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DMMA 343: Damage Control PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Deangelo Queen (ranked 2867 p4p, 1887 weight class) and Malcolm King (ranked 361 p4p, 260 weight class). Queen comes to the cage accompanied by Go Hard. King has chosen YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm King!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen lands a jab to King's midsection.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King throws a front kick aimed at Queen's knee but Queen avoids it well.
King punishes Queen's body with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Queen blocks the leg kick.
Queen wants to clinch.
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King flicks out a counter leg kick but Queen steps away.
King connects with the punch.
King misses with an uppercut. Queen saw that one coming.
King throws a sloppy head kick
and Queen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King misses with a straight left.
King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Queen wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Queen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
King wants to stand but Queen is controlling the position.
Queen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Queen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick lands for Queen.
King misses with a head kick.
Queen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Queen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Queen moves into the clinch.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Queen.
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen tightens his grip and picks King up, before dumping him to the ground. King manages to land in guard.
Queen throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King is fighting to break Queen's control of his arms but Queen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King wants to stand and escape but instead Queen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
King is looking to stand up but Queen isn't so interested in that idea.
Queen looking to pass the guard.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Queen is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Queen lands a couple of digs.
Queen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Queen stops King from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malcolm King will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King lands a head kick. Queen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
King throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Queen feinted with a counter takedown.
Queen moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Queen in his tracks.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Queen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Queen checks a low kick from King.
King throws a combination. Queen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Queen's head back.
Queen closes the distance looking to clinch
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King swings for the body but Queen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Queen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. King was covering up waiting for the punch and Queen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Queen works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Queen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Queen is standing up over King. King looks to escape but Queen dives into side control.
Queen tries to score with some ground and pound. King controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
Queen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Queen controlling the position from side mount.
Queen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Queen lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Queen crashes against the mat.
Queen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Queen throws an elbow but King slips to the side and avoids it well.
Queen just content to control the position.
Queen throws a strike aimed at the side of King's head but King avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Queen lands an elbow.
Queen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malcolm King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Queen has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Queen lands a nice uppercut.
King misses with a body punch.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Queen scores with a nice short uppercut.
King tries to work over Queen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Queen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Queen throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Malcolm King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A right-left combo lands from King.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Queen is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Queen blocks the leg kick.
Queen tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
Queen rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses with the head strike.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King lands a shot to the body.
Queen lands with a left to the head.
A short right from King.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King prevents a body shot from Queen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Queen breaks the clinch.
A combination from King does no damage.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Queen counters with a takedown into side control.
Queen is putting a hurting on King here, landing some big shots from side control.
Queen controls the position.
Queen wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
King is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Queen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Queen trying to control the position but King is working away.
Queen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen in side control, throwing shots but King defends.
Queen landing a few strikes.
Queen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Queen.
Queen cracks King with a big elbow.
King seems a little lost for a moment, as Queen dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen working the body and head with strikes.
King takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen tries to score with some ground and pound. King controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
King is not content to let Queen control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
King parries the strikes from Queen easily there. Queen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable King to escape.
Queen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Queen slows the pace down.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Queen.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cyrus Deangelo Queen.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Giles (ranked 1448 p4p, 2022 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 175 p4p, 244 weight class). Leland Giles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Leland Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick throws a right and a left that Giles avoids nicely.
Giles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Giles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wick is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wick misses with a hook.
Wick moves away from the strike by Giles.
Wick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Giles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oooooh!!! Wick has knocked Giles down with a huge combo! Wick steps away and waves a wobbly Giles back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Giles is rocked!
 It looks like Leland Giles has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wick misses with a double jab.
Giles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Giles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wick is looking to slow Giles down with leg kicks.
Wick misses with a shot to the body
and Giles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wick. Giles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giles.
A punch lands to the side of Wick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wick thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles misses with a few strikes there.
Wick staying out of range there.
Wick throws a body punch but Giles moves out of range.
Giles connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Wick misses the target.
Wick lands a head shot.
Giles walks into a stiff left hand from Wick.
Giles swings for the body but Wick moves out of range.
Wick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Wick there.
Oh Giles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wick throws the kick towards the body but Giles avoids it.
Giles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Giles seems to have got his legs back now.
Wick just misses with a punch to the body.
Giles connects with a body shot.
Wick lands a jab to Giles's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giles throws the left hand but Wick avoids the punch easily.
Wick avoids the body shot from Giles.
Giles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wick sends Giles crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wick is motioning to the referee to let Giles up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick flashes Giles a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Giles's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Giles crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Wick punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Wick!
John Wick 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kearney (ranked 951 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Jimbo Gregor (ranked 112 p4p, 135 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kearney lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Kearney's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Gregor - just one landing.
Kearney misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Gregor misses with a left hand
and Kearney counters with a right hand to the body.
Kearney scores with a jab to the head.
Kearney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kearney counters with a left hand that sends Gregor to the canvas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kearney controlling from the top position.
Kearney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gregor is striking off his back. Kearney thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gregor wants to sweep but Kearney has passed to side control!
Gregor looking for a sweep but Kearney has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gregor is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Kearney manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gregor to take his back!
Kearney slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
You can see the frustration on Gregor's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kearney controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney keeps control of the position as Gregor tries to break free.
Good control from Kearney.
Gregor covering up well under a series of strikes from Kearney.
Gregor is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kearney off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kearney keeps control of the position as Gregor tries to break free.
What can Gregor do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney controlling well, preventing Gregor from escaping the position.
Gregor keeps trying to improve his position.
Gregor is still trying to improve position.
Kearney is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kearney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gregor rolls, trying to escape but Kearney keeps control of the position.
Kearney keeps control of the position easily here as Gregor tries to buck him off.
Gregor is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Gregor's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gregor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kearney doesn't have the hooks in and Gregor manages to turn into his guard.
Gregor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Kearney 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.
Kearney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Gregor misses the target.
Gregor is looking to clinch.
Kearney misses with the combination.
Gregor throws a lazy uppercut
and Kearney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Kearney - just one landing.
Kearney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gregor at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor is looking to clinch.
Kearney lands a nice shot to the body.
Gregor throws a right hand that misses
and Kearney lands a stunning uppercut that sends Gregor to the mat!
 Gregor is rocked!
 It looks like Jimbo Gregor has been cut.
Gregor punching from the bottom.
Kearney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gregor can do to turn this around?
Kearney blocks the strikes from Gregor.
Still in half guard, Kearney seems content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregor is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kearney jumps into side control!
Gregor throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Kearney takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Gregor to pass into mount.
Kearney looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is trying to reverse the position but instead Kearney has taken his back - oops!
Gregor breaks Kearney's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kearney wants to sweep here but Gregor controlling him for the moment.
Kearney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gregor's guard.
Kearney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gregor is looking for a sweep.
Gregor throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Kearney blocks the strikes from Gregor.
Kearney blocks the strikes from Gregor.
Kearney controlling from side mount.
Kearney has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gregor!
Gregor swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kearney blocks Gregor's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kearney looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gregor is looking to improve his position but Kearney isn't that keen on the idea.
Gregor flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is trying to reverse the position but instead Kearney has taken his back - oops!
Gregor wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kearney is hanging on to Gregor's back as he tries to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Kearney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimbo Gregor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kearney misses with a body shot.
Kearney looks to land a right hand but Gregor moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gregor! But no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kearney throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gregor to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kearney. Gregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Gregor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kearney misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gregor! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor misses with a jab to the body
and Kearney counters with a straight right hand.
Kearney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregor manages to avoid it.
Gregor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kearney tries to clinch there but Gregor circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney misses with a left hand
and Gregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Gregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kearney misses with a double jab
and Gregor counters with a nice right hand that sends Kearney toppling to the canvas! Kearney scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gregor finish him?!
Kearney is rocked!
Kearney leaves his chin hanging out and Gregor seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kearney crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimbo Gregor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Laake (ranked 464 p4p, 774 weight class) and Yannick Sakala (ranked 59 p4p, 94 weight class). Sakala has chosen Pole Pole as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Laake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yannick Sakala!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakala looks to throw the jab but Laake is out of range.
Laake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laake lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sakala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sakala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yngve Laake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laake.
Sakala throws a wild body kick that Laake sees coming a mile off.
Sakala wants to slow Laake down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Laake misses its target.
Sakala blocks a head kick by Laake.
Laake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laake thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Laake backs off Sakala throws a huge counter combo but Laake manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakala looks for the body kick but Laake saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laake.
A swing and a miss from Laake.
A little jabbing left from Sakala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sakala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laake throws a leg kick
and Sakala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laake throws a leg kick
and Sakala counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick from Laake lands but Sakala takes it in his stride.
Sakala stalks Laake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laake's face. Laake staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Yngve Laake has been cut.
Laake throws a leg kick
and Sakala makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Laake really felt that one!
Sakala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laake moves away.
Laake is looking to score with low kicks.
Laake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sakala counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakala does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakala throws a hook but Laake avoids it easily.
Sakala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala misses with a head kick.
Laake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sakala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sakala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sakala jabs Laake right on the nose. Laake blinks but takes it well.
Nice jab there from Sakala.
Sakala throws out a powerful jab.
Crunch! Sakala slams his shin into Laake's torso.
Sakala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Laake.
Sakala throws a head kick but Laake moves out of range.
It appears Laake was looking to counter with a kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laake.
Laake tries to land a leg kick but Sakala saw it coming and moves away.
Laake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sakala lands a glancing blow to the side of Laake's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laake misses with a low kick.
Sakala misses with a straight right.
Sakala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laake.
Sakala takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sakala throws out a loose jab but Laake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakala is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Laake misses with a hook
and Sakala counters with a right hand to the body.
Laake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sakala checks a leg kick nicely.
Sakala moves out of range of the leg kick from Laake.
Sakala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laake.
Sakala misses with a looping left.
Sakala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laake.
Sakala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laake is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakala throws a wild body kick that Laake sees coming a mile off.
Laake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakala throws a sloppy body shot
and Laake makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sakala really felt that one!
Laake throws a sloppy head kick
and Sakala counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakala is looking to land body kicks.
Sakala throws a series of punches but Laake moves out of range.
Laake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sakala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sakala lands a jab to Laake's midsection.
Sakala takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laake misses with a low kick.
Laake misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Sakala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yngve Laake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Laake misses
letting Sakala counter with a right hand.
Sakala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laake tries to work over Sakala's front leg with a kick but Sakala checks it.
Sakala throws a head kick but Laake moves out of range.
Sakala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sakala thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Laake if he has to take too many more of those.
Sakala looks to land a body kick but Laake moved away.
Laake tried to score with a low kick but Sakala checks it.
Sakala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laake might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Laake throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sakala counters with a body kick that stops Laake in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sakala is out of range and Laake settles back down.
Laake motions for Sakala to come forward. Laake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It appears Laake was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sakala is out of range and Laake settles back down.
Laake throws a wild body kick that Sakala sees coming a mile off.
Sakala throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sakala blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Sakala as he checks the leg kick.
Laake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laake motions for Sakala to come forward. Laake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakala looks to land a right hand but Laake moved out of range.
Sakala avoids the head kick by Laake.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laake.
Laake takes a swing at Sakala's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Sakala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sakala thuds his right hand into Laake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laake throws a jab when Sakala was well out of range.
Sakala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laake misses with a leg kick
and Sakala counters with a monster head kick that knocks Laake out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yannick Sakala!
A pretty intense looking Yannick Sakala took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Svalbard Haudegen (ranked 293 p4p, 269 weight class) and Oscar Blaydes (ranked 34 p4p, 32 weight class). Blaydes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Sunshine - White Zombie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Svalbard Haudegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blaydes - that will leave a mark!
Haudegen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaydes moves away.
Haudegen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blaydes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Blaydes misses.
Blaydes throws a body punch but Haudegen moves out of range.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blaydes thows a leg kick but Haudegen checks it
and Haudegen counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Haudegen working away.
Haudegen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blaydes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haudegen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaydes stalling away here and it's allowed Haudegen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Haudegen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blaydes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blaydes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haudegen has momentary wrist control but Blaydes slips an elbow through the middle.
Haudegen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaydes trying to control but Haudegen is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Blaydes working his ground and pound in the gym.
Haudegen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blaydes controls the pace.
Haudegen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes trying to control but Haudegen is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haudegen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaydes manages to avoid it.
Blaydes throws out a counter right but Haudegen avoids it with no problem.
Blaydes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaydes is looking to clinch.
Blaydes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haudegen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haudegen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaydes.
Haudegen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blaydes fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaydes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blaydes tests Haudegen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaydes swings for the body but Haudegen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oscar Blaydes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haudegen keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaydes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Haudegen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blaydes misses with a low kick.
Oscar Blaydes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haudegen swings for the body but Blaydes moves out of range.
Haudegen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaydes misses with a low kick.
Blaydes wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaydes.
Blaydes throws a body punch but Haudegen moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes 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.
Blaydes lands a jab to Haudegen's midsection.
Haudegen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaydes throws a leg kick that is checked
so Haudegen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haudegen stopping the sweep attempt from Blaydes.
Haudegen trying to control but Blaydes is working from the bottom.
Blaydes wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haudegen trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaydes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haudegen being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes throws the kick towards the body but Haudegen avoids it.
Blaydes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haudegen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaydes on the side of the head.
Blaydes misses with a body shot
and Haudegen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Blaydes!
You can see the frustration on Blaydes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blaydes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haudegen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blaydes sneaks back into half guard.
Haudegen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes is looking for a sweep. Haudegen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haudegen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blaydes defends it well.
Blaydes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Blaydes tries to get to full guard but Haudegen has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes keeps trying to improve his position.
Haudegen is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haudegen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blaydes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haudegen is out of range and Blaydes settles back down.
Blaydes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blaydes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haudegen.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haudegen moves away.
Haudegen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Haudegen.
Haudegen slips under a jab.
Blaydes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haudegen shoots in for a double leg but Blaydes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaydes thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haudegen checks a leg kick.
Blaydes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haudegen rather than just go for the knockout.
Blaydes throws a poor cross that misses
and Haudegen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blaydes looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaydes, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Svalbard Haudegen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Blaydes lands a leg kick that knocks Haudegen off balance momentarily.
Blaydes jabs at Haudegen's body.
Haudegen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaydes.
Blaydes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaydes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haudegen connects with a single shot there.
Blaydes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haudegen.
Haudegen gets tackled into the cage by Blaydes. Blaydes maintains the clinch.
Haudegen blocks a body shot from Blaydes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Blaydes fails to land.
Blaydes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haudegen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaydes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blaydes fails to land.
Blaydes misses with a punch on the inside.
Haudegen trying to control the position but instead, Blaydes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haudegen into the cage.
Haudegen fails to pull guard.
Blaydes pushes Haudegen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
I was talking to Haudegen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Blaydes as the two fighters clinch.
Blaydes misses with a punch to the body.
Haudegen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaydes lands with a left to the head.
Blaydes tries a body shot but Haudegen blocks it.
Haudegen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blaydes working aggressively here.
Blaydes works on Haudegen's body with a couple of short punches.
Blaydes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaydes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haudegen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Blaydes finds it's way through Haudegen's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blaydes throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blaydes!
Blaydes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haudegen.
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!
Blaydes is looking to clinch.
Blaydes is looking to chop away at Haudegen's legs.
Blaydes scores with a body shot.
Blaydes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haudegen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaydes takes one to the side of the head.
Blaydes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy body kick from Blaydes
and Haudegen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blaydes won't be happy with that.
Blaydes being controlled for a moment.
Blaydes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Haudegen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blaydes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blaydes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blaydes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haudegen is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haudegen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blaydes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haudegen is working hard here to advance position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Haudegen passes Blaydes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Blaydes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blaydes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Blaydes!
Oscar Blaydes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stoner Steve (ranked 527 p4p, 479 weight class) and Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 68 p4p, 60 weight class). Stoner Steve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimmerman moves away.
Zimmerman slips a jab from Steve.
Zimmerman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Steve rushes Zimmerman and presses him up against the cage.
Zimmerman jumps guard but Steve turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Zimmerman avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Zimmerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zimmerman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steve pulls his leg out and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zimmerman 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses with a hook. Zimmerman ducked under it nicely.
Zimmerman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steve swivels and escapes.
Stoner Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moritz Zimmerman.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zimmerman is defended easily by Steve.
Zimmerman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Moritz Zimmerman has been cut.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman avoids the body shot from Steve.
Zimmerman moves forwards but Steve connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steve throws the left hand but Zimmerman avoids the punch easily.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stoner Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zimmerman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Steve misses.
Zimmerman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimmerman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Steve.
Zimmerman fails with the takedown
and Steve counters with a big left hand that crumples Zimmerman! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stoner Steve!
A victorious Stoner Steve thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucretinaus Olcinius (ranked 641 p4p, 562 weight class) and Ghengis Khan (ranked 46 p4p, 42 weight class). Olcinius's entrance music is Test My Love (Skeler Remix) - Lithe. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucretinaus Olcinius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Khan.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Olcinius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Olcinius is just out of range.
Ghengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Olcinius.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Olcinius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khan.
Olcinius lands a front kick.
Olcinius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Olcinius cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olcinius jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Olcinius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Olcinius is looking to counter punch.
Olcinius dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Olcinius looks to land a body kick but Khan moved away.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan scores with a jab.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Olcinius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Olcinius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olcinius clinches with his opponent.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Olcinius.
Olcinius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan blocking some punches.
Olcinius has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
Olcinius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan stalls.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Olcinius.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olcinius's elbow.
Khan working aggressively here.
Olcinius tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan tries a body shot but Olcinius blocks it.
Olcinius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Olcinius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Olcinius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olcinius.
That has opened up Ghengis Khan's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Olcinius controls the action.
Olcinius blocks an uppercut.
Olcinius tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olcinius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olcinius.
Olcinius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olcinius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Khan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Olcinius as Khan tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olcinius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Olcinius.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Olcinius with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olcinius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan misses with some punches.
Olcinius is working Khan over against the cage.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olcinius backwards.
Knees to the body from Olcinius.
Khan looks winded!
Olcinius can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Olcinius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Olcinius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Ghengis Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Olcinius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Olcinius.
Olcinius gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olcinius landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olcinius gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olcinius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Olcinius on the inside.
Olcinius stalls.
A shot in the inside from Olcinius.
Olcinius tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Olcinius is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olcinius misses with a body punch.
Olcinius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olcinius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olcinius works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Olcinius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Olcinius lands a right hand.
Ghengis Khan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Olcinius.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucretinaus Olcinius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Olcinius scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olcinius tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Olcinius misses with a head kick.
Lucretinaus Olcinius is winning the standup battle so far.
Olcinius lands a big head kick that sends Khan tumbling to the mat! Olcinius takes a step backwards and waves Khan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Khan is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ghengis Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lucretinaus Olcinius!
An out of breath Lucretinaus Olcinius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorgen Kruth (ranked 348 p4p, 421 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 23 p4p, 30 weight class). Kruth comes to the cage accompanied by Black Hole Sun- Soundgarden. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorgen Kruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kruth misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kruth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Williams quickly recovers to half guard.
Kruth wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Kruth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kruth works his way into full mount!
Kruth is working for a guillotine from mount but Williams frees his head quite easily.
Kruth is trying to take his opponent's back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruth is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Williams tries to hold on but Kruth postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth moves to the back position.
Williams is in bad spot here.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams trying to control but not successfully.
Kruth is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kruth is not going to allow Williams to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Williams do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Williams wants to control his opponent's hands but Kruth gets his hands free.
Kruth controls the position.
Williams defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Williams staying busy and making it hard for Kruth to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Williams right now.
Kruth controlling the position well here. Williams rolled but Kruth kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Williams is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruth has got one arm under Williams's chin. This could be trouble... Williams trying to control the other hand but Kruth gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Williams has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jorgen Kruth!
Jorgen Kruth spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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