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Big Wave XVI: Semifinals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorde Mannion (ranked 5007 p4p, 6047 weight class) and Asanoyama Hideki (ranked 495 p4p, 555 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorde Mannion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asanoyama Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mannion misses with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mannion won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hideki avoids the strikes from the bottom by Mannion.
Mannion tries to buck Hideki off but Hideki is having none of it.
Mannion manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannion is staying active underneath Hideki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mannion wants to improve his position but Hideki is controlling well.
Hideki wants to take a breather but Mannion is having none of it.
Mannion trying to control but Hideki postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mannion taking some punishment here, with Hideki in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hideki connects with a nice short shot to Mannion's temple.
Mannion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hideki is looking to stall here but Mannion recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hideki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mannion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hideki.
Hideki postures up.
Hideki lands a couple of elbows.
Mannion is looking to stand up but Hideki isn't so interested in that idea.
Mannion lands an upkick as Hideki stands over him.
Hideki is looking to work some ground and pound but Mannion has wrist control.
Hideki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hideki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hideki trying to control but Mannion is working from the bottom.
Mannion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hideki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mannion is trying to keep Hideki in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mannion scores with a punch to the head.
Hideki blocks the body kick.
Hideki scores with a decent looking hook.
Mannion has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hideki.
Hideki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mannion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mannion has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Lorde Mannion has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki fails with the takedown.
Mannion appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mannion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hideki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mannion lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Asanoyama Hideki has been cut.
Hideki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mannion on the side of the head.
Hideki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mannion's head.
A head kick misses from Mannion.
We've been informed that Hideki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mannion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mannion missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannion.
Mannion sets himself, and Hideki steps forward looking for the clinch! Mannion avoids it this time.
A low kick from Mannion misses
and Hideki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mannion misses with a looping left.
Hideki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mannion looks to throw a body kick
and Hideki counters with an inside leg kick.
Asanoyama Hideki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannion needs to keep his hands up - Hideki had a free shot at his head there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hideki checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Hideki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hideki scores with a sloppy right hand. Mannion should have avoided that one.
Mannion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lorde Mannion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hideki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hideki lands an overhand right.
Hideki thuds his right hand into Mannion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mannion gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hideki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asanoyama Hideki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mannion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideki shoots in and gets a takedown into Mannion's guard.
Mannion pushes Hideki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mannion swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mannion.
Hideki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mannion throws a series of punches but Hideki avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mannion defends well and Hideki ends up having to push Mannion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mannion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hideki wants to clinch up but Mannion keeps it at a distance.
As Hideki tries to get set, Mannion tries to push him back and clinch up but Hideki manages to avoid the attempt.
Hideki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mannion seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mannion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hideki counters with a left and a right that stings Mannion.
Mannion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mannion misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideki.
Hideki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 Mannion is rocked!
Hideki closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Mannion out cold! Mannion corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Asanoyama Hideki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Reichert (ranked 6033 p4p, 5494 weight class) and Mr Bean (ranked 594 p4p, 567 weight class). Reichert comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Mr Bean acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Reichert !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Bean!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean wants to clinch.
Reichert attempts a counter takedown but Bean avoids it well and moves away.
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Reichert pushes him off.
Bean is looking to clinch but Reichert is avoiding it.
Bean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reichert .
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reichert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reichert keeps the fight on the outside.
Reichert attempts a counter takedown but Bean avoids it well and moves away.
Reichert circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reichert changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mr Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reichert looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reichert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean wants to stand up but Reichert is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reichert sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bean's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reichert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reichert lands a nice short elbow.
Reichert is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bean wants to get back to his feet.
Bean is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Reichert has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Bean is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Henry Reichert !
A very excited looking Henry Reichert rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nik Pappadopulous (ranked 3830 p4p, 5573 weight class) and Yung Brady (ranked 416 p4p, 522 weight class). Yung Brady will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nik Pappadopulous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yung Brady!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappadopulous gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappadopulous.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pappadopulous swings wildly with an uppercut but Brady uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pappadopulous pulls guard.
Pappadopulous doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pappadopulous is adopting a defensive guard.
Pappadopulous definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brady wants to control from the top but Pappadopulous keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappadopulous looking for a sweep. Not yet Pappadopulous, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappadopulous wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pappadopulous looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brady puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pappadopulous manages to get to full guard.
Pappadopulous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pappadopulous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brady can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pappadopulous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Pappadopulous there.
Ground and pound from Pappadopulous.
Pappadopulous takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pappadopulous is looking to take a break and control but Brady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pappadopulous winds up and cracks Brady with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pappadopulous there.
Pappadopulous is trying to control. Brady wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pappadopulous prevents Brady from standing back up.
Brady taking some punishment here, with Pappadopulous in his half guard.
Brady is trying to stand.
Pappadopulous slips a nice elbow through Brady's hands, connecting with Brady's forehead.
Pappadopulous throwing shots but Brady is blocking nicely.
Brady on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappadopulous takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brady wants to get back to his feet.
Brady felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pappadopulous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brady has hold of Pappadopulous's hands but Pappadopulous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pappadopulous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brady keeps working.
Pappadopulous seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pappadopulous has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brady pushes Pappadopulous off looking to stand but Pappadopulous dives back in and keeps control.
Pappadopulous sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pappadopulous trying to control from half guard but Brady is working away.
Pappadopulous slips a nice elbow through Brady's hands, connecting with Brady's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pappadopulous connects with a nice short shot to Brady's temple.
Brady moves into full guard.
Pappadopulous wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous cracks Brady with a solid left hand.
Pappadopulous working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pappadopulous is working Brady over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pappadopulous postures up and lands a big shot to Brady's brow.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Pappadopulous from controlling successfully.
Pappadopulous showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pappadopulous postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pappadopulous wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.
Pappadopulous connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Pappadopulous dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pappadopulous misses with a wild body shot.
Brady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pappadopulous goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pappadopulous throws a body kick that misses.
Pappadopulous tries to land a leg kick but Brady saw it coming and moves away.
Brady checks the leg kick.
And Brady tries to counter it with a takedown but Pappadopulous pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pappadopulous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappadopulous misses with a low kick.
Brady checks a low kick from Pappadopulous.
Pappadopulous shoots in for a takedown but Brady shows good takedown defense.
Brady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappadopulous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pappadopulous misses with a low kick.
Pappadopulous throws a body kick that misses.
Pappadopulous pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brady is out of range and Pappadopulous settles back down.
Brady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pappadopulous defends it well.
Pappadopulous misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pappadopulous misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pappadopulous tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Brady tries to counter it with a takedown but Pappadopulous pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pappadopulous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brady feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pappadopulous misses with a takedown attempt - Brady sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pappadopulous defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Pappadopulous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brady slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous fails with a takedown attempt.
Pappadopulous throws a jab but it's blocked by Brady.
Pappadopulous tries a low kick but Brady avoids it.
Pappadopulous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous swings for the body but Brady moves out of range.
A jab from Pappadopulous does it's job there.
Brady moves out of range as Pappadopulous throws a body kick.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous misses with a low kick.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brady checks it well.
Pappadopulous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pappadopulous swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous misses with a low kick.
Brady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pappadopulous.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous lands a jab to Brady's midsection.
Pappadopulous throws a wild body kick that Brady sees coming a mile off.
Pappadopulous doesn't manage to clinch there - Brady circles away.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pappadopulous throws out the jab.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pappadopulous turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nik Pappadopulous is winning the standup battle so far.
Brady uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pappadopulous.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brady moves out of range as Pappadopulous throws a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pappadopulous throws a front kick aimed at Brady's knee but Brady avoids it well.
Brady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pappadopulous defends it well.
Pappadopulous lands with a slapping head kick.
Pappadopulous misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Pappadopulous dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pappadopulous fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brady checks it well.
Pappadopulous tries a low kick but Brady avoids it.
Brady feints the counter takedown.
Brady blocks a jab.
Pappadopulous throws a push kick but Brady slaps the foot to one side.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brady manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Pappadopulous misses its intended target.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brady stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady moves out of range of the body kick.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous throws a wild body kick that Brady sees coming a mile off.
Brady tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brady circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappadopulous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous swings for the body but Brady moves out of range.
Pappadopulous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
Pappadopulous tries to land a leg kick but Brady saw it coming and moves away.
Pappadopulous is looking to land body kicks.
Brady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pappadopulous scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brady is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pappadopulous is trying to control. Brady wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pappadopulous is nestled in close to Brady, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pappadopulous lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pappadopulous lands with a punch from half guard.
Yung Brady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pappadopulous there.
Brady pushes Pappadopulous off looking to stand but Pappadopulous dives back in and keeps control.
Pappadopulous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pappadopulous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Pappadopulous.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappadopulous sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brady defending well though.
Brady avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pappadopulous.
Brady is looking to improve his position.
Brady is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pappadopulous missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pappadopulous working over Brady with some ground and pound. Brady looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pappadopulous missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pappadopulous working the head and body with strikes.
Pappadopulous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brady keeps working.
Pappadopulous working Brady over with strikes.
Pappadopulous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brady keeps working.
Pappadopulous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pappadopulous is keen to just control but Brady is a slippery customer.
Pappadopulous throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brady to regain full guard.
Pappadopulous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pappadopulous can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pappadopulous cracks Brady with a solid left hand.
Pappadopulous lands a couple of digs.
Pappadopulous is in close to Brady's body, working some short punches and elbows.
 Brady is rocked!
Brady throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brady is still in real trouble! Can Pappadopulous finish him?
Pappadopulous postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Brady covers up, he's hurt! Pappadopulous keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Pappadopulous and the ref steps in to end the fight! Pappadopulous can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nik Pappadopulous!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Read (ranked 2830 p4p, 4498 weight class) and Magomed Omarov (ranked 366 p4p, 524 weight class). Read comes into the arena with Fight Music blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read misses with a takedown attempt
and Omarov moves into the clinch.
Read 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.
Omarov pulls guard successfully.
Read will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Read stays in close to Omarov's body and controls the position.
Read throwing strikes but missing.
Read not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Omarov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Read is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read won't allow Omarov to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read cracks Omarov with a solid left hand.
Read drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Read jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Read trying to stand up but can't free himself from Omarov's guard.
Read thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Omarov is looking for a triangle but Read pushes his legs off easily.
Omarov controls Read momentarily but Read frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Omarov wants to clinch up but Read keeps it at a distance.
Read closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Read.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Read with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Omarov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Read connects with a nasty looking knee right to Omarov's face.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omarov pulls guard effortlessly.
Read is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Read distracts Omarov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Read wants to stand but Omarov is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read looking to sit in guard and control but Omarov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Omarov trying to control but Read is working from the bottom.
Omarov wants to pass the guard but Read is keeping the position.
Read wants to stand up but Omarov is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Omarov is looking to advance position but Read has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Read looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Read stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Read decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like Read is going to stand back up.
Read wants to work for an arm triangle but Omarov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read dominated that round.
That's time! Read's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Read has closed the distance and engaged Omarov in a clinch.
Omarov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Read tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Omarov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Omarov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Read smiles and moves away.
Jay Read is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Omarov tries to close the distance and clinch but Read swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Read rushes Omarov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Read looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omarov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Read.
Read misses with an elbow strike.
Read taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Omarov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Read just stands there and leans against the cage.
Read slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Read to keep the fight standing.
Jay Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magomed Omarov.
Omarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omarov fails to pull guard.
Omarov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Read gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Omarov takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jay Read has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Read tries a knee to the head but Omarov blocks it.
Read lands a nice knee to the body.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omarov tries to score a body lock takedown but Read shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Omarov stalling in the clinch but Read improves position.
Read is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omarov can do to turn this around?
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Omarov blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Omarov misses with a punch on the inside.
Omarov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Read has him pressed against the cage.
Read tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Omarov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Read looking for a takedown.
Omarov has Read pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Read manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Read has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Omarov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Read is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Omarov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Read has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Omarov has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Read really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Read is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Omarov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Read's guard. Nice work there by Omarov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read looking for a guillotine here but Omarov defends easily.
Read isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Omarov stacks Read on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Omarov!
Read tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omarov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Read keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read dominated that second round.
That's time! Read's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Omarov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Read blocks a head kick by Omarov.
Read tries to clinch but Omarov moves out of range.
And Omarov tries to counter it with a takedown but Read pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Read tries for a takedown but Omarov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Read has a takedown stuffed.
Omarov throws a series of punches but Read moves out of range.
Read gets a clinch.
Read breaks from the clinch.
Read closes the distance and clinches.
Read scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omarov wants to get back to striking at distance but Read won't allow it.
Read misses with an elbow strike.
Read gets underhooks to prevent Omarov's takedown attempt.
Read content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Read lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Omarov or not.
Read with a knee to the head.
Omarov tries a knee to the head but Read blocks it.
Read leaning against his opponent.
Omarov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Omarov is blocking nicely.
Read misses with a punch to the body.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Omarov blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omarov.
Read slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read lands a nice knee to the body.
Read gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Omarov.
Omarov is trying to break the clinch but Read is controlling him.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Read misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Omarov.
Omarov has had enough of the clinch but Read keeps him there for the moment.
Omarov jumps guard but Read turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jay Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magomed Omarov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Omarov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Omarov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Omarov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Read wants to control from the top but Omarov keeps moving.
Read wants to get up but he can't break Omarov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Read thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Read trying to control but Omarov is working from the bottom.
Omarov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Omarov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Omarov is trying to control the position but Read postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Read closes the distance and clinches.
Read can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Magomed Omarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Read is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Omarov blocks a body shot from Read.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Read showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Read, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Read!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Martins (ranked 3956 p4p, 2800 weight class) and Thomas Dawson (ranked 373 p4p, 278 weight class). Martins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Monte Tiene Garabato. Dawson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Runaway. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins takes a swing at Dawson's ribcage but misses.
Dawson misses the shot to the body.
Martins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martins doesn't seem bothered though.
Martins moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawson tries to break free but Martins pushes him back against the cage.
Martins lands a damaging elbow.
Martins gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martins lands an elbow inside that Dawson shrugs off.
Martins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dawson can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martins tries a knee to the head but Dawson blocks it.
Martins lands an elbow just above Dawson 's eye.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Martins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Martins - that landed with a thud.
Dawson is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martins misses with an elbow strike.
Martins lands an elbow inside.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dawson tries to break the clinch but Martins is controlling the position.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
Dawson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martins misses with an elbow over the top.
Martins scores with a knee to the head.
Martins is struggling to control the position.
Martins lands a damaging elbow.
Dawson wants to stall.
Dawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Dawson wants to break free but Martins has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike.
Martins lands an elbow that stopped Dawson in his tracks for a moment.
Martins looking to throw knees to the head but Dawson is blocking nicely.
Martins digs a right hand underneath Dawson's ribcage. Dawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martins is stalling here.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Martins.
Martins breaks the clinch.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Martins is just out of range.
Martins is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
We've been informed that Dawson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Martins takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands an elbow that stopped Dawson in his tracks for a moment.
Dawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dawson avoids it.
Martins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martins scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Martins.
Dawson wants to break free but Martins has control.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
Martins lands an elbow inside.
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but Dawson blocks with his arms.
Martins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawson's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Martins dominated that round.
That's time! Martins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martins rushes Dawson and presses him up against the cage.
Martins scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diogo Martins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?
Martins misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martins.
Martins pushes off an throws an elbow but Dawson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins misses with an elbow strike.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martins lands a nice elbow.
Martins controlling the action here for a moment.
Dawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins lands a nice elbow.
Martins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dawson's defenses.
Martins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dawson's defenses.
It looks like Thomas Dawson has been cut.
Martins lands an elbow inside that Dawson shrugs off.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dawson is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to break the clinch but Martins is controlling the position.
Dawson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Martins just leaning against Dawson, taking a breather.
Martins misses with a knee to the head.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Martins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martins slows down the pace here.
Martins lands an elbow that stopped Dawson in his tracks for a moment.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.
Martins lands an elbow just above Dawson 's eye.
Nice elbow from Martins.
Martins misses with an elbow over the top.
Martins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dawson is looking to break free of the clinch but Martins has double underhooks.
Martins tries a knee to the head but Dawson blocks it.
Dawson can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martins taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martins throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson being controlled against the cage.
Martins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dawson blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Martins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Dawson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dawson. That did some damage!
Dawson swings for the body but Martins moves out of range.
Dawson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMartins.
Dawson stuns Martins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dawson throws a body punch but Martins moves out of range.
Dawson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Dawson.
Martins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
Dawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson punishes Martins's body with a nice straight punch.
Martins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diogo Martins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martins manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Martins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
Dawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawson throws a right hand that Martins ducks under and follows up with a left that Martins also avoids with ease.
Martins is looking to clinch.
Martins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawson circles away.
Dawson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thomas Dawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martins forces Dawson back against the cage and clinches.
Martins misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martins.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Martins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martins.
Martins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawson's efforts to push away.
Martins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dawson up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martins throws an elbow but misses.
Martins lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson is trying to force a seperation but Martins has the dominant position.
Martins misses with an elbow strike.
Martins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dawson's defenses.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Martins.
Martins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dawson tries to break free but Martins pushes him back against the cage.
Martins has Dawson pressed against the cage, preventing Dawson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martins is pushing Dawson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martins leaning against his opponent.
Martins with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins keeps control of Dawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martins lands an elbow that stopped Dawson in his tracks for a moment.
Martins stalling in the clinch.
Martins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diogo Martins.
Dawson lands a head shot.
Thomas Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawson's hands.
Martins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dawson to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Dawson.
Dawson lands a nice hook to Martins's body. Martins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martins rushes Dawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diogo Martins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martins.
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 Diogo Martins.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Martins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Kuruvila (ranked 2940 p4p, 3186 weight class) and Filip Yumashev (ranked 162 p4p, 175 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Kuruvila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Yumashev!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuruvila throws out a powerful jab.
Yumashev throws a big shot that misses.
Kuruvila on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuruvila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yumashev misses with an uppercut
and Kuruvila counters with a thumping low kick.
Kuruvila throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kuruvila misses with a low kick.
Kuruvila defending well as Yumashev loads up on a big left hand.
Yumashev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuruvila.
Kuruvila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuruvila is looking to chop away at Yumashev's legs.
Yumashev misses with a wild body shot.
Yumashev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yumashev lands a right hook to the body.
Kuruvila throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yumashev just misses with a punch to the body.
Yumashev lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Yumashev misses the target.
Yumashev looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuruvila is just out of range.
Yumashev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph Kuruvila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yumashev just misses with a punch to the body.
Yumashev misses with a looping right.
Yumashev throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuruvila counters with a nice body kick.
Yumashev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuruvila.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yumashev swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuruvila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yumashev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yumashev swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuruvila uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yumashev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kuruvila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuruvila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yumashev.
Kuruvila is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yumashev.
Kuruvila blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Kuruvila tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yumashev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuruvila's head backwards.
Kuruvila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yumashev is out of range.
Yumashev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yumashev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuruvila's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yumashev misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuruvila.
Kuruvila looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yumashev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuruvila moves out of range as Yumashev strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuruvila misses the target.
Yumashev clinches up with Kuruvila and pushes him back against the cage.
Yumashev tries to work over Kuruvila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yumashev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yumashev taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuruvila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yumashev moves into the clinch successfully.
Yumashev misses with a body punch.
A short right from Kuruvila.
Yumashev has a couple of punches blocked by Kuruvila.
Kuruvila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuruvila defending well as Yumashev loads up on a big left hand.
Kuruvila forces Yumashev back against the cage and clinches.
Kuruvila is trying to break free.
Kuruvila tries to circle away but Yumashev has him pinned against the cage.
Kuruvila wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuruvila breaks from the clinch.
Kuruvila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yumashev throws an overhand right that lands on Kuruvila's shoulder, as Kuruvila tries to avoid the shot.
Yumashev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuruvila's hands.
Kuruvila scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yumashev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuruvila.
Yumashev misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Kuruvila.
Yumashev scores with a nice right hand.
Kuruvila looks to score with a jab to the body but Yumashev is just out of range.
Kuruvila avoids the body shot from Yumashev.
It looked like Kuruvila wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuruvila throws a jab when Yumashev was well out of range.
Kuruvila looks to land a left hand but Yumashev moved out of range nicely.
Yumashev scores with a hook to the body. Kuruvila takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuruvila looks for the body kick but Yumashev saw that one coming.
Kuruvila wants to clinch up but Yumashev keeps it at a distance.
Yumashev shoots in for a takedown but Kuruvila shows good takedown defense.
Kuruvila avoids the body shot from Yumashev.
Nice defenses there by Yumashev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Filip Yumashev will probably get the nod.
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.
Kuruvila throws a body kick that misses
and Yumashev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filip Yumashev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yumashev moves out of range of the body kick from Kuruvila.
Yumashev cracks Kuruvila with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yumashev cracks Kuruvila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuruvila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yumashev throws a body punch but Kuruvila moves out of range.
Yumashev pushes Kuruvila up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuruvila blocking some punches.
Kuruvila digs a right hand underneath Yumashev's ribcage. Yumashev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yumashev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kuruvila wants to break free but Yumashev has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuruvila scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuruvila lands a left hand.
Kuruvila wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuruvila is looking to break free of the clinch but Yumashev has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumashev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Yumashev.
Yumashev tries to throw a body punch but Kuruvila avoids it by throwing Yumashev back against the cage.
Kuruvila is trying to force a seperation but Yumashev has the dominant position.
Kuruvila blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuruvila.
Yumashev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuruvila up against the cage.
Yumashev works on Kuruvila's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuruvila is trying to break the clinch but Yumashev is controlling him.
Yumashev has Kuruvila pressed against the cage, preventing Kuruvila from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuruvila tries a body shot but Yumashev blocks it.
Kuruvila wants to stall.
Kuruvila wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yumashev.
Kuruvila wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yumashev has him pressed against the cage.
Yumashev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kuruvila looking to stall.
Kuruvila trying to stall but Yumashev improves his position.
Yumashev tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuruvila shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kuruvila lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuruvila.
Kuruvila leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yumashev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yumashev receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kuruvila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuruvila is trying to break the clinch but Yumashev has him pressed against the cage.
Yumashev lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Yumashev.
Kuruvila wants to break free but Yumashev has control.
Kuruvila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yumashev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yumashev has a couple of punches blocked by Kuruvila.
Yumashev lands a nice uppercut.
Kuruvila manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yumashev. Kuruvila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yumashev misses with an uppercut
and Kuruvila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuruvila slips under a jab from Yumashev.
Kuruvila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yumashev throws a lazy right hand but Kuruvila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuruvila is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuruvila is just out of range.
Yumashev takes a swing at Kuruvila's ribcage but misses.
Yumashev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuruvila lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Yumashev misses.
As Yumashev backs away, Kuruvila returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yumashev clinches with his opponent.
Yumashev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuruvila backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuruvila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yumashev has Kuruvila pressed against the cage.
Kuruvila has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yumashev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuruvila's elbow.
Yumashev tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuruvila shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kuruvila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yumashev looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuruvila is just out of range.
Kuruvila wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Filip Yumashev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Kuruvila. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Yumashev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yumashev looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuruvila is just out of range.
Yumashev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yumashev misses with a body shot.
Yumashev connects with a nice looking jab.
Yumashev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kuruvila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yumashev.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuruvila misses the target.
Yumashev misses with a straight left.
Yumashev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuruvila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yumashev takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuruvila holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuruvila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yumashev - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuruvila.
Kuruvila is trying to force a seperation but Yumashev has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumashev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kuruvila fails to land.
Kuruvila is trying to force a seperation but Yumashev has the dominant position.
Kuruvila breaks from the clinch.
Kuruvila misses with a hook.
Yumashev throws an overhand right that lands on Kuruvila's shoulder, as Kuruvila tries to avoid the shot.
Yumashev throws a hook but Kuruvila blocks it.
Kuruvila swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yumashev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuruvila looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yumashev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuruvila.
Yumashev checks a leg kick.
Yumashev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuruvila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yumashev misses with a wild body shot.
Yumashev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yumashev throws a hook but Kuruvila blocks it.
Kuruvila attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Filip Yumashev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuruvila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yumashevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kuruvila throws the kick towards the body but Yumashev avoids it.
Yumashev misses with an uppercut.
Yumashev misses with a right hand
and Kuruvila holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuruvila misses with the head strike.
Kuruvila is trying to force a seperation but Yumashev has the dominant position.
Kuruvila misses with the head strike.
Kuruvila tries to throw a body punch but Yumashev avoids it by throwing Kuruvila back against the cage.
Kuruvila can't break the clinch.
Kuruvila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuruvila's efforts to push away.
Joseph Kuruvila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev has Kuruvila pressed against the cage, preventing Kuruvila from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yumashev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yumashev blocking some punches.
Kuruvila pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kuruvila breaks from the clinch.
Yumashev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuruvila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuruvila jabs at Yumashev's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuruvila takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Yumashev does no damage.
Jab from Kuruvila.
Yumashev misses with a body shot.
Yumashev misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Yumashev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yumashev misses with an uppercut. Kuruvila saw that one coming.
Kuruvila throws a quick counter head kick but Yumashev was just out of range.
Yumashev lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yumashev throws the left hand but Kuruvila avoids the punch easily.
Yumashev misses with an uppercut. Kuruvila saw that one coming.
Kuruvila on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuruvila is rocked!
Yumashev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuruvila.
Oh Kuruvila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yumashev stuns Kuruvila with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yumashev lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kuruvila falls backwards - clearly groggy! Yumashev dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Yumashev!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abasi Njagi (ranked 2936 p4p, 3041 weight class) and Zafir Farman (ranked 161 p4p, 168 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Njagi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T). Zafir Farman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abasi Njagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zafir Farman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farman dips to his left and cracks Njagi with an uppercut!
Njagi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farman defends it nicely.
No luck for Njagi with that takedown attempt.
Farman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Njagi walks into a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Farman scores with a four punch combination!
Njagi misses with a takedown
and Farman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abasi Njagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Njagi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Njagi there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Njagi fails with the takedown
letting Farman counter with a right hand.
Farman has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Farman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njagi has his takedown stuffed
and Farman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Njagi is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Farman ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Njagi clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zafir Farman!
A relieved looking Zafir Farman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Handler (ranked 1804 p4p, 1592 weight class) and Kakashi Hataki (ranked 240 p4p, 219 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Handler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kakashi Hataki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handler has his takedown stuffed
and Hataki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Handler lands a nice looking body shot.
Hataki is looking to clinch but Handler is avoiding it.
Handler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hataki sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Hataki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Handler throws a body shot but no joy.
Handler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hataki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Hataki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hataki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Handler off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hataki is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Handler knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Handler for a finish.
Handler turns into Hataki and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Handler doesn't defend quickly enough and Hataki has managed to lock this one up! Can Handler escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hataki on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kakashi Hataki!
Kakashi Hataki is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Kakashi Hataki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jacob Handler had this to say: 'This is just a learning experience for me, I’d like to say congratulations to my opponent. I will be back with even more fire, and ready to prove the doubters wrong. I won’t let Nap or Tap down… Next time!'.
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