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NYF Fight Night 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Tooogood (ranked 4908 p4p, 4531 weight class) and Rhett Marquez (ranked 425 p4p, 417 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Owen Tooogood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rhett Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tooogood misses with a takedown attempt - Marquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tooogood darts in and clinches Marquez up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tooogood.
A head punch on the inside from Marquez fails to land.
Marquez misses with the head strike.
Marquez can't find room to land a body shot as Tooogood controls the action.
Marquez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tooogood is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Marquez to the mat. Marquez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooogood gets to his feet. Marquez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marquez tries to keep at a distance but Tooogood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tooogood won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooogood has hold of one of Marquez's legs. Marquez is fighting the takedown attempt but Tooogood gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tooogood decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marquez, up you get!
Tooogood thuds a left hand into Marquez's body.
Owen Tooogood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tooogood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tooogood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tooogood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marquez's half guard.
Marquez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tooogood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tooogood's back!
Marquez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Marquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tooogood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tooogood wants to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marquez looking for the choke but no joy.
Tooogood is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooogood tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tooogood tries to lock up and control but Marquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marquez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tooogood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marquez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tooogood turns into him and now he's in Marquez's guard.
Marquez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tooogood has passed into half guard!
Tooogood prevents Marquez from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez gets full guard.
Marquez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tooogood postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tooogood landing some decent shots from guard.
Marquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquez, not yet.
Tooogood stands and steps away. Marquez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tooogood shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marquez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Marquez looks to move to half guard but instead Tooogood has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tooogood cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tooogood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
 Marquez is rocked!
Marquez can't escape the position.
Tooogood sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tooogood stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tooogood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marquez stuffs the takedown.
Marquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Tooogood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tooogood moves into the clinch.
Marquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tooogood backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tooogood throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Tooogood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tooogood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Tooogood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marquez! But no joy.
Tooogood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tooogood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Tooogood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marquez gets tackled into the cage by Tooogood. Tooogood maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooogood works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Marquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tooogood manages to get himself to full guard.
Marquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez is looking to pass into half guard but Tooogood pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tooogood is in guard.
Marquez working for submissions but it's allowed Tooogood to get to half guard.
Marquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marquez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tooogood scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooogood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Owen Tooogood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tooogood seems to be working for a kimura but Marquez defends the submission attempt.
Tooogood decides to stand and escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tooogood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marquez as he avoids it easily.
Tooogood shoots for a double leg takedown but Marquez sprawls well. He's pushed Tooogood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marquez! But no joy.
Tooogood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around?
Tooogood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marquez is fending him off so far but Tooogood persists. Nope, Marquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Tooogood fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tooogood or perhaps it was just good defense by Marquez, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Marquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marquez blocks a low kick nicely.
Marquez throws out a counter right but Tooogood avoids it with no problem.
Marquez keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Marquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Tooogood.
Tooogood darts in looking for a takedown but Marquez gets double underhooks and turns Tooogood into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tooogood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tooogood slows down the pace here.
Tooogood blocking some punches.
Marquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Marquez.
Tooogood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tooogood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tooogood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tooogood with a poor takedown
and Marquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rhett Marquez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tooogood shoots in and drives through. Marquez sprawls well.
Marquez throws out a counter right but Tooogood avoids it with no problem.
Tooogood shoots in but Marquez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Owen Tooogood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tooogood gets a double leg takedown into Marquez's guard.
Marquez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tooogood puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Marquez is looking for a sweep. Tooogood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez is pressing down on Tooogood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tooogood preventing the sweep.
Tooogood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marquez is thwarting Tooogood's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooogood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marquez is still trying to improve position.
Marquez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marquez working the ground and pound but Tooogood is defending the strikes.
Marquez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marquez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tooogood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tooogood 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.
Marquez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tooogood has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marquez but great work by Tooogood.
Marquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is trying to improve his position.
Marquez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tooogood off and has taken his back!
Marquez looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Tooogood is controlling Marquez 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tooogood is one step ahead there.
Marquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tooogood defends well.
Tooogood stands and throws Marquez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Marquez tries to improve position but can't.
Marquez looking for a sweep but Tooogood has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tooogood manages to capitalize on a mistake by Marquez to take his back!
Tooogood has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Marquez's body.
Tooogood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Marquez is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooogood is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Marquez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Marquez right now.
Marquez is trying to roll into a better position but Tooogood has get a rear naked choke and Marquez is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Owen Tooogood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mimo Mosa (ranked 3100 p4p, 24776 weight class) and Simon Adams (ranked 379 p4p, 570 weight class). Simon Adams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mimo Mosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Adams!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a looping right.
Adams connects with a crisp jab.
Adams 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.
Adams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adams!
Mosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mosa moves into the clinch.
Mosa tries to land a knee to the head but Adams blocks with his arms.
Mosa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mosa just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
Mosa breaks the clinch.
Adams thuds a left hand into Mosa's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adams lands a nice hook to Mosa's body. Mosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adams lands a body shot.
Adams gets tackled into the cage by Mosa. Mosa maintains the clinch.
Mosa is pushing Adams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adams wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams tries to break the clinch but Mosa is controlling the position.
Mosa prevents Adams from breaking the clinch.
Mosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adams to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Adams lands.
Mosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Mosa attempts a counter takedown but Adams avoids it well and moves away.
Mosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mosa tries to move into range but Adams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adams lands a nice hook to Mosa's body. Mosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mosa instigates a clinch.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Mosa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Adams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mosa is in Adams's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mosa preventing the sweep.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Mosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mosa looking to pass the guard.
Adams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mosa controls the pace.
Mosa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adams's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Adams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mosa has Adams in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosa striking off his back but it's not causing Adams any problems.
Mosa is adopting a defensive guard.
Adams wants to stand but Mosa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mosa is pulling down on Adams's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mosa under the eye.
Adams thuds his shin into the meat of Mosa's side.
Adams connects with a body shot.
Mosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch lands to the side of Mosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mosa throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams thinks about the counter body kick.
Adams scores with a one two! Mosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Adams.
 Mosa is rocked!
Adams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Mosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mosa is breathing heavily.
Adams works Mosa's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Adams lands with a shot to the body.
Adams walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Mosa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Adams swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Mosa's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Adams!
Simon Adams decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Mata (ranked 4273 p4p, 3897 weight class) and Demarcus Walters (ranked 254 p4p, 249 weight class). Demarcus Walters will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Demarcus Walters!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mata shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mata was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walters stops Mata from passing to mount.
Mata goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Walters rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mata's guard! Nice work there by Walters!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walters controls the pace.
Mata pulls Walters in close to his closed guard and prevents Walters from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata wants to stand up but Walters is controlling him.
Walters preventing the sweep.
Mata is wriggling around but Walters manages to pass to half guard.
Still in half guard, Walters seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walters wants to free his trapped foot but Mata is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mata is staying active underneath Walters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mata tries to kick Walters off but Walters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Walters stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mata to get to his feet.
Conor Mata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Walters. Those never looked like landing.
Mata throws a head kick that misses.
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Mata was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Walters.
Walters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata dives in for a single leg takedown but Walters sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Walters holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Walters manages to break the clinch.
Walters fails to land the takedown.
Walters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mata defends well and Walters ends up having to push Mata into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mata shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Walters napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Walters is looking to get back to his feet here but Mata is keeping cool and he's managed to take Walters's back.
Walters looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters is keeping busy.
Mata is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mata is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Walters has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mata working for a choke but Walters reverses nicely into Mata 's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Walters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Walters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mata swivels and escapes.
Walters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Our spies down at at Shut Up & Train! inform us that Walters has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walters wants to sweep here but Mata controlling him for the moment.
Mata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata stays in close to Walters's body and controls the position.
Mata looking to sit in guard and control but Walters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mata is pulling down on Walters's head. It's preventing any offense from Walters, at least for the moment.
Walters wants to control from the top but Mata keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walters postures up.
Walters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walters is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walters fails with a takedown attempt.
Mata tries to counter by clinching up but Walters breaks away and moves out of range.
Mata misses with a takedown attempt
and Walters counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Walters looks to score with a jab to the body but Mata is just out of range.
Mata misses with a kick to the body.
Walters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters controlling the position.
Mata throws a strike but Walters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walters is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mata wants to control the position but Walters says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mata tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Walters manages to move to mount!
Walters prevents Mata from getting the reversal.
Mata is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walters sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walters is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Walters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mata closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walters circles away.
A head kick misses from Mata.
Walters moves into the clinch.
Walters works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walters displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mata up against the cage.
Walters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mata sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walters somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walters steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mata.
Walters stuffs the takedown attempt from Mata. Mata gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Walters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mata changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walters looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mata tries to score with some ground and pound. Walters controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Walters is trying to get back to half guard.
Mata decides to stand up, so the ref orders Walters to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata gets caught napping as Walters dives in and scores a takedown. Mata manages to retain guard.
Walters stays in close to Mata's body and controls the position.
Mata had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walters defends it easily.
Walters is stalling in the full guard.
Mata wants to sweep here but Walters controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Walters passes into side control.
Walters working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Walters seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Walters controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mata is not content to let Walters control the position.
Walters advances to full mount.
Conor Mata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demarcus Walters is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mata is squirming around, avoiding Walters's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demarcus Walters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walters 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demarcus Walters!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kramer (ranked 1603 p4p, 5741 weight class) and Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov (ranked 210 p4p, 529 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhanbolatov darts in and clinches Kramer up against the cage.
Kramer is looking for a takedown.
Kramer blocks an uppercut.
Kramer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zhanbolatov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhanbolatov stops a takedown attempt from Kramer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Kramer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kramer is trying to drag Zhanbolatov to the mat but Zhanbolatov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zhanbolatov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Zhanbolatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kramer fails with the takedown.
Zhanbolatov counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhanbolatov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kramer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kramer is trying to work for a kimura but Zhanbolatov is defending well.
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.
Kramer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zhanbolatov is just riding it out for now. Kramer eventually gives up the hold.
Kramer is looking for a kimura here.
Kramer is working for a kimura here but Zhanbolatov manages to reverse the position and he's now in Kramer's guard.
Zhanbolatov trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Zhanbolatov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Zhanbolatov advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is not content to let Zhanbolatov control the position.
Kramer tries to improve position but can't.
Zhanbolatov grinds an elbow into Kramer's temple.
Zhanbolatov working the ground and pound.
Kramer is looking for a sweep.
Kramer gets back to half guard.
Zhanbolatov trying to control the pace.
Kramer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kramer is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer has hold of Zhanbolatov's hands but Zhanbolatov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kramer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zhanbolatov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kramer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kramer actively working from the bottom here.
Zhanbolatov wants to take a breather but Kramer is having none of it.
Kramer manages to get to full guard.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Zhanbolatov from controlling successfully.
Kramer is looking to cinch up a triangle. Zhanbolatov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kramer's body to avoid the submission. Kramer has instead reached around Zhanbolatov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kramer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jon Kramer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drago Georgijevic (ranked 742 p4p, 1560 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 97 p4p, 205 weight class). Ricardo Cruz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Georgijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgijevic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Georgijevic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Georgijevic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Georgijevic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruz moves out of range as Georgijevic throws a body kick.
We've been told by Georgijevic's head coaches at Blacktalians MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Georgijevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Georgijevic counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Georgijevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Georgijevic's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georgijevic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Georgijevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Georgijevic is just out of range.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Georgijevic throws out the jab.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Georgijevic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Drago Georgijevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Georgijevic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Georgijevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz slips a jab from Georgijevic.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
It looked like Georgijevic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz connects with a jab.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Georgijevic is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Georgijevic's ribs.
Cruz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Georgijevic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Georgijevic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Georgijevic.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cruz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Georgijevic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Georgijevic pulls Cruz in close to his closed guard and prevents Cruz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Georgijevic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Georgijevic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz trying to control but Georgijevic is working from the bottom.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Georgijevic is pulling down on Cruz's head. It's preventing any offense from Cruz, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Georgijevic moves away.
Georgijevic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Georgijevic sprawls well. Georgijevic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
Georgijevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Georgijevic is defending against the submission attempts here by Cruz.
Georgijevic has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cruz stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Georgijevic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Georgijevic.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Georgijevic. Cruz shrugs it off though.
Cruz slips a straight right by Georgijevic.
Georgijevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Georgijevic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Georgijevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Georgijevic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgijevic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Georgijevic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Georgijevic counters with a nice body kick.
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Georgijevic scores with a counter punch that sends Cruz to the canvas! Georgijevic smells blood - he's punishing Cruz with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cruz has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drago Georgijevic!
A victorious Drago Georgijevic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Tokoro (ranked 1594 p4p, 1167 weight class) and Colin Nox (ranked 212 p4p, 154 weight class). Tokoro comes into the arena with Blksmiith - Gore-Tex Covers my Soul blaring out of the sound system. Nox has chosen Mobb Deep - Shook Ones as his entrance music. Colin Nox has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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9 - 7 - 0 |
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180
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideo Tokoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Nox!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokoro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tokoro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nox shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tokoro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nox stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokoro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nox is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox is looking to advance position but Tokoro won't allow it.
Nox sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tokoro is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nox stalling.
It looks like Nox might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tokoro misses with a left hand
and Nox counters with a series of strikes. Tokoro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tokoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokoro slaps away a takedown attempt from Nox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nox moves forwards but Tokoro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Tokoro misses
and Nox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nox defending well as Tokoro loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Nox's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nox shoots in looking for a takedown. Tokoro tries to sprawl out of it but Nox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tokoro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox fails with a takedown attempt.
Hideo Tokoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Nox.
Tokoro cracks Nox with a good jab.
Tokoro misses with a looping right.
Nox manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tokoro on his heels. He'll look to pass Tokoro's guard now, I'm sure.
Nox slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tokoro controls Nox momentarily but Nox frees himself.
Nox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Nox has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokoro wants to stand up but Nox is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colin Nox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tokoro staying out of range there.
Nox moves away from the strike by Tokoro.
Nox ducks under a wild hook from Tokoro.
Nox blocks a jab.
Tokoro misses with a wild body shot.
Tokoro throws a hook to the side of Nox's head but Nox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokoro swings widly with a right hand
and Nox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tokoro keeping full guard, as Nox tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nox's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nox is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tokoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nox.
Nox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tokoro takes a swing at Nox's ribcage but misses.
Tokoro lands with a straight right. Nox didn't see that one coming.
Tokoro misses with a hook. Nox ducked under it nicely.
And Nox tries to counter it with a takedown but Tokoro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nox.
The fighters circling - Tokoro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tokoro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tokoro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nox misses with an uppercut.
Hideo Tokoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Nox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokoro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tokoro.
A slow jab from Tokoro misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tokoro. No joy for Nox on that attempt.
Nox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tokoro throws a lazy right hand but Nox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hideo Tokoro is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Tokoro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokoro throws a big shot that misses.
Nox follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tokoro throws out the jab.
Nox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Colin Nox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nox looks to land a right hand but Tokoro moved out of range.
Tokoro digs a good hook to Nox's body.
Tokoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nox dodges the punch combination from Tokoro.
Nox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tokoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nox manages to avoid it.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokoro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tokoro thuds a left hand into Nox's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hideo Tokoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Nox.
Nox tries for a takedown but Tokoro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tokoro is looking to counter punch.
Nox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Tokoro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tokoro misses with a left hand
and Nox counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tokoro!
Tokoro wants to control but Nox postures up.
Nox wants to control but Tokoro is keeping him busy.
Tokoro is trying to escape the position but Nox is controlling the position.
Tokoro is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro struggling a bit here.
Tokoro tries to control but Nox manages to take his back.
I really don't envy Tokoro right now.
What can Tokoro do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Tokoro wants to escape the position.
Tokoro is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Nox.
Tokoro wants to escape the position.
Nox has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tokoro's body.
Tokoro breaks Nox's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tokoro stops Nox from standing up.
Tokoro stays in close to Nox's body and controls the position.
Tokoro wanted to stand there but Nox had control of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nox holds on and takes a little breather.
Tokoro tries to free his leg and advance position but Nox is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tokoro forces his way into half guard.
Tokoro trying to mount his opponent but Nox defends it.
Tokoro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokoro looks to land a right hand but Nox moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nox.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hideo Tokoro.
I think Tokoro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hideo Tokoro!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hideo Tokoro waved his t-shirt featuring 30th Century Beer Store's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abasi Njagi (ranked 1940 p4p, 1698 weight class) and Flynn Knightley (ranked 149 p4p, 132 weight class). Njagi's entrance music is The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T). A fine choice. 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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135
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abasi Njagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flynn Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley scores with a body shot.
Knightley connects with a single shot there.
Knightley lands a nice looking body shot.
Knightley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Njagi on the side of the head.
Knightley throws a jab but it's blocked by Njagi.
Knightley throws a jab but it's blocked by Njagi.
Knightley tests Njagi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knightley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knightley sprawls well. Knightley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Njagi gets slowly back to his feet.
Njagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Njagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knightley.
Njagi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Knightley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley with a jab.
Njagi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knightley did well to prevent Njagi getting side control.
Njagi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Njagi is pressing down on Knightley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knightley is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knightley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Njagi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Njagi wants to control from the top but Knightley keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knightley controls Njagi momentarily but Njagi frees himself.
Njagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Knightley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Flynn Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Njagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knightley avoids it really well and circles away.
Knightley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Njagi defends it well.
Flynn Knightley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Njagi staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knightley.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knightley.
Knightley lands a lovely overhand right.
Knightley cracks Njagi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Njagi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Knightley pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Njagi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flynn Knightley!
A very excited looking Flynn Knightley 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Bundy (ranked 1108 p4p, 1529 weight class) and Mike Maron (ranked 139 p4p, 189 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Maron enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Maron!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Maron. No joy for Bundy on that attempt.
Bundy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maron sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bundy somewhat.
Maron works over Bundy's head and body with a nice combination.
Bundy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maron closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've been hearing reports that Bundy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maron punishes Bundy's body with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Maron tenderised Bundy's leg. Bundy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maron misses with a wild body shot.
Maron swings for the body but Bundy moves out of range.
Maron misses with an uppercut.
Maron throws a shot from downtown. Bundy moves away and avoids it.
Bundy dives in and grabs Maron's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maron pushes down on Bundy's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maron jabs Bundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mike Maron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maron swivels and escapes.
Bundy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maron connects with a body shot that sends Bundy's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maron sizes up Bundy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maron lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maron.
Jab from Maron.
Bundy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maron.
Bundy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maron swivels and escapes.
Maron clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Maron.
Bundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maron throws a nice looking combination but Bundy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maron sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bundy rather than just go for the knockout.
Bundy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maron's waist but Maron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bundy off to one side.
A nice combination there by Maron.
Maron misses with a two punch combination.
Bundy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy dives in for a single leg takedown but Maron sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maron breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Bundy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bundy gets a double leg takedown into Maron's guard.
Maron manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bundy is working for takedown but Maron is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maron gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maron kicks Bundy off and gets to his feet.
Bundy is breathing heavily.
Maron's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bundy under the eye.
Bundy walks into a left hand.
Maron jabs at Bundy's body.
Bundy darts in looking for a takedown but Maron gets double underhooks and turns Bundy into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Maron breaks the clinch.
Maron lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maron pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bundy back to the cage. Maron follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maron lands a slapping body shot.
Bundy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maron cracks a nice hook into Bundy's ribs.
Maron punishes Bundy's body with a nice straight punch.
Maron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Bundy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bundy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maron as he jumps to the side.
Maron let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maron throws a series of punches but Bundy avoids them all with ease.
Bundy feinted with a counter takedown.
Bundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maron.
Bundy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Maron.
Bundy shoots in and bounces Maron off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Maron is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bundy presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Maron throws an elbow but it misses.
We've been informed that Maron has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Maron tries to land knees in the clinch but Bundy avoids the damage to the body.
Maron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maron breaks from the clinch.
Maron wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundy dives in for a single leg takedown but Maron sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Maron dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Maron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maron just misses with a punch to the body.
Bundy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maron pinned against the cage. Maron gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bundy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maron misses with a few strikes there.
Maron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bundy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maron punishes Bundy's body with a nice straight punch.
Maron stuns Bundy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maron scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bundy in his tracks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maron works over Bundy's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maron connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bundy momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but Maron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maron fails to land with a series of punches.
Bundy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Maron lands.
Maron tests Bundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maron sizes up Bundy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maron!
Maron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maron throws out a powerful jab.
Bundy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mike Maron has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maron holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Maron tries to kick Bundy off but Bundy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maron kicks off Bundy and gets to his feet.
Maron leaves Bundy 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.
Maron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maron closes the distance and clinches.
Bundy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bundy tries for a takedown but Maron sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bundy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bundy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maron.
A shot to the liver by Maron. Beautiful body shot.
Bundy gets the takedown into side control.
Bundy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Maron has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bundy but great work by Maron.
Bundy is looking for a sweep.
Maron stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maron throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy looks for a takedown but Maron sprawls well.
Bundy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maron to score with a decent uppercut.
Maron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bundy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Maron does it's job there.
Maron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Maron as Bundy shoots in.
Maron lands a front kick.
Maron lands a jab to the nose.
Maron moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maron scores with a jab to the body.
Maron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bundy circles away quickly and effectively.
Maron lands a leg kick that knocks Bundy off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bundy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maron connects with a nice looking jab.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Maron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maron throws a hook to the side of Bundy's head but Bundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bundy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bundy dives in for a single leg takedown but Maron sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bundy.
Maron connects with a single shot there.
Mike Maron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maron catches Bundy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good standup being displayed there by Maron as he connects with a hook.
Maron stuns Bundy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bundy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maron fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bundy to the ground. Maron is now in Bundy's guard.
Maron stands and steps away. Bundy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Maron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Maron misses with a hook. Bundy ducked under it nicely.
A nice combination there by Maron.
Maron stalks Bundy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bundy's face. Bundy staggers backwards, shaken.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but Maron shows good takedown defense.
Bundy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maron throws a shot to the body.
Maron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bundy eats them both and turns towards Maron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bundy doesn't seem bothered though.
Bundy misses with a takedown attempt - Maron sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good exchange - Maron coming out on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maron jabs Bundy right on the nose. Bundy blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maron lands with a good body shot.
Maron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bundy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bundy fails to land the takedown.
Maron works the jab nicely.
Bundy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bundy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maron bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bundy gets a double leg takedown into Maron's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Maron manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Maron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy looking for a takedown.
Maron breaks the clinch.
Bundy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maron jabs at Bundy's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maron darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maron closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Maron.
Maron connects with a crisp jab.
Bundy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maron just misses with a punch to the body.
Bundy shoots in looking for a takedown but Maron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bundy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maron jabs Bundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maron - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Maron.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bundy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maron - the referee stops the clock and Bundy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maron. Bundy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bundy.
Maron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bundy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maron throws a good cross that connects.
Bundy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maron. Maron obviously looking to wear him down.
Maron moves into the clinch successfully.
Bundy takes a shot to the head.
Maron lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Maron lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maron lands with a right to the head.
Bundy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maron fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maron scores with a hook to the body. Bundy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bundy closes the distance and clinches up with Maron, looking for a takedown. Bundy pushes Maron against the cage but Maron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maron scores with a one two! Bundy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bundy or perhaps it was just good defense by Maron, which made it look bad.
Nice body punch from Maron.
Mike Maron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maron tests Bundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maron throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maron lands with a cross.
Maron scores with a one two! Bundy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maron.
Al Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Maron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maron 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 Josh West scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Maron!
After the fight, Mike Maron was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcoh Haas (ranked 3401 p4p, 3708 weight class) and Kyoto Costa (ranked 376 p4p, 395 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcoh Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyoto Costa!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Costa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costa gets tackled into the cage by Haas. Haas maintains the clinch.
Costa lands a right hand.
Costa effectively controlling the action here.
Haas wants to break free but Costa has control.
Costa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haas or not.
A frustrated look appears on Haas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Costa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haas's efforts to push away.
Haas blocks a body shot from Costa.
Haas is trying to break the clinch but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Haas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haas is trying to force a seperation but Costa has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haas wants to break free but Costa has control.
Haas wants to get back to striking at distance but Costa won't allow it.
Costa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Costa has Haas pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas is trying to break the clinch but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Costa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haas letting Costa take a breather here.
Haas cracks Costa with a nice body shot.
Costa breaks from the clinch.
Haas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. Costa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Haas. Those never looked like landing.
Marcoh Haas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haas tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
Haas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haas tries to bum rush Costa with a series of wild strikes but Costa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Costa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Costa tries to clinch up but Haas circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas misses with an uppercut.
Haas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haas misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haas moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Haas. Those never looked like landing.
Haas backing away here, and Costa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Costa as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like Marcoh Haas has been cut.
Haas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haas is rocked!
Haas circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Costa. Haas falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Costa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyoto Costa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greggory Silalahi (ranked 1091 p4p, 2501 weight class) and Eddie Young (ranked 104 p4p, 182 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Greggory Silalahi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Greggory Silalahi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silalahi lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silalahi.
A slow jab from Silalahi misses its intended target.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Young blocks the body kick.
Silalahi throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
Silalahi looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Silalahi misses.
Young is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silalahi swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Silalahi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silalahi walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
Silalahi throws a poor cross that misses
and Silalahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silalahi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Silalahi throws a body kick that misses.
Young appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Young avoids the head kick by Silalahi.
Young appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silalahi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi misses with a hook
and Young counters with a series of strikes. Silalahi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silalahi misses with a body shot.
Silalahi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silalahi throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Silalahi misses the shot to the body.
Young throws out a counter right but Silalahi avoids it with no problem.
Silalahi throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Silalahi missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young motions for Silalahi to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a leg kick that misses.
Silalahi throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young stuns Silalahi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silalahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silalahi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Silalahi.
Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big left from Young misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi misses with a wild body shot.
Silalahi throws out a leg kick but Young moves out of range and Silalahi only half commits.
Silalahi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silalahi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Silalahi.
Silalahi misses with a wild body shot.
Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Silalahi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Silalahi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Silalahi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Silalahi.
A nice leg kick from Silalahi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Silalahi misses with a hook.
Silalahi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Silalahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Silalahi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Silalahi as he connects with a hook.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Silalahi throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Silalahi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYoung.
Silalahi lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silalahi throws a low kick but Young avoids it.
Silalahi misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Silalahi.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silalahi.
Silalahi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young lunges at Silalahi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silalahi's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Silalahi avoids it.
Young missing with a left hand there. Silalahi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Silalahi misses
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silalahi throws a lazy head kick
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silalahi misses with a body punch
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silalahi misses with a body shot.
Silalahi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silalahi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silalahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silalahi misses with a left hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Silalahi throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silalahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greggory Silalahi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silalahi misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silalahi rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silalahi stalling in the clinch.
Silalahi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silalahi misses with a body shot
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young walks into a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silalahi.
Silalahi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silalahi. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silalahi misses with a low kick.
Young appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Silalahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Silalahi looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Greggory Silalahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silalahi, as that shot connected.
Silalahi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Young misses the jab.
Silalahi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut.
Young missing with a left hand there. Silalahi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young misses with the combination.
Silalahi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young throws a jab when Silalahi was well out of range.
Silalahi throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Silalahi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Silalahi misses with a leg kick
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young checks the leg kick.
Silalahi ducks right into an uppercut from Young.
Silalahi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silalahi misses with a hook.
Silalahi tried to score with a low kick but Young checks it.
Silalahi lands with a straight right. Young didn't see that one coming.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silalahi.
Young flicks out a counter leg kick but Silalahi steps away.
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silalahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Greggory Silalahi is winning the standup battle so far.
Silalahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
As Silalahi backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Silalahi manages to avoid it all.
Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Silalahi.
Silalahi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young misses with a hook.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Silalahi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silalahi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silalahi. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silalahi is looking to chop away at Young's legs.
Silalahi moves out of range as Young strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silalahi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy body kick from Young
and Silalahi counters with a head kick.
Silalahi scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silalahi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Silalahi.
Silalahi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silalahi lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silalahi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Young misses with a low kick.
Silalahi cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Silalahi misses with a hook
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silalahi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silalahi.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Silalahi moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Silalahi misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greggory Silalahi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silalahi.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silalahi catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silalahi slips under a jab from Young.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silalahi.
Silalahi defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Silalahi takes one to the chin there.
Silalahi misses with a wild body shot.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silalahi.
Silalahi misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silalahi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silalahi throws a sloppy head kick
and Silalahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silalahi throws a leg kick
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silalahi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Silalahi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Young checks a low kick from Silalahi.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silalahi digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silalahi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silalahi dips to his left and cracks Young with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Young.
Silalahi throws a poor cross that misses
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silalahi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silalahi throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silalahi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a looping left.
Silalahi takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Silalahi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Young 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.
Young slips a straight right by Silalahi.
Young feints a jab promting Silalahi to slip. Young then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silalahi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silalahi.
Young on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silalahi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Silalahi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Young just manages to avoid it.
Young throws a leg kick that misses.
Silalahi throwing a counter right hand but Young manages to avoid it.
A big left from Silalahi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Silalahi misses its intended target.
Silalahi misses the shot to the body.
Young wants to slow Silalahi down by chopping away at his legs.
Silalahi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Young looks to land a left hand but Silalahi moved out of range nicely.
Silalahi throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silalahi throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young feints a counter leg kick.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silalahi takes one to the side of the head.
Silalahi scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silalahi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silalahi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silalahi is looking to chop away at Young's legs.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silalahi misses with a leg kick.
Silalahi looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silalahi throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Young scores with a jab to the body.
Silalahi throws a leg kick
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Silalahi swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young is looking to slow Silalahi down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greggory Silalahi clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silalahi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silalahi swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Silalahi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young scores with a hook to the body. Silalahi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silalahi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silalahi misses with a straight left.
Silalahi misses with a shot to the body
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Silalahi takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silalahi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young lands a front kick.
A shot to the body from Silalahi misses
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silalahi wants to clinch.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Young pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silalahi back to the cage. Young follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silalahi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silalahi misses with a head kick.
Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Silalahi misses with a straight right.
Young swings widly with a right hand
and Silalahi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Silalahi.
Silalahi thows a leg kick but Young checks it
and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young slips a jab from Silalahi.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
Silalahi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a good low kick that Silalahi was not able to check.
Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Silalahi throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silalahi throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Young counters with a body kick.
Young tries to move into range but Silalahi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silalahi.
Young feints a counter leg kick.
Silalahi scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Silalahi counters with an outside leg kick.
Silalahi loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Silalahi motions for Young to come forward. Silalahi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silalahi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Silalahi misses.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a low kick, right behind Silalahi 's knee.
Silalahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silalahi cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Silalahi ducks under a wild hook from Young.
A nice leg kick from Silalahi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silalahi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Silalahi misses with a jab to the body
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Silalahi.
Silalahi throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Silalahi jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silalahi moves out of range of the strikes.
Silalahi scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silalahi connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silalahi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silalahi scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silalahi closes the distance and clinches.
Young wants to break free but Silalahi has control.
Young wants to break free but Silalahi has control.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silalahi is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Eddie Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Young tries a low kick but Silalahi avoids it.
Silalahi misses with a looping right.
Silalahi throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silalahi.
Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Silalahi throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silalahi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silalahi throws out a powerful jab.
Young avoids the head kick by Silalahi.
Young staying out of range there.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
Silalahi moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi misses with a low kick as Young jumps back.
Silalahi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Young is out of range.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silalahi manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Silalahi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silalahi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silalahi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silalahi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Silalahi is looking to land body kicks.
Young unleashes a big counter combination but Silalahi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silalahi misses with a hook
and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silalahi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silalahi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Silalahi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silalahi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silalahi tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young throws a low kick but Silalahi moves out of range easily.
Silalahi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silalahi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Silalahi swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young defending well as Silalahi loads up on a big left hand.
Young appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silalahi. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young counters with a body kick.
A head kick by Silalahi misses
and Silalahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silalahi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silalahi lands with a slapping head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silalahi throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silalahi.
Young walks into a jab.
Silalahi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silalahi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silalahi throws a poor cross that misses
and Silalahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silalahi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Greggory Silalahi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Silalahi misses.
Silalahi throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silalahi is looking to counter punch.
Young slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Silalahi.
Silalahi misses with a hook.
Young throws out a counter right but Silalahi avoids it with no problem.
Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silalahi can pounce on him.
Silalahi throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Silalahi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws a body punch but Silalahi moves out of range.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Silalahi.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silalahi lands a jab to Young's midsection.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Eddie Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silalahi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greggory Silalahi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silalahi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:46
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greggory Silalahi!
After winning the bout, Greggory Silalahi 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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