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SYN 1084 Cruz vs McBean PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dukic (ranked 23359 p4p, 1946 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 503 p4p, 258 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Dangerous GnP
World class MT
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World class MT
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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 7 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego punishes Dukic's body with a nice straight punch.
Dukic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Dukic works over Diego's head and body with a nice combination.
Diego lands a jab to Dukic's midsection.
Dukic misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Dukic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diego back to the cage. Dukic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fighters circling - Dukic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego defending well as Dukic loads up on a big left hand.
Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decent striking displayed by Dukic there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukic slips under a jab.
Dukic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dukic.
Dukic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Dukic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diego misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dukic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dukic dips to his left and cracks Diego with an uppercut!
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Dukic dives in for a single leg takedown but Diego sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dukic manages to break the clinch.
Dukic drives through and clinches with Diego against the cage.
Dukic lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diego blocking some punches.
Dukic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Dukic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sam Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dukic to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dukic.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dukic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diego takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dukic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dukic moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego slips a straight right by Dukic.
Dukic has Diego up against the cage in a clinch.
Dukic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dukic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dukic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Dukic as he connects with a hook.
Dukic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Dukic.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dukic misses with a right hand
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Dukic lands a really nice looking cross but Diego seems unphased.
Dukic looks to land a combination. Diego sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukic dives in and grabs Diego's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diego pushes down on Dukic's head and hops out.
Dukic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diego. Diego circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dukic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dukic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diego just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Dukic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diego dodges the punch combination from Dukic.
Diego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Dukic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego thuds his right hand into Dukic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dukic tries to clinch but Diego is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dukic fails to land with a series of punches.
Dukic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diego can do to turn this around?
Diego with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
Dukic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dukic takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Dukic.
Dukic throws a series of strikes that have Diego backpedaling.
Dukic loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Dukic darts in looking for a takedown but Diego gets double underhooks and turns Dukic into the cage.
Diego doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Come on Dukic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukic moves away.
Dukic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Dukic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dukic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic throws a big shot that misses.
Dukic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diego counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dukic or perhaps it was just good defense by Diego, which made it look bad.
Dukic slips under a jab from Diego.
Dukic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Dukic throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Dukic closes the distance and clinches up with Diego, looking for a takedown. Dukic pushes Diego against the cage but Diego circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dukic throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dukic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dukic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Dukic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dukic clinches with his opponent.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dukic to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Dukic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Dukic.
Dukic shoots and misses
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dukic misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diego! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diego's waist but Diego gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dukic off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
Dukic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dukic shoots in and drives through. Diego sprawls well.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dukic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Dukic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruno Dukic's cut is getting worse.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dukic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diego avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Diego.
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 Bruno Dukic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
That's time! Dukic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dukic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Sam Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dukic wants to clinch.
Dukic wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Diego's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic has closed the distance and engaged Diego in a clinch.
Diego can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego drops his hands momentarily and Dukic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Diego keeps it at a distance.
Dukic missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Dukic throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
A big left from Dukic misses.
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Dukic on the inside.
Bruno Dukic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Diego has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dukic tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dukic connects with the punch.
Dukic throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
Dukic rushes Diego and presses him up against the cage.
Dukic has Diego pushed against the cage.
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Dukic.
Diego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diego looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dukic misses with a looping left.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dukic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Diego misses.
Dukic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diego back to the cage. Dukic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dukic moves into the clinch.
Diego tries to break the clinch but Dukic is controlling the position.
Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruno Dukic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice straight punches there by Dukic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dukic.
Dukic misses with a right hand
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Dukic stalks Diego and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diego's face. Diego staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dukic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dukic.
Dukic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukic misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego throws a counter combo.
Bruno Dukic is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Dukic does no damage.
Dukic shoots for a double leg takedown but Diego sprawls well. He's pushed Dukic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dukic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukic moves away.
Diego dodges the punch combination from Dukic.
Dukic misses with an uppercut
and Diego counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Dukic throwing a counter right hand but Diego manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Dukic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dukic, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Dukic!
A very excited looking Bruno Dukic rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mafula Kape (ranked 1238 p4p, 18535 weight class) and Klay Dee (ranked 104 p4p, 317 weight class). Dee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Death Patrol by Destroyer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mafula Kape could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Klay Dee's chin.
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mafula Kape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 35 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Dee misses.
Kape throwing a counter right hand but Dee manages to avoid it.
Kape closes the distance and clinches.
Kape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kape working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kape digs a right hand underneath Dee's ribcage. Dee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kape.
Kape lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dee backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kape.
Dee looks winded!
Nice body punch from Kape - that landed with a thud.
Kape lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kape stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kape stalling against the cage.
Kape scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kape presses Dee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kape.
A shot in the inside from Kape.
Kape digs a right hand into Dee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dee's gas tank.
Kape lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kape lands a shoulder strike.
 Dee is rocked!
Kape lands a right hand.
Dee is still on wobbly legs! Can Kape finish him?
Kape has Dee pressed against the cage.
Kape lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dee backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kape scores with a hook to the body.
Dee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kape stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kape softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kape throws a big uppercut that drops Dee! More strikes from Kape and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dee lies dazed against the cage as Kape celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mafula Kape!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Pinks (ranked 1687 p4p, 1916 weight class) and Jack Reaper (ranked 204 p4p, 236 weight class). Pinks comes to the cage accompanied by HUMBLE.. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devonte Pinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinks throws a sloppy body shot
and Reaper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Pinks's head coaches at Zombie MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reaper blocks a leg kick.
Reaper misses with a straight right.
Reaper staying out of range there.
Pinks throws a shot from downtown. Reaper moves away and avoids it.
Reaper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinks misses with an uppercut. Reaper saw that one coming.
Reaper tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pinks looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaper is just out of range.
Devonte Pinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Reaper.
Pinks misses with an uppercut. Reaper saw that one coming.
Reaper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reaper.
Pinks is looking to chop away at Reaper's legs.
Reaper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pinks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reaper if he has to take too many more of those.
Reaper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reaper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reaper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reaper is out of range and Pinks settles back down.
Pinks sets himself, and Reaper steps forward looking for the clinch! Pinks avoids it this time.
Pinks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pinks misses with a body kick.
Reaper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinks can pounce on him.
Reaper looks to land a left hand but Pinks moved out of range nicely.
Pinks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reaper.
Reaper moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Reaper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinks circles away quickly and effectively.
Pinks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reaper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reaper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reaper.
A swing and a miss from Reaper.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pinks - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pinks misses with a body shot.
Reaper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Pinks.
Reaper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pinks.
Nice jab there from Reaper.
Reaper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinks.
Reaper misses with a series of wild punches.
Reaper misses with a looping right.
Reaper checks a low kick from Pinks.
Pinks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pinks - that will leave a mark!
Reaper has managed to clinch.
Reaper working aggressively here.
Pinks misses with a body punch.
Pinks taking a breather.
Pinks misses with a punch on the inside.
Reaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinks scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
Pinks struggles to land a body shot inside as Reaper controls his hands.
Pinks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinks works on Reaper's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinks misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands a right hand.
Pinks struggles to land a body shot inside as Reaper controls his hands.
Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Pinks.
Pinks lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinks scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pinkss head.
Reaper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pinks up against the cage.
Pinks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reaper fails to land.
Pinks blocking some punches.
Pinks tries to throw a body punch but Reaper avoids it by throwing Pinks back against the cage.
Reaper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devonte Pinks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Reaper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reaper checks a leg kick nicely.
Reaper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pinks counters with a stiff right hand.
Reaper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinks.
A jab from Pinks misses.
Pinks cracks Reaper with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Pinks finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinks gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Reaper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pinks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pinks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks is trying to keep Reaper in close.
Pinks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reaper can do to turn this around?
Reaper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinks is working an open guard so Reaper takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pinks throws a lazy body kick
and Reaper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Reaper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reaper fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinks lands a jab to Reaper's midsection.
Pinks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reaper in his tracks.
Reaper misses with an uppercut. Pinks saw that one coming.
Reaper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reaper tries to clinch but Pinks moves out of range.
Pinks connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 Pinks is rocked!
Reaper scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Pinks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Pinks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reaper looks to land a right hand but Pinks moved out of range.
Pinks misses with a right hand
and Reaper counters with a right hand to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reaper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinks throws a jab when Reaper was well out of range.
Reaper tries to counter with a clinch but Pinks shakes him off and moves away.
Reaper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reaper moves into the clinch successfully.
Jack Reaper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinks misses with some punches.
Pinks misses with a punch to the body.
Reaper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinks backwards.
Reaper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reaper.
Reaper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pinks seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reaper can turn it around.
Reaper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reaper blocks a body shot from Pinks.
Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reaper.
Pinks blocking some punches.
Pinks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinks tries a body shot but Reaper blocks it.
Pinks seems to have got his legs back now.
Pinks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Reaper.
Pinks misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinks.
Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pinkss head.
Reaper blocks a body shot from Pinks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Reaper.
Reaper blocks a body shot from Pinks.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
Pinks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reaper misses with some punches.
Pinks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reaper blocking some punches.
Pinks misses with a punch to the body.
Pinks taking a breather.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Pinks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reaper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinks backwards.
Reaper misses with the head strike.
Pinks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reaper's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Reaper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Pinks.
Reaper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinks throws out the jab.
Reaper wants to counter the offense by Pinks and move into the clinch position.
Pinks blocks a jab.
Reaper throws a nice looking combination but Pinks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pinks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reaper counters with a nice right hand that sends Pinks toppling to the canvas! Pinks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Reaper finish him?!
Pinks moves away from the strike by Reaper.
Reaper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pinks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinks is looking to land body kicks.
Reaper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reaper looks to land a left hand but Pinks moved out of range nicely.
Reaper tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinks lands with an uppercut that bounces Reaper off the cage and back into range.
Nice cross by Pinks.
Pinks swats away the attempt to clinch by Reaper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks scores with a hook to the body. Reaper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reaper manages to avoid it.
Pinks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reaper's head.
Pinks throws a sloppy body shot
and Reaper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinks throws an off balance right hand
and Reaper counters with a big right hand! Oh Pinks is in trouble here! Reaper follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Reaper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Brovarnik (ranked 1716 p4p, 1025 weight class) and Terrance Graves (ranked 227 p4p, 130 weight class). Brovarnik comes into the arena with Colours - DJ Mind X blaring out of the sound system. Alexei Brovarnik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terrance Graves's chin.
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174
18 - 13 - 0 |
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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 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexei Brovarnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brovarnik. Brovarnik obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexei Brovarnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brovarnik works over Graves's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
Brovarnik throws a head kick that half lands.
Brovarnik misses with a series of wild punches.
Brovarnik throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brovarnik.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves avoids the head kick by Brovarnik.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brovarnik has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Graves.
Brovarnik darts in and clinches Graves up against the cage.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brovarnik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brovarnik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brovarnik momentarily.
Graves cracks a nice hook into Brovarnik's ribs.
Brovarnik misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a big left hand that crumples Brovarnik! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terrance Graves!
Terrance Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mertis Falandas (ranked 1014 p4p, 1579 weight class) and Adriel Nayati (ranked 35 p4p, 52 weight class). Falandas comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the Machine. Nayati has chosen Indian Calling - At War as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adriel Nayati!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falandas rushes Nayati and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Falandas lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Falandas.
Falandas lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Adriel Nayati has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falandas.
Nayati is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Falandas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nayati has Falandas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nayati pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Falandas tumbling to the mat - Nayati dives into Falandas's guard.
Falandas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nayati trying to control the position from guard on top but Falandas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falandas has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nayati doesn't defend quickly enough and Falandas has managed to lock this one up! Can Nayati escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Falandas on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mertis Falandas!
During a confident post fight interview, Mertis Falandas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Beach (ranked 947 p4p, 643 weight class) and Sparring John (ranked 129 p4p, 84 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
Beach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John looks to throw the jab but Beach is out of range.
John throws a right hand that Beach ducks under and follows up with a left that Beach also avoids with ease.
John slips under a jab from Beach.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beach.
John circles away from the clinch attempt
and John counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beach thinking.
John misses with a hook. Beach ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach moves out of range as John strikes.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach tries to clinch but John moves away
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beach takes one on the button.
Beach has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Beach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Beach misses.
Beach has managed to clinch.
John pushes Beach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John misses with the head strike.
John lands a shoulder strike.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beach throws a nice looking combination but John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beach darts in trying to clinch
and John counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
John is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beach with a body shot.
John connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
John swings for the body but Beach moves out of range.
Beach tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beach gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beach lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beach back to the cage. John follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from John.
Beach tries to clinch up.
John is looking for the big counter here.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
John misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from John misses.
Beach tries to clinch up
and John counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John thuds a left hand into Beach's body.
Beach tries to clinch up.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beach.
Beach throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Beach wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from John! But no joy.
Beach on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and John counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
Beach has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
John manages to break the clinch.
John misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Beach tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
John feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John circles away from the clinch attempt
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy left from John finds it's target.
John misses with a few strikes there.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk. John catches Beach right on the button with a cross.
John throws a jab when Beach was well out of range.
John throws a hook but Beach avoids it easily.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beach was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
John throws the left hand but Beach avoids the punch easily.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beach with a body shot.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
John lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beach tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from John misses.
John looks to land a combination. Beach sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
John clobbers Beach with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
John misses with a straight left.
Beach lands with a right hand.
John avoids the body shot from Beach.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
John lands a lovely overhand right.
John with a nice cross.
Beach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John throws a hook but Beach avoids it easily.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Beach's shoulder, as Beach tries to avoid the shot.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beach tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beach is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from John in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
John connects with a body shot.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
John has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Beach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John lands a body shot in the clinch.
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
John cracks Beach with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Beach wants to clinch but John slips to the side
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Beach looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beach misses with a wild combination.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - John scores with a four punch combination!
John lands a jab to the head.
Beach tries to clinch
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
John digs a good hook to Beach's body.
John punishes Beach's body with a nice straight punch.
John throws out a powerful jab.
John misses with a two punch combination.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
John throws a series of punches but Beach avoids them all with ease.
Beach seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
John misses with a straight right.
Beach pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Beach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beach pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beach gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beach blocking some punches.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach working aggressively here.
John tries to break free but Beach pushes him back against the cage.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beach slips under a jab from John.
Beach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beach tries to clinch up.
Beach tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Beach lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
John throws a body punch but Beach moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from John.
A swing and a miss from Beach.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach misses with a two punch combination.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beach comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John looks to land a combination but Beach avoids it well.
A big right from John misses.
Beach tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beach has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
John throws a head punch that misses.
Beach misses with some punches.
Beach misses with a body punch.
John manages to break the clinch.
Beach tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
Beach is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beach wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Beach takes one to the chin there.
Beach throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beach scores with a jab to the jaw.
John cracks Beach with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beach tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John throws a shot from downtown. Beach moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from John finds it's way round the side to connect with Beach's head.
John connects with a crisp jab.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beach tries to clinch there but John circles away.
Despite the aggression on John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Beach is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
John lands a nice shot that snaps Beach's head back.
John loads up on a big right hand but Beach slips the punch.
Sammy Beach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beach closes the distance and pushes John back into the cage.
John prevents a body shot from Beach.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
John lands a left hand.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beach.
A right hand to the body from John.
Sammy Beach has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John blocking some punches.
Beach takes a shot to the head.
John manages to break the clinch.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
Beach throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Beach wants to clinch
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beach looks to clinch
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beach wants to clinch
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beach tries to clinch up
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Beach works the jab nicely.
Beach wants to clinch
letting John counter with a right hand.
John bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beach's head.
A big left from John misses.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and John counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach tries to clinch up
and John counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beach swings away with a body shot that misses
letting John counter with a right hand.
John scores with a jab. Beach acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beach slips under a jab.
Beach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John cracks Beach with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
John dips to his left and cracks Beach with an uppercut!
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beach scores with a jab. John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
John moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beach misses the shot to the body.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparring John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got John winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparring John!
Sparring John decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Satanic Panic (ranked 267 p4p, 1045 weight class) and Roko Matijevic (ranked 35 p4p, 117 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Panic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Freezing Moon. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satanic Panic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matijevic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Panic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Matijevic manages to circle out of the way.
Panic clinches up against the cage.
Matijevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panic is leaning against Matijevic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Panic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panic tries a body shot but Matijevic blocks it.
Panic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matijevic backwards.
Matijevic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matijevic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Panic prevents a body shot from Matijevic.
Panic presses Matijevic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Panic tries to throw a body punch but Matijevic avoids it by throwing Panic back against the cage.
Matijevic is trying to push Panic away but Panic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matijevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panic misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Panic.
Matijevic blocks a body shot from Panic.
Panic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panic misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matijevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Panic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matijevic is working Panic over against the cage.
Matijevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panic tries to throw a body punch but Matijevic avoids it by throwing Panic back against the cage.
Matijevic lands a shoulder strike.
Matijevic blocks a body shot from Panic.
Panic scores with a shoulder strike.
Panic lands a body shot.
Panic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Panic has a couple of punches blocked by Matijevic.
Matijevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matijevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Panic controls his hands.
Panic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panic looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matijevic.
Matijevic tries a body shot but Panic blocks it.
Matijevic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panic backwards.
Panic struggles to land a body shot inside as Matijevic controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panic misses with a body punch.
Panic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matijevic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Panic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matijevic can turn it around.
Matijevic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Panic digs a right hand underneath Matijevic's ribcage. Matijevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Matijevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Panic controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matijevic as Panic tries to tie him up.
Panic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matijevic or not.
Panic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matijevic lands a right hand.
Panic tries a body shot but Matijevic blocks it.
Matijevic manages to break the clinch.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panic.
A shot to the liver by Panic. Beautiful body shot.
Matijevic loads up on a big right hand but Panic slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panic clinches up against the cage.
Panic lands a hook that snaps the head of Matijevic backwards.
Matijevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Panic controls his hands.
Panic throws a punch but it's blocked by Matijevic.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Panic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matijevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matijevic misses with the head strike.
Panic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Panic.
A right hand to the body from Panic.
Matijevic being controlled against the cage.
Panic scores with a shoulder strike.
Panic swings wildly with an uppercut but Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Panic scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic lands with a light punch inside.
Matijevic blocking some punches.
I was talking to Panic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Matijevic.
A short uppercut from Panic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matijevic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Matijevic.
Panic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matijevic is keeping busy.
Panic lands a left hand.
Panic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matijevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panic lands a nice shot to the body.
Panic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panic lands a shot to the body.
Matijevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panic.
Matijevic blocks a body shot from Panic.
Panic taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Satanic Panic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Panic checks a leg kick nicely.
Panic darts in and clinches Matijevic up against the cage.
Matijevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matijevic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Panic's sensitive parts.
Panic thumps Matijevic with a low kick.
Panic misses with a straight right.
Matijevic misses with a leg kick
enabling Panic to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Panic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matijevic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Panic - the referee stops the clock and Matijevic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Panic. Matijevic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Panic throws a body kick that misses
letting Matijevic counter with a right hand.
Panic thumps Matijevic with a low kick.
Roko Matijevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic looks to throw a body kick
and Panic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panic looks for the body kick but Matijevic saw that one coming.
Panic defending well as Matijevic loads up on a big left hand.
Panic connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Panic.
Panic has closed the distance and engaged Matijevic in a clinch.
Panic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matijevic's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matijevic.
Matijevic misses with some punches.
Matijevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panic lands a body punch.
Matijevic lands with a short shot to the head.
Panic is working Matijevic over against the cage.
Matijevic is breathing heavily.
Panic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Panic.
Panic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Panic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matijevic blocks a body shot from Panic.
Panic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panic misses with a punch to the body.
Matijevic prevents a body shot from Panic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panic.
Panic lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Panic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Panic.
Panic digs a right hand underneath Matijevic's ribcage. Matijevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Panic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Panic.
Panic pulls guard successfully.
Panic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Panic seems keen to control Matijevic's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Satanic Panic is winning the standup battle so far.
Matijevic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Panic slips under a jab.
Panic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Panic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Panic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Satanic Panic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Panic scores with a nice strike.
Panic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matijevic.
Panic jabs at Matijevic's body.
Panic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matijevic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matijevic throws an overhand right that lands on Panic's shoulder, as Panic tries to avoid the shot.
Matijevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matijevic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Panic lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matijevic on the side of the head.
Matijevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Panic misses with a kick to the body.
Matijevic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Panic misses
and Panic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matijevic throws a hook but Panic blocks it.
Panic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Panic jabs Matijevic right on the nose. Matijevic blinks but takes it well.
Matijevic loads up on a big right hand but Panic slips the punch.
Matijevic scores with a shot to the body.
Panic just misses with a punch to the body.
Panic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matijevic avoids a kick to the body.
Matijevic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roko Matijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Panic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Panic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matijevic throws out a counter right but Panic avoids it with no problem.
Matijevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Panic is just out of range.
Panic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matijevic swings for the body but Panic moves out of range.
Panic tries to counter by clinching up but Matijevic breaks away and moves out of range.
Matijevic throws out a loose jab but Panic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panic has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Panic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panic digs a right hand into Matijevic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matijevic's gas tank.
Panic lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panic struggles to land a body shot inside as Matijevic controls his hands.
Panic digs a right hand into Matijevic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matijevic's gas tank.
Panic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Panic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matijevic backwards.
Panic blocks a body shot from Matijevic.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Panic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matijevic backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panic.
Panic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matijevic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Panic tries to work over Matijevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panic has Matijevic pressed against the cage.
Panic cracks Matijevic with a nice body shot.
Matijevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matijevic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panic backwards.
Panic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panic pushes Matijevic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Panic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panic lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Panic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Panic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panic.
Matijevic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Panic has him pressed against the cage.
Panic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matijevic can do to turn this around?
Panic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panic lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Panic.
Panic lands a shoulder strike.
Matijevic letting Panic take a breather here.
Panic lands with a left to the head.
Panic is working Matijevic over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Panic.
Panic tries a body shot but Matijevic blocks it.
Satanic Panic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Panic tries a body shot but Matijevic blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satanic Panic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panic 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satanic Panic!
A relieved looking Satanic Panic 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 1805 p4p, 1057 weight class) and Prokop Pustik (ranked 214 p4p, 126 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pustik blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Pustik releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wife works the jab nicely.
Wife jabs Pustik right on the nose. Pustik blinks but takes it well.
Wife has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Wife on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pustik throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wife tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pustik is in Wife's guard.
Pustik stands up over Wife, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pustik throws a strike but Wife rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wife preventing the sweep.
Pustik trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wife stopping the sweep attempt from Pustik.
Wife has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pustik has his foot on Wife's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wife works his way back into a safe position though.
Pustik wants to sweep here but Wife controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pustik looking to control.
Wife stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pustik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wife sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Wife misses.
Pustik feints the counter takedown.
Pustik scores with a punch to the head.
Third Wife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wife tries to keep at a distance but Pustik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pustik tries to throw a body punch but Wife avoids it by throwing Pustik back against the cage.
Wife lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pustik throws a punch but it's blocked by Wife.
Pustik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pustik is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wife gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pustik has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pustik lands a shoulder strike.
Pustik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wife tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pustik is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Third Wife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prokop Pustik.
A shot in the inside from Wife.
Wife gets underhooks to prevent Pustik's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pustik wants a takedown but no success here.
Wife gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pustik.
Pustik looking to throw knees to the head but Wife is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pustik blocks an uppercut.
Pustik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wife blocks a body shot from Pustik.
Pustik tries a body shot but Wife blocks it.
Pustik prevents Wife from breaking the clinch.
Wife escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wife looks to throw the jab but Pustik is out of range.
Wife fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pustik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wife misses with a looping left.
Pustik slips under a jab.
Pustik throws a big shot that misses.
Pustik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pustik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wife napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wife explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pustik moves away from the strike by Wife.
Pustik doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wife lands with a shot to the body.
Pustik looks winded!
Wife uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pustik.
Wife just misses with a punch to the body.
Pustik now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pustik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pustik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wife scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pustik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wife cracks Pustik with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pustik looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wife finish him?
Pustik is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Wife ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Pustik clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Wife!
After the fight, Third Wife was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 66 p4p, 687 weight class) and Somporn Metharom (ranked 10 p4p, 93 weight class). Kamara comes to the cage accompanied by BLIND SPOTS. Metharom has chosen Porcelain - Moby as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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11 - 6 - 0 |
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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 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamara misses the shot to the body.
Metharom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Metharom misses with a straight left.
Metharom ducks right into an uppercut from Kamara.
Kamara throws a hook but Metharom avoids it easily.
Kamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metharom.
Metharom connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Metharom doesn't seem bothered though.
Metharom swings for the body but Kamara moves out of range.
Metharom throws a hook but Kamara blocks it.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Kamara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamara throws a shot from downtown. Metharom moves away and avoids it.
Metharom throws a hook to the side of Kamara's head but Kamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Metharom misses the target.
We've been told by Kamara's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Metharom slips under a jab from Kamara.
Metharom misses with a hook. Kamara ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Metharom 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.
Nice cross by Kamara.
Kamara misses with a hook. Metharom ducked under it nicely.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Kamara.
Metharom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamara thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kamara looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
Kamara misses the jab.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Kamara.
Metharom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kamara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kamara throws a lazy uppercut
and Metharom counters with a stiff right hand.
Metharom misses with a head kick.
Metharom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metharom throws a body punch but Kamara moves out of range.
Kamara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Metharom counters with a right hand to the body.
Metharom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamara misses with a looping left.
Metharom misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Metharom.
Kamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Metharom on the side of the head.
Metharom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamara.
A big left from Metharom misses.
Kamara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Metharom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamara pushes Metharom away with a front kick.
Kamara moves out of range of the strikes.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
Metharom scores with the left hand. Kamara knows he should have avoided that one.
Kamara looks for the body kick but Metharom saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Kamara misses.
Metharom throws out a counter right but Kamara avoids it with no problem.
Metharom misses with a head kick.
Metharom looks to throw the jab but Kamara is out of range.
Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
Kamara throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamara throws out the jab.
Kamara clobbers Metharom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kamara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Metharom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kamara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Metharom's head.
Kamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metharom.
Kamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamara.
Metharom sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Metharom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Metharom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamara.
Kamara throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom lands with a good body shot.
Kamara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamara throws a shot from downtown. Metharom moves away and avoids it.
Kamara misses with an uppercut. Metharom saw that one coming.
Metharom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metharom throws a jab when Kamara was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom slips a jab from Kamara.
Kamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Metharom.
Kamara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters circling - Kamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Metharom misses with a left hand
and Kamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kamara missing with a left hand there. Metharom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kamara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Metharom at a distance.
Metharom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Metharom throws a lazy right hand but Kamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Metharom throws a lazy right hand but Kamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metharom slips a straight right by Kamara.
Metharom misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamara misses the target.
Kamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metharom.
Metharom jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Metharom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tagnarach Kamara 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.
Kamara looks to land a right hand but Metharom moved out of range.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metharom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metharom throws a shot from downtown. Kamara moves away and avoids it.
Metharom looks to throw a body kick
and Kamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Kamara misses.
A big right from Metharom misses.
Kamara misses with a looping left.
Kamara lands a nice hook to Metharom's body. Metharom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kamara takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Tagnarach Kamara has been cut.
Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metharom with a nice cross.
Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
Metharom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Metharom in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kamara.
Metharom takes a swing at Kamara's ribcage but misses.
Metharom misses with an uppercut.
Kamara just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Metharom misses its intended target.
Kamara slips a jab from Metharom.
Metharom tests Kamara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Metharom misses with a hook to the body
letting Kamara counter with a right hand.
Metharom lands a two punch combo.
Kamara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Metharom throws a lazy right hand but Kamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kamara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Metharom throws a head kick but Kamara moves out of range.
A left lands for Kamara.
Kamara's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Metharom throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamara misses with an uppercut.
Kamara lands with a straight right. Metharom didn't see that one coming.
Metharom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Metharom misses its intended target.
Kamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
Kamara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Metharom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kamara.
Kamara dips to his left and cracks Metharom with an uppercut!
Kamara scores with a nice body kick.
Metharom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metharom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Metharom.
Tagnarach Kamara is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamara takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom throws out a counter right but Kamara avoids it with no problem.
Kamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamara blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Metharom misses.
Metharom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Metharom misses with a low kick.
Kamara loads up on a big right hand but Metharom slips the punch.
Metharom is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kamara throws a shot from downtown. Metharom moves away and avoids it.
Kamara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamara cracks Metharom with an open hand slap.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Metharom might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kamara has got the better of the exchanges.
Metharom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Metharom misses its intended target.
Metharom catches Kamara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamara misses the shot to the body.
Metharom misses with an uppercut.
Kamara throwing a counter right hand but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Metharom throws a hook to the side of Kamara's head but Kamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamara lands a jab to the head.
Metharom tries to score with a low kick but Kamara moves his leg out of the way.
Metharom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara works Metharom's body with a nice hook.
Kamara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metharom defending well as Kamara loads up on a big left hand.
Metharom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamara.
Metharom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Metharom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamara defending well as Metharom loads up on a big left hand.
Kamara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kamara blocks a jab.
Metharom throws a hook to the side of Kamara's head but Kamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metharom can do to turn this around?
Kamara throws a body kick that misses.
Kamara scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Metharom.
Kamara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamara moves forwards but Metharom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tagnarach Kamara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tagnarach Kamara's cut.
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!
Kamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Metharom throws out the jab.
Kamara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kamara jabs Metharom right on the nose. Metharom blinks but takes it well.
Kamara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Kamara slips a jab from Metharom.
Kamara lands with a nice body punch.
Metharom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kamara counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Kamara misses.
Kamara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Metharom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamara.
Nice cross by Metharom.
Kamara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kamara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamara throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
It seemed like Metharom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Metharom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamara.
Metharom throws a jab when Kamara was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
Metharom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kamara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Metharom's head backwards.
Metharom with a nice cross.
Kamara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Metharom can pounce on him.
Kamara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamara loads up on a big right hand but Metharom slips the punch.
Kamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Metharom.
Kamara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Metharom swings for the body but Kamara moves out of range.
Kamara with a jab.
Metharom moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick from Kamara lands but Metharom takes it in his stride.
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!
Kamara lands a jab to Metharom's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Kamara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kamara has time to react.
Kamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Metharom on the side of the head.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Kamara.
Metharom lands with a nice body punch.
Kamara moves out of range as Metharom strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kamara.
Kamara scores with a nice body kick.
Kamara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Metharom back to the cage. Kamara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Metharom misses with a head kick.
Metharom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Metharom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kamara.
Kamara misses with a hook.
Kamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metharom.
Kamara lands a lovely overhand right.
Metharom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Metharom throws an off balance right hand
and Kamara counters with a nice uppercut.
Metharom ducks right into an uppercut from Kamara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a hook.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
Kamara is looking to counter punch.
Kamara misses with a hook.
Kamara walks into a left hand.
Metharom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamara.
A jab from Kamara misses.
Kamara misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Metharom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Metharom.
Kamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamara slips under a jab.
Kamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom.
Kamara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Metharom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Metharom throws a hook but Kamara blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Kamara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kamara slips a straight right by Metharom.
Kamara missing with a left hand there. Metharom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Kamara misses.
Metharom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kamara misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamara moves away from the strike by Metharom.
Kamara looks to land a right hand but Metharom moved out of range.
Metharom throws a big counter head kick but Kamara avoids it with no problem.
Metharom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Metharom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kamara throws a jab when Metharom was well out of range.
Metharom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metharom.
Kamara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Metharom misses with an uppercut. Kamara saw that one coming.
Somporn Metharom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamara misses with a left hand
letting Metharom counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tagnarach Kamara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamara 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tagnarach Kamara!
A victorious Tagnarach Kamara 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cruz (ranked 6 p4p, 234 weight class) and Otto McBean (ranked 2 p4p, 17 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by FEEL SOMETHING. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto McBean!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but McBean persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz throws a big counter combination but McBean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McBean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz thinks about countering with a body kick.
McBean has a takedown stuffed.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz avoids the body shot from McBean.
Cruz throws a quick counter kick to the body but McBean avoids it.
McBean instigates a clinch.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as McBean controls his hands.
McBean has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto McBean.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBean throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for McBean.
McBean misses with a body shot.
Cruz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McBean throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McBean missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by McBean or perhaps it was just good defense by Cruz, which made it look bad.
McBean doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Otto McBean has been cut.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McBean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McBean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A jab from McBean does it's job there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McBean moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
McBean scores with a nice head shot.
Cruz staying out of range there.
A big left from McBean misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz drops his hands momentarily and McBean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McBean scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBean.
Cruz throws a counter high kick but McBean was just alert enough to avoid it.
McBean works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
McBean loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McBean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Otto McBean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otto McBean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McBean lands a right hook to the body.
McBean throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McBean with a jab.
McBean punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
McBean scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but McBean manages to avoid it.
McBean shoots and misses
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBean lands a nice shot to the body.
McBean lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
McBean forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
McBean working aggressively here.
McBean jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. McBean gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Otto McBean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
McBean scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McBean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBean cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
McBean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBean just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruz.
McBean has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBean.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBean shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but McBean has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBean is pressing down on Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cruz is holding on for now.
McBean is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cruz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cruz trying to control but McBean postures up.
Cruz is defending against the submission attempts here by McBean.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBean. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
McBean cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Danny Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from McBean.
McBean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McBean misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
McBean gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Otto McBean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Otto McBean's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
McBean just misses with a punch to the body.
McBean scores with a jab to the body.
McBean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McBean shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBean throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBean fails with the takedown.
Cruz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto McBean.
McBean clobbers Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McBean tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cruz defends well and McBean ends up having to push Cruz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cruz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from McBean misses its intended target.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McBean looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBean swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
McBean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
McBean thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruz slips a jab from McBean.
McBean throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBean scores with a body shot.
McBean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
McBean lands a jab to the head.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McBean swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McBean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
McBean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cruz as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McBean.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz avoids the body shot from McBean.
Cruz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McBean misses with a looping left.
McBean has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Otto McBean really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otto McBean's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McBean tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
It looked like Cruz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McBean.
McBean misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Cruz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McBean tries to clinch up.
Cruz thinks about countering with a body kick.
McBean just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
McBean lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from McBean.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but McBean manages to avoid it.
McBean swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBean throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McBean clinches with his opponent.
McBean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McBean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McBean.
Cruz blocks a body shot from McBean.
A short right from McBean on the inside.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
McBean tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz avoids the body shot from McBean.
McBean throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBean tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
McBean jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McBean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McBean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from McBean.
McBean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from McBean misses
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McBean is rocked!
McBean misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
McBean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
McBean thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
McBean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cruz rather than just go for the knockout.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McBean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBean. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from McBean misses
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McBean is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
That has opened up Otto McBean's cut even more.
McBean throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz rattles McBean with a well-timed uppercut counter. - McBean tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Cruz dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving McBean stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Danny Cruz!
Danny Cruz retains his bantamweight title!
Danny Cruz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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