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NYF Fight Night 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Han Seul Kim (ranked 3530 p4p, 4000 weight class) and Nicolas Diaz (ranked 410 p4p, 455 weight class). Nicolas Diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Han Seul Kim's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Seul Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicolas Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Kim in a clinch.
Kim manages to pull guard.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diaz passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz tries for a kimura but Kim is defending well.
Diaz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to stand but Kim is controlling his head.
Diaz trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kim is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Diaz is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with shots to the head and body - Kim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Kim is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kim defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diaz.
Diaz tries to control but Kim wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Diaz 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.
Diaz throwing strikes here but Kim is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Diaz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz unleashes a big counter combination but Kim bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kim after a bit of a struggle.
Han Seul Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Diaz.
Kim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diaz after a bit of a struggle.
Diaz has Kim pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diaz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kim tumbling to the mat - Diaz dives into Kim's guard.
Kim manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Kim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diaz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kim pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Kim wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Kim is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Kim dodges it nicely.
Diaz in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kim tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicolas Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chase Peachey (ranked 5468 p4p, 3975 weight class) and Marcoh Haas (ranked 499 p4p, 420 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Peachey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Were Not Sorry. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Peachey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcoh Haas!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas throws a series of punches but Peachey avoids them all with ease.
Peachey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peachey is looking to clinch but Haas is avoiding it.
Peachey is looking to clinch.
A combination from Haas does no damage.
Haas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haas duly obliges.
Haas misses with a takedown attempt
and Peachey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peachey shoots in and drives through. Haas sprawls well.
Haas tries to counter by closing the distance.
A combination from Haas does no damage.
Peachey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marcoh Haas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haas lands a lovely overhand right.
Haas clinches up against the cage.
Haas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haas closes the distance and clinches.
Haas manages to break the clinch.
Haas lands with a nice combination. Peachey backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Haas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peachey misses with a low kick.
Peachey scores with a punch to the head.
Haas fails to land with a series of punches.
As Haas tries to get set, Peachey tries to push him back and clinch up but Haas manages to avoid the attempt.
Haas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peachey goes for a double leg but Haas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Haas continues to drive forward.
Haas throws a counter combo.
Haas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peachey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peachey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haas is fending him off so far but Peachey persists. Nope, Haas circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Peachey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haas misses with the combination.
Peachey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Haas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Peachey eats them both and turns towards Haas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Haas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haas looks to land a combination but Peachey avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haas looks to land a combination but Peachey avoids it well.
Peachey throws a big counter combination but Haas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Haas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haas tries to bum rush Peachey with a series of wild strikes but Peachey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haas looks winded!
Haas swats away the attempt to clinch by Peachey.
Peachey lands a leg kick that knocks Haas off balance momentarily.
Peachey moves in looking to clinch but Haas pushes him off.
Peachey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peachey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haas but Haas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Peachey backs off Haas throws a huge counter combo but Peachey manages to avoid it all.
Haas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peachey.
Haas has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Haas throws a series of punches but Peachey moves out of range.
Peachey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas throws a series of punches but Peachey moves out of range.
Peachey tries to clinch there but Haas circles away.
Peachey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haas moves away.
Peachey slips a jab and a cross from Haas.
Some wild striking there from Haas.
Haas fails to land with a series of punches.
As Haas looks to move away, Peachey throws a big counter combo but Haas just gets out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Haas.
It looked like Peachey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peachey.
Haas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peachey breaks the clinch.
Haas throws a nice looking combination but Peachey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peachey is looking to counter with head kicks.
Haas moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haas closes the distance and pushes Peachey back into the cage.
Haas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peacheys head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peachey is trying to drag Haas to the mat but Haas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peachey.
Haas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peachey lands with a nice body kick.
Peachey gets tackled into the cage by Haas. Haas maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Haas - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcoh Haas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Haas both land. Nice combination.
Peachey tries to close the distance and clinch but Haas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haas slaps away a takedown attempt from Peachey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peachey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haas throws a series of punches but Peachey avoids them all with ease.
Haas throws a one two combo.
Peachey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haas.
Peachey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peachey lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haas misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peachey fails to land with a series of punches.
Haas clinches with his opponent.
Haas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haas misses with the combination.
Peachey throws a right hand that Haas ducks under and follows up with a left that Haas also avoids with ease.
A combination from Haas does no damage.
Haas closes the distance and pushes Peachey back into the cage.
Haas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haas drives through and clinches with Peachey against the cage.
Haas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Haas misses.
Peachey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haas misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peachey doesn't manage to clinch there - Haas circles away.
Peachey closes the distance and clinches up with Haas, looking for a takedown. Peachey pushes Haas against the cage but Haas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Peachey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Haas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peachey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peachey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Haas does no damage.
Haas looks to land a combination but Peachey avoids it well.
Peachey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haas if he has to take too many more of those.
No joy there for Haas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Haas does no damage.
Haas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haas wants it to stay on the feet.
Peachey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haas throws a right and a left that Peachey avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Haas misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peachey.
A punch combination from Haas misses.
Haas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peachey throws a big counter combination but Haas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Peachey pushes Haas away with a front kick.
Haas swats away the attempt to clinch by Peachey.
Peachey misses with an uppercut. Haas saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Peachey.
Haas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haas throws a right hand that Peachey ducks under and follows up with a left that Peachey also avoids with ease.
Haas misses with a two punch combination.
Peachey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peachey throws a body punch but Haas moves out of range.
Haas looks to land a combination. Peachey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas throws a nice looking combination but Peachey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peachey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peachey wants to clinch.
Haas swinging wildly here.
Peachey tries to counter with a takedown but Haas is quick to defend against it.
Peachey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haas is fending him off so far but Peachey persists. Nope, Haas circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Haas.
Haas fails to land with a series of punches.
Haas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haas blocks a head kick by Peachey.
Haas throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcoh Haas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Peachey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haas.
Haas pushes Peachey up against the cage in a clinch.
Haas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peachey tries to clinch there but Haas circles away.
Haas closes the distance and pushes Peachey back into the cage.
Haas breaks from the clinch.
Peachey throws a nice head kick!
Haas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peachey looking for a takedown.
Peachey is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haas manages to break the clinch.
Haas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peachey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haas's sensitive parts.
Peachey tries to clinch up but Haas circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haas feints a jab promting Peachey to slip. Haas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Peachey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Peachey blocks a jab.
Peachey dodges the punch combination from Haas.
Peachey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Haas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peachey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Peachey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haas but Haas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Haas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peachey.
Haas closes the distance and clinches.
Haas breaks from the clinch.
Peachey throws a nice looking combination but Haas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haas moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haas swinging wildly here.
Haas misses with a double jab.
Peachey takes the fight into the clinch.
Peachey has Haas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Peachey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haas breaks from the clinch.
Peachey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haas!
Haas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Haas stands up and beckons Peachey to join him on the feet.
Haas misses with a few strikes there.
Peachey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Haas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peachey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas misses with the combination.
Peachey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from Haas does no damage.
Peachey wants to clinch.
Marcoh Haas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Peachey eats them both and turns towards Haas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Haas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peachey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peachey dives in for a single leg takedown but Haas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peachey wants to clinch up but Haas keeps it at a distance.
Haas lands a slapping body shot.
Haas lands a jab-cross combination.
Peachey has a takedown stuffed.
Haas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcoh Haas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some wild striking there from Haas.
Haas throws a series of punches but Peachey moves out of range.
Chase Peachey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haas misses with a double jab
and Peachey counters with a head kick. That will keep Haas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chase Peachey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Haas does no damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Peachey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcoh Haas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haas 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcoh Haas!
After winning the bout, Marcoh Haas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 1975 p4p, 24636 weight class) and Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov (ranked 247 p4p, 569 weight class). Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo Cruz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zhanbolatov avoids it really well and circles away.
Zhanbolatov lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhanbolatov swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhanbolatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Zhanbolatov walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zhanbolatov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Zhanbolatov counters with a straight right hand.
 Cruz is rocked!
Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zhanbolatov defends well and Cruz ends up having to push Zhanbolatov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zhanbolatov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhanbolatov lands an uppercut.
Zhanbolatov dips a shoulder and cracks Cruz with a mighty uppercut! Cruz falls back against the cage and Zhanbolatov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cruz is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Zhanbolatov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov!
A relieved looking Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abasi Njagi (ranked 2349 p4p, 2955 weight class) and Eddie Young (ranked 168 p4p, 197 weight class). Njagi comes to the cage accompanied by The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T). Abasi Njagi looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abasi Njagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
Young connects with the punch.
Young cracks Njagi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Eddie Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Njagi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Njagi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Njagi shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Njagi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young throws a series of punches but Njagi moves out of range.
Young misses with the combination.
Njagi feinted with a counter takedown.
Young cracks Njagi with an open hand slap.
Njagi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Njagi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Njagi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Young misses with a kick to the body
and Njagi counters with a single leg into guard. Young didn't expect that.
Njagi wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Njagi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Njagi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Njagi is looking to advance position but Young has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Njagi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Njagi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abasi Njagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Njagi shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Njagi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Njagi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Njagi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Young tries to bum rush Njagi with a series of wild strikes but Njagi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Njagi's head.
Young with a hook.
Young digs a good body shot into Njagi's ribs.
Njagi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a jab to Njagi's midsection.
A left lands for Young.
Njagi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Young connects with a jab.
Njagi shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Njagi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Njagi is defended easily by Young.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Njagi has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Njagi is breathing heavily.
Young lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eddie Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Njagi.
Young throws a head kick but Njagi moves out of range.
Njagi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Njagi shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Njagi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young lands with a good body shot.
Young is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Njagi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Njagi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Njagi right on the button. Njagi goes down! Young follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Young gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jacobson (ranked 2209 p4p, 4201 weight class) and Mimo Mosa (ranked 259 p4p, 447 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mimo Mosa!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosa slips a straight right by Jacobson.
Mosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jacobson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Jacobson. No joy for Mosa on that attempt.
Jacobson throwing a counter right hand but Mosa manages to avoid it.
Mosa shoots in for a double leg but Jacobson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marshall Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mimo Mosa.
Jacobson connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Mimo Mosa has been cut.
Jacobson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mosa sprawling to the canvas! Mosa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jacobson finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobson misses with an uppercut
and Mosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacobson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Mosa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Mosa looks to clinch but Jacobson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Mosa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marshall Jacobson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Miocic (ranked 2185 p4p, 24620 weight class) and Uzochukwu Adebo (ranked 256 p4p, 546 weight class). Adebo has chosen MERCURY as his entrance music. Uzochukwu Adebo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Miocic!
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, Uzochukwu Adebo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miocic misses with a left hand
and Adebo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Jon Miocic has been cut.
Miocic misses with a shot to the body
and Adebo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Miocic! Adebo lets Miocic back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Miocic is rocked!
Jon Miocic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Miocic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miocic throws a body shot but no joy.
Miocic seems to have got his legs back now.
Miocic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miocic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adebo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Adebo.
Miocic gets control of Adebo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miocic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miocic trying to control the position.
Miocic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adebo defends it easily.
Miocic is trying to keep Adebo in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miocic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adebo defends it easily.
Miocic has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Adebo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Miocic.
We've been hearing good reports from Miocic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Miocic tries to bench press Adebo off him but Adebo keeps the position.
Miocic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Miocic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebo is refusing to be controlled, as Miocic sits in half guard.
Adebo manages to get to full guard.
Miocic trying to control but Adebo is working from the bottom.
Adebo pulls Miocic in close to his closed guard and prevents Miocic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Miocic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miocic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miocic wants to control from the top but Adebo keeps moving.
Adebo keeping full guard, as Miocic tries to pass.
Miocic chips away with some ground and pound.
Adebo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miocic pushes down on Adebo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Miocic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebo is controlling Miocic's trapped leg to prevent Miocic from advancing to side control.
Adebo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miocic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adebo sees it coming and defends easily.
Miocic 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.
Adebo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miocic wants to control but Adebo is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miocic throws a body shot but no joy.
Miocic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Adebo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miocic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Uzochukwu Adebo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Miocic's cut.
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.
Miocic fails with the takedown.
Miocic shoots in but no luck this time.
Miocic throws a body punch but Adebo moves out of range.
Miocic tries to close the distance and clinch but Adebo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miocic looks to score with a jab to the body but Adebo is just out of range.
Adebo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miocic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adebo as he avoids it easily.
Adebo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Miocic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miocic tries to clinch there but Adebo circles away.
It seemed like Adebo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adebo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adebo stuffs the takedown.
Uzochukwu Adebo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miocic takes a swing at Adebo's ribcage but misses.
Miocic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miocic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miocic loads up on a big right hand but Adebo slips the punch.
Adebo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miocic has closed the distance and engaged Adebo in a clinch.
Miocic is trying to pull guard but Adebo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miocic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adebo walks away with a smile on his face. Miocic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Miocic is looking to clinch but Adebo is avoiding it.
Miocic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adebo swivels and escapes.
Adebo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miocic misses with a combination
and Adebo counters with a right hand to the body.
Uzochukwu Adebo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebo connects with a body shot.
Adebo lands a big uppercut and Miocic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Miocic looks OK. Adebo waves Miocic back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miocic ducks into an uppercut from Adebo and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uzochukwu Adebo!
A relieved looking Uzochukwu Adebo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Frieberg (ranked 1507 p4p, 1190 weight class) and Danny Chase (ranked 192 p4p, 153 weight class). Chase comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ambitionz Az a Ridah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 Amsterdam, Gregor Frieberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Chase slams his shin into Frieberg's torso.
Chase cracks Frieberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frieberg walks into a stiff left hand from Chase.
Frieberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chase as he avoids it easily.
Frieberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chase counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chase fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chase 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.
Frieberg shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Frieberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frieberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frieberg seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Frieberg looking for a guillotine here but Chase defends easily.
Frieberg striking off his back but it's not causing Chase any problems.
Chase postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Frieberg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chase scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase is working Frieberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chase is in close to Frieberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frieberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chase gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chase is looking to advance position but Frieberg has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Chase really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chase is still trying to improve position.
Frieberg throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chase is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frieberg throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chase because Frieberg loaded up on that one.
Frieberg 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase is trying to escape the mount.
Frieberg swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chase is now in Frieberg's guard. A big mistake from Frieberg there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frieberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase is defending against the submission attempts here by Frieberg.
Frieberg throwing shots but Chase is blocking nicely.
Frieberg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chase has managed to free his arm - good work.
Frieberg working Chase over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase gets back to full guard.
Chase has momentary wrist control but Frieberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Frieberg looking to sit in guard and control but Chase gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chase postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Frieberg controls Chase momentarily but Chase frees himself.
Frieberg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Frieberg is looking to advance position but Chase has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Frieberg wants to control but Chase is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg is trying desperately to improve position.
Chase with shots to the head and body - Frieberg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chase with a couple of short strikes.
Frieberg is rocked!
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!
Chase softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Frieberg is out cold! Chase jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Chase!
A victorious Danny Chase thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Maron (ranked 977 p4p, 2301 weight class) and Animo Anito (ranked 123 p4p, 277 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Maron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Animo Anito!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maron misses with a series of wild punches.
Anito throws a right hand that Maron ducks under and follows up with a left that Maron also avoids with ease.
Maron looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Maron blocks a head kick by Anito.
Anito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maron goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anito takes one to the chin there.
Maron throws a jab but it's blocked by Anito.
Maron throws a hook but Anito avoids it easily.
A jab from Anito finds it's way through Maron's defenses.
Anito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maron.
Anito shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maron eats them both and turns towards Anito to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Maron just misses with a punch to the body.
Maron misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Maron there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anito throws a hook to the side of Maron's head but Maron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anito tries to bum rush Maron with a series of wild strikes but Maron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maron misses with a straight left.
Maron takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anito throws a hook to the side of Maron's head but Maron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Anito misses the target.
A jab from Anito misses.
Mike Maron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anito moves away from the strike by Maron.
Anito throws a head kick but Maron moves out of range.
Anito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maron throws a nice looking combination but Anito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maron slips a straight right by Anito.
Anito lunges at Maron with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maron's hand.
Anito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anito ducks under a wild hook from Maron.
Anito misses with a head kick.
Anito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anito looks to score with a jab to the body but Maron is just out of range.
Anito misses with a low kick.
Maron misses the jab.
Anito motions for Maron to come forward. Anito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maron throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maron looks to land a left hand but Anito moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maron lands with a straight right. Anito didn't see that one coming.
Anito misses with a head kick.
Maron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anito throws a looping overhand right but Maron ducks down to avoid it.
Maron scores with a hook to the body. Anito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maron misses with a hook.
Maron moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maron misses the shot to the body.
Maron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maron lands a jab to the head.
Anito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maron misses the shot to the body.
Anito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maron.
Maron throws a head kick that half lands.
Anito ducks under a wild hook from Maron.
Anito throws a fast counter high kick but Maron manages to duck under it in time.
Maron loads up on a big right hand but Anito slips the punch.
It seemed like Anito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maron thumps Anito with a low kick.
Maron moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anito throws the left hand but Maron avoids the punch easily.
Maron avoids the head kick by Anito.
Anito lands with an overhand left.
Maron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maron throws a body shot but no joy.
Maron lands a leg kick that knocks Anito off balance momentarily.
Maron avoids the body shot from Anito.
Maron just misses with a punch to the body.
Anito feints a jab promting Maron to slip. Anito then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maron slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maron looks to land a left hand but Anito moved out of range nicely.
Maron defending well as Anito loads up on a big left hand.
Anito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Anito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anito.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maron.
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!
Anito takes a swing at Maron's ribcage but misses.
Maron swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maron slips a straight right by Anito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maron avoids the body shot from Anito.
Maron throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anito moves away.
Maron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anito.
Maron throws a quick counter head kick but Anito was just out of range.
Anito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anito dodges the punch combination from Maron.
Maron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anito moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anito. Maron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maron staying out of range there.
Anito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anito! But no joy.
Anito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anito takes a swing at Maron's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maron moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maron looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Maron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maron looks to score with a jab to the body but Anito is just out of range.
Maron throws a jab but it's blocked by Anito.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Animo Anito will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Maron misses.
Maron scores with a spinning back kick!
Anito throws a head kick that misses.
Mike Maron is winning the standup battle so far.
Maron misses with a body kick.
Anito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maron moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maron looks to throw the jab but Anito is out of range.
Anito throws a counter combo.
Anito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anito scores with a three punch combo!
Anito swinging wildly here.
Maron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anito manages to avoid it.
Maron throws a series of punches but Anito avoids them all with ease.
Anito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maron throws a big shot that misses.
Maron scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anito misses with a two punch combination.
Maron shoots in for a takedown but Anito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Animo Anito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anito tries to score with a low kick but Maron moves his leg out of the way.
Maron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maron.
Anito swinging wildly here.
Anito fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Anito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anito throws the left hand but Maron avoids the punch easily.
Maron lands a right hook to the body.
Anito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anito is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maron.
Maron wants to land a leg kick but Anito is out of range.
Maron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anito.
Maron swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anito throws a series of punches but Maron moves out of range.
Maron swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Anito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maron. That did some damage!
Maron throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maron checks a leg kick nicely.
Anito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maron throws out the jab.
Anito throws a shot from downtown. Maron moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Anito catches Maron right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Mike Maron has been cut.
Anito throws a head kick that misses.
Anito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maron manages to avoid it.
Maron takes a swing at Anito's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Anito does no damage.
Anito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anito.
Anito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maron throws out the jab.
Anito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maron connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Maron misses its intended target.
Anito only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maron lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maron misses with a double jab.
Maron lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maron thuds a left hand into Anito's body.
Maron tries to land a leg kick but Anito saw it coming and moves away.
Anito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maron.
Maron ducks under a wild hook from Anito.
Maron connects with a crisp jab.
Anito throws a hook to the side of Maron's head but Maron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anito is looking to score with low kicks.
Anito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maron has his takedown stuffed
and Anito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maron.
Maron misses with a hook to the body
and Anito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anito takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anito connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Maron misses.
Anito throws the left hand but Maron avoids the punch easily.
Maron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anito throws a head kick but Maron moves out of range.
Anito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maron.
Anito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maron misses with a wild body shot.
Anito throws a sloppy head kick and Maron moves out of range easily.
Maron swings for the body but Anito moves out of range.
Maron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maron looks to throw the jab but Anito is out of range.
A big left from Anito misses.
Anito throws a hook but Maron avoids it easily.
Anito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maron.
Anito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Maron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Maron's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anito.
Anito misses with an uppercut. Maron saw that one coming.
Maron throws a body kick that misses.
Anito staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Anito misses its intended target.
Maron throws a body punch but Anito moves out of range.
Maron throws a poor cross that misses
and Anito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anito misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Maron was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anito.
Anito connects with a high kick.
A leg kick checked by Anito.
Anito tries to bum rush Maron with a series of wild strikes but Maron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anito misses with a straight left.
Maron avoids the head kick by Anito.
Maron appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anito ducks under a wild hook from Maron.
Maron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anito moves away.
Maron lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maron.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maron scores with a punch to the head.
Maron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anito.
Maron throws a right hand that Anito ducks under and follows up with a left that Anito also avoids with ease.
Maron backing away here, and Anito unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Maron looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anito misses the shot to the body.
Anito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anito is looking for the big counter here.
Maron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anito.
Maron looks to land a right hand but Anito moved out of range.
Anito misses with a two punch combination.
Maron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anito throws a nice looking combination but Maron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anito walks into a straight right hand from Maron.
Anito misses with a head kick.
Anito misses with a straight right.
Maron lands with a nice combination. Anito backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anito throws a jab when Maron was well out of range.
Maron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maron misses with a lunging right hand
letting Anito counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maron closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maron throws a hook but Anito blocks it.
Maron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anito.
Anito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maron missing with a left hand there. Anito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maron throws a leg kick which misses Anito's front leg but catches the back leg as Anito tries to avoid it.
Anito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maron swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maron throws a hook to the side of Anito's head but Anito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anito moves out of range as Maron strikes.
Anito defending well as Maron loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Anito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anito misses with a wild body shot.
Maron looks to land a left hand but Anito moved out of range nicely.
Maron misses with a body shot.
Anito ducks under a wild hook from Maron.
Maron just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anito manages to avoid it.
Maron with a nice cross.
Nice cross by Anito.
Maron misses with a body shot.
Maron looks to score with a jab to the body but Anito is just out of range.
Anito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Anito does no damage.
Maron tries to score with a low kick but Anito moves his leg out of the way.
Maron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anito.
Maron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Maron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anito misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anito.
Maron misses with a low kick.
Anito connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maron's hands.
Anito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maron.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Maron.
Anito flicks out a counter leg kick but Maron steps away.
Maron swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anito throws a jab when Maron was well out of range.
Anito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maron fails to land the takedown.
Anito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anito misses with an uppercut. Maron saw that one coming.
Anito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anito takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maron moves out of range as Anito strikes.
Maron misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maron throws a right and a left that Anito avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Maron scores with a four punch combination!
Anito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maron.
Anito unleashes a big counter combination but Maron bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anito was well out of range. Poor timing from Maron.
Anito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maron misses with the combination.
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 Mike Maron.
Well Maron has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Maron!
Mike Maron decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 1239 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Reece Robertson (ranked 171 p4p, 195 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakuzo.
It looked like Kakuzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kakuzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakuzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robertson throws a right hand that Kakuzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakuzo also avoids with ease.
Kakuzo is looking to counter the offense by Robertson and move into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakuzo. That's going to slow Robertson down.
Robertson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kakuzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kakuzo.
Robertson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kakuzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
Kakuzo shoots for a takedown but Robertson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kakuzo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robertson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakuzo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robertson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kakuzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kakuzo misses the target.
Robertson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakuzo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kakuzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kakuzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kakuzo trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Kakuzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kakuzo landing some decent shots from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robertson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Robertson wants to stand up but Kakuzo is controlling him.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Kakuzo from controlling successfully.
Kakuzo 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.
Kakuzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robertson has momentary wrist control but Kakuzo slips an elbow through the middle.
Robertson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kakuzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakuzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robertson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakuzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakuzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kakuzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kakuzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kakuzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kakuzo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kakuzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Robertson has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kakuzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Robertson is retaining full guard.
Kakuzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kakuzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Robertson has momentary wrist control but Kakuzo slips an elbow through the middle.
Kakuzo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robertson's guard.
Kakuzo wants to take a breather but Robertson is having none of it.
Kakuzo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kakuzo is keen to just control but Robertson is a slippery customer.
Kakuzo slows the pace down in half guard.
Kakuzo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Robertson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo is trying to control. Robertson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robertson is trying to stand back up but Kakuzo is controlling him
Kakuzo is looking for a kimura but Robertson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kakuzo to get the leverage.
Kakuzo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robertson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kakuzo is on him like a limpet, forcing Robertson back against the cage.
Kakuzo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Robertson is pressed up against the cage. Kakuzo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robertson down to the mat. Robertson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakagome Kakuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakuzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Kakuzo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Robertson lands with a shot to the body.
Kakuzo moves out of range of the body kick.
Robertson tries to land a front kick but Kakuzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakagome Kakuzo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakuzo moves away.
Reece Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kakuzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robertson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robertson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robertson throws a hook but Kakuzo blocks it.
Kakuzo fails to land the takedown.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakuzo.
Robertson throws a body punch but Kakuzo moves out of range.
Robertson tries to bum rush Kakuzo with a series of wild strikes but Kakuzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kakuzo dives in for a single leg takedown but Robertson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Robertson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kakuzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kakuzo drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Kakuzo keeps moving.
Kakuzo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kakuzo throwing shots but Robertson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kakuzo slips a nice elbow through Robertson's hands, connecting with Robertson's forehead.
Kakuzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robertson is looking to escape.
Kakuzo working Robertson over with strikes.
Robertson has hold of Kakuzo's hands but Kakuzo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kakuzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kakuzo throwing shots but Robertson is blocking nicely.
Robertson is trying to stand back up but Kakuzo is controlling him
Kakuzo is looking to advance position but Robertson won't allow it.
Kakuzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kakuzo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kakuzo there.
Kakuzo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robertson defends it well.
Kakuzo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robertson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kakuzo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robertson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kakuzo.
Robertson is staying active underneath Kakuzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kakuzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kakuzo is keen to just control but Robertson is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo prevents Robertson from standing back up.
Kakuzo is trying to control. Robertson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kakuzo dives in and scores a takedown into Robertson's guard.
Robertson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kakuzo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Robertson with a knee to the head.
Robertson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakuzo closes the distance and pushes Robertson back into the cage.
Robertson can't break the clinch.
Kakuzo is trying to drag Robertson to the mat but Robertson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakagome Kakuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakuzo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Robertson prevents it.
Kakuzo stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kakuzo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Robertson to the mat. Robertson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Robertson pushes Kakuzo off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reece Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kakuzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kakuzo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robertson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kakuzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kakuzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robertson defending well though.
Kakuzo looks to land a strike but Robertson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kakuzo stops Robertson from standing up.
Kakuzo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Robertson wants to stand but Kakuzo is controlling the position.
Kakuzo throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nakagome Kakuzo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kakuzo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kakuzo moves out of range of the leg kick from Robertson.
Robertson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robertson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kakuzo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Robertson back to the cage. Kakuzo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Robertson misses with a hook. Kakuzo ducked under it nicely.
Kakuzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robertson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kakuzo with a hook.
Robertson throws a shot to the body.
Kakuzo misses with a shot to the body
and Robertson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robertson tries to sprawl but Kakuzo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kakuzo is keen to just control but Robertson is a slippery customer.
Kakuzo slips a nice elbow through Robertson's hands, connecting with Robertson's forehead.
Kakuzo works his way into side control.
Nakagome Kakuzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Kakuzo.
Kakuzo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Robertson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kakuzo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Robertson defending against the ground and pound.
Kakuzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robertson keeps working.
Kakuzo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Robertson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kakuzo misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Robertson taking a bit of punishment here - Kakuzo scoring with strikes.
Kakuzo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Kakuzo crashes against the mat.
Kakuzo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kakuzo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kakuzo is trying to ground and pound but Robertson uses the momentary lack of control by Kakuzo to regain half guard.
Robertson wants to get back to his feet.
Kakuzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kakuzo is looking to stall here but Robertson recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robertson's head.
Kakuzo postures up in Robertson's guard and throws a big left but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kakuzo looking to sit in guard and control but Robertson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kakuzo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kakuzo wants to free his trapped foot but Robertson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kakuzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robertson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson kicks off Kakuzo and gets to his feet.
Kakuzo avoids the head kick by Robertson.
Kakuzo gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson dodges the ground and pound from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Robertson is avoiding damage well.
Kakuzo working the ground and pound.
Robertson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes there by Kakuzo.
An elbow from Kakuzo crashes against the mat.
Kakuzo landing strikes.
Kakuzo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reece Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakagome Kakuzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kakuzo lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nakagome Kakuzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kakuzo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakagome Kakuzo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harris (ranked 1195 p4p, 1249 weight class) and Flynn Knightley (ranked 93 p4p, 97 weight class). Flynn Knightley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flynn Knightley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knightley closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Knightley tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Knightley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knightley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Knightley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harris trying to control from the bottom.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
Knightley lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knightley is working away from the top position though.
Knightley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harris trying to control the position.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Knightley with a nice head shot there.
Harris controls Knightley momentarily but Knightley frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to hold Knightley in close to prevent damage but Knightley has managed to pass into half guard.
Knightley prevents Harris from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knightley connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Harris trying to control here.
Knightley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knightley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Knightley sits in half guard.
Harris trying to control but Knightley postures up.
Knightley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harris defending well though.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harris trying to control the position.
Knightley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Knightley is proving a slippery customer.
Knightley wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Knightley passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knightley tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knightley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knightley shoots in but no luck this time.
Benjamin Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Knightley.
Knightley with a nice cross.
Knightley shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Knightley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knightley tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knightley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harris is looking to control Knightley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harris avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Knightley.
Harris gets full guard.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knightley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley stands up over Harris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Knightley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harris is trying to keep Knightley in close.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knightley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knightley is one step ahead there.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knightley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harris is looking to stand up but Knightley isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris keeping full guard, as Knightley tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knightley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pulls Knightley in close to prevent any damage.
Knightley passes Harris's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Knightley has control of the leg.
Knightley slips a nice elbow through Harris's hands, connecting with Harris's forehead.
Harris wants to control but Knightley is keeping busy.
Knightley winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Knightley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harris is just riding it out for now. Knightley eventually gives up the hold.
Knightley lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris is looking for a sweep. Knightley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Knightley in particular looking to stall.
Knightley drops an elbow to the side of Harris's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Knightley gets a double leg takedown into Harris's guard.
Knightley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harris wants to control the position but Knightley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Knightley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knightley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knightley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley is nestled in close to Harris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harris trying to hold on to Knightley's head to control him but Knightley postures up.
Harris taking some punishment here, with Knightley in his half guard.
Flynn Knightley has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Harris wants to control but Knightley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Knightley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knightley controlling the action here.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Knightley is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris wants to improve his position but Knightley is controlling well.
Knightley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knightley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Knightley 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.
Knightley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knightley moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Harris.
Harris sneaks back into half guard.
Knightley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley passes the guard and advances to mount!
Knightley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Knightley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harris is looking to control Knightley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harris avoid being mounted?
Knightley passes to side control.
Knightley tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to improve his position.
Knightley lands a nice forearm strike.
Harris tries to buck Knightley off but Knightley is having none of it.
Knightley lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris is looking for a sweep.
Knightley scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knightley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knightley dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knightley shoots and misses
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Knightley swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Harris cracks Knightley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knightley misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a two punch combo.
Benjamin Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knightley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Knightley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris is looking to control Knightley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harris avoid being mounted?
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Knightley sits in half guard.
Knightley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Knightley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knightley prevents Harris from improving his position.
Knightley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knightley connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Knightley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Knightley with the ground and pound from mount.
Harris taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is squirming around, avoiding Knightley's attempts to control the action.
Knightley with the ground and pound from mount.
Harris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knightley looking to control but Harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harris tries to lock up and control but Knightley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Knightley controlling from the full mount.
Knightley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knightley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Knightley working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Knightley.
Knightley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knightley avoids the attempt from Harris to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris drives through and clinches with Knightley against the cage.
Knightley scores with a shoulder strike.
Knightley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knightley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knightley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knightley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Knightley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knightley shoots in but no luck this time.
Knightley tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knightley misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Knightley back against the cage.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Knightley shoots in.
Benjamin Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Knightley.
Harris lands a jab.
Knightley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benjamin Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knightley tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Knightley on that attempt.
Knightley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Knightley has control of the leg.
Knightley working Harris over with strikes.
Harris controlling the position well.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Knightley manages to move to mount!
Knightley controlling his opponent.
Harris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knightley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harris's face.
Knightley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knightley controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knightley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Knightley with shots to the head and body - Harris looks very uncomfortable down there.
Knightley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harris tries to lock up and control but Knightley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harris is looking to improve his position but Knightley isn't that keen on the idea.
Harris sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley is controlling the pace.
Harris won't allow Knightley to pass to mount.
Benjamin Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knightley slips a nice elbow through Harris's hands, connecting with Harris's forehead.
Harris wants to control but Knightley is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is trying to control but Knightley passes into side control!
Knightley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flynn Knightley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knightley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flynn Knightley!
Flynn Knightley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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