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SYN 1003 Hlervu vs Branko II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Fish (ranked 2246 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Limu Emu (ranked 357 p4p, 315 weight class). Fish comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine Dragons - Warriors. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Limu Emu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish misses with a low kick as Emu jumps back.
Emu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Emu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fish will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fish connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Fish misses.
A head kick misses from Fish.
A big right from Fish misses.
We've been hearing reports that Fish has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fish attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Emu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Emu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fish blocks a jab.
Fish misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fish doesn't seem bothered though.
Emu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emu blocks a head kick by Fish.
Fish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Emu scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Emu misses the target.
The fighters circling - Emu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emu misses the shot to the body.
Fish misses with a hook. Emu ducked under it nicely.
Rock Fish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fish cracks a nice hook into Emu's ribs.
Emu scores with a nice strike.
Rock Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Emu.
Jab by Emu.
Emu scores with a jab to the body.
Emu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Emu throws a hook but Fish blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emu staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emu throws the left hand but Fish avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Emu misses
and Fish counters with a nice body shot.
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Emu.
A little feinted left hand from Fish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Fish.
Emu lands with a shot to the body.
Emu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Emu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emu is trying to control the action in half guard but Fish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fish wants to improve his position but Emu is controlling well.
Emu trying to control the action but Fish is working from the bottom.
Emu controlling the action here.
Emu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emu wants to take a breather but Fish is having none of it.
Fish wants to improve his position but Emu is controlling well.
Emu is trying to control the action in half guard but Fish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Emu throwing shots but Fish is blocking nicely.
Fish is refusing to be controlled, as Emu sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Emu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Emu tests Fish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emu motions for Fish to come forward. Emu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fish slips a jab and a cross from Emu.
Emu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fish throws a jab when Emu was well out of range.
Emu misses with a low kick.
Emu moves out of range as Fish strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Limu Emu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Emu ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
Fish throws a head kick that misses.
Emu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emu showed some decent athleticism there.
Emu controlling the pace.
Emu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fish moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emu wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
Emu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emu pushes down on Fish's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fish is not content to let Emu control the position.
Emu wants to pass the guard but Fish is defending well.
Emu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fish does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fish looking for submissions off his back.
Emu is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fish moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Emu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fish is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emu wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish looking for a sweep. Not yet Fish, not yet.
Fish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Emu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emu trying to control but Fish is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A good leg kick by Fish.
Emu misses the shot to the body.
Fish punishes Emu's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emu blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emu.
Fish takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Emu staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Emu misses.
Fish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fish takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Emu scores with a nice head shot.
Emu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emu misses with a looping right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emu scores with a nice head shot.
Emu scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fish misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Limu Emu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Emu misses the shot to the body.
Fish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emu checks the leg kick.
Emu misses with a right hand
and Fish counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emu misses with a low kick.
Fish looks to land a right hand but Emu moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emu misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Emu.
Emu throws a right hand that misses
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emu on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Emu.
Fish scoring well with a low kick there.
Fish ducks right into an uppercut from Emu.
Fish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emu.
Emu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emu misses with a wild body shot.
Fish tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emu.
Emu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fish misses the shot to the body.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emu manages to avoid it.
Rock Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emu is defended easily by Fish.
Emu misses with a low kick.
Fish is looking to counter punch.
Emu thuds his right hand into Fish's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emu throws a leg kick but Fish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Emu lands with a shot to the body.
Emu lands a body shot.
Fish gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A clash of legs there as Emu blocks the low kick.
Fish checks a low kick from Emu.
Fish half committed to a counter leg kick.
A combination from Emu does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emu defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
Fish tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emu is able to avoid easily.
Fish throws a right hand that misses
and Emu counters with a single leg into guard. Fish didn't expect that.
Fish has an active guard here but Emu has managed to pass into half guard.
Emu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fish is just riding it out for now. Emu eventually gives up the hold.
Limu Emu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fish looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Emu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fish is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Limu Emu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Limu Emu!
A very excited looking Limu Emu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Average Tycoon Player (ranked 1831 p4p, 2113 weight class) and Jaycee Veto (ranked 226 p4p, 258 weight class). Average Tycoon Player has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Average Tycoon Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaycee Veto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Tycoon Player coming out on top.
 It looks like Jaycee Veto has been cut.
Veto throws a leg kick which misses Tycoon Player's front leg but catches the back leg as Tycoon Player tries to avoid it.
Veto lunges at Tycoon Player with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tycoon Player's hand.
A combination from Tycoon Player does no damage.
Tycoon Player clobbers Veto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Veto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veto scores with a decent looking hook.
Veto connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veto cracks Tycoon Player with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Veto has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tycoon Player to stand back up!
 Tycoon Player is rocked!
Veto throws a head kick that misses
and Tycoon Player counters with a nice uppercut.
Veto knocks out Tycoon Player with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Veto before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Veto picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaycee Veto!
Jaycee Veto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Haze (ranked 1581 p4p, 1652 weight class) and Vlad Tepes lV (ranked 219 p4p, 227 weight class). Darryl Haze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vlad Tepes lV's chin.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darryl Haze !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Tepes lV!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Haze .
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Haze misses
letting Tepes lV counter with a right hand.
Haze throws the left hand but Tepes lV avoids the punch easily.
Tepes lV scores with a punch to the head.
Tepes lV throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tepes lV thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Haze tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes lV connects with the punch.
Tepes lV steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze .
Haze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze throws a leg kick but Tepes lV sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes lV! But no joy.
Haze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tepes lV counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tepes lV misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes lV keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes lV throws out a counter right but Haze avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tepes lV.
Haze closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tepes lV to the mat! Tepes lV manages to get full guard.
Tepes lV looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haze is one step ahead there.
Tepes lV keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Tepes lV looking for a sweep. Not yet Tepes lV, not yet.
Haze wants to control from the top but Tepes lV keeps moving.
Haze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes lV working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze .
Haze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tepes lV is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tepes lV is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tepes lV sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Haze is trying desperately to improve position.
Tepes lV throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes lV trying to control but Haze is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes lV controlling the position easily from mount.
Tepes lV breaks from Haze 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Haze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haze tries to lock up and control but Tepes lV gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tepes lV trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tepes lV working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Tepes lV.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tepes lV controlling from the full mount.
Haze is desperately trying to improve his position but Tepes lV has a good base and remains in mount.
Tepes lV wants to control the pace but Haze is squirming around nicely.
Tepes lV has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tepes lV looking to control but Haze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes lV dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Haze is looking to wear down Tepes lV with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tepes lV connects with a body shot.
Tepes lV fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tepes lV misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tepes lV swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haze tries to pass to full mount but Tepes lV defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tepes lV defending well though.
Tepes lV is pressing down on Haze 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Haze controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes lV pulls Haze in close to his closed guard and prevents Haze from doing any damage or advancing position.
Haze is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Haze wants to control from the top but Tepes lV keeps moving.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tepes lV seems keen to control Haze 's posture.
Tepes lV is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Tepes lV blocks nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tepes lV wants to sweep but no luck.
Haze trying to control but Tepes lV is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Tepes lV.
Vlad Tepes lV is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haze slips under a jab from Tepes lV.
Haze is looking to slow Tepes lV down with leg kicks.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tepes lV sprawls well. Tepes lV wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haze gets slowly back to his feet.
Tepes lV feints a counter leg kick.
Tepes lV ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes lV scores with a nice strike.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Tepes lV.
Tepes lV cracks Haze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Tepes lV misses
and Haze counters with a nice body kick.
Haze is looking to slow Tepes lV down with leg kicks.
Haze has been working on his balance at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tepes lV.
Haze blocks a jab.
A jab from Haze does it's job there.
Haze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tepes lV counters with a stiff right hand.
Haze misses with a body shot
and Tepes lV counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vlad Tepes lV seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tepes lV scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes lV finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Tepes lV.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haze smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tepes lV counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tepes lV pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tepes lV bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haze blocks a jab.
Haze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vlad Tepes lV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes lV throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Haze slips a straight right by Tepes lV.
Tepes lV fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haze on the side of the head.
Haze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Tepes lV misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes lV showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Tepes lV appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haze lands a front kick.
Haze throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tepes lV to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tepes lV sprawls well. Tepes lV wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haze gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Tepes lV lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haze doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haze throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tepes lV counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, jab by Tepes lV - just one landing.
Haze misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Tepes lV to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tepes lV.
Tepes lV throws a hook to the side of Haze 's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze staying out of range there.
Haze throws a combination that misses
and Haze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haze throws out a loose jab but Tepes lV uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tepes lV is out of range.
Tepes lV flicks out a counter leg kick but Haze steps away.
Tepes lV wants to land a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Haze throws a hook but Tepes lV avoids it easily.
Tepes lV throws a head kick that misses.
Haze throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Haze .
Vlad Tepes lV is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tepes lV has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Haze .
Tepes lV bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tepes lV misses the shot to the body.
Haze checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tepes lV fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tepes lV chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haze can pounce on him.
Tepes lV misses with a hook to the body
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze slips under a jab.
Haze checks a leg kick.
Haze thows a leg kick but Tepes lV checks it
and Tepes lV counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tepes lV throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haze .
Haze lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Darryl Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes lV tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes lV takes one on the button.
Haze bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tepes lV's head backwards.
Haze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tepes lV's waist but Tepes lV gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haze off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darryl Haze . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepes lV throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze .
Haze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tepes lV gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Haze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Tepes lV. Beautiful body shot.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Tepes lV connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tepes lV finds it's way round the side to connect with Haze 's head.
Tepes lV scores with a head kick. Haze tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tepes lV ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes lV fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haze checks it well.
Tepes lV jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze tries to move into range but Tepes lV moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes lV. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Tepes lV throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Tepes lV uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze .
A head kick misses from Tepes lV.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes lV.
Haze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tepes lV. Tepes lV obviously looking to wear him down.
Tepes lV moves out of range of the leg kick from Haze .
Tepes lV just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tepes lV comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tepes lV has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tepes lV!
An out of breath Vlad Tepes lV 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antun Simunic (ranked 1428 p4p, 4024 weight class) and Chris Tamburello (ranked 178 p4p, 466 weight class). Simunic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Monster. Tamburello has chosen Going Out of Style - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antun Simunic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Tamburello!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamburello misses with a body shot.
Simunic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tamburello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamburello throws a lazy uppercut
and Simunic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tamburello throws a body shot but no joy.
Tamburello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Simunic under the eye.
Tamburello misses with a wild combination.
Simunic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tamburello. That did some damage!
Simunic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tamburello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simunic slips a jab from Tamburello.
Tamburello misses with a few strikes there.
Simunic is looking to counter punch.
Simunic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tamburello lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunic moves away from the strike by Tamburello.
Tamburello throws a poor cross that misses
and Simunic counters with a nice body shot.
Simunic moves out of range of the strikes.
Simunic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Simunic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simunic avoids the body shot from Tamburello.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamburello. Simunic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simunic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamburello throws a shot to the body.
Tamburello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simunic throwing a counter right hand but Tamburello manages to avoid it.
Simunic ducks under a wild hook from Tamburello.
Simunic keeps the fight on the outside.
Simunic is looking for a counter combo.
Tamburello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simunic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tamburello throws a looping overhand right but Simunic ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tamburello.
Simunic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tamburello scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamburello jabs at Simunic's body.
Tamburello is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Simunic rather than just go for the knockout.
Tamburello misses with a wild body shot.
Tamburello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simunic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Simunic throws a good cross that connects.
Tamburello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simunic was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamburello.
Tamburello comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tamburello moves into the clinch.
Simunic pushes Tamburello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tamburello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tamburello lands with a good body shot.
Jab from Tamburello.
Tamburello just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamburello throws a body shot but no joy.
Tamburello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simunic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simunic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tamburello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simunic tries to avoid it but Tamburello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simunic to the ground. Simunic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tamburello throws a right and a left that Simunic avoids nicely.
Tamburello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simunic.
Simunic is looking to counter punch.
Tamburello shoots in but no luck this time.
Simunic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simunic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamburello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simunic.
Antun Simunic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Simunic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tamburello misses with a body shot.
Simunic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tamburello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tamburello throws the left hand but Simunic avoids the punch easily.
Simunic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Simunic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamburello.
Simunic throws a counter high kick but Tamburello was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tamburello blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Tamburello misses the target.
Tamburello clinches.
Tamburello misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Tamburello dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simunic misses with a hook.
Chris Tamburello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamburello scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tamburello lands with a good body shot.
Tamburello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simunic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamburello.
Tamburello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simunic manages to avoid it.
Simunic throwing a counter right hand but Tamburello manages to avoid it.
Tamburello takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Simunic swats away the attempt to clinch by Tamburello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamburello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simunic was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamburello.
Simunic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamburello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simunic manages to avoid it.
It looked like Simunic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tamburello looks to score with a jab to the body but Simunic is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamburello misses with a right hand
and Simunic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tamburello! Simunic lets Tamburello back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tamburello scores with a jab to the body.
Tamburello wants to clinch up but Simunic keeps it at a distance.
Simunic is looking for a counter combo.
Tamburello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tamburello fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Simunic to the ground. Tamburello is now in Simunic's guard.
Simunic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tamburello on the ground.
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!
Tamburello lands a couple of elbows.
Tamburello throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamburello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tamburello cracks Simunic with a solid left hand.
Simunic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Simunic tries to get out of the position.
Simunic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamburello throws a big right hand that misses.
Tamburello content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Simunic has momentary wrist control but Tamburello slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello throws a big elbow that misses.
Simunic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tamburello postures up in Simunic's guard and throws a big left but Simunic blocks it.
Tamburello wants to control from the top but Simunic keeps moving.
Tamburello is looking to work some ground and pound but Simunic has wrist control.
Tamburello lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tamburello throwing strikes from guard but Simunic blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamburello is looking to work some ground and pound but Simunic has wrist control.
Tamburello wants to control from the top but Simunic keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tamburello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simunic tries to avoid it but Tamburello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simunic to the ground. Simunic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simunic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Simunic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tamburello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simunic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tamburello can't find room to land a body shot as Simunic controls the action.
Simunic struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamburello controls his hands.
Simunic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tamburello closes the distance and clinches.
Simunic working aggressively here.
Simunic misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamburello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simunic lands an uppercut.
Simunic throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamburello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simunic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tamburello backwards.
Simunic has had enough of the clinch but Tamburello keeps him there for the moment.
Tamburello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamburello struggles to land a body shot inside as Simunic controls his hands.
Tamburello cracks Simunic with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamburello working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tamburello.
A head punch on the inside from Simunic fails to land.
Simunic lands with a right to the head.
Tamburello presses Simunic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tamburello has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Simunic after a bit of a struggle.
Tamburello blocks a body shot from Simunic.
Simunic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tamburello backwards.
Simunic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Simunic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Simunic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Antun Simunic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Tamburello.
Simunic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antun Simunic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tamburello misses with a lunging right hand
and Simunic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tamburello thinking.
Simunic scores with a nice right hand.
Simunic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simunic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simunic scores with a jab to the head.
Tamburello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tamburello throws a body shot but no joy.
Simunic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamburello misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Simunic misses its target.
Tamburello looking to score a takedown here. Simunic is defending well but Tamburello drives through and ends up in Simunic's guard.
Simunic is looking to stand back up but Tamburello counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Simunic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamburello has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamburello scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunic has hold of Tamburello's hands but Tamburello slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tamburello winds up and cracks Simunic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tamburello seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simunic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Simunic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tamburello.
Tamburello thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Simunic has hold of Tamburello's hands but Tamburello slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tamburello landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tamburello thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simunic's head.
Tamburello winds up and cracks Simunic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Simunic taking some punishment here, with Tamburello in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamburello working over Simunic with some ground and pound. Simunic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tamburello not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tamburello thows a huge punch but Simunic dodges it nicely.
Simunic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamburello.
Tamburello is keen to just control but Simunic is a slippery customer.
Simunic has hold of Tamburello's hands but Tamburello slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tamburello scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Tamburello.
Nice strikes from Tamburello there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tamburello in particular looking to stall.
Tamburello lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tamburello.
Tamburello working over Simunic with some ground and pound. Simunic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Simunic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamburello.
Tamburello working Simunic over with strikes.
Tamburello missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tamburello thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tamburello takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tamburello looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tamburello scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tamburello scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Simunic is rocked!
Tamburello lands a big elbow - Simunic is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tamburello!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Tamburello!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 1553 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Adrian Adamos (ranked 213 p4p, 235 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Adamos's choice of entrance music: Watch. Adrian Adamos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamos throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamos pinned against the cage. Adamos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adamos leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adamos avoids it really well and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Adamos misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamos throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamos pinned against the cage. Adamos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adamos stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Adamos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Adamos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adamos. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown tries for a takedown but Adamos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adamos connects with a crisp jab.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Adamos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adamos! But no joy.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Adamos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown goes for a double leg but Adamos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adamos continues to drive forward.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adamos swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Adamos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Adamos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adamos misses with a punch on the inside.
Adamos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown is trying to drag Adamos to the mat but Adamos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Adamos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adamos landing knees to the head.
 It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown wants a takedown.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamos lands with a left to the head.
Brown is rocked!
Adamos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adamos lands a big right hand that drops Brown! The killer instinct kicks in and Adamos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Adamos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Adamos!
Our winner, Adrian Adamos, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between HayZeus Hiddens (ranked 619 p4p, 1077 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 83 p4p, 149 weight class). Izzy Bangin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, HayZeus Hiddens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hiddens.
Bangin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bangin throws a leg kick
and Hiddens counters with a shoot takedown. Bangin fights it but they end up in guard.
Hiddens wants to control from the top but Bangin keeps moving.
Bangin is trying to keep Hiddens in close.
Bangin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hiddens is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiddens cracks Bangin with a solid left hand.
Bangin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bangin is on top in guard.
Bangin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bangin wants to control from the top but Hiddens keeps moving.
Hiddens is looking to sweep but instead, Bangin has passed into half guard.
Hiddens is looking to control Bangin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hiddens avoid being mounted?
Hiddens is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Slaughterhouse, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hiddens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hiddens.
Hiddens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hiddens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bangin looking to pass the guard.
Hiddens looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin trying to control but Hiddens is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiddens throws a front kick aimed at Bangin's knee but Bangin avoids it well.
Bangin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bangin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiddens. That did some damage!
Hiddens swinging wildly here.
Bangin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiddens.
Bangin checks a low kick from Hiddens.
Hiddens connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
A left lands for Bangin.
Bangin throws a front kick aimed at Hiddens's knee but Hiddens avoids it well.
Bangin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bangin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bangin is trying to keep Hiddens in close.
Hiddens is looking to advance position but Bangin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiddens working to try and regain half guard.
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 HayZeus Hiddens 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.
Hiddens throws a leg kick
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hiddens 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.
Bangin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bangin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hiddens puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bangin wants to get back to full guard.
HayZeus Hiddens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bangin is pressing down on Hiddens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hiddens passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin is looking to improve his position.
Hiddens lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens controlling the action here.
Hiddens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hiddens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hiddens trying to mount his opponent but Bangin defends it.
Bangin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bangin is positioning himself well to prevent Hiddens advancing to mount.
Hiddens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Hiddens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hiddens is looking to take a break and control but Bangin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bangin tries to roll over but Hiddens keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiddens lands with a punch from half guard.
Izzy Bangin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiddens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hiddens working over Bangin with some ground and pound. Bangin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hiddens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bangin defending well though.
Bangin taking some punishment here, with Hiddens in his half guard.
Hiddens is looking to take a break and control but Bangin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bangin wants to sweep but Hiddens has passed to side control!
Hiddens is chipping away with strikes.
Hiddens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bangin is looking to regain half guard here but Hiddens keeps moving and retains side control.
Hiddens 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.
Bangin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bangin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hiddens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bangin can do to turn this around?
Bangin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bangin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hiddens working the ground and pound from side control.
Hiddens cracks Bangin with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiddens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hiddens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bangin keeps working.
Hiddens in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
HayZeus Hiddens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bangin lands a glancing blow to the side of Hiddens's head.
Hiddens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hiddens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bangin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiddens fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bangin to the ground. Hiddens is now in Bangin's guard.
Bangin keeping moving, preventing Hiddens from controlling successfully.
Hiddens is looking to work some ground and pound but Bangin has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiddens wants to control from the top but Bangin keeps moving.
Bangin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bangin wants to sweep here but Hiddens controlling him for the moment.
Bangin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hiddens manages to get himself to full guard.
Hiddens is pulling down on Bangin's head to control his posture.
Bangin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiddens is keeping the position for now.
Bangin wants to control from the top but Hiddens keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin looking to sit in guard and control but Hiddens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiddens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bangin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hiddens pulls Bangin in close to prevent any damage.
Bangin trying to move into half guard but instead Hiddens has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bangin keeping moving, preventing Hiddens from controlling successfully.
Hiddens stopping the sweep attempt from Bangin.
Hiddens is working Bangin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hiddens throws a big right hand that misses.
Bangin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hiddens postures up and lands a big shot to Bangin's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin has an active guard here but Hiddens has managed to pass into half guard.
Hiddens looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bangin tries to get to full guard but Hiddens has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Hiddens there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bangin taking some punishment here, with Hiddens in his half guard.
Hiddens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bangin keeps working.
Bangin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
HayZeus Hiddens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hiddens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... HayZeus Hiddens!
HayZeus Hiddens was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Pruitt (ranked 1187 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Prokop Pustik (ranked 147 p4p, 122 weight class). Pruitt's entrance music is Singularity - By: DL Incognito. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Pruitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pustik shoots for a double leg takedown but Pruitt sprawls well. He's pushed Pustik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've been hearing reports that Pruitt has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pruitt takes one to the side of the head.
Pustik throws a shot to the body.
Pustik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Solomon Pruitt has been cut.
Pustik with a hook.
Pruitt ducks under a wild hook from Pustik.
Pruitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pustik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pustik throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Pruitt tumbling to the canvas!
Pruitt is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pustik stands up over Pruitt, holding on to his feet. Pustik throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Pruitt is out cold! Pustik lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Prokop Pustik!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Olsen (ranked 34 p4p, 69 weight class) and Adan Puno (ranked 7 p4p, 12 weight class). Olsen comes to the cage accompanied by Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
Olsen thuds his shin into the meat of Puno's side.
Olsen throws the kick towards the body but Puno avoids it.
Puno was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A shot to the body from Olsen misses
enabling Puno to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
Puno lands a big uppercut and Olsen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Olsen looks OK. Puno waves Olsen back to his feet!
Olsen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Puno counters with a huge right that knocks Olsen out cold! Puno is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adan Puno!
A relieved looking Adan Puno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kjetil Olsen was interviewed post fight and said 'Owie!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Susi (ranked 57 p4p, 195 weight class) and David Choke (ranked 11 p4p, 30 weight class). Kaarlo Susi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Choke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Susi pushes Choke off looking to stand but Choke dives back in and keeps control.
Choke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Susi defending well though.
Susi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Choke.
Choke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Choke is pressing down on Susi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Susi is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Choke is working away from the top position though.
Choke wants to pass to mount but Susi is defending the position.
Choke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Susi is keeping the position for now.
Choke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Susi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Susi has escaped and now he's on top!
Choke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Susi stays in close to Choke's body and controls the position.
Susi trying to control but Choke is working from the bottom.
Susi is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Choke wants to clinch.
Susi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Susi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Susi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Choke ducks under a wild hook from Susi.
Choke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Susi misses the shot to the body.
Choke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Susi misses.
Susi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Susi scores with a punch to the head.
Susi misses the shot to the body.
Choke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Susi.
Choke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Susi misses with a wild body shot.
And Choke tries to counter it with a takedown but Susi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Susi throws a hook but Choke avoids it easily.
Choke shoots for a double leg takedown but Susi sprawls well. He's pushed Choke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Susi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Choke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Susi!
Choke tries to score with some ground and pound. Susi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choke swings around for an armbar but Susi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Choke's guard.
Susi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susi trying to control the position from guard on top but Choke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choke pushes a forearm under Susi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Susi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Choke!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 28 p4p, 83 weight class) and Davdio Branko (ranked 2 p4p, 3 weight class). Hlervu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Al Qawlu Qawlu Sawarim. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branko shoots in looking for a takedown. Hlervu tries to sprawl out of it but Branko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hlervu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hlervu stuffs the takedown.
Branko fails with the takedown.
Hlervu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Braynas Hlervu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davdio Branko.
Branko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hlervu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branko tries for a takedown but Hlervu circles away easily
and Hlervu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Branko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Branko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hlervu counters with an inside leg kick.
Branko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hlervu counters with a crisp right that sends Branko to the canvas! Hlervu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Braynas Hlervu 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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