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DMMA 238 Cole vs Barboza PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bickle (ranked 1600 p4p, 3876 weight class) and Kain Mack (ranked 140 p4p, 389 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the liver by Bickle. Beautiful body shot.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Bickle scores with a three punch combo!
Bickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mack.
Mack misses with a combination
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mack throws a series of punches but Bickle avoids them all with ease.
Bickle clinches up against the cage.
Mack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle blocks the elbow strike.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mack throws an elbow but misses.
Bickle blocks the elbow strike.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Mack blocks it.
Bickle looking to throw knees to the head but Mack is blocking nicely.
Bickle takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Tom Bickle has been cut.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle lands a left hand.
Mack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bickle lands with a left to the head.
We've been informed that Mack 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.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Mack back against the cage.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Mack pushes off an throws an elbow but Bickle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Mack misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Mack.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Mack lands a nice elbow.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Mack back against the cage.
Mack lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mack lands an elbow just above Bickle 's eye.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle takes a shot to the head.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Mack tries to work over Bickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mack throws an elbow but misses.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
Mack works on Bickle's body with a couple of short punches.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Bickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bickle pushes Mack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle blocks an elbow strike from Mack.
Mack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mack works on Bickle's body with a couple of short punches.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Mack throws an elbow that misses.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Mack back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mack - that landed with a thud.
Mack misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mack blocks it with crossed arms.
Mack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Mack blocks it.
Mack misses with some punches.
Mack prevents a body shot from Bickle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bickle.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Bickle pushes Mack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Bickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mack lands a hook that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Mack.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mack lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle tries a body shot but Mack blocks it.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bickle gets through Mack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mack struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
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 Tom Bickle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Bickle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bickle tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Bickle has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bickle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mack.
Mack throws a series of punches but Bickle avoids them all with ease.
Mack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mack throws a body punch but Bickle moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mack misses its intended target.
Bickle tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Bickle.
Mack misses with a shot to the body
and Bickle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bickle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bickle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bickle has Mack up against the cage in a clinch.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle working Mack over with knees to the body.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Mack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bickle's defenses.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Mack.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mack digs a right hand into Bickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bickle's gas tank.
Tom Bickle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mack blocks it with crossed arms.
Mack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Bickle.
Mack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Mack blocking some punches.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Bickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mack blocks it with crossed arms.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle blocks an elbow strike from Mack.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mack.
Mack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Mack.
Mack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Mack avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body.
Bickle scores with a shot to the side of Mack's head.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mack.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Mack misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mack.
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!
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mack lands a shoulder strike.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Mack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Mack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Mack on the inside.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Bickle blocks an elbow strike from Mack.
A hook to the body from Mack.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Mack blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack lands with a right to the head.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Bickle lands a body punch.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
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 Tom Bickle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Bickle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mack swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Tom Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Mack moves away and avoids it.
Bickle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mack doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Bickle misses.
Bickle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bickle has closed the distance and engaged Mack in a clinch.
Bickle digs a right hand into Mack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mack's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Bickle looking to throw knees to the head but Mack is blocking nicely.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mack's elbow.
Mack misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Mack cracks Bickle with a nice body shot.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Mack's ribcage. Mack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but Mack blocks with his arms.
Mack prevents a body shot from Bickle.
Mack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
Mack lands a right hand.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Mack blocks it.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Mack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mack throws an elbow that misses.
Bickle blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mack.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle's elbow.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mack.
Mack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Mack tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Nice elbow from Mack.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mack avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Mack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bickle.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Mack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kain Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Mack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Mack.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mack throws an elbow but misses.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Mack tries to work over Bickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mack throws an elbow but misses.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack lands an elbow inside that Bickle shrugs off.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Bickle tries a body shot but Mack blocks it.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Mack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Bickle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack lands a damaging elbow.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Tom Bickle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Mack.
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 Tom Bickle.
Well Bickle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tom Bickle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 1316 p4p, 2307 weight class) and Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 71 p4p, 110 weight class). Outlaw comes to the cage accompanied by For The Outlawz by Moonshine Bandits. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Outlaw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 It looks like Vlastimil Vyr has been cut.
Outlaw misses the jab.
Outlaw walks into a left hand.
Vyr scores with a nice head shot.
Outlaw slips under a jab from Vyr.
Outlaw defending well as Vyr loads up on a big left hand.
Outlaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vyr throws out the jab.
Vyr misses with a looping left.
Vyr avoids the head kick by Outlaw.
Outlaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vyr circles away quickly and effectively.
Outlaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Outlaw lands in his opponent's guard.
Vyr uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vyr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Outlaw fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vyr just manages to avoid it.
Outlaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Outlaw shoots in for a takedown but Vyr shows good takedown defense.
Outlaw swings for the body but Vyr moves out of range.
Outlaw slips a jab from Vyr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outlaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vyr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Vyr blocks the low kick.
Outlaw misses with a kick to the body.
Outlaw tries to move into range but Vyr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Outlaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vyr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vyr avoiding damage as Outlaw throws knees to the body.
Vyr blocking some punches.
Vyr tries to stall but Outlaw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Outlaw wants a takedown but no success here.
Outlaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Outlaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vyr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vyr trying to stall but Outlaw improves his position.
Outlaw takes a shot to the head.
Outlaw missing with knees to the body.
Vyr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vyr scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Vyr misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vyr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vyr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Outlaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vyr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Outlaw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vyr can turn it around.
Outlaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Outlaw misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vyr.
Vyr is trying to maintain a safe position but Outlaw gets an underhook and turns Vyr into the cage.
Outlaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vyr misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vyr.
Vyr missing with knees to the body.
Vyr blocks an elbow strike.
Vyr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Outlaw backwards.
Vyr misses with some punches.
Vyr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Outlaw backwards.
Vyr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Outlaw backwards.
Outlaw changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vyr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Devils Outlaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Outlaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vyr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vyr scores with a body shot.
Vyr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Outlaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vyr but Vyr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vyr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Outlaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vyr dips to his left and cracks Outlaw with an uppercut!
Vyr throws a hook but Outlaw avoids it easily.
Vyr misses with a looping right.
Vyr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Outlaw.
Outlaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Outlaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vyr defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vyr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vyr misses with a looping right.
Vyr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Outlaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Outlaw tries to bum rush Vyr with a series of wild strikes but Vyr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Outlaw tries to bum rush Vyr with a series of wild strikes but Vyr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Outlaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vlastimil Vyr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vyr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vyr.
Outlaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Outlaw misses.
Outlaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vyr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vyr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Outlaw.
Vyr misses with a right hand
and Outlaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vyr throws a hook to the side of Outlaw's head but Outlaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vyr looks to land a left hand but Outlaw moved out of range nicely.
Outlaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlastimil Vyr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlastimil Vyr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vyr scores with a punch to the head.
Vyr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Outlaw.
Outlaw in side control lands a decent elbow.
Outlaw prevents Vyr from escaping the position.
Vyr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Outlaw lands an elbow.
Outlaw 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Outlaw prevents Vyr from escaping the position.
Outlaw working the ground and pound.
 Vyr is rocked!
Vyr is trying to get back to his feet.
Vyr is still in real trouble! Can Outlaw finish him?
Vyr explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Outlaw.
Outlaw closes the distance looking for a takedown. Vyr stuffs it but Outlaw still has hold of him. Outlaw picks Vyr up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Outlaw slams Vyr to the floor and that's really hurt Vyr - he doesn't know where he is! Outlaw throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Devils Outlaw!
The Devils Outlaw seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Deangelo Queen (ranked 820 p4p, 1014 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 107 p4p, 141 weight class). Queen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go Hard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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16 - 14 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Queen. That one must have hurt.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Queen connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Queen. Beautiful body shot.
Queen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Queen. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Queen but Queen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine moves away from the strike by Queen.
Valentine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Valentine responds with a good body kick, but Queen manages to step out the way in time.
Valentine misses with a straight left.
Valentine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Queen defends it nicely.
It appears Queen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Valentine throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a body punch but Queen moves out of range.
Queen with a hook.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Queen's head back.
Valentine swings for the body but Queen moves out of range.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Queen moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a head kick. Valentine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Lou Valentine has been cut.
Valentine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Queen.
Valentine has Queen up against the cage in a clinch.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Queen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Queen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valentine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lou Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Queen on his heels. He'll look to pass Queen's guard now, I'm sure.
Queen 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to hit a sweep here but Valentine passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Queen there!
Valentine is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Queen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Queen shrugs it off.
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!
Queen is working to get back to half guard.
Valentine trying to control but Queen is having none of it.
Queen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valentine landing shots from mount.
Valentine unloads with some shots from mount but Queen bucks and avoids them well.
Valentine looking for a guillotine from mount but Queen is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lou Valentine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Queen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Queen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Valentine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Queen.
Queen throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Queen moved away.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Queen.
Queen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentine in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine throws a series of strikes that have Queen backpedaling.
It looks like Cyrus Deangelo Queen has been cut.
Valentine shoots and misses
and Queen counters with a nice body kick.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valentine tries to clinch but Queen moves out of range.
Valentine goes for a double leg but Queen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Queen continues to drive forward.
Valentine is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Queen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valentine at a distance.
Valentine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Queen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valentine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Queen. That one must have hurt.
Valentine dodges the punch combination from Queen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valentine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Queen - the referee stops the clock and Valentine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Queen. Valentine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Queen scores with a jab to the head.
Valentine drives through and clinches with Queen against the cage.
A hook to the body from Valentine.
Valentine tries to score a body lock takedown but Queen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Valentine.
Queen blocks a body shot from Valentine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queen breaks from the clinch.
Queen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentine 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 Queen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Queen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It appears Queen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Queen looks to land a body kick but Valentine moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen is looking to land body kicks.
Valentine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Queen counters with a nice body kick.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Queen falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Queen.
Queen cracks Valentine with a good jab.
Queen is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Queen moves out of range easily.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Queen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Queen.
Queen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Queen misses with a straight right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Queen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Queen drops Valentine with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Valentine looks back up at him and smiles so Queen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Queen.
Valentine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Queen.
Valentine gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Queen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Valentine is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
After winning the bout, Cyrus Deangelo Queen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jah Kid (ranked 1137 p4p, 1357 weight class) and Alexander Lee (ranked 63 p4p, 73 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kid might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Walk - Pantera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
279
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308
14 - 12 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jah Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee 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.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Kid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Kid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kid wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee pushes Kid off looking to stand but Kid dives back in and keeps control.
Kid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kid trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
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!
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid seems to be looking for submissions.
Kid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kid moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!
Kid seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Lee is holding on tight.
Kid working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee tries to hold on but Kid pushes him away.
Kid is looking to work his way around to Lee's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Kid looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lee can't escape the position.
Kid moves to the back position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kid is looking for a rear naked choke here but Lee reverses the position brilliantly into Kid's guard!
Kid wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kid is proving hard to escape from.
Lee wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kid is on top in guard.
Kid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kid defends it easily.
Kid passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Kid has control of the leg.
Kid is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lee tries to hold on but Kid pushes him away.
Lee is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kid has taken his back.
Kid has got his arm under Lee's chin working for the choke has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Lee has spun round into Kid's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Kid's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Kid dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kid blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Kid on that attempt.
Kid blocks a head kick by Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kid avoids the head kick by Lee.
A shot to the liver by Kid. Beautiful body shot.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Kid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jah Kid has been cut.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
Kid takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Kid tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Kid ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jah Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee pushes Kid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 shot in the inside from Lee.
Kid has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kids head.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Kid is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kid wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee pushes Kid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee digs a right hand into Kid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kid's gas tank.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Kid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Kid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kids head.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
and Lee counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kid! He's just covering up as Lee starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Lee!
After the big win, Alexander Lee made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Jah Kid had this to say: 'Its easy to win when your cheating'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darian Cruz (ranked 1139 p4p, 1346 weight class) and Snappy Whiplash (ranked 80 p4p, 98 weight class). Whiplash has chosen Rapt (TRZTN Remix) - Karen O as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Snappy Whiplash enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darian Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Snappy Whiplash!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Whiplash.
Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whiplash looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cruz 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cruz has hold of Whiplash's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Whiplash tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cruz cranks the arm and Whiplash screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Whiplash, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Darian Cruz!
A very excited looking Darian Cruz 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itchy Sinclair (ranked 645 p4p, 729 weight class) and Agent Smith (ranked 78 p4p, 93 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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34
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23 - 11 - 3 |
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172
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Sinclair lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Sinclair misses with a body kick.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sinclair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinclair fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Sinclair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
Smith blocks a body shot from Sinclair.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Sinclair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Sinclair.
Sinclair taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sinclair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith pushes Sinclair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sinclair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Sinclair misses with a punch to the body.
Sinclair can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Sinclair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sinclair blocks an uppercut.
Smith blocks a body shot from Sinclair.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Sinclair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sinclair's elbow.
Sinclair wants to stall.
Sinclair misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sinclair.
Good body shot from Smith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Sinclair just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Sinclair leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Sinclair can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sinclair's elbow.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith pushes Sinclair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinclair successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Sinclair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinclair struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Sinclair sneaks back into half guard.
Smith controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sinclair is holding on to half guard well.
Sinclair is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Sinclair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sinclair is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinclair trying to control but Smith postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sinclair manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sinclair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sinclair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sinclair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agent Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Sinclair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sinclair fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Sinclair cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Itchy Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinclair misses the target.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith tests Sinclair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Sinclair listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sinclair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sinclair. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith blocks a jab.
Itchy Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
so Sinclair counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sinclair doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sinclair manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sinclair has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Sinclair is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sinclair postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Sinclair preventing the sweep.
Sinclair scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Sinclair defends easily.
Sinclair stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sinclair wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Sinclair is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sinclair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sinclair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinclair postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith keeping full guard, as Sinclair tries to pass.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sinclair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sinclair stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Sinclair tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sinclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Sinclair cracks Smith with a good jab.
Sinclair misses with a double jab.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Smith.
Sinclair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
It looked like Sinclair was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sinclair lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sinclair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itchy Sinclair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair's cut.
That's time! Sinclair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith misses with an uppercut. Sinclair saw that one coming.
Sinclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinclair.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Sinclair is out of range.
Sinclair appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sinclair misses with the combination.
It looks like Sinclair has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Sinclair on that attempt.
Smith has Sinclair up against the cage in a clinch.
Sinclair blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Sinclair is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Sinclair into the cage.
Sinclair tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Sinclair tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sinclair wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sinclair blocking some punches.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sinclair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sinclair prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
Sinclair can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itchy Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks it.
Sinclair avoiding damage.
Sinclair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks with his arms.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith prevents Sinclair from breaking the clinch.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sinclair.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinclair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Agent Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looking to stall.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sinclair.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinclair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Sinclair is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sinclair tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to work over Sinclair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sinclair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith tries a body shot but Sinclair blocks it.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Sinclair gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Smith moves into full guard.
Sinclair won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith keeps trying to improve his position.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith keeping full guard, as Sinclair tries to pass.
Sinclair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sinclair has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith looking to control.
Sinclair trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinclair is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Agent Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agent Smith!
Agent Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mythical Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jian Zhao (ranked 474 p4p, 481 weight class) and Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 42 p4p, 43 weight class). Zhao's entrance music is Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jian Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekaku counters with a good, hard body kick but Zhao shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhao misses the target.
Zhao checks a leg kick.
Zhao throws an overhand right that lands on Ekaku's shoulder, as Ekaku tries to avoid the shot.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but Zhao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zhao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
Ekaku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekaku connects with a jab.
Zhao throws a right hand that misses
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ekaku counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ekaku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku.
Ekaku is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zhao misses with a hook
and Ekaku counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ekaku misses with a hook. Zhao ducked under it nicely.
Zhao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zhao blocks a jab.
Zhao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Zhao misses.
Ekaku with a nice calf kick.
Zhao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
Zhao throws a sloppy head kick and Ekaku moves out of range easily.
Ekaku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhao. Zhao obviously looking to wear him down.
Jian Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhao avoids a kick to the body.
Zhao just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao misses with a combination
and Ekaku counters with a body kick.
Zhao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ekaku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the body.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but Zhao checks it.
Nice defenses there by Ekaku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ekaku avoids the body shot from Zhao.
Zhao misses with a left hand
and Ekaku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zhao misses with a right hand
and Ekaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zhao misses with a hook. Ekaku ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Ekaku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zhao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekaku moves away.
Ekaku feints and then cracks Zhao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhao down.
Good standup being displayed there by Zhao as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Ekaku.
A nice combination there by Zhao.
Zhao misses with a wild body shot.
Zhao misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhao misses with a body punch
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Ekaku connects with the punch.
Ekaku clinches up with Zhao and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Zhao avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Ekaku - that landed with a thud.
Ekaku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ekaku scores with a shot to the side of Zhao's head.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zhao pushes Ekaku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao cracks Ekaku with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
A short uppercut from Ekaku.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Zhao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekaku tries to stall but Zhao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekaku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ekaku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ekaku blocks an uppercut.
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Zhao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao pushes Ekaku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ekaku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zhao seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ekaku can turn it around.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Ekaku.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Ekaku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ekaku with a hook.
Zhao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Zhao.
Ekaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zhao misses with a hook.
Ekaku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zhao throws a combination that misses
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ekaku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Satoshi Ekaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhao misses with a hook to the body
and Ekaku moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ekaku.
Ekaku is stalling here.
Ekaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekaku.
I was talking to Zhao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zhao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekaku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhao.
Ekaku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ekaku has Zhao pressed against the cage.
Zhao misses with the head strike.
Ekaku tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Ekaku.
Ekaku is stalling here.
A short left from Ekaku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zhao tries to work over Ekaku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Satoshi Ekaku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zhao misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku lands a body shot.
Zhao lands with a right to the head.
Zhao throws a head punch that misses.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike.
Zhao misses with some punches.
Ekaku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike.
Ekaku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
Zhao lands a hook that snaps the head of Ekaku backwards.
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Ekaku avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
Zhao tries a body shot but Ekaku blocks it.
Ekaku lands a shot to the body.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
Ekaku tries a body shot but Zhao blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ekaku - that landed with a thud.
Ekaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhao slowing the pace effectively.
Ekaku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
Zhao is looking to control Ekaku's arms but Ekaku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zhao has his back to the cage.
Ekaku has a couple of punches blocked by Zhao.
Ekaku stalling the fight.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Ekaku on the inside.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku taking a breather.
Zhao trying to control the position but instead, Ekaku has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zhao into the cage.
Zhao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao wants to stall.
Zhao misses with some punches.
Ekaku presses Zhao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ekaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Ekaku digs a right hand into Zhao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhao's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ekaku misses with some punches.
Ekaku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Ekaku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhao scores with a hook to the body.
Ekaku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Zhao misses with a body punch.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Ekaku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zhao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Ekaku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Zhao misses with the body kick
and Ekaku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jian Zhao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ekaku digs a good hook to Zhao's body.
Zhao throws a lazy body kick
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku takes one to the chin there.
Ekaku moves out of range as Zhao throws a body kick.
Zhao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhao misses with a lunging right hand
and Ekaku counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhao throws a hook to the side of Ekaku's head but Ekaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekaku doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku throws a body kick that misses.
Zhao throws a body kick that misses
and Ekaku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zhao's knee momentarily.
Zhao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. Ekaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Ekaku.
Zhao misses with a jab to the body
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Ekaku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zhao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zhao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zhao misses with a body kick.
Zhao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zhao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ekaku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zhao just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhao lands the left hand.
Ekaku lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zhao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ekaku tries to clinch but Zhao is having none of it.
Zhao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhao misses with a hook to the body
and Ekaku counters with a good low kick that Zhao was not able to check.
Zhao misses with a body shot.
Ekaku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zhao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ekaku moves into the clinch.
Ekaku is looking to control Zhao's arms but Zhao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ekaku has his back to the cage.
Ekaku tries a body shot but Zhao blocks it.
Ekaku is trying to maintain a safe position but Zhao gets an underhook and turns Ekaku into the cage.
Ekaku lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhao or not.
Ekaku scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
Ekaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Zhao blocking some punches.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
A short right from Zhao.
A shot in the inside from Ekaku.
Ekaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
Zhao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zhao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Ekaku avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
A head punch on the inside from Zhao fails to land.
Ekaku misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekaku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ekaku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zhao working aggressively here.
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku presses Zhao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ekaku as the two fighters clinch.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku blocks an uppercut.
Zhao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhao misses with some punches.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Zhao controls the action.
Zhao misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ekaku.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekaku.
A shot in the inside from Ekaku.
Ekaku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Ekaku avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
Ekaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekaku misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Satoshi Ekaku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekaku digs a right hand into Zhao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhao's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satoshi Ekaku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ekaku 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoshi Ekaku!
An out of breath Satoshi Ekaku 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 674 p4p, 775 weight class) and Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 50 p4p, 56 weight class). Point comes into the arena with Roots Reggae Music blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point misses the body punch
and Adeoluwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adeoluwa scores with a shot to the body.
Adeoluwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Point looks to throw the jab but Adeoluwa is out of range.
Adeoluwa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Point's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adeoluwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Point scrambles back to his feet.
Adeoluwa throws a lazy right hand but Point sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adeoluwa cracks Point with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adeoluwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Adeoluwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adeoluwa looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Adeoluwa misses with a wild body shot.
Point jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adeoluwa scores with a hook to the body. Point takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adeoluwa tries to keep at a distance but Point has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adeoluwa blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa manages to break the clinch.
Point swings for the body but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Point thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brayden Point is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Point takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been informed that Adeoluwa 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.
Adeoluwa connects with a body shot.
Adeoluwa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Point walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Point wants to clinch up but Adeoluwa keeps it at a distance.
Point has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Adeoluwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adeoluwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adeoluwa 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.
Nice uppercut there from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Point had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adeoluwa swats away the attempt to clinch by Point.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adeoluwa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Adeoluwa misses the target.
A big left from Point misses.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Point takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Adeoluwa lands a really nice looking cross but Point seems unphased.
Adeoluwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Point.
Adeoluwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Point.
Adeoluwa throws a hook but Point avoids it easily.
As Adeoluwa tries to get set, Point tries to push him back and clinch up but Adeoluwa manages to avoid the attempt.
Adeoluwa misses with a looping right.
Point is looking for a counter combo.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Point sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Point looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Point tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Adeoluwa. That snapped Point's head back.
Adeoluwa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Point scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Point throws a body punch but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Point off the cage and back into range.
Adeoluwa missing with a left hand there. Point was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Point looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adeoluwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Point misses with an uppercut
and Adeoluwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Point gets caught napping as Adeoluwa dives in and scores a takedown. Point manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is looking to work some ground and pound but Point has wrist control.
Adeoluwa advances to half guard.
Adeoluwa is pressing down on Point's thigh, looking to free his foot. Point is holding on for now.
Adeoluwa throws a strike but Point avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Point keeps moving.
Point utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Point looking for a sweep. Not yet Point, not yet.
Adeoluwa looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adeoluwa works the jab nicely.
Point throws a good cross that connects.
Adeoluwa lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Adeoluwa ducks right into an uppercut from Point.
Point's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adeoluwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Point scrambles back to his feet.
Adeoluwa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Point slips a jab from Adeoluwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Point off the cage and back into range.
Point clinches with his opponent.
Point gets control of Adeoluwa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Point will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Adeoluwa stacks Point on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Adeoluwa!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Point is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adeoluwa off and has taken his back!
Adeoluwa can't escape the position.
Point is persistently looking for the submission but Adeoluwa is defending it well.
Point doesn't have the hooks in and Adeoluwa manages to turn into his guard.
Point looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adeoluwa is one step ahead there.
Point wants to control but Adeoluwa passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Point defending well though.
Adeoluwa slows the pace down in half guard.
Point won't allow Adeoluwa to pass to mount.
Point wants to get back to full guard.
Point is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Point with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Point has hold of Adeoluwa's hands but Adeoluwa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adeoluwa working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Point's thigh. Point counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Point looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adeoluwa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adeoluwa stopping the sweep attempt from Point.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Point is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adeoluwa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Point trying to keep a closed guard but Adeoluwa is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Point has momentary wrist control but Adeoluwa slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adeoluwa scoring with some ground and pound.
Adeoluwa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Point's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Point misses with a straight left.
Adeoluwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Point counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Adeoluwa misses its intended target.
Adeoluwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Point.
Point throws a looping overhand right but Adeoluwa ducks down to avoid it.
Point fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adeoluwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Point off the cage and back into range.
Point gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adeoluwa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa throws out a leg kick but Point moves out of range and Adeoluwa only half commits.
Point throwing a counter right hand but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Adeoluwa throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Point misses with a looping right.
Point avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adeoluwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Point slips under a jab.
As Adeoluwa tries to get set, Point tries to push him back and clinch up but Adeoluwa manages to avoid the attempt.
Point looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Point on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Point throws a shot from downtown. Adeoluwa moves away and avoids it.
Adeoluwa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Point to the ground. Adeoluwa is now in Point's guard.
Point looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adeoluwa throwing strikes from guard but Point blocks nicely.
Point has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Adeoluwa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Point.
Adeoluwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Point keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa working the head and body with strikes.
Point is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adeoluwa off and has taken his back!
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!
Point working for a choke but Adeoluwa is defending well.
Point is persistently looking for the submission but Adeoluwa is defending it well.
Point patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Chukwu Adeoluwa has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point is persistently looking for the submission but Adeoluwa is defending it well.
Adeoluwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adeoluwa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Brayden Point has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adeoluwa tries to roll but Point sticks to his back.
Point has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Adeoluwa tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Point goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Adeoluwa escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Point moves into full guard.
Adeoluwa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Adeoluwa advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chukwu Adeoluwa.
I've got Adeoluwa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chukwu Adeoluwa!
Chukwu Adeoluwa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Oren (ranked 1989 p4p, 234 weight class) and Roman Zhdanov (ranked 225 p4p, 33 weight class). Zhdanov has chosen Малиновая Лада (Raspberry Lada) by Gayazov$ Brother$ as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarik Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Zhdanov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oren thuds his right hand into Zhdanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
Zhdanov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slow jab from Oren misses its intended target.
Zhdanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tarik Oren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhdanov.
Zhdanov avoids the head kick by Oren.
Oren lands a slapping body shot.
Oren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhdanov blocks a head kick by Oren.
Oren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zhdanov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zhdanov backs up against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhdanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Oren.
Oren blocks a jab.
A big right from Zhdanov misses.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Zhdanov moves out of range easily.
Oren throws a head kick that misses.
Zhdanov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oren finds it's way round the side to connect with Zhdanov's head.
Oren misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhdanov! But no joy.
Zhdanov moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oren.
Zhdanov blocks an uppercut.
Oren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhdanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhdanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oren can't break the clinch.
Zhdanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhdanov pushes off an throws an elbow but Oren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zhdanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhdanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oren can't break the clinch.
Oren tries to break free but Zhdanov pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhdanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oren lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands with a light punch inside.
Oren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oren.
Oren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oren throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhdanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oren lands with a slapping head kick.
Oren jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That has opened up Roman Zhdanov's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oren.
Oren has managed to clinch.
Oren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhdanov's elbow.
Zhdanov blocks a body shot from Oren.
Oren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zhdanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Oren scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhdanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oren backwards.
Zhdanov breaks the clinch.
A jab from Zhdanov misses.
It looked like Oren was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oren lands a head kick. Zhdanov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zhdanov misses with a wild body shot.
Oren has closed the distance and engaged Zhdanov in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhdanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oren staying out of range there.
Oren instigates a clinch.
Zhdanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Oren uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Zhdanov on the inside.
Oren lands a nice shot to the body.
Oren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zhdanov counters with a crisp one two that drops Oren! Zhdanov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Oren to his feet! Oren is in big trouble!
 Oren is rocked!
Zhdanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oren.
Oh Oren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oren missing with a left hand there. Zhdanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhdanov takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhdanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zhdanov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zhdanov blocks an uppercut.
Zhdanov trying to land knees to the body.
Oren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Oren dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oren lands with a slapping head kick.
Oren seems to have got his legs back now.
Zhdanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zhdanov avoids the head kick by Oren.
Zhdanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oren.
A little jabbing left from Zhdanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zhdanov is looking to land body kicks.
Zhdanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oren.
Oren lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhdanov can do to turn this around?
Oren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Zhdanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Oren.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhdanov. Oren does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren throws a body shot but no joy.
Oren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zhdanov's head backwards.
Oren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zhdanov is rocked!
The cut above Roman Zhdanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oren throws a quick head kick that knocks Zhdanov silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Oren is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tarik Oren!
Tarik Oren thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Cole (ranked 133 p4p, 214 weight class) and Bento Barboza (ranked 17 p4p, 29 weight class). Barboza has chosen Angel Of Death as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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11 - 1 - 0 |
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31
265
31 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, White Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cole takes a swing at Barboza's ribcage but misses.
Barboza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Barboza is just out of range.
Barboza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cole, pushing him back against the cage.
Cole decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cole has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cole seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cole controls Barboza momentarily but Barboza frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cole trying to control the position.
Barboza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole has his hands on Barboza's head, controlling the position.
Cole controls Barboza momentarily but Barboza frees himself.
Cole throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Barboza escapes and throws Cole's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Barboza tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Cole wants to control but Barboza postures up.
Cole is looking to regain half guard here but Barboza keeps moving and retains side control.
Barboza in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cole gets back to half guard.
Cole is trying to get back to full guard.
Barboza is looking to take a break and control but Cole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cole is working hard here to advance position.
Cole tries to hold on but Barboza postures up.
Cole regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to get back to full guard.
Cole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cole.
Cole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barboza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barboza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barboza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barboza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cole is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 White Cole will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barboza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Barboza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cole finds it's way round the side to connect with Barboza's head.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole backing away here, and Barboza unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cole scores with the left hand. Barboza knows he should have avoided that one.
Barboza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Barboza moves out of range as Cole strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a right and a left that Barboza avoids nicely.
Barboza tries a quick counter leg kick but Cole is wise to it.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barboza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barboza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cole misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Barboza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole defending well as Barboza loads up on a big left hand.
Barboza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cole throws a hook to the side of Barboza's head but Barboza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Barboza saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Barboza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cole scores with a decent looking hook.
Cole jabs at Barboza's body.
Cole connects with a looping right hand.
Barboza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza looks to clinch
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy body kick from Barboza
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barboza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Barboza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barboza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like White Cole has been cut.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Cole.
Barboza clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barboza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole blocks a body shot from Barboza.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barboza walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Barboza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barboza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barboza counters with a thumping low kick.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barboza.
Cole scores with a nice head shot.
Barboza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barboza feints a counter leg kick.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barboza moves away.
Cole sizes up Barboza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Barboza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cole thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Cole misses.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick from Barboza.
Cole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barboza counters with a straight right hand.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Barboza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barboza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barboza misses with a looping right.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Barboza's shoulder, as Barboza tries to avoid the shot.
And Barboza responds with a good body kick, but Cole manages to step out the way in time.
Cole misses with a right hand
enabling Barboza to counter with a crisp jab.
White Cole's cut is getting worse.
Barboza closes the distance and clinches.
Barboza lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
White Cole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on White Cole's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barboza. Barboza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Cole.
Barboza blocks a jab.
Barboza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barboza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barboza lands with an overhand left.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barboza can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
White Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole misses with a straight right.
Cole lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a hook to the side of Barboza's head but Barboza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cole throws a lazy uppercut
and Barboza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barboza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barboza.
Barboza counters with a body kick.
Barboza avoids the body shot from Cole.
Barboza throws the left hand but Cole avoids the punch easily.
White Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barboza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barboza follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a head shot.
Barboza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole misses with a straight left.
Cole throws a lazy uppercut
and Barboza counters with a straight right hand.
White Cole's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cole digs a good hook to Barboza's body.
Barboza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barboza clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole jumps guard but Barboza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barboza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Barboza.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barboza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barboza misses with a body punch.
Barboza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barboza lands with a light punch inside.
Cole fails to pull guard.
Cole tries to pull guard but Barboza won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barboza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, White Cole's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cole tries to pull guard but Barboza won't allow it.
Barboza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barboza tries to throw a body punch but Cole avoids it by throwing Barboza back against the cage.
Barboza lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barboza.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at White Cole's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bento Barboza!
An intense looking Bento Barboza took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Convicted 3rd string? Judas?'.
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