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GAMMA#1018 Buster v Milo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 1398 p4p, 1311 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 197 p4p, 182 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fiore.
De Fiore tries a head kick but it misses.
Lankinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lankinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body kick from De Fiore.
Lankinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Fiore clinches with his opponent.
De Fiore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Fiore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lankinen in his tracks.
De Fiore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Lankinen misses its intended target.
De Fiore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Fiore stuns Lankinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lankinen checks a leg kick.
Lankinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Fiore connects with a right hand. Lankinen shakes it off.
De Fiore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lankinen doesn't seem bothered though.
De Fiore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lankinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fiore. Lankinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fiore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lankinen staying out of range there.
De Fiore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Fiore moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Lankinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A cross from Lankinen lands.
De Fiore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lankinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by De Fiore.
De Fiore takes a swing at Lankinen's ribcage but misses.
Lankinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lankinen throws an overhand right that lands on De Fiore's shoulder, as De Fiore tries to avoid the shot.
De Fiore lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with a double jab.
Lankinen throws an off balance right hand
and De Fiore counters with a nice leg kick.
De Fiore misses with a left hand
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lankinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lankinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lankinen misses with a looping left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lankinen 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.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Lankinen is just out of range.
Lankinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Fiore with a body shot.
De Fiore misses with a hook.
De Fiore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Fiore with a nice calf kick.
Lankinen checks the leg kick.
De Fiore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lankinen looks to land a left hand but De Fiore moved out of range nicely.
De Fiore throwing a counter right hand but Lankinen manages to avoid it.
De Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lankinen.
De Fiore cracks Lankinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Fiore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fiore feints and then cracks Lankinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lankinen down.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
Lankinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lankinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Lankinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lankinen thinks about the counter body kick.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lankinen.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lankinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Fiore lands a nice hook to Lankinen's body. Lankinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Fiore misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Lankinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Fiore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from De Fiore
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fiore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lankinen. That did some damage!
Lankinen misses with an uppercut.
De Fiore scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Fiore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lankinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Fiore. De Fiore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Fiore scoring well with a low kick there.
De Fiore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lankinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore connects with a solid leg kick.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut
and Lankinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fiore cracks Lankinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Fiore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Fiore lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lankinen.
A nice leg kick from De Fiore, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fiore misses with a double jab.
Lankinen lands a glancing blow to the side of De Fiore's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore'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.
Lankinen misses with an uppercut. De Fiore saw that one coming.
De Fiore swinging wildly here.
De Fiore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lankinen under the eye.
De Fiore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but De Fiore avoids it with no problem.
De Fiore delivers a nice body kick.
De Fiore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lankinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lankinen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lankinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fiore fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lankinen just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Lankinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick lands for De Fiore.
De Fiore works Lankinen's body with a nice hook.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lankinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore lands with an overhand left.
De Fiore misses with a hook.
Lankinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Lankinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Lankinen feints a counter leg kick.
De Fiore works the jab nicely.
De Fiore catches Lankinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lankinen looks to land a right hand but De Fiore moved out of range.
Lankinen blocks the body kick.
De Fiore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lankinen checks it well.
A jab from De Fiore does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from De Fiore.
De Fiore lands the left hand.
Lankinen walks into a jab.
De Fiore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lankinen's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore throws the left hand but Lankinen avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Fiore.
De Fiore avoids the body shot from Lankinen.
De Fiore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lankinen can do to turn this around?
Lankinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fiore. That's going to slow Lankinen down.
De Fiore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Fiore throws an overhand right that lands on Lankinen's shoulder, as Lankinen tries to avoid the shot.
De Fiore tried to score with a low kick but Lankinen checks it.
De Fiore misses with a body kick.
De Fiore catches Lankinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lankinen throws a big shot that misses.
Lankinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lankinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lankinen misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore lands a two punch combo.
De Fiore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lankinen throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lankinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Fiore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lankinen.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lankinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Fiore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lankinen.
Lankinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lankinen throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fiore throws a sloppy body shot
and Lankinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Attilio De Fiore's cut is getting worse.
De Fiore throws a hook but Lankinen blocks it.
Lankinen feints a counter leg kick.
De Fiore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
and Lankinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fiore throws out a loose jab but Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from De Fiore misses
and Lankinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from De Fiore misses
and Lankinen counters with a three punch combo that has De Fiore backing up. De Fiore nods at Lankinen to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Fiore!
Lankinen blocks a head kick by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a low kick but Lankinen avoids it.
Lankinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Fiore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Fiore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lankinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Lankinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Fiore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Lankinen.
De Fiore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Fiore cracks Lankinen with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lankinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lankinen scores with a nice right hand.
Lankinen swats away the attempt to clinch by De Fiore.
Lankinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Fiore counters with a leg kick.
De Fiore stuns Lankinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Fiore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lankinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Fiore with a nice cross.
De Fiore misses with a double jab
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fiore.
Lankinen scores with a punch to the head.
De Fiore slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankinen takes one to the chin there.
Lankinen staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from De Fiore.
Lankinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fiore swings for the body but Lankinen moves out of range.
Lankinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
Lankinen throws a shot from downtown. De Fiore moves away and avoids it.
De Fiore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lankinen is out of range and De Fiore settles back down.
De Fiore misses with a hook. Lankinen ducked under it nicely.
Lankinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
De Fiore misses with a head kick.
Lankinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lankinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lankinen misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Lankinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Fiore connects with an inside leg kick.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
Lankinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fiore scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fiore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Attilio De Fiore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Fiore swings widly with a right hand
and Lankinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 De Fiore is rocked!
De Fiore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh De Fiore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Fiore scores with a hook to the body. Lankinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but De Fiore avoids it with no problem.
De Fiore seems to have got his legs back now.
Lankinen stuns De Fiore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Fiore throws the kick towards the body but Lankinen avoids it.
De Fiore connects with a jab.
Lankinen sends De Fiore crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lankinen is motioning to the referee to let De Fiore up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jeez, Attilio De Fiore's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lankinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore lands a leg kick that knocks Lankinen off balance momentarily.
Lankinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from De Fiore misses the target.
De Fiore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lankinen.
De Fiore with a hook.
De Fiore throws a sloppy head kick
and Lankinen counters with a big right hand! Oh De Fiore is in trouble here! Lankinen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nova Lankinen!
Nova Lankinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xandao Couceiro (ranked 2272 p4p, 1469 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 88 p4p, 54 weight class). Couceiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to my Nightmare- Alice Cooper. Svend Thorsby 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xandao Couceiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couceiro moves away.
Couceiro throwing a counter right hand but Thorsby manages to avoid it.
Couceiro missing with a left hand there. Thorsby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorsby! But no joy.
Couceiro misses with a straight left.
Couceiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thorsby misses with a body shot.
Couceiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thorsby counters with a nice uppercut.
Couceiro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Thorsby.
Couceiro tries to clinch but Thorsby is having none of it.
Couceiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thorsby is pressed up against the cage. Couceiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thorsby down to the mat. Thorsby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Thorsby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thorsby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couceiro fails to land the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorsby! But no joy.
Thorsby takes a swing at Couceiro's ribcage but misses.
Thorsby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Couceiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorsby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Couceiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Couceiro avoids the body shot from Thorsby.
Couceiro throwing a counter right hand but Thorsby manages to avoid it.
Couceiro tries to clinch up
and Thorsby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Couceiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thorsby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thorsby scores with a leg kick.
Thorsby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couceiro tries to clinch up
and Thorsby counters with a crisp right hand that drops Couceiro! Thorsby lets Couceiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Couceiro is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couceiro tries to clinch up but Thorsby circles away and keeps his distance.
Couceiro clinches.
Thorsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorsby pushes Couceiro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thorsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Couceiro backwards.
Thorsby leaning against his opponent.
Thorsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Couceiro's elbow.
Thorsby is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Couceiro tries to pull guard but Thorsby holds him up against the cage and eventually Couceiro drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xandao Couceiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorsby blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couceiro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thorsby is pushing Couceiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Couceiro prevents a body shot from Thorsby.
Thorsby misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Thorsby - that landed with a thud.
Thorsby is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Thorsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorsby digs a right hand underneath Couceiro's ribcage. Couceiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Couceiro.
Couceiro jumps guard but Thorsby turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorsby.
Thorsby is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Couceiro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thorsby taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couceiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsby's elbow.
Thorsby lands with a left to the head.
Thorsby pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couceiro.
Couceiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorsby.
Couceiro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thorsby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thorsby misses with the head strike.
Thorsby slows down the pace here.
Thorsby taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thorsby is working Couceiro over against the cage.
Couceiro is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Couceiro backwards.
Couceiro tries a body shot but Thorsby blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Thorsby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thorsby misses the shot to the body.
Couceiro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thorsby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorsby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couceiro.
Thorsby thumps Couceiro with a low kick.
Thorsby thuds a left hand into Couceiro's body.
Couceiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Couceiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thorsby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Couceiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorsby connects with a body shot.
Couceiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Thorsby works the jab nicely.
Thorsby misses with a body shot.
Svend Thorsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Couceiro walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Couceiro limp body while Thorsby jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Svend Thorsby!
A victorious Svend Thorsby thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lathem McGuire (ranked 1173 p4p, 1935 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 143 p4p, 228 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Saunders tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from McGuire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saunders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eron Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Saunders slips the punch.
Saunders tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range.
Saunders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saunders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saunders tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saunders misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders 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.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saunders.
McGuire sets himself, and Saunders steps forward looking for the clinch! McGuire avoids it this time.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
Saunders checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Saunders catches McGuire right on the button with a cross.
McGuire scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Saunders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire swings for the body but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Saunders's body.
Saunders tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
Saunders scores with the left hand. McGuire knows he should have avoided that one.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saunders pushes McGuire up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a body punch.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders misses with a straight left.
McGuire thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saunders if he has to take too many more of those.
Saunders looks winded!
Jab from McGuire.
Saunders tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
McGuire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
McGuire moves out of range as Saunders strikes.
McGuire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuire there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGuire feints a jab and as Saunders dips his head, McGuire unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Saunders right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Saunders falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! McGuire smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lathem McGuire!
A relieved looking Lathem McGuire 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kelly (ranked 1627 p4p, 988 weight class) and Aonghus Mormaer (ranked 195 p4p, 121 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Rnb (feat. Bandit Gang Marco). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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20 - 16 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aonghus Mormaer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mormaer scores with a hook.
Mormaer misses with a looping right.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly attempts a counter takedown but Mormaer avoids it well and moves away.
Kelly throws a one two combo.
Mormaer throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Mormaer counters with a nice uppercut.
Mormaer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Mormaer lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Mormaer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mormaer 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.
Mormaer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelly. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mormaer cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aonghus Mormaer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Mormaer slips under a jab.
Mormaer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormaer lands a really nice looking cross but Kelly seems unphased.
Mormaer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mormaer scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mormaer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly feinted with a counter takedown.
Mormaer wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mormaer's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mormaer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mormaer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mormaer looking for a guillotine here but Kelly defends easily.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Mormaer has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kelly defends well.
Kelly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kelly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Kelly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly is nestled in close to Mormaer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kelly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kelly 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.
Kelly seems to be working for a kimura but Mormaer defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mormaer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mormaer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mormaer is keeping the position for now.
Mormaer keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Mormaer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kelly seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mormaer wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly has an active guard here but Mormaer has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mormaer is trying to work for a kimura but Kelly is defending well.
Mormaer wants to take a breather but Kelly is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aonghus Mormaer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mormaer scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kelly throws a hook but Mormaer blocks it.
Mormaer scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelly gets the takedown into side control.
Mormaer is trying to control Kelly's posture but Kelly avoids it.
Robert Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Mormaer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mormaer defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mormaer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kelly connects with a decent elbow.
Mormaer is trying to get back to half guard.
Mormaer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormaer is desperately trying to improve his position but Kelly has a good base and remains in mount.
Mormaer tries to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kelly looking to control but Mormaer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kelly controlling his opponent.
Kelly tries to control but Mormaer wriggling away.
Mormaer tries to hold on but Kelly postures up.
Kelly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mormaer is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly avoids the attempt from Mormaer to control.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mormaer can do to turn this around?
Kelly with a couple of short strikes.
Kelly avoids the attempt from Mormaer to control.
Kelly landing shots from mount.
Kelly lands a couple of good shots and Mormaer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kelly's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kelly lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kelly.
Mormaer is in bad spot here.
Mormaer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kelly's guard. Nice work there by Mormaer.
Mormaer wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mormaer has gone for a leg lock! Kelly slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mormaer's guard.
Kelly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mormaer's guard.
Mormaer is looking to improve his position.
Kelly working the head and body with strikes.
Kelly working Mormaer over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking for a kimura but Mormaer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kelly to get the leverage.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mormaer is looking to improve his position.
Kelly is looking for a kimura but Mormaer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kelly to get the leverage.
Kelly is thwarting Mormaer's attempts to control the position.
Mormaer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kelly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kelly's back!
Mormaer is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kelly defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mormaer controlling well, preventing Kelly from escaping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly wants to control his opponent's hands but Mormaer gets his hands free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Kelly dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The crowd cheers as Mormaer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
Kelly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mormaer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kelly moves forwards but Mormaer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mormaer misses with a straight left.
Kelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aonghus Mormaer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Kelly blocks the low kick.
Mormaer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mormaer circles away quickly and effectively.
Mormaer looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Mormaer throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mormaer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly connects with a couple of short punches.
Kelly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormaer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kelly is aware though and is defending well.
Kelly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mormaer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mormaer's head.
Kelly landing with the ground and pound.
Mormaer wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
Kelly is working Mormaer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kelly is in close to Mormaer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Mormaer is retaining full guard.
Kelly advances to half guard.
Kelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mormaer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly drops an elbow to the side of Mormaer's head.
Nice strikes from Kelly there.
 Mormaer is rocked!
Mormaer gets full guard.
Mormaer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kelly defends it easily.
Mormaer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kelly stands up over Mormaer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mormaer keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
Kelly stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Mormaer has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kelly manages to get his head free but now Mormaer has transitioned to an armbar! Kelly grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Mormaer! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aonghus Mormaer!
A relieved looking Aonghus Mormaer 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Glen Hoddle (ranked 870 p4p, 1667 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 117 p4p, 226 weight class). Glen Hoddle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170
13 - 9 - 0 |
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12 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Hoddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoddle scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Hoddle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sojka.
Albert Sojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sojka throws a looping overhand right but Hoddle ducks down to avoid it.
Sojka lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoddle's head.
Hoddle ducks under a wild hook from Sojka.
Hoddle gets the takedown into side control.
Hoddle working the ground and pound but Sojka is defending the strikes.
Hoddle working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sojka throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hoddle throws a head kick that misses.
Hoddle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sojka as he jumps to the side.
Hoddle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Hoddle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoddle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sojka is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle tries to score with some ground and pound. Sojka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hoddle prevents Sojka from escaping the position.
Hoddle fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hoddle fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sojka wants to get back to his feet.
Sojka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Hoddle's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sojka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hoddle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Check out the look on Hoddle's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sojka is rocked!
A big shot lands for Hoddle! That's hurt Sojka! Will he recover? Hoddle fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Hoddle!
Glen Hoddle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georges Moxley (ranked 348 p4p, 849 weight class) and Jeff Lee (ranked 49 p4p, 117 weight class). Moxley comes to the cage accompanied by Andre Nickatina - Color of the Benz. Lee has chosen Doomsday Clock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges Moxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lee!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a looping right.
Moxley tries to counter with a takedown but Lee is quick to defend against it.
Moxley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moxley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee throws a head kick but Moxley moves out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Moxley moves out of range easily.
Moxley cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Moxley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moxley throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Moxley looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Moxley jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee thumps Moxley with a low kick.
Jeff Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Moxley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moxley throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moxley connects with a body shot.
Jeff Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moxley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moxley ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Moxley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moxley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee jabs Moxley right on the nose. Moxley blinks but takes it well.
Moxley misses with a hook.
Moxley throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Moxley 's knee.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moxley is looking to clinch.
Moxley clinches up against the cage.
Moxley tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Moxley lands a shot to the body.
Moxley gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moxley misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Moxley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moxley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley misses with a body punch.
Moxley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moxley pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moxley blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Moxley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moxley misses with the head strike.
Moxley pulls Lee into guard.
Moxley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moxley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Moxley's legs - danger averted.
Moxley has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
Lee trying to control but Moxley is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Moxley has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lee should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Moxley has tightened it up now! Lee should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Georges Moxley!
During a confident post fight interview, Georges Moxley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jomoney (ranked 734 p4p, 679 weight class) and Genkei Takahashi (ranked 102 p4p, 92 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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14 - 7 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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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 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Jomoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genkei Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jomoney shoots in for a double leg but Takahashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jomoney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jomoney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Takahashi throws a hook to the side of Jomoney's head but Jomoney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jomoney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahashi throws a shot from downtown. Jomoney moves away and avoids it.
Takahashi throws a chopping leg kick but Jomoney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice cross by Jomoney.
Takahashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takahashi stuffs the takedown attempt from Jomoney. Jomoney gets slowly back to his feet.
Takahashi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Takahashi darts in looking for a takedown but Jomoney gets double underhooks and turns Takahashi into the cage.
Takahashi 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 low kick lands for Takahashi.
Jab, jab by Takahashi - just one landing.
Jomoney takes one on the button.
Jomoney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takahashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Jomoney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jomoney, as that shot connected.
Takahashi is looking to slow Jomoney down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi fails to land the takedown.
Jomoney shoots and misses
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Jomoney throws a nice looking combination but Takahashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Takahashi tries to counter it with a takedown but Jomoney pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jomoney shoots in for a double leg but Takahashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takahashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Jomoney off the cage and back into range.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jomoney misses with a left hand
letting Takahashi counter with a right hand.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but Jomoney moved out of range.
Jomoney takes one to the chin there.
Takahashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takahashi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jomoney's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Takahashi trying to control but Jomoney is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney has control of Takahashi's left arm, preventing Takahashi from doing any damage.
Jomoney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Takahashi's guard.
Jomoney throws a big right hand that misses.
Jomoney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
Jomoney avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Takahashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jomoney defends well.
Jomoney forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takahashi's head.
Takahashi controlling the position well.
Jomoney controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jomoney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Takahashi is doing well to control the position and prevent Jomoney from advancing to side control.
Jomoney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takahashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Takahashi actively working from the bottom here.
Takahashi tries to roll over but Jomoney keeps him under control.
Jomoney is controlling the pace.
Jomoney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Takahashi actively working from the bottom here.
Takahashi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Takahashi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jomoney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jomoney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jomoney trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Genkei Takahashi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Takahashi.
Jomoney thuds a left hand into Takahashi's body.
Jomoney swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Jomoney looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takahashi lands a right hook to the body.
Genkei Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jomoney checks a leg kick nicely.
Takahashi sizes up Jomoney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takahashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jomoney.
Takahashi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Takahashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takahashi throws an elbow that misses. Jomoney uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takahashi's guard. Nice move by Jomoney!
Jomoney 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.
Ivan Jomoney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi trying to keep a closed guard but Jomoney is proving a slippery customer.
Takahashi looking for a guillotine here but Jomoney defends easily.
Jomoney is working Takahashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takahashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jomoney trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jomoney throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Jomoney lands a couple of elbows.
Takahashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takahashi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jomoney frees his head nicely. Oh but Takahashi has switched to an armbar! Jomoney is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Genkei Takahashi!
Genkei Takahashi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 347 p4p, 392 weight class) and Maxim Ward (ranked 50 p4p, 55 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ward's choice of entrance music: ERA - Ameno. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maxim Ward!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward moves away from the strike by Custer.
Ward throws a counter combo.
Ward throws a nice looking combination but Custer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Custer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Custer swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ward darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ward tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Custer swivels and escapes.
Ward avoids the body shot from Custer.
Ward connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Custer needs to keep his hands up - Ward had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Custer. Ward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ward shoots in but no luck this time.
Custer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ward manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ward loads up on a big right hand but Custer slips the punch.
A punch combination from Ward misses.
Custer throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ward.
We've been told by Custer's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ward motions for Custer to come forward. Ward throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ward shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Custer defends it nicely.
Jesse Custer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Ward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Custer.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Custer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ward bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jesse Custer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Custer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Ward.
Ward shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Custer counters with a stiff right hand.
Custer drives through and clinches with Ward against the cage.
Ward drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Custer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ward dodges an elbow strike from Custer.
Custer can't find room to land a body shot as Ward controls the action.
Custer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Custer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward lands with a left to the head.
We've been informed that Ward 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.
Custer lands a body punch.
Ward is trying to pull guard but Custer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward scores with a shot to the side of Custer's head.
Custer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Custer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ward is trying to pull guard but Custer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Custer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Custer throws a head punch that misses.
Custer pushes Ward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ward jumps into guard, dragging Custer to the mat.
Custer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ward gets tackled into the cage by Custer. Custer maintains the clinch.
Ward tries to pull guard but Custer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ward can't get the takedown.
Ward avoiding damage as Custer throws knees to the body.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Custer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Custer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ward avoids the damage to the body.
Custer gets underhooks to prevent Ward's takedown attempt.
Custer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ward blocking some punches.
Custer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Custer throws an elbow that misses.
Ward misses with a punch on the inside.
Custer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ward pulls Custer into guard.
Custer is looking to stand up but Ward won't let him.
Custer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Custer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward has a takedown stuffed.
Custer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Custer.
Custer is looking to wear down Ward with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Custer.
Ward is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Custer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ward lands a right hook to the body.
Custer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ward throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Custer.
Ward shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Custer but Custer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A quick step to the side and Custer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Custer misses with a body shot.
Custer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ward manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Ward on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Custer drops Ward with a beautiful combination! Ward stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Custer is looking for the KO!
Ward is rocked!
It looks like Maxim Ward has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Custer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ward is still on wobbly legs! Can Custer finish him?
Ward scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Ward's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Ward is just out of range.
Ward seems to have recovered his senses.
Ward throws a series of punches but Custer moves out of range.
Custer tried to counter with a leg kick but Ward avoided it.
Custer slips under a jab from Ward.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Custer.
Ward instigates a clinch.
Custer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Custer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Custer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ward has a couple of punches blocked by Custer.
Custer manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ward or perhaps it was just good defense by Custer, which made it look bad.
Ward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Custer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Custer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ward sprawling to the canvas! Ward rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Custer finish him?!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Custer swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
Ward wants to clinch
and Custer counters with a crisp right that sends Ward to the canvas! Custer follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Custer!
A victorious Jesse Custer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 22 p4p, 79 weight class) and Tomoe Gozen (ranked 2 p4p, 12 weight class). Yu Tai comes into the arena with Invincible Pole Fighter blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai tries to work over Gozen's front leg with a kick but Gozen checks it.
Yu Tai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yu Tai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yu Tai moves away from the strike by Gozen.
Gozen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gozen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gozen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gozen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yu Tai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gozen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gozen tries to clinch up.
Yu Tai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Gozen blocks it.
Yu Tai ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
Gozen looks to land a body kick but Yu Tai moved away.
Yu Tai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gozen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen looks to throw the jab but Yu Tai is out of range.
Gozen throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a straight right hand.
Gozen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Yu Tai misses its target.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Gozen avoids it easily.
Yu Tai lands a lovely overhand right.
Gozen throws a hook but Yu Tai avoids it easily.
Yu Tai is looking to counter the offense by Gozen and move into the clinch.
Gozen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gozen looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu Tai is just out of range.
Gozen throws a big shot that misses.
Gozen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu Tai moves away.
Gozen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yu Tai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gozen just manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut
and Gozen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gozen looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu Tai is just out of range.
Yu Tai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gozen jabs Yu Tai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gozen lands a jab to Yu Tai's midsection.
Good work by Gozen as he checks the leg kick.
Gozen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gozen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yu Tai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yu Tai punishes Gozen's body with a nice straight punch.
Gozen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yu Tai. Yu Tai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gozen lands with a nice body punch.
Gozen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yu Tai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu Tai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
Yu Tai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gozen throws a shot to the body.
Gozen throws an off balance right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws a shot from downtown. Yu Tai moves away and avoids it.
Gozen lands a slapping body shot.
Gozen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice cross by Gozen.
Gozen misses with an uppercut
and Yu Tai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gozen is looking to chop away at Yu Tai's legs.
Gozen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yu Tai rather than just go for the knockout.
Gozen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gozen misses with an uppercut. Yu Tai saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Gozen.
Yu Tai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yu Tai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gozen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gozen just misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen dips to his left and cracks Yu Tai with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gozen lands a nice shot to the body.
Gozen takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Tomoe Gozen has been cut.
Yu Tai moves out of range as Gozen throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Gozen.
Gozen throws a lazy right hand but Yu Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yu Tai misses with a wild body shot.
Yu Tai is looking to chop away at Gozen's legs.
Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
Yu Tai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Gozen misses the target.
Yu Tai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gozen misses with a hook to the body
and Gozen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomoe Gozen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomoe Gozen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gozen lands a jab to the head.
Yu Tai wants to land a leg kick but Gozen is out of range.
Gozen scores with a body shot.
Gozen throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yu Tai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gozen.
Gozen lands with an overhand left.
Gozen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gozen misses with a body kick.
Yu Tai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gozen.
Yu Tai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gozen avoids it.
Gozen lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Yu Tai.
Gozen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gozen scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu Tai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gozen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gozen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gozen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yu Tai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gozen misses with a shot to the body
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gozen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yu Tai avoids the body shot from Gozen.
Gozen misses with a lunging right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yu Tai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yu Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gozen.
Yu Tai misses with a jab to the body
and Yu Tai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gozen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gozen throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gozen! Yu Tai lets Gozen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gozen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen thows a left - swing and a miss!
It appears Yu Tai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gozen is still on wobbly legs! Can Yu Tai finish him?
Gozen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yu Tai 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.
Gozen seems to have recovered his senses.
Gozen throws a hook but Yu Tai blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Yu Tai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yu Tai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good exchange - Gozen coming out on top.
Gozen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yu Tai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yu Tai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yu Tai throws a low kick but Gozen avoids it.
Gozen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a nice body kick.
Gozen misses the body punch
and Yu Tai moves into the clinch.
Gozen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gozen misses with a body punch.
Gozen lands with a short shot to the head.
Gozen has a couple of punches blocked by Yu Tai.
Gozen breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yu Tai counters with a straight right hand.
Gozen throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gozen connects with an inside leg kick.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Gozen as he connects with a hook.
Gozen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gozen throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai avoids the body shot from Gozen.
As Gozen backs away, Yu Tai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yu Tai closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gozen.
Gozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen lands a shoulder strike.
Yu Tai has Gozen pressed against the cage, preventing Gozen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yu Tai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gozen is trying to break the clinch but Yu Tai has him pressed against the cage.
Yu Tai blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu Tai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gozen's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu Tai.
Gozen is trying to force a seperation but Yu Tai has the dominant position.
Gozen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gozen breaks from the clinch.
Gozen throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Gozen misses.
A quick step to the side and Yu Tai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gozen misses with a body shot
and Yu Tai counters with a good low kick that Gozen was not able to check.
Gozen drives through and clinches with Yu Tai against the cage.
Gozen misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu Tai blocking some punches.
Yu Tai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yu Tai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gozen or not.
Gozen is breathing heavily.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
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 Tam Yu Tai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomoe Gozen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yu Tai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gozen connects with a jab.
Gozen is looking to chop away at Yu Tai's legs.
Yu Tai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yu Tai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gozen blocks a leg kick.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
Gozen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Gozen is predictable there
and Yu Tai counters with a good low kick that Gozen was not able to check.
Good standup being displayed there by Yu Tai as he connects with a hook.
Yu Tai digs a good body shot into Gozen's ribs.
Gozen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gozen moves out of range as Yu Tai throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Gozen moves out of range.
Yu Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gozen lands a nice looking body shot.
Gozen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, jab by Gozen - just one landing.
Gozen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yu Tai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Gozen catches Yu Tai right on the button with a cross.
Gozen misses the jab.
Gozen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gozen misses with a jab to the body
and Yu Tai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gozen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gozen throws a hook but Yu Tai blocks it.
Yu Tai throws a jab when Gozen was well out of range.
Gozen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gozen throws out a loose jab but Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut.
Gozen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gozen swings widly with a right hand
letting Yu Tai counter with a right hand.
Yu Tai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gozen in his tracks.
Yu Tai avoids the body shot from Gozen.
Gozen throws a low kick, looking for Yu Tai's leg but Yu Tai calmly moves out of range.
Yu Tai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gozen jabs Yu Tai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yu Tai throws out a leg kick but Gozen moves out of range and Yu Tai only half commits.
Yu Tai takes one to the chin there.
Gozen throws a low kick but Yu Tai avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu Tai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gozen loads up on a big right hand but Yu Tai slips the punch.
Yu Tai moves forwards but Gozen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yu Tai slips under a jab from Gozen.
Yu Tai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yu Tai forces Gozen back against the cage and clinches.
Yu Tai lands a hook that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
Gozen blocking some punches.
Gozen blocks a body shot from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gozen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yu Tai scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Yu Tai.
Gozen takes a shot to the head.
Yu Tai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu Tai lands a hook that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
Yu Tai blocking some punches.
Yu Tai creates a bit of distance and cracks Gozen with a massive left hook! Gozen crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Yu Tai stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tam Yu Tai!
Tam Yu Tai retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Tam Yu Tai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buster Glover (ranked 44 p4p, 219 weight class) and Milo Andrianakis (ranked 5 p4p, 29 weight class). Andrianakis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Andy Milonakis Theme Song. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Andrianakis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Glover throws a right and a left that Andrianakis avoids nicely.
Glover throws a series of punches but Andrianakis moves out of range.
Glover feints a jab promting Andrianakis to slip. Glover then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Andrianakis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Andrianakis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glover.
Andrianakis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Glover misses with the combination.
Jab by Glover.
Glover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrianakis.
We've been told by Glover's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Glover scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover looks to land a right hand but Andrianakis moved out of range.
Andrianakis throws out a counter right but Glover avoids it with no problem.
Andrianakis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Glover. That snapped Andrianakis's head back.
Andrianakis is rocked!
Andrianakis checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Glover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andrianakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Andrianakis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Glover with a body shot.
Glover misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Glover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianakis avoids the body shot from Glover.
Andrianakis with a nice cross.
Glover lands the left hand.
Glover throws a nice looking combination but Andrianakis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andrianakis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Glover wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glover misses with an uppercut. Andrianakis saw that one coming.
Oooooh!!! Glover has knocked Andrianakis down with a huge combo! Glover steps away and waves a wobbly Andrianakis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Andrianakis is still on wobbly legs! Can Glover finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover swings widly with a right hand
and Andrianakis counters with a straight right hand.
Glover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrianakis seems to have recovered his senses.
Glover throws a head kick that misses.
Glover throws a hook to the side of Andrianakis's head but Andrianakis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrianakis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Glover.
Glover throws an off balance right hand
and Andrianakis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andrianakis takes the fight into the clinch.
Andrianakis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
Andrianakis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glover misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrianakis tries to work over Glover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Glover.
Glover prevents a body shot from Andrianakis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrianakis.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Andrianakis controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrianakis.
Andrianakis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andrianakis lands an elbow inside that Glover shrugs off.
Andrianakis has Glover pressed against the cage, preventing Glover from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andrianakis tries to work over Glover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrianakis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrianakis moves away.
Andrianakis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianakis throws a counter combo.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrianakis moves away.
Glover throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Andrianakis misses its intended target.
Glover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glover blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Andrianakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrianakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Glover misses.
Andrianakis throws a hook but Glover blocks it.
Glover with a hook.
Glover fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glover scores with a jab.
Glover missing with a left hand there. Andrianakis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glover is looking to counter punch.
Andrianakis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glover has time to react.
Glover is rocked!
Glover scores with a nice head shot.
Glover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrianakis throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Glover misses the target.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrianakis tries to clinch there but Glover circles away.
Andrianakis slips a straight right by Glover.
Glover is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sloppy strikes from Glover. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
Andrianakis throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Glover takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andrianakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Andrianakis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrianakis throws a looping overhand right but Glover ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Glover.
Andrianakis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glover.
Andrianakis connects with a single shot there.
Andrianakis misses with a straight right.
Glover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianakis.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Andrianakis misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianakis drops his hands momentarily and Glover takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andrianakis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrianakis throws a hook but Glover blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Glover connects with a crisp jab.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianakis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andrianakis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glover lands a head shot.
Andrianakis wants to clinch up but Glover keeps it at a distance.
Andrianakis walks into a stiff left hand from Glover.
Glover fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrianakis manages to avoid it.
A jab from Andrianakis does it's job there.
Glover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andrianakis can do to turn this around?
Donk. Andrianakis catches Glover right on the button with a cross.
Glover scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Glover misses.
Andrianakis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Glover lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Glover does no damage.
Andrianakis slips a straight right by Glover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Glover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glover misses with an uppercut.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrianakis is just out of range.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Andrianakis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Glover under the eye.
Andrianakis swings for the body but Glover moves out of range.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Andrianakis has Glover up against the cage in a clinch.
Glover lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andrianakis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrianakis.
It looked like Glover was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Andrianakis.
A swing and a miss from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis lands a nice shot that snaps Glover's head back.
Andrianakis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it.
Glover cracks Andrianakis with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrianakis gets a clinch.
Andrianakis lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrianakis prevents a body shot from Glover.
A right hook to the body lands for Andrianakis.
Andrianakis lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis is working Glover over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Andrianakis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glover's defenses.
Andrianakis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Andrianakis can't find room to land a body shot as Glover controls the action.
Andrianakis scores with a shot to the side of Glover's head.
Andrianakis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis lands with a right hand.
Oh Glover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrianakis is just out of range.
Glover seems to have got his legs back now.
Andrianakis misses with a hook.
Glover's corner calls for a 1-2. Glover obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andrianakis lands a big uppercut and Glover crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Glover looks OK. Andrianakis waves Glover back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis moves out of range as Glover strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianakis misses the target.
Andrianakis throws a series of punches but Glover moves out of range.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianakis.
Glover has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glover there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andrianakis closes the distance and pushes Glover back into the cage.
Glover blocks the elbow strike.
Glover lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andrianakis backwards.
Andrianakis lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Andrianakis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glover.
Andrianakis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrianakis cracks Glover with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Andrianakis.
Milo Andrianakis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianakis lands a shoulder strike.
Andrianakis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glovers head.
Andrianakis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andrianakis throws a big uppercut that drops Glover! More strikes from Andrianakis and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Glover lies dazed against the cage as Andrianakis celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Andrianakis!
Milo Andrianakis is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Milo Andrianakis 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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