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WVT 202: Haggar v Anderson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Andary (ranked 3183 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Tapani Kangas (ranked 339 p4p, 295 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Andary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapani Kangas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andary throws a right hand that Kangas ducks under and follows up with a left that Kangas also avoids with ease.
Kangas misses with a right hand
and Andary counters with a nice body kick.
Andary finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kangas just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kangas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kangas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andary digs a good body shot into Kangas's ribs.
We've been informed that Kangas 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.
Kangas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andary throws out the jab.
Kangas connects with a jab.
Andary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kangas.
Andary was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kangas throws a solid leg kick but Andary takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kangas.
Kangas throws a hook but Andary blocks it.
Kangas digs a good hook to Andary's body.
Kangas misses with a right hand
and Andary counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andary swings for the body but Kangas moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Andary.
Kangas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andary.
Kangas throws a jab when Andary was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas misses with a body shot.
Kangas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kangas.
A head kick misses from Andary.
Kangas lands with a shot to the body.
Andary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kangas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kangas throws an overhand right that lands on Andary's shoulder, as Andary tries to avoid the shot.
Kangas misses with a lunging right hand
and Andary counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Andary misses.
Kangas blocks a head kick by Andary.
Kangas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Andary misses with a low kick as Kangas jumps back.
Kangas fails to land with a series of punches.
Andary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Kangas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A cross from Kangas lands.
Kangas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kangas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Kangas.
Kangas misses the shot to the body.
Kangas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Andary throws a sloppy head kick and Kangas moves out of range easily.
Kangas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Andary looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andary misses with a body shot.
Kangas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kangas misses with a hook
and Andary makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gary Andary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kangas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andary was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kangas throws a hook to the side of Andary's head but Andary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andary slips a straight right by Kangas.
Andary chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kangas misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andary looks to score with a jab to the body but Kangas is just out of range.
Andary slips under a jab.
Kangas throws a lazy right hand but Andary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andary throws a push kick but Kangas slaps the foot to one side.
Kangas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kangas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andary is looking for a counter combo.
Kangas throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Kangas misses.
Kangas loads up on a big right hand but Andary slips the punch.
Andary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kangas.
Andary connects with a leg kick.
Andary throws a lazy right hand but Kangas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kangas misses with a hook.
Kangas throws a good cross that connects.
Kangas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andary misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andary slips under a jab.
Andary lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kangas will feel that in the morning.
Kangas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andary.
Kangas throws a jab but it's blocked by Andary.
A combination from Andary does no damage.
Kangas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andary moves away.
Andary looks to land a body kick but Kangas moved away.
Andary takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kangas throws a shot from downtown. Andary moves away and avoids it.
Kangas misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Andary. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andary takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kangas looks for the body kick but Andary saw that one coming.
Kangas tries to move into range but Andary moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gary Andary will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Kangas misses.
Andary throws a series of strikes that have Kangas backpedaling.
Andary lands with a kick to the temple. Kangas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kangas catches Andary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kangas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kangas digs a good body shot into Andary's ribs.
Gary Andary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Kangas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kangas throws a hook but Andary blocks it.
Gary Andary is winning the standup battle so far.
Kangas scores with a jab to the head.
Andary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andary lands a body shot.
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!
Andary lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andary with the inside leg kick.
Andary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andary throws a lazy right hand but Kangas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kangas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andary misses with a few strikes there.
Andary closes the distance and pushes Kangas back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kangas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Andary - that landed with a thud.
Andary struggles to land a body shot inside as Kangas controls his hands.
Kangas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kangas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andary walks into a straight right hand from Kangas.
Andary loads up on a big right hand but Kangas slips the punch.
Kangas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andary.
Andary is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kangas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andary moves out of range of the strikes.
Andary shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kangas throws out a counter right but Andary avoids it with no problem.
Andary closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kangas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kangas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kangas lands a nice hook to Andary's body. Andary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kangas avoids a kick to the body.
Kangas misses with a hook.
Andary misses with a double jab.
Andary goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kangas scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Andary.
Andary backing away here, and Kangas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kangas fakes the leg kick and cracks Andary in the body.
Kangas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kangas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andary manages to avoid it.
Kangas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kangas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kangas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andary doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kangas!
Andary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andary looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andary closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kangas presses Andary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Andary.
Kangas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Kangas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kangas.
Kangas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andary putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kangas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kangas has a couple of punches blocked by Andary.
Andary softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kangas avoids a wild elbow strike from Andary.
Andary lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andary slows down the pace here.
Kangas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangas wants to get back to striking at distance but Andary won't allow it.
Andary missing with knees to the body.
Andary tries a body shot but Kangas blocks it.
Andary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kangas blocks it with crossed arms.
Kangas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kangas misses with some punches.
Andary scores with a shoulder strike.
Kangas tries a body shot but Andary blocks it.
Andary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kangas is defending well for now.
Andary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andary leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Andary.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kangas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andary taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Kangas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tapani Kangas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Kangas there.
Kangas throws a head kick that misses.
Andary throws a head kick that misses.
Andary slips under a jab.
Andary takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Kangas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kangas.
Kangas throws a sloppy body shot
and Andary counters with a good low kick that Kangas was not able to check.
A big right from Kangas misses.
Andary misses with a lunging right hand
and Kangas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kangas misses with a looping right.
Kangas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andary.
Kangas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kangas does it's job there.
Andary is looking to wear down Kangas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kangas throws an off balance right hand
and Andary counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andary throws a combination that misses
and Kangas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kangas throws out a powerful jab.
Andary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kangas manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Kangas - just one landing.
Andary lands with an overhand left.
Kangas throws a hook but Andary avoids it easily.
Kangas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kangas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kangas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andary manages to avoid it.
Kangas looks to land a left hand but Andary moved out of range nicely.
Andary throws a right hand that misses
and Kangas counters with a good low kick that Andary was not able to check.
Andary throws a right and a left that Kangas avoids nicely.
Andary connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andary avoids the body shot from Kangas.
Andary throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andary lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kangas misses with a left hand
and Andary counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters circling a little - Andary finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Kangas does it's job there.
Kangas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kangas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andary.
Kangas avoids a kick to the body.
Andary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kangas tries to clinch but Andary is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Andary misses its target.
Andary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kangas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andary throwing a counter right hand but Kangas manages to avoid it.
Andary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kangas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andary uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Andary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kangas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kangas lands a body shot.
Andary closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andary throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andary lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kangas managing to block the knees to the body from Andary.
Kangas tries to circle away but Andary has him pinned against the cage.
Kangas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andary creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andary throws an elbow that misses.
Kangas blocks a body shot from Andary.
Kangas breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Kangas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andary takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangas dodges the punch combination from Andary.
Andary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kangas manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kangas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Andary.
Andary looks to throw the jab but Kangas is out of range.
A left lands for Kangas.
Andary slips under a jab.
Kangas lands an overhand right.
Kangas blocks a head kick by Andary.
Kangas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kangas throws an off balance right hand
and Andary counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kangas lands a glancing blow to the side of Andary's head.
Andary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kangas.
Kangas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tapani Kangas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kangas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tapani Kangas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Hollow (ranked 1123 p4p, 1347 weight class) and Richard Cheese (ranked 136 p4p, 166 weight class). Cheese is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rape Me. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Hollow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheese forces Hollow back against the cage and clinches.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheese tries to work over Hollow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Hollow.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Hollow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cheese blocks the elbow strike.
Cheese blocking some punches.
Cheese slows down the pace here.
I was talking to Hollow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cheese scores with a hook to the body.
Hollow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cheese lands a hook that snaps the head of Hollow backwards.
Cheese breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheese works Hollow's body with a nice hook.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheese looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cheese tries to clinch up but Hollow circles away and keeps his distance.
Hollow misses with a looping left.
Cheese changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Cheese blocks the low kick.
Cheese throws out a counter right but Hollow avoids it with no problem.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hollow!
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but Hollow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cheese.
Cheese takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cheese moves out of range of the body kick.
Hollow looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollow manages to avoid it.
Hollow throwing a counter right hand but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Cheese moves out of range of the body kick from Hollow.
Hollow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cheese's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollow loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch.
Cheese throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hollow tried to score with a low kick but Cheese checks it.
Nice jab there from Cheese.
Hollow swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Hollow missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollow wants to slow Cheese down by chopping away at his legs.
Hollow moves into range and clinches up with Cheese.
Hollow scores with a shoulder strike.
Hollow blocks an uppercut.
Hollow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheese.
Cheese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hollow backwards.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollow.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hollow throws a head punch that misses.
Hollow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow lands a left hand.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hollow's elbow.
Hollow misses with a punch to the body.
Hollow tries to land a knee to the head but Cheese blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese.
Cheese pushes Hollow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Hollow.
Cheese is looking to control Hollow's arms but Hollow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cheese has his back to the cage.
Hollow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hollow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Hollow misses with a knee strike.
Cheese avoiding damage as Hollow throws knees to the body.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheese working aggressively here.
Cheese avoiding damage as Hollow throws knees to the body.
Hollow misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hollow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheese's brow.
Cheese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Hollow.
Cheese lands a left hand.
Cheese tries a body shot but Hollow blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cheese.
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Hollow.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollow.
Hollow swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollow misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Hollow.
Cheese is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Cheese.
Hollow lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hollow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hollow.
Hollow misses with the head strike.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hollow's elbow.
Cheese scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hawk Hollow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cheese delivers a nice body kick.
Cheese lands with a good body shot.
Cheese throws a push kick but Hollow slaps the foot to one side.
Cheese gets a clinch.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Hollow.
Hollow tries to land a knee to the head but Cheese blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Hollow.
Hollow struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Richard Cheese seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cheese scores with a shoulder strike.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheese stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hollow misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cheese.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollow.
Cheese's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hollow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cheese is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese lands a hook that snaps the head of Hollow backwards.
Hollow working aggressively here.
Cheese blocks an elbow strike from Hollow.
Hollow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cheese takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Richard Cheese has been cut.
Cheese breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hollow.
Cheese checks a low kick from Hollow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollow misses with an uppercut.
Cheese swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollow.
Hollow misses with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a stiff right hand.
Hollow looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollow moves in looking to clinch but Cheese pushes him off.
Hollow looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheese. Hollow does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Hollow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cheese is out of range and Hollow settles back down.
Cheese lands a slapping body shot.
Cheese tries to clinch but Hollow is having none of it.
Cheese is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hollow misses with a low kick.
Cheese tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hollow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollow throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
Hollow misses with the combination.
Cheese throws out a powerful jab.
Cheese blocks a head kick by Hollow.
Cheese lands a jab to Hollow's midsection.
Hollow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheese. Hollow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollow throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
Hollow darts in trying to clinch
and Cheese counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a sloppy head kick and Hollow moves out of range easily.
Hollow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollow.
Cheese is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hollow rather than just go for the knockout.
Cheese misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese checks a leg kick nicely.
Hollow throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cheese! But no joy.
Hollow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawk Hollow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollow connects with the punch.
Hollow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheese.
Cheese takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hollow throws a leg kick that misses.
Cheese lands a head kick!
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Hollow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Cheese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richard Cheese's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cheese cracks Hollow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hollow moves into the clinch.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Hollow controls his hands.
Cheese works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cheese takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cheese dodges an elbow strike from Hollow.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hollow's elbow.
Cheese trying to control the position but instead, Hollow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cheese into the cage.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollow lands a body punch.
Hollow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Hollow.
Hollow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Hollow controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Hollow.
A short uppercut from Cheese.
A left hand lands to the body for Cheese.
Cheese lands with a right to the head.
Hollow working aggressively here.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Hollow.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Hollow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hollow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheese.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Hollow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hollow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Hollow controls his hands.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Hollow controls the action.
Hollow misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollow swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollow prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hollow can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Hollow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hollow.
Cheese blocks the elbow strike.
Hollow blocks an uppercut.
Hollow throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
Hollow blocking some punches.
Cheese wants to break free but Hollow has control.
Hollow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollow.
Hollow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hollow prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Hollow avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
Hollow misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Hollow can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
Hollow misses with the head strike.
A short right from Cheese.
Cheese creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hollow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Cheese - that landed with a thud.
Hollow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheese's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cheese tries to stall but Hollow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cheese working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Hollow scores with a hook to the body.
Hollow blocking some punches.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollow.
Cheese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hollow's elbow.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Hollow controls the action.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese is looking to control Hollow's arms but Hollow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cheese has his back to the cage.
Hollow misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Cheese digs a right hand into Hollow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hollow's gas tank.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Hollow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollow swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Cheese.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hollow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Hollow.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hollow missing with knees to the body.
Cheese lands a right hand.
Hollow struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Cheese.
I think Cheese has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Cheese!
An out of breath Richard Cheese thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 2358 p4p, 2859 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 271 p4p, 314 weight class). Camacho comes to the cage accompanied by Hero Of War - Rise Against. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 27 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Camacho fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brunswick Jr just manages to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Camacho has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Camacho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brunswick Jr.
Camacho misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Camacho.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camacho.
Camacho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brunswick Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Camacho's sensitive parts.
Brunswick Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Camacho counter with a right hand.
Camacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brunswick Jr.
A slow jab from Brunswick Jr misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Camacho as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brunswick Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr keeping moving, preventing Camacho from controlling successfully.
Brunswick Jr trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Camacho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunswick Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camacho wants to pass the guard but Brunswick Jr is keeping the position.
Brunswick Jr wants to sweep here but Camacho controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Camacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunswick Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Camacho connects with an inside leg kick.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Camacho swings for the body but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
Brunswick Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brunswick Jr lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Camacho.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brunswick Jr.
A punch lands to the side of Brunswick Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Camacho avoids a kick to the body.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Brunswick Jr misses with a straight left.
It looked like Camacho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho thuds a left hand into Brunswick Jr's body.
Jermaine Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Brunswick Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Brunswick Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camacho lands a jab.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Camacho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Camacho counters with a straight right hand.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Camacho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Camacho.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho throws a low kick but Brunswick Jr avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr digs a good body shot into Camacho's ribs.
Camacho misses with an uppercut
and Brunswick Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Brunswick Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Brunswick Jr.
Camacho scores with a three punch combo!
Brunswick Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camacho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brunswick Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Camacho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Camacho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Brunswick Jr. No joy for Camacho on that attempt.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Brunswick Jr cracks a nice hook into Camacho's ribs.
Brunswick Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camacho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brunswick Jr scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Camacho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
Brunswick Jr tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brunswick Jr throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Brunswick Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brunswick Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Brunswick Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Camacho connects with a single shot there.
Camacho moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Camacho misses the target.
Camacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camacho 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.
Camacho trying to control but Brunswick Jr is working from the bottom.
Camacho tries to free his leg and advance position but Brunswick Jr is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr wants to get back to his feet but Camacho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brunswick Jr wriggles free and stands up.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Camacho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brunswick Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camacho moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Camacho misses its target.
Brunswick Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camacho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr moves forwards but Camacho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brunswick Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Camacho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Bradley Brunswick Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Brunswick Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Camacho finds it's way round the side to connect with Brunswick Jr's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho scores with a jab to the head.
Camacho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brunswick Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Brunswick Jr throws a looping overhand right but Camacho ducks down to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Brunswick Jr misses with a low kick as Camacho jumps back.
Jermaine Camacho is winning the standup battle so far.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Camacho.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Camacho throws a hook but Brunswick Jr avoids it easily.
Brunswick Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Brunswick Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camacho lands a lovely overhand right.
Brunswick Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Camacho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brunswick Jr defends it nicely.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brunswick Jr moves away.
Brunswick Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Camacho there.
Brunswick Jr tries a low kick but Camacho avoids it.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body shot.
Brunswick Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brunswick Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho throws a head kick but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
Camacho throws a lazy uppercut
and Brunswick Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Brunswick Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brunswick Jr swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Camacho closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brunswick Jr throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunswick Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Camacho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick Jr is just out of range.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr connects with a high kick.
Camacho connects with a solid leg kick.
Brunswick Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camacho to score with a decent uppercut.
Camacho throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunswick Jr.
Camacho connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Brunswick Jr.
Camacho lands a slapping body shot.
Brunswick Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bradley Brunswick Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Camacho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Brunswick Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brunswick Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brunswick Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Brunswick Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Camacho scores with the left hand. Brunswick Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Brunswick Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brunswick Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camacho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brunswick Jr counters with a left to the body.
Brunswick Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr digs a good hook to Camacho's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho avoids a kick to the body.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Camacho.
Brunswick Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho scores with a nice strike.
Brunswick Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brunswick Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Camacho throwing a counter right hand but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Camacho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brunswick Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Camacho counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brunswick Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
A countering left hand to the body from Brunswick Jr misses.
Good work by Camacho as he checks the leg kick.
Brunswick Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brunswick Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camacho.
Camacho blocks the body kick.
Camacho misses the jab.
Camacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brunswick Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camacho lands with an uppercut that bounces Brunswick Jr off the cage and back into range.
Brunswick Jr misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Camacho ducks right into an uppercut from Brunswick Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Brunswick Jr misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camacho.
A head kick misses from Brunswick Jr.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Brunswick Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick Jr is just out of range.
Brunswick Jr throws a nice head kick!
Brunswick Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Brunswick Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Camacho misses the target.
Brunswick Jr swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camacho moves out of range of the leg kick from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr tried to score with a low kick but Camacho checks it.
Brunswick Jr checks the leg kick.
Camacho clobbers Brunswick Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brunswick Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brunswick Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Brunswick Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brunswick Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Camacho misses its target.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Camacho.
Brunswick Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camacho.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Camacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camacho fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brunswick Jr to the ground. Camacho is now in Brunswick Jr's guard.
Camacho postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunswick Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camacho stays in close to Brunswick Jr's body and controls the position.
Camacho postures up.
Brunswick Jr pulls Camacho in close to his closed guard and prevents Camacho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brunswick Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Camacho wants to control from the top but Brunswick Jr keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jermaine Camacho.
I think Camacho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 1960 p4p, 1713 weight class) and Reino Ruttu (ranked 274 p4p, 243 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmovik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sturmovik.
Sturmovik throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturmovik throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruttu.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Sturmovik avoids it with no problem.
Sturmovik misses with a leg kick
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Sturmovik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sturmovik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Sturmovik throws a head kick that half lands.
Sturmovik throws a series of punches but Ruttu avoids them all with ease.
Sturmovik throws a leg kick but Ruttu sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sturmovik gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ruttu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruttu ducks under a wild hook from Sturmovik.
Ruttu tries a quick counter leg kick but Sturmovik is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik throws a body shot but no joy.
Sturmovik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruttu moves away.
Ruttu throws out a counter right but Sturmovik avoids it with no problem.
Sturmovik misses with a right hand
and Ruttu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sturmovik misses with a left hand
and Ruttu counters with a big right hand! Oh Sturmovik is in trouble here! Ruttu follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reino Ruttu!
An out of breath Reino Ruttu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 682 p4p, 730 weight class) and Klaus Chugman (ranked 89 p4p, 93 weight class). 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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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 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe misses the jab.
Chugman has closed the distance and engaged Bloodaxe in a clinch.
Bloodaxe breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bloodaxe.
Chugman misses with a hook. Bloodaxe ducked under it nicely.
Chugman wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman misses the jab.
Chugman looks to throw the jab but Bloodaxe is out of range.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Chugman blocks it.
Bloodaxe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chugman throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman rushes Bloodaxe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bloodaxe can't find room to land a body shot as Chugman controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe breaks the clinch.
A cross from Bloodaxe lands.
Bloodaxe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chugman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bloodaxe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Bloodaxe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bloodaxe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bloodaxe wants it to stay on the feet.
Bloodaxe throws a big counter combination but Chugman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chugman pushes Bloodaxe up against the cage in a clinch.
Chugman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloodaxe wants to get back to striking at distance but Chugman won't allow it.
Chugman blocks an uppercut.
Bloodaxe can't break the clinch.
Bloodaxe breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chugman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bloodaxe is defending well.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloodaxe.
Chugman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bloodaxe bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloodaxe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chugman or perhaps it was just good defense by Bloodaxe, which made it look bad.
Gunnar Bloodaxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Chugman.
Bloodaxe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chugman moves in looking to clinch but Bloodaxe pushes him off.
Chugman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chugman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bloodaxe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klaus Chugman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodaxe looks to land a right hand but Chugman moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chugman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bloodaxe keeping control of the position.
Bloodaxe is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chugman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chugman throwing shots but Bloodaxe is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gunnar Bloodaxe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Chugman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chugman swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chugman misses with a body shot.
Chugman tries to clinch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Chugman is looking to clinch.
Bloodaxe misses with a looping right.
Chugman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice head shot.
Chugman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chugman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bloodaxe circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe lands with a good body shot.
Chugman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bloodaxe is fending him off so far but Chugman persists. Nope, Bloodaxe circles away and we're back to standing.
Bloodaxe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gunnar Bloodaxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Chugman.
Bloodaxe throws a jab but it's blocked by Chugman.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodaxe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bloodaxe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chugman wants to clinch but Bloodaxe slips to the side
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chugman misses the body punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bloodaxe throws a lazy uppercut
and Chugman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bloodaxe won't be happy with that.
Bloodaxe throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chugman can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Bloodaxe misses.
Bloodaxe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodaxe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chugman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloodaxe scores with the left hand. Chugman knows he should have avoided that one.
Chugman looks for a takedown but Bloodaxe sprawls well.
Bloodaxe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bloodaxe gets tackled into the cage by Chugman. Chugman maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chugman tries to pull guard but Bloodaxe won't allow it.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnar Bloodaxe is winning the standup battle so far.
Chugman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chugman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bloodaxe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chugman is in Bloodaxe's guard.
Chugman 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.
Chugman wants to control from the top but Bloodaxe keeps moving.
Gunnar Bloodaxe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chugman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bloodaxe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman throws a big elbow that misses.
Chugman chips away with some ground and pound.
Chugman working some strikes from top position.
Chugman throwing strikes from guard but Bloodaxe blocks nicely.
Chugman looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bloodaxe lands with an uppercut that bounces Chugman off the cage and back into range.
Chugman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chugman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bloodaxe quickly recovers to half guard.
Chugman wants to take a breather but Bloodaxe is having none of it.
Bloodaxe wants to get back to full guard.
Bloodaxe trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman is looking to stall here but Bloodaxe recovers full guard.
Chugman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chugman throws a big elbow that misses.
Chugman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bloodaxe is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bloodaxe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chugman moves away.
Chugman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chugman wants to clinch.
Klaus Chugman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chugman darts in looking for a takedown but Bloodaxe gets double underhooks and turns Chugman into the cage.
As Chugman looks to move away, Bloodaxe throws a big counter combo but Chugman just gets out of the way.
Chugman throws a lazy uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chugman's knee momentarily.
Chugman dives in for a single leg takedown but Bloodaxe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Bloodaxe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chugman blocks the body kick.
Chugman with the counter takedown but Bloodaxe avoids it easily.
Chugman thuds a left hand into Bloodaxe's body.
Chugman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunnar Bloodaxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Chugman.
Chugman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman misses the body punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chugman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bloodaxe throws out the jab.
Chugman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chugman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bloodaxe doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice sprawl there from Bloodaxe as Chugman shoots in.
Bloodaxe staying out of range there.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter punch.
Nice shot by Bloodaxe.
 Chugman is rocked!
Chugman closes the distance and pushes Bloodaxe back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chugman moves into range and clinches up with Bloodaxe.
Chugman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bloodaxe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe connects with an inside leg kick.
Chugman looks to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with an inside leg kick.
Chugman has his takedown stuffed
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bloodaxe lands a left and a right that send Chugman crashing to the mat, dazed. Bloodaxe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Chugman is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloodaxe finish him?
Chugman throws a combination that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with an outside leg kick.
Chugman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chugman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bloodaxe scores with a counter punch that sends Chugman to the canvas! Bloodaxe smells blood - he's punishing Chugman with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Chugman has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Bloodaxe!
Gunnar Bloodaxe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Voronov (ranked 1010 p4p, 626 weight class) and Vitali Kersikov I I (ranked 152 p4p, 105 weight class). Kersikov I I has chosen Sefa & Mr. Ivex - LSD Problem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Yuri Voronov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yuri Voronov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Voronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vitali Kersikov I I!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov I I counters with an outside leg kick.
Voronov throws a head kick but Kersikov I I moves out of range.
Voronov lands with a shot to the body.
Kersikov I I avoids the body shot from Voronov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov I I! But no joy.
Voronov catches Kersikov I I with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Voronov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kersikov I I stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov I I.
Kersikov I I thuds his right hand into Voronov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Yuri Voronov has been cut.
Kersikov I I takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Vitali Kersikov I I has been cut.
Voronov takes a swing at Kersikov I I's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov I I checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yuri Voronov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronov misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kersikov I I to counter with a crisp jab.
Voronov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bigfoot BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
Voronov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov I I feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Voronov sprawling to the canvas! Voronov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kersikov I I finish him?!
 Voronov is rocked!
Voronov tries to get into range but Kersikov I I steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Voronov! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Kersikov I I scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vitali Kersikov I I!
An out of breath Vitali Kersikov I I thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xue Fang (ranked 2051 p4p, 681 weight class) and James Crazyhorse (ranked 112 p4p, 35 weight class). Crazyhorse has chosen They Don’t Care About Us as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xue Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, James Crazyhorse!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazyhorse looks to score with a jab to the body but Fang is just out of range.
Fang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crazyhorse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crazyhorse scores with a sloppy right hand. Fang should have avoided that one.
Crazyhorse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fang.
Crazyhorse scores with a hook.
Fang lands a nice shot to the body.
Fang misses the shot to the body.
Fang scores with a nice right hand.
Fang sizes up Crazyhorse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fang moves forwards but Crazyhorse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crazyhorse throws a lazy uppercut
and Fang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crazyhorse throws a jab but it's blocked by Fang.
Fang throws a body shot but no joy.
Crazyhorse now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crazyhorse misses with a looping left.
Crazyhorse checks a leg kick nicely.
Fang throws out a loose jab but Crazyhorse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crazyhorse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fang is looking to score with low kicks.
Fang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crazyhorse.
Fang slips under a jab.
Fang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Fang.
Crazyhorse misses the jab.
Crazyhorse misses with the combination.
Crazyhorse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fang was well out of range. Poor timing from Crazyhorse.
Fang tries to work over Crazyhorse's front leg with a kick but Crazyhorse checks it.
Crazyhorse throws out a counter right but Fang avoids it with no problem.
Crazyhorse lands with a shot to the body.
Crazyhorse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fang misses with a left hand
and Crazyhorse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crazyhorse thuds a left hand into Fang's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Crazyhorse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fang throws a hook to the side of Crazyhorse's head but Crazyhorse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crazyhorse defending well as Fang loads up on a big left hand.
Fang throws a body shot but no joy.
Crazyhorse throws the left hand but Fang avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Crazyhorse.
Fang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crazyhorse.
Fang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crazyhorse finds it's way round the side to connect with Fang's head.
It looks like Xue Fang has been cut.
Crazyhorse has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Crazyhorse lands with a kick to the temple. Fang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crazyhorse throws a big shot that misses.
Fang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crazyhorse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fang.
Crazyhorse looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crazyhorse avoids the head kick by Fang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crazyhorse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crazyhorse lands a nice hook to Fang's body. Fang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crazyhorse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crazyhorse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crazyhorse swings for the body but Fang moves out of range.
Crazyhorse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crazyhorse moves out of range of the strikes.
Fang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crazyhorse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crazyhorse is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fang connects with an inside leg kick.
Fang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crazyhorse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crazyhorse lands a nice shot to the body.
Fang lands with an overhand left.
Fang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crazyhorse ducks under a wild hook from Fang.
Fang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crazyhorse misses with a looping right.
Crazyhorse lands an overhand right.
Crazyhorse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fang scores with a jab. Crazyhorse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Crazyhorse.
Fang throws a front kick aimed at Crazyhorse's knee but Crazyhorse avoids it well.
Fang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crazyhorse misses with an uppercut.
Crazyhorse catches Fang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Crazyhorse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xue Fang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fang tries to clinch there but Crazyhorse circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fang misses the target.
Crazyhorse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fang misses with a looping right.
Crazyhorse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fang.
Crazyhorse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fang throwing a counter right hand but Crazyhorse manages to avoid it.
Fang throws out a loose jab but Crazyhorse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crazyhorse throws a body shot but no joy.
Crazyhorse lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fang moves forwards but Crazyhorse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fang walks into a left hand.
Xue Fang's cut is getting worse.
Fang 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fang.
Fang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fang connects with the punch.
Fang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crazyhorse.
Fang drops his hands momentarily and Crazyhorse takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crazyhorse is rocked!
Crazyhorse digs a good body shot into Fang's ribs.
Crazyhorse is still on wobbly legs! Can Fang finish him?
Crazyhorse moves out of range as Fang strikes.
Crazyhorse staying out of range there.
Fang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crazyhorse seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crazyhorse has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crazyhorse and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crazyhorse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crazyhorse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crazyhorse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crazyhorse appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
James Crazyhorse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crazyhorse looks to score with a jab to the body but Fang is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crazyhorse.
Fang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse misses the shot to the body.
Crazyhorse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crazyhorse jabs Fang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Fang misses the target.
Crazyhorse walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crazyhorse. Fang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crazyhorse looks to score with a jab to the body but Fang is just out of range.
Fang lands with a good body shot.
Fang is looking to chop away at Crazyhorse's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fang misses with a looping right.
Crazyhorse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crazyhorse ducks under a wild hook from Fang.
Fang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crazyhorse.
A quick step to the side and Fang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crazyhorse counters with a body kick.
Crazyhorse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fang was well out of range. Poor timing from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crazyhorse blocks a low kick nicely.
Fang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crazyhorse.
Good standup being displayed there by Crazyhorse as he connects with a hook.
Xue Fang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fang misses with a looping left.
Crazyhorse throws out a counter right but Fang avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Crazyhorse. Beautiful body shot.
Fang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crazyhorse.
Fang misses the shot to the body.
Crazyhorse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crazyhorse.
Fang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crazyhorse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crazyhorse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fang.
Fang swings widly with a right hand
and Crazyhorse counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fang.
Crazyhorse scores with a jab.
Fang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fang throws a body shot but no joy.
Crazyhorse slips a straight right by Fang.
Crazyhorse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fang.
Fang takes a swing at Crazyhorse's ribcage but misses.
Fang throws a hook but Crazyhorse blocks it.
Fang cracks Crazyhorse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fang throws a low kick but Crazyhorse moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Crazyhorse.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Crazyhorse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Xue Fang'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. This is the final round!
Fang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crazyhorse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse lands with a right hand.
Fang misses with a looping left.
Fang misses with a low kick.
Fang looks to throw the jab but Crazyhorse is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Crazyhorse blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crazyhorse! But no joy.
Crazyhorse throws a looping overhand right but Fang ducks down to avoid it.
Crazyhorse moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazyhorse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fang.
Crazyhorse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crazyhorse connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crazyhorse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fang looks to score with a jab to the body but Crazyhorse is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crazyhorse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crazyhorse scores with a body shot.
Crazyhorse lands with a good body shot.
Crazyhorse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fang.
Crazyhorse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crazyhorse thuds a left hand into Fang's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crazyhorse lands a glancing blow to the side of Fang's head.
Jeez, Xue Fang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crazyhorse. Fang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fang misses with a left hand
and Crazyhorse counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Fang drops his hands momentarily and Crazyhorse takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Xue Fang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Crazyhorse!
James Crazyhorse seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 292 p4p, 432 weight class) and Bo Garrett (ranked 48 p4p, 72 weight class). Fabinho comes to the cage accompanied by Glowed Up - Kaytranada. Bo Garrett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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33
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34
185
25 - 17 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabinho lunges at Garrett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garrett's hand.
Garrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roberto Fabinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Fabinho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fabinho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garrett lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Fabinho.
Fabinho with a nice cross.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fabinho darts in looking for a takedown but Garrett gets double underhooks and turns Fabinho into the cage.
Fabinho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fabinho misses with a punch on the inside.
Fabinho tightens his grip and picks Garrett up, before dumping him to the ground. Garrett manages to land in guard.
Garrett pulls Fabinho in close to his closed guard and prevents Fabinho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fabinho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett pulls Fabinho in close to his closed guard and prevents Fabinho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fabinho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garrett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fabinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Fabinho moved out of range nicely.
Garrett scores with a body shot.
Garrett lands a jab to Fabinho's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fabinho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice cross by Garrett.
Garrett cracks Fabinho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fabinho wants to clinch.
Garrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Fabinho.
Fabinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fabinho works Garrett's body with a nice hook.
Fabinho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garrett sprawls well initially but Fabinho persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fabinho thows a huge punch but Garrett dodges it nicely.
Fabinho trying to advance position but Garrett counters by regaining guard.
Garrett lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett distracts Fabinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fabinho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garrett's guard.
Fabinho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fabinho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fabinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett is staying active underneath Fabinho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fabinho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garrett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fabinho.
Garrett wants to get back to full guard but Fabinho has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Garrett wants to control but Fabinho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fabinho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garrett trying to hold on to Fabinho's head to control him but Fabinho postures up.
Fabinho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fabinho misses with a body shot.
Fabinho shoots in for a double leg but Garrett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fabinho scores with a jab to the head.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
Garrett gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fabinho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garrett holds on and takes a little breather.
Fabinho throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is controlling Fabinho's posture.
Garrett's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bo Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fabinho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garrett won't allow Fabinho to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fabinho.
Fabinho works his way into side control.
Garrett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fabinho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garrett sneaks back into half guard.
Garrett is not content to let Fabinho control the position.
Fabinho is working for a submission of some sort.
Fabinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho is working for a submission of some sort.
Fabinho is working for a kimura but Garrett is defending it quite comfortably.
Garrett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fabinho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fabinho's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Garrett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fabinho can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fabinho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fabinho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garrett misses with a head shot. Fabinho uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fabinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Fabinho, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garrett works over Fabinho with some ground and pound from guard.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Fabinho saw that one coming.
Fabinho defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Fabinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Fabinho avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Fabinho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice takedown defense from Garrett. No joy for Fabinho on that attempt.
Fabinho closes the distance but Garrett moves to the side
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fabinho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Fabinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho has his takedown stuffed
and Garrett counters by moving into the clinch.
Fabinho prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Fabinho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garrett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fabinho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Fabinho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fabinho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fabinho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Garrett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Fabinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fabinho misses with a takedown
so Garrett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fabinho has momentary wrist control but Garrett slips an elbow through the middle.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fabinho's head.
Garrett chips away with some ground and pound.
Garrett landing some decent shots from guard.
Garrett lands a couple of digs.
Fabinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roberto Fabinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fabinho's head.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fabinho is rocked!
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Fabinho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fabinho seems to have got his legs back now.
Garrett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Garrett working the head with strikes.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Fabinho is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garrett connects with a decent elbow.
Fabinho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fabinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garrett tries to roll over but Fabinho keeps him under control.
Fabinho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garrett's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett wants to control but Fabinho passes into side.
Fabinho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Garrett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roberto Fabinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garrett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fabinho is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garrett trying to control here.
Fabinho controlling the action here.
Bo Garrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fabinho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Fabinho!
Our winner, Roberto Fabinho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Svalbard Haudegen (ranked 271 p4p, 362 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 39 p4p, 53 weight class). Roberto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Samba de Roda kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Paulo Roberto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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32
161
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29
149
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Svalbard Haudegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto instigates a clinch.
Haudegen is trying to stall.
Haudegen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roberto can't find room to land a body shot as Haudegen controls the action.
Haudegen stalling.
Roberto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haudegen backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roberto.
A nice left hand lands by Roberto.
Roberto pushes off an throws an elbow but Haudegen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haudegen pulls Roberto into guard.
Haudegen is trying to control the position but Roberto postures up.
Roberto wanted to stand there but Haudegen had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haudegen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haudegen is trying to hold Roberto in close to prevent damage but Roberto has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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.
Roberto decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Roberto gets caught flat footed, as Haudegen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haudegen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haudegen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen trying to control but Roberto is working from the bottom.
Haudegen is really struggling to control Roberto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Haudegen wants to pass the guard but Roberto is keeping the position.
Haudegen wants to control from the top but Roberto keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haudegen throws out the jab.
Roberto tries to clinch but Haudegen is having none of it.
Roberto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberto is looking to clinch.
Roberto is looking to clinch but Haudegen is avoiding it.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Roberto misses with a wild combination.
Roberto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberto clinches up with Haudegen and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Roberto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haudegen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haudegen taking a breather.
Haudegen jumps guard.
Haudegen trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen is looking to cinch up a triangle. Roberto throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Haudegen's body to avoid the submission. Haudegen has instead reached around Roberto's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Haudegen arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Svalbard Haudegen!
During a confident post fight interview, Svalbard Haudegen 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 4 p4p, 20 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Anderson has chosen Bassically by Tei Shi as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
266
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273
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar scores with a shot to the body.
Haggar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson 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.
Haggar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson is trying to keep Haggar in close.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Haggar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haggar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haggar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haggar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The cut above Noah Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Haggar cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Anderson is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noah Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!
Mike Haggar retains his super heavyweight title!
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