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DMMA 283 Thorn vs Ubereem PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Draski (ranked 2957 p4p, 1837 weight class) and Joaquin Osuna (ranked 314 p4p, 199 weight class). Joaquin Osuna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 cm 31 268 9 - 6 - 0 |
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194 cm 27 257 7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt World class boxer Experienced |
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Olympic wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Draski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Osuna! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Draski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osuna throws out the jab. Osuna connects with a body shot. Osuna misses with a body shot
and Draski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Good shot there by Osuna. It looks like Ivan Draski has been cut. Osuna 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. Osuna throws an off balance right hand
letting Draski counter with a right hand. Osuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Draski's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Osuna bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Draski! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Draski looking for a sweep. Not yet Draski, not yet. Draski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Osuna is stalling in the full guard. Osuna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Osuna stopping the sweep attempt from Draski. Draski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Osuna defends well. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Draski is trying to control the position but Osuna postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Draski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Osuna finds it's way round the side to connect with Draski's head. Osuna lands a head shot. Draski is rocked! Crack! Osuna connects with the perfect overhand right and Draski falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Osuna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joaquin Osuna! An out of breath Joaquin Osuna thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dag Schotel (ranked 1857 p4p, 3060 weight class) and Mathieu David (ranked 219 p4p, 337 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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181 cm 32 177 11 - 7 - 0 |
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Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Good low kicks Granite chin |
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Schotel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mathieu David! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Schotel avoids a lazy jab quite easily. David takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schotel thuds a left hand into David's body. Schotel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight. Schotel cracks David with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Schotel misses with a wild body shot. Schotel avoids the head kick by David.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David forces Schotel back against the cage and clinches. A battle for position here, against the cage. Schotel lands a right hand that snaps the head of David backwards. Schotel wants the takedown. David is fighting it off but Schotel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in David's guard against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. David escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schotel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Schotel works over David with some ground and pound from guard. Schotel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. David is trying to get back to full guard. Schotel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
David gets full guard. David escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schotel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. David has momentary wrist control but Schotel slips an elbow through the middle. Schotel passes into half guard. David is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schotel pulls his head out easily. David actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Schotel is keen to just control but David is a slippery customer. Schotel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Schotel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for David! Schotel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can David hang on? David is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Schotel trying to control but he's not successful this time. Schotel is in the full mount, landing strikes. David can't escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Schotel avoids the attempt from David to control. Schotel lands a heavy elbow. David can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. David takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Schotel wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely. Schotel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
David really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schotel controlling from mount. David taking shots to the head. David tries to get back to half guard but can't. David is still trying to improve position. Schotel lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Schotel lands with some strikes. This has been an exciting period of action! Schotel breaks from David's wrist control and lands an elbow. Schotel lands with some strikes. David is rocked! Schotel cracks David with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Schotel! Dag Schotel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mason (ranked 4963 p4p, 1553 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 457 p4p, 176 weight class). Jason Mason had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 cm 33 200 9 - 12 - 0 |
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186 cm 29 195 11 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Mason! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mason throws a lazy uppercut
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mason fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Mason shoots in looking for a takedown. Wick tries to sprawl out of it but Mason keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Mason has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bowsh Gym in the buildup to the fight. A jab from Wick misses. Wick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Wick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Wick moves out of range as Mason strikes. Wick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Mason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Mason takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. It looks like Jason Mason has been cut. Mason fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mason shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wick napping and manages to drive through into side control! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wick is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mason has just dragged him back down to the mat. You can see the frustration on Wick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Mason moves into full mount! Wick is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mason sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Mason goes for an armbar but Wick turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wick. Mason wants to sweep here but Wick controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wick is looking to stand up but Mason won't let him. Mason keeping moving, preventing Wick from controlling successfully. Mason is trying to control the position but Wick postures up. Wick looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Mason 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. Wick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wick trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom. Wick stopping the sweep attempt from Mason. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Mason is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Horrible takedown attempt by Mason or perhaps it was just good defense by Wick, which made it look bad. Mason tries for a takedown but Wick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Wick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mason sees it coming and avoids it easily. Mason tries for a takedown but Wick circles away easily enabling Wick to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mason has time to react. A jab from Wick misses. Mason will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wick! But no joy. Wick misses with a body shot.
Mason scores with a head kick. Wick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Mason fails with the takedown and Wick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Wick manages to break the clinch.
Mason takes a swing at Wick's ribcage but misses. Wick takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses. Mason looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wick is fending him off so far but Mason persists. Nope, Wick circles away and we're back to standing. 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! Mason takes a shot right to the bread basket. Mason is breathing heavily. Wick lands with a good body shot. Wick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Wick lands with a shot to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wick dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jason Mason's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Wick throws a shot to the body.
Mason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mason to score with a decent uppercut. A cross from Wick lands. John Wick seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wick lands a big head kick that sends Mason tumbling to the mat! Wick takes a step backwards and waves Mason back to his feet - he wants the finish! Jason Mason's cut is getting worse. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mason's sensitive parts. Wick drops Mason with a big left hand! Mason is injured, injured bad! Wick jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wick! After winning the bout, John Wick 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nedser Kiely (ranked 1921 p4p, 1737 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 262 p4p, 240 weight class). Kiely comes to the cage accompanied by Hammer Smash Face. Payton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Andre Nickatina - Yeah. 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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Good wrestling Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nedser Kiely! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Payton throws a looping overhand right but Kiely ducks down to avoid it. Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payton. Kiely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Payton slips under a jab. Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Payton's shoulder, as Payton tries to avoid the shot. Kiely tries to clinch up but Payton circles away and keeps his distance. Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kiely throws out a powerful jab. Payton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiely manages to avoid it. Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Payton throws the left hand but Kiely avoids the punch easily. Payton feints a jab promting Kiely to slip. Payton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kiely slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. It looks like Nedser Kiely has been cut. Kiely avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kiely misses with a lunging right hand
and Payton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Kiely is looking to clinch. Payton looks to throw the jab but Kiely is out of range. Kiely cracks Payton with a right hand to the side of the head. A big left from Kiely misses. Payton throws out a loose jab but Kiely uses good head movement to avoid it. Payton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiely sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nedser Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Payton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely. Kiely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Payton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiely. Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payton. Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kiely throws a series of punches but Payton moves out of range. Payton cracks Kiely with a right hand to the side of the head. A punch combination from Payton misses. Payton misses with a few strikes there.
Kiely is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Payton misses the shot to the body. Nice jab there from Payton. Payton loads up on a big right hand but Kiely slips the punch. Kiely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payton throws out the jab. Kiely digs a good body shot into Payton's ribs. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kiely digs a good body shot into Payton's ribs. Kiely drives through and clinches with Payton against the cage.
Payton blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kiely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely. Kiely lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Payton throws a head punch that misses. Payton misses with the head strike.
Kiely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payton. Payton blocking some punches.
Payton misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payton is trying to maintain a safe position but Kiely gets an underhook and turns Payton into the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Payton. A body shot lands from Payton.
Payton scores with a nice hook to the head. Payton works on Kiely's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kiely lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payton backwards. Kiely throws a punch but it's blocked by Payton. Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiely's elbow. Good body shot from Kiely.
Payton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Payton uses good head movement to avoid it. Payton scores with a shot to the side of Kiely's head. Payton pressing his opponent against the cage. Kiely can't find room to land a body shot as Payton controls the action.
Payton misses with a punch on the inside.
Payton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Come on Payton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kiely works on Payton's body with a couple of short punches. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Payton. Kiely scores with a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Payton fails to land. Payton blocks a body shot from Kiely. Kiely lands a nice uppercut. Kiely blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Kiely taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kiely seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Payton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Kiely swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Walter Payton will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut. That's time! Kiely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Payton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Kiely misses with a body shot.
Payton throws an overhand right that lands on Kiely's shoulder, as Kiely tries to avoid the shot. Payton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payton throws a jab when Kiely was well out of range. Payton throws a looping overhand right but Kiely ducks down to avoid it. Payton throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Payton misses with a wild combination.
Oooooh!!! Payton has knocked Kiely down with a huge combo! Payton steps away and waves a wobbly Kiely back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Walter Payton seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Payton misses with a looping right. Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Payton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kiely tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payton paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kiely with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Payton. Payton connects with a body shot that sends Kiely's belly button to the back. Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Payton misses its intended target. Kiely cracks Payton with a good jab. Kiely moves out of range as Payton strikes. Kiely dodges the punch combination from Payton.
Payton misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kiely lands a body shot.
Kiely lands a right hook to the body.
Payton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiely with a jab. Payton throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kiely slips under a jab from Payton. Payton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payton misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Payton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiely finds it's way round the side to connect with Payton's head. Payton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Payton tries to clinch but Kiely is having none of it. Payton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Payton! But no joy. Payton has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss! A swing and a miss from Payton. Kiely wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Kiely gets in close and instigates a clinch. Kiely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiely misses with some punches.
Payton misses with a punch to the body.
Payton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiely tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kiely back against the cage. Payton lands a nice uppercut. Kiely misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Payton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Payton. Nedser Kiely's cut is getting worse. Payton has Kiely pushed against the cage. Kiely misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Payton. Kiely lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Payton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kiely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiely just leaning against Payton, taking a breather. A shot in the inside from Kiely. Kiely blocks an uppercut.
Payton misses with a punch to the body.
Payton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Kiely lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Payton fails to land. Kiely blocks an uppercut.
Kiely lands a left hand.
Payton is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Kiely blocking some punches.
Kiely tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Kiely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Payton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Nedser Kiely has scored more points in the clinch so far. Payton misses with a hook from the clinch. Kiely taking a breather. Payton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Payton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut. That's time! Kiely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! Payton lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payton throws out the jab. Payton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiely. Payton cracks Kiely with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kiely looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Payton finish him?
Kiely is rocked! Sloppy strikes from Payton. Those never looked like landing. Oh Kiely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Payton throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Payton is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Payton moves away from the strike by Kiely. Payton missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Payton slips a jab from Kiely. A nice side step and Payton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Kiely seems to have got his legs back now. Payton drops Kiely with a huge uppercut! Kiely drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Payton is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Payton! Walter Payton decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. Nedser Kiely spoke after the fight, saying 'I did not loose this fight, the ref was not watching what was happening.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 1336 p4p, 1842 weight class) and Peter Kowalski (ranked 146 p4p, 201 weight class). Einar Kyrvänsyylä could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Kowalski's chin.
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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 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Kyrvänsyylä! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kowalski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Kowalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kyrvänsyylä throws a hook to the side of Kowalski's head but Kowalski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kowalski misses with a two punch combination.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a looping overhand right but Kowalski ducks down to avoid it. Kowalski throws a lazy right hand but Kyrvänsyylä sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kowalski loads up on a big right hand but Kyrvänsyylä slips the punch. Kyrvänsyylä staying out of range there. Kyrvänsyylä went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Kowalski scores with a decent looking hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kyrvänsyylä moves away from the strike by Kowalski. Kowalski dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kowalski throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyrvänsyylä. Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyrvänsyylä sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kowalski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyrvänsyylä looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kyrvänsyylä takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kyrvänsyylä uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalski. Kowalski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kowalski takes a swing at Kyrvänsyylä's ribcage but misses. Kyrvänsyylä throwing a counter right hand but Kowalski manages to avoid it. Kowalski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Kyrvänsyylä blocks a jab. Peter Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalski. The fighters circle momentarily. Kowalski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Kyrvänsyylä on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kowalski misses with a hook. Donk. Kowalski catches Kyrvänsyylä right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kyrvänsyylä tries to bum rush Kowalski with a series of wild strikes but Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kyrvänsyylä blocks a jab. Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyrvänsyylä sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nice uppercut there from Kowalski. Kowalski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Kyrvänsyylä throws a right and a left that Kowalski avoids nicely. Kyrvänsyylä with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kowalski to score with a decent uppercut. Kyrvänsyylä keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kowalski. Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalski. Kyrvänsyylä swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Kowalski. Kowalski looks to land a right hand but Kyrvänsyylä moved out of range. Kyrvänsyylä swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Kyrvänsyylä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A shot to the body from Kowalski misses and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a series of strikes. Kowalski will be more careful next time no doubt. Kyrvänsyylä looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Kowalski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyrvänsyylä manages to avoid it. Kyrvänsyylä sizes up Kowalski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Kowalski misses with a looping right. Kowalski feints a jab promting Kyrvänsyylä to slip. Kowalski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kyrvänsyylä slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Kyrvänsyylä lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kyrvänsyylä. Kowalski looks to throw the jab but Kyrvänsyylä is out of range. Kowalski connects with the punch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kowalski throws a jab when Kyrvänsyylä was well out of range. Kyrvänsyylä thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kowalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kyrvänsyylä throws a hook to the side of Kowalski's head but Kowalski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kowalski with the counter takedown but Kyrvänsyylä avoids it easily. Kowalski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Kowalski scores with a jab to the head.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with an uppercut. Kyrvänsyylä slips a jab from Kowalski. Kowalski misses with an uppercut. Kyrvänsyylä saw that one coming. Kyrvänsyylä is looking to counter punch. Kowalski 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. Kyrvänsyylä loads up on a big right hand but Kowalski slips the punch. Kyrvänsyylä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a crisp one two that drops Kowalski! Kyrvänsyylä thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kowalski to his feet! Kowalski is in big trouble! Kyrvänsyylä throws a right and a left that Kowalski avoids nicely. Kowalski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Kowalski dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Kowalski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kyrvänsyylä on the side of the head. Kyrvänsyylä walks into a stiff left hand from Kowalski. Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kyrvänsyylä. Kyrvänsyylä throws a right hand that Kowalski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kowalski also avoids with ease. Kowalski misses with a straight right. Kowalski has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kyrvänsyylä showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kowalski.
No joy there for Kowalski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowalski thuds his right hand into Kyrvänsyylä's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kyrvänsyylä misses with an uppercut. Kowalski saw that one coming. Kowalski looks like he wants to counter punch here. Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalski. Kyrvänsyylä was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kowalski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kowalski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Kyrvänsyylä throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range. A left and a right from Kowalski both land. Nice combination. Kowalski misses with a lunging right hand
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a stiff right hand. Kowalski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Kowalski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Kyrvänsyylä throws a right hand that Kowalski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kowalski also avoids with ease. Kyrvänsyylä misses with a wild combination.
Kowalski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kyrvänsyylä doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Kyrvänsyylä throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Kowalski finds it's target. Good shot there by Kowalski. Kyrvänsyylä misses with a wild combination.
Kyrvänsyylä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalski. A little feinted left hand from Kyrvänsyylä on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Kyrvänsyylä looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Kyrvänsyylä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalski. Kowalski lands with a nice body punch. Kyrvänsyylä moves out of range of the strikes. Kowalski lands a left and a right that sends Kyrvänsyylä crashing to the canvas! Kowalski dives into mount looking to finish! Kowalski looking to ground and pound but Kyrvänsyylä is blocking nicely. Kyrvänsyylä trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kowalski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kowalski lands with some strikes. Kyrvänsyylä is rocked! Kowalski lands a big elbow - Kyrvänsyylä is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kyrvänsyylä is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peter Kowalski! A less than humble Peter Kowalski misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Drake (ranked 1551 p4p, 2786 weight class) and Kimbo Slaissi (ranked 93 p4p, 145 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein. 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 super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JD Drake! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Slaissi! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Drake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drake duly obliges. It looks like Kimbo Slaissi has been cut. Drake throws a right hand that Slaissi ducks under and follows up with a left that Slaissi also avoids with ease. Slaissi cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. It looks like JD Drake has been cut. Slaissi walks into a jab. Slaissi walks straight into a right hand from Drake - that's dropped him! Drake jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Slaissi from any more punishment! Slaissi complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). JD Drake! JD Drake thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 358 p4p, 683 weight class) and Kotaro Asakura (ranked 25 p4p, 52 weight class). Big Mouth comes to the cage accompanied by Bigmouth Strikes Again. Asakura has chosen Venom by $ B as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Yasha Big Mouth has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yasha Big Mouth seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kotaro Asakura! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Asakura walks into a straight right hand from Big Mouth. Asakura needs to keep his hands up - Big Mouth had a free shot at his head there. Big Mouth with the inside leg kick. Asakura darts in and out, connecting with a jab. The crowd cheers as Big Mouth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Asakura doesn't seem phased though. Nice jab there from Big Mouth. Asakura throws a solid leg kick but Big Mouth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Asakura. Big Mouth cracks Asakura with a good jab. Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Big Mouth. Big Mouth backing away here, and Asakura unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Big Mouth looks to land a left hand but Asakura moved out of range nicely. Asakura blocks a head kick by Big Mouth.
Asakura throws a jab when Big Mouth was well out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Big Mouth jabs Asakura to the body, keeping him at a distance. A big left from Asakura misses. Asakura moves forwards but Big Mouth connects with a nice, crisp jab. Asakura misses with a hook. Big Mouth ducked under it nicely. A telegraphed right hand from Asakura misses the target. Big Mouth misses with a kick to the body.
Asakura looks like he wants to counter punch here. Yasha Big Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jab, jab by Asakura - just one landing. A cross from Asakura lands. Asakura misses with a straight right. Asakura has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Big Mouth. Asakura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Asakura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Big Mouth. Asakura looks like he wants to counter punch here. Asakura throws a low kick, looking for Big Mouth's leg but Big Mouth calmly moves out of range. Big Mouth tests Asakura's chin there with a solid looking shot. Asakura scores with a punch to the head. Asakura scores with the left hand. Big Mouth knows he should have avoided that one. Big Mouth is rocked! Big Mouth tries to land a front kick but Asakura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Oh Big Mouth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Asakura throws a jab when Big Mouth was well out of range. Asakura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Big Mouth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asakura scrambles back to his feet. Big Mouth seems to have got his legs back now. Big Mouth throws an overhand right that lands on Asakura's shoulder, as Asakura tries to avoid the shot. A little jabbing left from Asakura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Asakura throws a shot from downtown. Big Mouth moves away and avoids it. Big Mouth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Big Mouth throws a head kick that misses. Asakura misses with a body kick. Big Mouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Asakura just misses with a punch to the body.
Asakura throws a looping overhand right but Big Mouth ducks down to avoid it. Big Mouth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asakura moves out of range and avoids them all easily. This has been an exciting period of action! Big Mouth throws a right and a left that both miss. Big Mouth swings for the body but Asakura moves out of range.
Asakura misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Big Mouth misses with an uppercut. Asakura throws out a powerful jab. Jab, jab by Big Mouth - just one landing. Asakura jabbing away but nothing is landing. Asakura walks into a jab. Big Mouth dips to his left and cracks Asakura with an uppercut! Asakura moves out of range of the body kick. Big Mouth lands a nice looking body shot.
Big Mouth misses the shot to the body. Asakura dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Big Mouth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asakura. Asakura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Big Mouth - that will leave a mark!
Big Mouth throws a head kick but Asakura moves out of range.
It seemed like Asakura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asakura, as that shot connected.
Big Mouth lands a front kick. Big Mouth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Asakura avoids the body shot from Big Mouth.
It seemed like Asakura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Asakura misses with a straight right. Asakura sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Big Mouth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Asakura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asakura throws a hook but Big Mouth avoids it easily. Big Mouth lands with a right hand. Asakura walks into a straight right hand from Big Mouth. Big Mouth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Asakura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Big Mouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asakura. Big Mouth works Asakura's body with a nice hook. Asakura misses the shot to the body. Asakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Big Mouth. Big Mouth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Big Mouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asakura. Asakura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Big Mouth misses with a straight right. Asakura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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! Big Mouth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Big Mouth lands with a nice body punch. Asakura avoids the body shot from Big Mouth.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Asakura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Big Mouth. Big Mouth obviously looking to wear him down.
Big Mouth misses with a hook. It seemed like Asakura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Big Mouth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Big Mouth throws a good cross that connects.
Big Mouth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asakura's hands. Asakura misses with a low kick. Big Mouth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Big Mouth avoids the head kick by Asakura.
Asakura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Big Mouth. Big Mouth lands a body shot.
Big Mouth slips a straight right by Asakura. Asakura loads up on a big right hand but Big Mouth slips the punch. Asakura swings for the body but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Big Mouth scores with a nice head shot. Big Mouth jabs Asakura to the body, keeping him at a distance. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Big Mouth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asakura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Asakura throws a shot from downtown. Big Mouth moves away and avoids it. Asakura throws a shot from downtown. Big Mouth moves away and avoids it. Big Mouth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Asakura. Asakura misses with a double jab.
Big Mouth tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Asakura manages to circle out of the way. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasha Big Mouth dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Asakura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Asakura misses the jab. Asakura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Big Mouth. Big Mouth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asakura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Asakura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Asakura connects with a looping right hand.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asakura.
Big Mouth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asakura can do to turn this around? Big Mouth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A lazy left from Big Mouth finds it's target. Jab from Asakura. A big right from Big Mouth misses. Asakura misses with a low kick. Asakura looks to throw the jab but Big Mouth is out of range. Asakura throws a low kick, looking for Big Mouth's leg but Big Mouth calmly moves out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Big Mouth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asakura. Big Mouth closes the distance and lands a one-two. Asakura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Asakura works the jab nicely. Asakura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Big Mouth explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Big Mouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circling - Asakura throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Asakura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Asakura avoids the body shot from Big Mouth.
It seemed like Asakura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Big Mouth looks to score with a jab to the body but Asakura is just out of range. Big Mouth lands a right hook to the body.
Big Mouth connects with a leg kick. Asakura throws a body shot but no joy. Big Mouth throws a lazy body kick and Asakura counters with a lovely straight right hand! Asakura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asakura there as he acknowledges the shot. Nice shot by Big Mouth. Yasha Big Mouth is winning the standup battle so far. Asakura punishes Big Mouth's body with a nice straight punch. Big Mouth misses the shot to the body. Big Mouth avoids the body shot from Asakura.
Asakura misses with a straight right. Big Mouth misses the shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Big Mouth lands with a nice body kick. Big Mouth scores with a hook to the body. Asakura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Asakura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Sloppy strikes from Asakura. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Asakura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Big Mouth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Asakura throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Big Mouth misses with a right hand and Asakura counters with a nice body shot. Asakura throws a shot to the body.
Asakura checks a low kick from Big Mouth. Asakura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Big Mouth throws a body kick that misses and Asakura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Big Mouth moves out of range as Asakura strikes. Big Mouth punishes Asakura's body with a nice straight punch. Big Mouth pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Big Mouth scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Asakura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Asakura catches Big Mouth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Big Mouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Asakura eats them both and turns towards Big Mouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Big Mouth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asakura. Big Mouth throws the left hand but Asakura avoids the punch easily. Asakura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Big Mouth. Big Mouth lands with a straight right. Asakura didn't see that one coming. Asakura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Big Mouth looks to throw the jab but Asakura is out of range. Big Mouth looks up at the clock. Bad move! Asakura lands a right hand from hell, dropping Big Mouth. Asakura pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotaro Asakura! A very excited looking Kotaro Asakura 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 404 p4p, 331 weight class) and Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 34 p4p, 29 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Ekaku! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Krenakore throws a lazy uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a stiff right hand. Krenakore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Krenakore misses the body punch and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Krenakore misses the shot to the body. Ekaku slips a jab from Krenakore. Ekaku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ekaku fails in his attempt to clinch. Ekaku tries to clinch up. Ekaku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekaku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Krenakore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ekaku moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Krenakore lands with an uppercut that bounces Ekaku off the cage and back into range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Krenakore sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krenakore misses with an uppercut. Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekaku moves away. A cross from Ekaku lands. Krenakore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily. Krenakore throws a lazy uppercut
and Ekaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ekaku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krenakore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Ekaku misses with a hook. Krenakore ducked under it nicely. An attempted straight right counter from Krenakore misses the target. Krenakore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Krenakore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Krenakore checks it. Krenakore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Krenakore getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Krenakore throws a right and a left that Ekaku avoids nicely. Krenakore throws a body punch but Ekaku moves out of range. Krenakore throws a body punch but Ekaku moves out of range. Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krenakore.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekaku moves away. Krenakore cracks a nice hook into Ekaku's ribs. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ekaku lands with a nice body kick. Ekaku scores with a leg kick.
Ekaku cracks Krenakore with a good jab. Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekaku moves away. Krenakore misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Krenakore throws a hook to the side of Ekaku's head but Ekaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Krenakore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy. Mengrire Krenakore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A leg kick checked by Krenakore. Krenakore cracks Ekaku with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekaku moves away. Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krenakore throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Krenakore looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely. Krenakore misses with a right hand and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Krenakore misses with a shot to the body and Ekaku counters with a slapping leg kick. Krenakore misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand. Krenakore throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Krenakore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Ekaku throws a low kick but Krenakore moves out of range easily. Krenakore throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Krenakore dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A decent looking cross lands there for Krenakore. Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore. It seemed like Ekaku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ekaku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krenakore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. This has been an exciting period of action! Krenakore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ekaku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Krenakore throws a right hand that misses
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick. Krenakore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ekaku stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Krenakore looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely. A jab from Krenakore finds it's way through Ekaku's defenses. Krenakore throws a lazy uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a thumping low kick. Krenakore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku. Ekaku only half commits to the counter leg kick. A jab from Krenakore misses. Krenakore misses with a hook to the body
and Ekaku counters with a nice leg kick. Krenakore throws a body shot but no joy. Krenakore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ekaku to counter with a crisp jab. Ekaku throws out a loose jab but Krenakore uses good head movement to avoid it. 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 Mengrire Krenakore will probably get the nod. That's time! Krenakore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Krenakore misses with a body shot.
Ekaku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Krenakore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Ekaku struggles to land a body shot inside as Krenakore controls his hands.
Ekaku misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekaku lands a nice uppercut. Ekaku controlling the action here for a moment.
Krenakore is leaning against Ekaku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Krenakore is trying to break free. Krenakore avoids the elbow strike from Ekaku, against the cage.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Krenakore breaks the clinch.
Krenakore throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekaku counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ekaku throws out a powerful jab. Krenakore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krenakore misses the body punch and Ekaku counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Ekaku does a little dance to reset his feet. A nice side step and Ekaku releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Ekaku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Ekaku has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Ekaku motions for Krenakore to come forward. Ekaku throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Nice defenses there by Ekaku. Krenakore backing away here, and Ekaku unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Krenakore avoids the body shot from Ekaku.
Ekaku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krenakore was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekaku. Krenakore is looking to counter punch. Ekaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ekaku connects with a looping right hand.
Krenakore misses with a lunging right hand
and Ekaku counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ekaku.
Krenakore missing with a left hand there. Ekaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Krenakore backing away here, and Ekaku unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore. Krenakore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ekaku avoids the body shot from Krenakore.
Krenakore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Krenakore jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ekaku slips a jab from Krenakore. Krenakore lands a really nice looking cross but Ekaku seems unphased.
Krenakore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ekaku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Krenakore misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ekaku moves out of range of the strikes. Ekaku moves out of range of the strikes. Krenakore sets himself, and Ekaku steps forward looking for the clinch! Krenakore avoids it this time. Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krenakore scores with a nice right hand.
Krenakore throws a combination that misses and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut. Ekaku tests Krenakore's chin there with a solid looking shot. Ekaku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krenakore on the side of the head. Ekaku blocks a jab. Ekaku slips a straight right by Krenakore. The fighters circling - Krenakore throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Krenakore takes a shot right to the bread basket. Ekaku with the inside leg kick. Krenakore throws the left hand but Ekaku avoids the punch easily. Ekaku walks into a jab. Krenakore avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ekaku is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Krenakore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
Mengrire Krenakore is winning the standup battle so far. Ekaku slips a jab from Krenakore. Krenakore lands with a nice body punch. A big left from Krenakore misses. Ekaku throws a nice head kick!
Ekaku lands a lovely overhand right. Ekaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Ekaku looks like he wants to counter punch here. Krenakore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ekaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ekaku scores with a kick to the midsection. Ekaku cracks Krenakore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. 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. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! Krenakore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekaku cracks Krenakore with a right hand to the side of the head. Krenakore missing with a left hand there. Ekaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Good leg kick by Ekaku. Krenakore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nice shot by Ekaku. Krenakore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice straight punches there by Ekaku. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ekaku. Ekaku defending well as Krenakore loads up on a big left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Krenakore misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters by moving into the clinch. Krenakore being controlled against the cage. Krenakore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ekaku with a nice calf kick. Krenakore scores with a jab. Ekaku acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Krenakore misses with a double jab
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Krenakore throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A nice side step and Ekaku releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
Krenakore scores with a shot to the body.
Ekaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Krenakore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Krenakore throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ekaku to counter with a crisp jab. Krenakore slips a jab from Ekaku. Ekaku throws a hook but Krenakore avoids it easily. Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krenakore. Krenakore missing with a left hand there. Ekaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krenakore misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a thumping low kick. Ekaku takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ekaku avoids the body shot from Krenakore.
This has been an exciting period of action! Ekaku lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ekaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krenakore's sensitive parts. Krenakore misses with a wild body shot. Krenakore scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Krenakore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ekaku. Ekaku obviously looking to wear him down.
Ekaku stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Krenakore throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a body kick. Krenakore looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range. Krenakore misses with a wild body shot. Krenakore misses with a jab to the body
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ekaku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Krenakore misses the shot to the body. Krenakore throws a series of punches but Ekaku moves out of range. Krenakore throws a good cross that connects.
Ekaku clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekaku. Krenakore is looking to break free of the clinch but Ekaku has double underhooks. Krenakore tries to circle away but Ekaku has him pinned against the cage. Nice body punch from Ekaku - that landed with a thud.
Ekaku lands a shoulder strike. Ekaku gets through Krenakore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ekaku lands a shoulder strike. Krenakore is trying to break the clinch but Ekaku has him pressed against the cage. Krenakore blocking some punches.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee is keeping an eye on Ekaku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ekaku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Satoshi Ekaku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Ekaku breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Krenakore misses with the combination.
Ekaku tries to counter with a clinch but Krenakore shakes him off and moves away. Krenakore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krenakore misses with an uppercut
letting Ekaku counter with a right hand. Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krenakore. Ekaku is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Krenakore moves forwards but Ekaku connects with a nice, crisp jab. Krenakore misses with a right hand and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoshi Ekaku! A relieved looking Satoshi Ekaku thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 112 p4p, 135 weight class) and Get Wet About Don (ranked 13 p4p, 15 weight class). Morrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! About Don throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. About Don is looking for a sweep. Morrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. About Don wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy.
Morrison looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Morrison throwing shots but About Don is blocking nicely. About Don felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Morrison is nestled in close to About Don, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
About Don is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morrison pulls his head out easily. Morrison trying to control from half guard but About Don is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morrison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Morrison scoring with strikes to the body and head. Morrison is trying to control. About Don wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. About Don tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg. Morrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. About Don blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison. Morrison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. About Don on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Morrison controlling the action here. Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but About Don keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. About Don avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison. Morrison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. About Don is staying active underneath Morrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Morrison sitting and controlling from the half guard. Morrison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but About Don does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morrison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. About Don is pressing down on Morrison's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Morrison throws a big elbow that misses. About Don avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as About Don works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of About Don's head. About Don is controlling Morrison's posture. About Don 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. Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morrison throws a big elbow that misses. Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss. Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Morrison wants to control from the top but About Don keeps moving. About Don pulls Morrison in close to his closed guard and prevents Morrison from doing any damage or advancing position. Morrison throws an elbow that misses. About Don uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by About Don!
Morrison 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Morrison keeping moving, preventing About Don from controlling successfully. Morrison pulls About Don in to control the position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! About Don misses with a straight right. About Don throws a big shot that misses. About Don misses with a looping left. Morrison throwing a counter right hand but About Don manages to avoid it. About Don misses with a looping right. About Don throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
About Don showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
About Don loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch. Morrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around About Don's waist but About Don gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrison off to one side. Morrison ducks under a wild hook from About Don. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morrison misses with a shot to the body and About Don counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that About Don can do to turn this around? A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target. A big right from About Don misses. Some wild striking there from Morrison.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but About Don manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morrison staying out of range there. Morrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morrison slips a straight right by About Don. Morrison throws a hook but About Don avoids it easily. About Don dips to his left and cracks Morrison with an uppercut! Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. About Don steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison. Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss. Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
About Don looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. About Don lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison misses with a straight left. About Don is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morrison with a body shot. Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and About Don counters with a stiff right hand. Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morrison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Morrison dips to his left and cracks About Don with an uppercut! Morrison misses with a looping right. Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. About Don is trying to maintain the position but Morrison is very close to passing his half guard. About Don keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. About Don slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Morrison postures up in About Don's guard and throws a big left but About Don blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. About Don keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully. Morrison won't allow About Don to sweep him here. Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. About Don trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
About Don bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard. About Don wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving. Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. About Don throws a big elbow that misses. Morrison wants to sweep but no luck. About Don must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. About Don looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Morrison cracks About Don with a solid left hand. About Don being controlled here, momentarily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that second round. That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. About Don avoids a punch combination nicely.
About Don bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Morrison misses with a hook. About Don on the wrong end of a nice hook. About Don uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison. About Don throws out a token jab with nothing on it. About Don misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. About Don takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. About Don is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A jab from Morrison does it's job there. Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? About Don is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, About Don circles away and we're back to standing. Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. The fighters circle momentarily. About Don darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. About Don slips a jab from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles About Don. About Don circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. About Don looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely. Morrison dips to his left and cracks About Don with an uppercut! Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Morrison gets a takedown into half guard. Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed About Don's head. About Don avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison. About Don controlling the position well. Morrison looks to land a strike but About Don avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morrison trying to control but About Don is working from the bottom. Morrison stays in close to About Don's body and controls the position. Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of About Don's head. Morrison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Morrison throws an elbow that misses. About Don uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by About Don!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. About Don throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morrison is pulling down on About Don's head. It's preventing any offense from About Don, at least for the moment. About Don engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Morrison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Morrison 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. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Morrison controls About Don momentarily but About Don frees himself. About Don won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Morrison lands with a straight right. About Don didn't see that one coming. About Don changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. About Don staying out of range there. Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and About Don counters with a left to the body. Morrison lands with a cross. About Don cracks Morrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Morrison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. About Don is trying to defend but Morrison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. About Don has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison clearly takes that round. That's time! Back to the action! Morrison jabs at About Don's body. Morrison slips under a jab from About Don. Morrison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by About Don. Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and About Don counters with a left to the body. About Don listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. About Don throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily. About Don throws a body shot but no joy. A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot. Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing. About Don avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morrison slips a straight right by About Don. Morrison misses with a looping right. The fighters circling - About Don throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
About Don looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round. About Don dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
A punch combination from About Don misses. About Don ducks under a wild hook from Morrison. About Don misses with a looping left. Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Morrison with a body punch. A glancing blow. About Don moves away from the strike by Morrison. About Don throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. About Don fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. About Don throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but About Don moves away. About Don leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but About Don manages to avoid it. Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far. Morrison lands with a cross. Morrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but About Don avoids it really well and circles away. Morrison misses with a wild body shot. About Don moves into range and connects with a jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Morrison ducks under a wild hook from About Don. Good shot there by About Don. About Don keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison. Morrison misses the shot to the body. About Don misses the shot to the body. Nice uppercut there from About Don. Get Wet About Don is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morrison looks to land a left hand but About Don moved out of range nicely. Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing. Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. About Don sees it coming and avoids it easily. About Don looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely. About Don scores with a nice head shot. A big right from Morrison misses. A big left from About Don misses. Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from About Don. About Don missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from About Don. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet. Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. About Don lands with a right hand. About Don lunges at Morrison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morrison's hand. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! About Don pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Morrison scores with a takedown into About Don's guard. Morrison chips away with some ground and pound. Morrison works over About Don with some ground and pound from guard. Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as About Don works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Morrison connects with a couple of short punches. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. About Don keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully. About Don preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Frank Morrison will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round! About Don loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch. Morrison swings for the body but About Don moves out of range.
About Don looks like he wants to counter punch here. Nice body punch from About Don. About Don tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from About Don. It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. The crowd cheers as Morrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. About Don doesn't seem phased though. Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with About Don but About Don pushes him off and we're back to square one. Morrison moves out of range of the strikes. About Don misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming. About Don throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morrison digs a good hook to About Don's body.
About Don cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs. About Don rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Morrison dives in and grabs About Don's left leg, looking for a takedown. About Don pushes down on Morrison's head and hops out. A jab from About Don misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. About Don scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. About Don throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
About Don avoids the body shot from Morrison.
About Don missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. About Don thuds a left hand into Morrison's body. About Don closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. The fighters circling - About Don throws out the jab but it was never going to land. About Don lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. About Don connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrison momentarily.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but About Don moves out of range and avoids them all easily. About Don connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morrison momentarily.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands. About Don keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Morrison cracks About Don with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. About Don lands a jab. About Don with a jab. Good shot there by About Don. About Don gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Morrison feinted with a counter takedown. Horrible takedown attempt by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by About Don, which made it look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him. About Don steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison. Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing. Get Wet About Don has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but About Don moves away. About Don takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. About Don throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Morrison misses the jab. About Don swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Morrison throws a big shot that misses. About Don slips under a jab from Morrison. About Don bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Morrison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Morrison catches About Don with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Morrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. A punch lands to the side of About Don 's head but he takes it in his stride. Morrison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Morrison wants to take a breather but About Don is having none of it. About Don blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! About Don blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morrison. Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks About Don with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. About Don is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Morrison is keen to just control but About Don is a slippery customer. About Don tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control. Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. About Don lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage. Morrison is nestled in close to About Don, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Morrison trying to control the action but About Don is working from the bottom. Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Get Wet About Don. I think Morrison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison! Frank Morrison is the new welterweight champion! A victorious Frank Morrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haw Thorn (ranked 120 p4p, 785 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 12 p4p, 54 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. This should be fireworks!
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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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haw Thorn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Ubereem! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thorn lands with a nice body kick. Ubereem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorn throws out the jab. Ubereem connects with a high kick. Ubereem scores with a head kick. Thorn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. It looks like Haw Thorn has been cut. Thorn misses with a two punch combination.
Ubereem lands a body shot.
Ubereem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ubereem is looking to slow Thorn down with leg kicks. Thorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Thorn prevents a body shot from Ubereem. Thorn lands with a light punch inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thorn misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thorn pushes Ubereem up against the cage in a clinch. Ubereem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow. We've been informed that Ubereem 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. Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Ubereem controls the action.
Ubereem wants to stall.
Ubereem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thorn up against the cage. Ubereem controlling the action here for a moment.
Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ubereem's elbow. Thorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Thorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ubereem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorn. It seemed like Ubereem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ubereem.
Thorn sets himself, and Ubereem steps forward looking for the clinch! Thorn avoids it this time. Thorn scores with a jab to the body. Thorn misses with a wild combination.
Ubereem throws a head kick that misses. It looked like Thorn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ubereem. A slow jab from Ubereem misses its intended target. Thorn lands a slapping body shot.
Ubereem looks winded! Thorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ubereem throws a shot from downtown. Thorn moves away and avoids it. Ubereem throws a right hand that misses
and Thorn counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thorn throws a leg kick which misses Ubereem's front leg but catches the back leg as Ubereem tries to avoid it. Ubereem lands a slapping body shot.
Thorn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ubereem will feel that in the morning. Thorn throws a sloppy head kick and Ubereem moves out of range easily. Thorn drives through and clinches with Ubereem against the cage.
Ubereem lands a hook to the side of the head. Ubereem misses with a hook from the clinch. Thorn lands a body punch. Thorn lands a right hand. A right hook to the body lands for Thorn.
Thorn breaks from the clinch.
Thorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thorn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Ubereem takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Alistair Ubereem has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thorn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Ubereem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Thorn closes the distance and clinches. Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Thorn throws a nice looking combination but Ubereem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ubereem flicks out a counter leg kick but Thorn steps away. Nice defenses there by Thorn. Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ubereem was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haw Thorn dominated that 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. Ubereem ducks under a wild hook from Thorn. Thorn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Thorn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Thorn digs a good hook to Ubereem's body.
Thorn connects with a solid leg kick. Ubereem throws a sloppy head kick and Thorn counters with a nice right hand that sends Ubereem toppling to the canvas! Ubereem scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thorn finish him?! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ubereem tries to keep at a distance but Thorn has taken the fight into the clinch. Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Ubereem misses and Thorn counters with a nice kick to the body. Ubereem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ubereem keeps the fight on the outside. Ubereem doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Ubereem is breathing heavily. Ubereem steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thorn. That one must have hurt. Thorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ubereem can do to turn this around? Ubereem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorn. Thorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorn lands with a nice body punch. Ubereem takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Thorn cracks Ubereem with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ubereem looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thorn finish him?
That has opened up Alistair Ubereem's cut even more. This has been an exciting period of action! Thorn digs a good hook to Ubereem's body.
Thorn throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thorn wants to clinch. Ubereem appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ubereem misses with a leg kick and Thorn counters with a body kick. A punch lands to the side of Ubereem 's head but he takes it in his stride. Ubereem misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorn rattles Ubereem with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ubereem tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Thorn dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ubereem stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Haw Thorn! Our winner, Haw Thorn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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