura scores with a jab. Knuckles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nakamura misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nakamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knuckles looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
Nakamura lands with an overhand left.
Nakamura throws the left hand but Knuckles avoids the punch easily.
Knuckles thinks about countering with a body kick.
Knuckles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nakamura is able to avoid easily.
Knuckles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakamura connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws an overhand right that lands on Knuckles's shoulder, as Knuckles tries to avoid the shot.
Nakamura connects with the punch.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles throws a body kick that misses.
Nakamura looks to land a right hand but Knuckles moved out of range.
Nakamura missing with a left hand there. Knuckles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Knuckles misses the target.
Knuckles misses with a low kick.
Knuckles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakamura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knuckles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakamura.
Knuckles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knuckles.
Nakamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knuckles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Knuckles moves out of range.
Nakamura blocks a jab.
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!
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Nakamura has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knuckles.
Nakamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakamura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
Knuckles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nakamura misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurizuri Nakamura 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!
Knuckles moves forwards but Nakamura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knuckles just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knuckles.
And Nakamura tries to counter it with a takedown but Knuckles pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knuckles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nakamura scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
A big right from Nakamura misses.
Knuckles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nakamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Nakamura backs away, Knuckles returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Knuckles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knuckles. That's going to slow Nakamura down.
Knuckles slips under a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a jab to Knuckles's midsection.
Nakamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Nakamura misses.
Knuckles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Knuckles.
Jab, jab by Nakamura - just one landing.
Nakamura takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Knuckles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Knuckles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut lands for Nakamura. That snapped Knuckles's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles.
Knuckles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakamura finds it's way round the side to connect with Knuckles's head.
Knuckles throws a hook to the side of Nakamura's head but Nakamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Nakamura.
Knuckles throws the kick towards the body but Nakamura avoids it.
Knuckles delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knuckles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamura missing with a left hand there. Knuckles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakamura swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knuckles counters with a three punch combo that has Nakamura backing up. Nakamura nods at Knuckles to acknowledge the strikes.
Knuckles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Knuckles.
Knuckles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knuckles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knuckles throws a low kick, looking for Nakamura's leg but Nakamura calmly moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a hook but Knuckles avoids it easily.
Knuckles throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Nakamura loads up on a big right hand but Knuckles slips the punch.
As Nakamura backs away, Knuckles returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knuckles throws a body shot but no joy.
Bobby Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knuckles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
And Knuckles counters with a quick kick to the body but Nakamura blocks it.
Nakamura throws a hook but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nakamura thuds a left hand into Knuckles's body.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuckles drops his hands momentarily and Nakamura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knuckles.
It looked like Knuckles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nakamura takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
Gurizuri Nakamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakamura connects with a body shot.
Knuckles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knuckles lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurizuri Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nakamura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurizuri Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Narek Sirakanian (ranked 1631 p4p, 537 weight class) and Jeff Baker (ranked 222 p4p, 77 weight class). Baker has chosen When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Narek Sirakanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Baker!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker misses with an uppercut
and Sirakanian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baker thinking.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sirakanian 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.
Baker throws a hook but Sirakanian avoids it easily.
It looked like Sirakanian was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baker avoids the head kick by Sirakanian.
Baker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baker lands with an uppercut that bounces Sirakanian off the cage and back into range.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakanian moves out of range of the strikes.
Baker checks a leg kick nicely.
Baker is looking for the big counter here.
A big left from Sirakanian misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sirakanian misses.
Sirakanian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Baker misses its intended target.
A head kick by Baker misses
and Sirakanian finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Baker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Sirakanian is out of range.
Baker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Baker misses with a head kick.
Baker avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Baker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sirakanian.
Baker 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.
Nice straight punches there by Sirakanian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sirakanian.
Sirakanian drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
Baker wants to stall.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirakanian.
Baker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baker effectively controlling the action here.
Sirakanian has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sirakanian.
Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Baker misses with a hook. Sirakanian ducked under it nicely.
Sirakanian throws a shot from downtown. Baker moves away and avoids it.
Baker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian scores with a hook to the body.
Baker tries a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks it.
Baker trying to land knees to the body.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sirakanian misses with some punches.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Sirakanian is blocking nicely.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baker misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sirakanian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Baker.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Sirakanian.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Baker - that landed with a thud.
Baker lands a right hand.
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirakanian has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
A right handed body shot lands from Sirakanian.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirakanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baker misses with some punches.
Sirakanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sirakanian lands with a light punch inside.
Baker tries to circle away but Sirakanian has him pinned against the cage.
Sirakanian tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirakanian tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian'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.
Sirakanian tries a low kick but Baker avoids it.
Sirakanian swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirakanian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sirakanian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sirakanian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sirakanian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sirakanian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baker scrambles back to his feet.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot.
Sirakanian misses with a body kick.
Sirakanian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sirakanian misses with a body kick.
Sirakanian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker thuds his right hand into Sirakanian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Sirakanian slips the punch.
Baker takes one to the side of the head.
Sirakanian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baker.
Nice uppercut lands for Baker. That snapped Sirakanian's head back.
Sirakanian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sirakanian.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and Sirakanian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sirakanian tries a low kick but Baker avoids it.
Sirakanian tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Sirakanian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sirakanian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sirakanian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baker's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian digs a good hook to Baker's body.
Jab from Baker.
Baker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker swings for the body but Sirakanian moves out of range.
A jab from Baker finds it's way through Sirakanian's defenses.
Sirakanian cracks Baker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Sirakanian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baker scores with a head kick. Sirakanian tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sirakanian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narek Sirakanian is winning the standup battle so far.
Baker lands with a right hand.
Sirakanian misses with a kick to the body.
Baker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Sirakanian scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Sirakanian misses.
Baker throws a jab when Sirakanian was well out of range.
Sirakanian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian misses with a head kick.
Sirakanian looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Baker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Baker.
It looked like Sirakanian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baker.
Sirakanian tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker connects with a high kick.
Baker walks into a straight right hand from Sirakanian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sirakanian.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a head kick that misses.
Sirakanian misses with a combination
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narek Sirakanian's cut is getting worse.
Baker avoids the head kick by Sirakanian.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baker checks a leg kick.
Sirakanian blocks a head kick by Baker.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
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 Narek Sirakanian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Baker.
Sirakanian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sirakanian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker is trying to force a seperation but Sirakanian has the dominant position.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirakanian misses with a body punch.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakanian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker is pushing Sirakanian up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sirakanian struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands.
Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Sirakanian counters with a slapping leg kick.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick
and Sirakanian counters with a straight right hand.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick as Baker jumps back.
Baker works over Sirakanian's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sirakanian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sirakanian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sirakanian misses the body punch
and Baker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sirakanian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sirakanian throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakanian moves out of range of the strikes.
Sirakanian misses with a looping right.
Sirakanian sets himself, and Baker steps forward looking for the clinch! Sirakanian avoids it this time.
Jeff Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian connects with a right hand. Baker shakes it off.
Sirakanian throws a nice head kick!
Sirakanian throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sirakanian tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
Sirakanian falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Baker counter with a right hand.
Baker lands with a slapping head kick.
Sirakanian jabs at Baker's body.
Baker scores with a hook.
Sirakanian connects with a crisp jab.
Baker throws a head kick but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Sirakanian throws out a leg kick but Baker moves out of range and Sirakanian only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crunch! Sirakanian slams his shin into Baker's torso.
Baker avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sirakanian misses with a double jab.
Baker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sirakanian.
Baker thuds his right hand into Sirakanian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Narek Sirakanian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baker misses with a right hand
enabling Sirakanian to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Sirakanian throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sirakanian's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirakanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sirakanian lands a jab to the head.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Sirakanian's shoulder, as Sirakanian tries to avoid the shot.
Baker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sirakanian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baker cracks Sirakanian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jeez, Narek Sirakanian's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sirakanian looks to throw a body kick
and Baker moves into the clinch.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Sirakanian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Sirakanian.
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 Narek Sirakanian.
Well Sirakanian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narek Sirakanian!
A relieved looking Narek Sirakanian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Jeff Baker stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win some, you lose some. I just hope I treated you fans to a good fight tonight.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raykuza Maui (ranked 1621 p4p, 973 weight class) and Keone Kapisi (ranked 78 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Keone Kapisi enters the cage!
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300
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Keone Kapisi!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kapisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kapisi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Raykuza Maui has been cut.
Maui walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maui slips under a jab.
Kapisi slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Kapisi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kapisi misses with a double jab
and Maui makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kapisi jabs at Maui's body.
Maui is breathing heavily.
Maui moves in looking to clinch but Kapisi pushes him off.
Kapisi's coach down at LET Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kapisi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kapisi cracks Maui with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kapisi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Maui to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapisi drops Maui with a big left hand! Maui is injured, injured bad! Kapisi jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keone Kapisi!
Keone Kapisi made sure to mention his sponsor, New Standard in his post fight interview.
The defeated Raykuza Maui had this to say: 'There's a reason this guy is a legend, shit like that. There's no shame in losing to that guy. I had fun, i'm sure he did too and so did the fans. I love y'all. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Van Hoodonk (ranked 1005 p4p, 727 weight class) and Rayful Edmond (ranked 140 p4p, 107 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilhelm Van Hoodonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmond staying out of range there.
Edmond unleashes a big counter combination but Van Hoodonk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Edmond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edmond drops Van Hoodonk with a beautiful combination! Van Hoodonk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Edmond is looking for the KO!
It looks like Wilhelm Van Hoodonk has been cut.
Edmond cracks Van Hoodonk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Van Hoodonk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Edmond finish him?
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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!
Edmond flashes Van Hoodonk a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Van Hoodonk's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Van Hoodonk crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Edmond punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rayful Edmond!
Our winner, Rayful Edmond, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Babinski (ranked 528 p4p, 1985 weight class) and Dan Donovan (ranked 26 p4p, 92 weight class). Babinski's entrance music is Raining Blood - Slayer. A fine choice. Alexei Babinski has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300
13 - 11 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Babinski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Donovan really felt that one!
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Donovan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Donovan.
Donovan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Donovan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A low kick from Babinski is predictable there
and Donovan comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Babinski stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Donovan is on him like rabid pit bull! Babinski slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Donovan!
Dan Donovan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kastav Kvinchal (ranked 853 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Bryce Helix (ranked 48 p4p, 58 weight class). Kvinchal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gangsta's Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kastav Kvinchal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Helix!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Helix lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kvinchal will feel that in the morning.
We've been hearing reports that Kvinchal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kvinchal looks to throw the jab but Helix is out of range.
Helix looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Helix throws a wild body kick that Kvinchal sees coming a mile off.
Kvinchal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Helix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kvinchal is trying to defend but Helix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal wants to control but Helix is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kvinchal is controlling Helix's trapped leg to prevent Helix from advancing to side control.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix is taking a breather. Kvinchal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Helix has control of the leg.
Helix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kvinchal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helix pulls his head out easily.
Kvinchal punching from the bottom.
Kvinchal trying to get back to full guard but Helix takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kvinchal wants to control but Helix is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix breaks from Kvinchal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Helix content just to control the position here.
Kvinchal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Helix tries to control but Kvinchal wriggling away.
Helix looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kvinchal is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix controlling the pace for now.
It looks like Helix might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kvinchal wants to control but Helix is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvinchal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Helix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix looking for a sweep. Not yet Helix, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is fighting to break Helix's control of his arms but Helix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Helix keeps moving.
Helix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kvinchal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kvinchal trying to control but Helix is working from the bottom.
Helix wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helix can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kvinchal controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Helix dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kvinchal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kvinchal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helix is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kvinchal with a body shot.
Helix misses with a looping left.
A big left from Helix misses.
Kvinchal shoots in looking for a takedown but Helix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kvinchal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kastav Kvinchal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kvinchal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Helix on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Kvinchal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kvinchal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal fails with a takedown attempt.
Kvinchal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix wants to get back to full guard.
Kvinchal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Helix wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Helix tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kvinchal has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kvinchal tries to control but Helix wriggling away.
Kvinchal looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix wants to hold on but Kvinchal pushes him away.
Kvinchal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Helix because Kvinchal loaded up on that one.
Kvinchal goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Helix turns into him and now he's in Kvinchal's guard.
Kvinchal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Helix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Helix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kvinchal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Helix defends it easily.
Helix scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Helix wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
Helix has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kvinchal to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Helix is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kvinchal pulls down on the head and he's put Helix to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kastav Kvinchal!
A victorious Kastav Kvinchal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 287 p4p, 1178 weight class) and Anthony Ochoa (ranked 49 p4p, 170 weight class). Ochoa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gang Signs by The Game. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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29
215
14 - 7 - 0 |
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28
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17 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartz tries to clinch but Ochoa moves out of range.
And Ochoa responds with a good body kick, but Bartz manages to step out the way in time.
Bartz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ochoa checks it well.
Ochoa wants to slow Bartz down by chopping away at his legs.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ochoa misses the body punch
and Bartz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ochoa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ochoa 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.
Bartz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ochoa. Ochoa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ochoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartz clinches up with Ochoa and pushes him back against the cage.
Ochoa working aggressively here.
Bartz lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Ochoa as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bartz fails to land.
Bartz scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ochoa lands a shot to the body.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochoa controls his hands.
Bartz 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.
Ochoa is trying to force a seperation but Bartz has the dominant position.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ochoa.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ochoa.
Bartz prevents a body shot from Ochoa.
Bartz tries to work over Ochoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochoa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bartz or not.
Ochoa tries to work over Bartz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartz's elbow.
Ochoa blocks a body shot from Bartz.
Ochoa breaks the clinch.
Bartz misses with a lunging right hand
and Ochoa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ochoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartz lands a nice uppercut.
Bartz lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Bartz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ochoa.
Ochoa working aggressively here.
Ochoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bartz throws an elbow but misses.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochoa breaks the clinch.
Chad Bartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartz throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartz tries to clinch but Ochoa is having none of it.
A low kick from Bartz misses
and Ochoa counters with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa throws a hook to the side of Bartz's head but Bartz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bartz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ochoa.
Ochoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa throws a hook but Bartz blocks it.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartz throws a leg kick which misses Ochoa's front leg but catches the back leg as Ochoa tries to avoid it.
Bartz forces Ochoa back against the cage and clinches.
Ochoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bartz.
Bartz working aggressively here.
Ochoa gets through Bartz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartz.
Bartz pushes Ochoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ochoa tries a body shot but Bartz blocks it.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Bartz.
Bartz misses with some punches.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Ochoa.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Ochoa.
Good body shot from Bartz.
Ochoa blocking some punches.
Bartz lands a left hand.
Bartz misses with some punches.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Bartz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ochoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartz lands a body punch.
A short right from Bartz on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartz tries to clinch but Ochoa is having none of it.
Bartz throws an overhand right that lands on Ochoa's shoulder, as Ochoa tries to avoid the shot.
Ochoa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bartz digs a good hook to Ochoa's body.
Bartz has Ochoa up against the cage in a clinch.
Ochoa tries a body shot but Bartz blocks it.
Bartz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bartz fails to land.
Ochoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chad Bartz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bartz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ochoas head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bartz.
Bartz lands a nice uppercut.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Ochoa.
Bartz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartz.
Bartz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz tries a body shot but Ochoa blocks it.
Ochoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartz's elbow.
Bartz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ochoa is breathing heavily.
Bartz misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartz working aggressively here.
Bartz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bartz pushes Ochoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ochoa.
Bartz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochoa tries to work over Bartz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartz is leaning against Ochoa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bartz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ochoa's elbow.
Ochoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartz misses with the head strike.
Bartz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ochoa's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartzs head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ochoa can do to turn this around?
Ochoa blocking some punches.
Ochoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartz misses with a body punch.
Bartz lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ochoa.
Ochoa tries to throw a body punch but Bartz avoids it by throwing Ochoa back against the cage.
Ochoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochoa takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bartz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ochoa's brow.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ochoa.
A short uppercut from Bartz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bartz scores with a hook to the body.
Bartz can't find room to land a body shot as Ochoa controls the action.
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
Ochoa blocks a body shot from Bartz.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Ochoa.
A short uppercut from Bartz.
Ochoa lands an uppercut.
Ochoa prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Bartz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ochoa.
Bartz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ochoa or not.
A short left from Bartz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartz.
A short right from Bartz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartz scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartz 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.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Ochoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Bartz tries to throw a body punch but Ochoa avoids it by throwing Bartz back against the cage.
Bartz prevents a body shot from Ochoa.
Bartz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
 Ochoa is rocked!
Bartz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ochoa is still on wobbly legs! Can Bartz finish him?
Ochoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartz.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartz.
Bartz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Bartz throws a big uppercut that drops Ochoa! More strikes from Bartz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ochoa lies dazed against the cage as Bartz celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Bartz!
An out of breath Chad Bartz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Jack (ranked 57 p4p, 184 weight class) and Mama Tosen (ranked 7 p4p, 22 weight class). Jack's entrance music is Lucid Dreams. A fine choice. Mama Tosen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taylor Jack's chin.
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37
146
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34
150
17 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Taylor Jack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mama Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack 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.
Jack misses with a leg kick.
Tosen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Jack.
Jack tried to score with a low kick but Tosen checks it.
Tosen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tosen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jack - the referee stops the clock and Tosen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jack. Tosen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tosen 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.
Tosen misses with a low kick.
Jack fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tosen just manages to avoid it.
Tosen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jack.
A cross from Jack lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jack appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tosen blocks a jab.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tosen.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tosen.
Tosen 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.
Jack scores with a nice right hand.
Tosen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jack checks a leg kick nicely.
Taylor Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tosen takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Jack.
Tosen thumps Jack with a low kick.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tosen lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack cracks Tosen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jack misses with an uppercut
and Tosen counters with an outside leg kick.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jack throws a leg kick which misses Tosen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tosen tries to avoid it.
Nice cross by Jack.
Tosen misses with a straight right.
Tosen connects with a leg kick.
Tosen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jack gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tosen counters with a good, hard body kick but Jack shrugs it off.
Tosen misses with a lunging right hand
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Tosen slips a straight right by Jack.
Tosen misses with an uppercut. Jack saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tosen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tosen. That did some damage!
Tosen misses with a jab to the body
and Jack counters with an inside leg kick.
Jack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tosen 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.
Jack wants to land a leg kick but Tosen is out of range.
Tosen takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Jack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tosen staying out of range there.
Tosen works the jab nicely.
Tosen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jack is looking to land body kicks.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Tosen moved out of range.
A big left from Tosen misses.
Jack scoring well with a low kick there.
Tosen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jack tries to score with a low kick but Tosen moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Jack lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jack throws a leg kick but Tosen moved away.
Jack thumps Tosen with a low kick.
Jack cracks Tosen with a good jab.
Jack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tosen. Tosen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tosen throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Jack.
Tosen misses with a kick to the body.
Tosen throws a solid leg kick but Jack takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tosen.
Tosen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Tosen's shoulder, as Tosen tries to avoid the shot.
Tosen tries a quick counter leg kick but Jack is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tosen. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jack dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tosen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Taylor Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Tosen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tosen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Tosen misses.
Tosen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tosen throws a leg kick
and Jack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jack lands with a right hand.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tosen throws a low kick, looking for Jack's leg but Jack calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Jack.
Jack slips under a jab from Tosen.
Tosen walks into a straight right hand from Jack.
Jack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jack is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack slips under a jab from Tosen.
Tosen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tosen misses with a straight left.
Jack looks to land a body kick but Tosen moved away.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tosen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tosen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tosen tries to clinch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jack.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tosen throws out the jab.
Jack blocks a jab.
A big left from Jack misses.
Tosen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tosen misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack darts in and clinches Tosen up against the cage.
Jack tries to throw a body punch but Tosen avoids it by throwing Jack back against the cage.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tosen keeps control of Jack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Tosen lands a right hand.
Jack breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack punishes Tosen's body with a nice straight punch.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Tosen.
Tosen throws a push kick but Jack slaps the foot to one side.
Jack tests Tosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack misses with a hook.
Tosen throws out a leg kick but Jack moves out of range and Tosen only half commits.
Jack is looking to chop away at Tosen's legs.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tosen can do to turn this around?
Jack throws out a loose jab but Tosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tosen! But no joy.
Tosen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Taylor Jack has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack scoring well with a low kick there.
Tosen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tosen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Tosen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jack throws out a leg kick but Tosen moves out of range and Jack only half commits.
Jack moves away from the strike by Tosen.
Jack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tosen checks it well.
Jack tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Tosen misses.
Tosen thows a leg kick but Jack checks it
and Tosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Tosen throws out a counter right but Jack avoids it with no problem.
Jack lands with a nice body kick.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick from Tosen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack works Tosen's body with a nice hook.
Tosen slips under a jab from Jack.
Tosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Tosen.
A low kick lands for Jack.
Jack digs a good hook to Tosen's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack lands a really nice looking cross but Tosen seems unphased.
Jack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jack has had enough of the clinch but Tosen keeps him there for the moment.
Jack 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.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tosen backwards.
A short left from Tosen.
Tosen lands with a light punch inside.
Tosen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tosen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Tosen blocking some punches.
Jack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tosen lands with a left to the head.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Jack's cut.
That's time! Jack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jack misses with a hook
and Tosen counters with a solid body kick.
A lazy left from Tosen finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
A little jabbing left from Tosen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack throws a leg kick which misses Tosen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tosen tries to avoid it.
Jack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jack bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tosen can pounce on him.
Tosen throws a solid leg kick but Jack takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tosen.
Jack swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tosen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jack under the eye.
Jack scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jack throws a leg kick
and Tosen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack punishes Tosen's body with a nice straight punch.
Tosen feints and then cracks Jack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jack down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tosen.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Jack.
Jack throws a lazy uppercut
and Tosen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tosen connects with a single shot there.
 Jack is rocked!
Jack swings widly with a right hand
and Tosen counters with a crisp right that sends Jack to the canvas! Tosen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mama Tosen!
Mama Tosen is the new featherweight champion!
Mama Tosen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 37 p4p, 166 weight class) and Gianni Castellana (ranked 9 p4p, 31 weight class). Castellana has chosen Good night as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castellana scores with a nice right hand.
Castellana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Castellana manages to avoid it.
Castellana tries to land a front kick but Roy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roy misses the jab.
Gianni Castellana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellana looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roy checks a leg kick.
Roy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Roy.
Castellana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
Roy slips a straight right by Castellana.
And Roy counters with a quick kick to the body but Castellana blocks it.
Castellana misses with a low kick.
Roy misses with a straight right.
Castellana throws out a counter right but Roy avoids it with no problem.
Roy tries a low kick but Castellana avoids it.
Castellana throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana lands a nice hook to Roy's body. Roy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castellana misses with a wild combination.
Castellana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castellana misses with a body shot.
Roy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castellana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castellana digs a good hook to Roy's body.
Castellana connects with a right hand. Roy shakes it off.
Roy throws a jab but it's blocked by Castellana.
Roy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castellana swats away the attempt to clinch by Roy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana misses the jab.
Roy is looking to counter punch.
Castellana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castellana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Castellana slips a straight right by Roy.
Castellana throws out a counter right but Roy avoids it with no problem.
Roy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roy scores with a nice body kick.
Castellana throws a lazy uppercut
and Castellana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellana.
Roy lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castellana's head backwards.
Castellana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellana is just out of range.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Castellana's shoulder, as Castellana tries to avoid the shot.
Castellana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roy.
Roy looks to land a right hand but Castellana moved out of range.
Castellana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Castellana.
Roy tries to land knees in the clinch but Castellana avoids the damage to the body.
Roy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castellana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy misses with an elbow over the top.
Roy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roy digs a right hand into Castellana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castellana's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy struggles to land a body shot inside as Castellana controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Roy.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castellana is defending well for now.
Castellana struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
Castellana tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Castellana back against the cage.
Roy misses with a knee strike.
Roy lands with a light punch inside.
Castellana manages to break the clinch.
Roy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roy cracks Castellana with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roy lands a nice elbow.
Castellana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castellana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gianni Castellana's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castellana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castellana scores with a nice right hand.
Castellana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy.
Roy lands with a right hand.
Roy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castellana.
Roy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castellana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Castellana has closed the distance and engaged Roy in a clinch.
Roy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Castellana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellana wants to stall.
Roy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castellana backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy lands an uppercut.
Roy misses with a knee strike.
Roy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castellana is rocked!
Roy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roy pushes Castellana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castellana is still on wobbly legs! Can Roy finish him?
Roy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castellana taking a breather.
Roy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Castellana with a big uppercut! Castellana tries to clinch up but Roy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Castellana to the mat! Castellana covers up and Roy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rob Roy!
Rob Roy retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rob Roy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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