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C347: Khabib vs Bloodaxe III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sora Izanagi (ranked 2411 p4p, 2339 weight class) and Bruce Kiwi (ranked 274 p4p, 267 weight class). Kiwi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Reaper. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Kiwi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiwi. Izanagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce Kiwi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izanagi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Izanagi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiwi misses the shot to the body.
Kiwi digs a good hook to Izanagi's body.
Kiwi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izanagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiwi.
Kiwi ducks under a wild hook from Izanagi.
Kiwi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Izanagi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Izanagi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Izanagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Izanagi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiwi tries to work over Izanagi's front leg with a kick but Izanagi checks it.
Kiwi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiwi throws a series of punches but Izanagi moves out of range.
Kiwi throws out a loose jab but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi scores with a leg kick.
Izanagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiwi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Izanagi coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiwi avoiding damage as Izanagi throws knees to the body.
Izanagi scores with a hook to the body.
Kiwi lands a shot to the body.
Izanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Izanagi missing with knees to the body.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiwi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
We've been informed that Kiwi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Izanagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiwi avoids the damage to the body.
Izanagi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiwi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izanagi's elbow.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izanagi tries to throw a body punch but Kiwi avoids it by throwing Izanagi back against the cage.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but Izanagi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Izanagi lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiwi blocks it with crossed arms.
Izanagi being controlled against the cage.
Kiwi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Izanagi.
Izanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
Kiwi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Izanagi tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Izanagi.
Kiwi looks winded!
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Izanagi.
Izanagi cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Izanagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiwi takes a shot to the head.
Kiwi throws an elbow but it misses.
Izanagi leaning against his opponent.
Izanagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiwi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiwi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiwi blocks it with crossed arms.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiwi blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Izanagi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kiwi's face.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi misses with a knee to the head.
Kiwi scores with a hook to the body.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiwi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izanagi cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Kiwi pushes Izanagi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Izanagi.
Kiwi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Kiwi.
Izanagi scores with a knee to the head.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Izanagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kiwi lands a hook that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Izanagi 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.
Izanagi throws an overhand right that lands on Kiwi's shoulder, as Kiwi tries to avoid the shot.
Kiwi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izanagi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Izanagi darts in and clinches Kiwi up against the cage.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Izanagi to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiwi.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
Izanagi cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Kiwi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Izanagi lands a body punch.
Kiwi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiwi is trying to stall.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Kiwi controls the action.
Izanagi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kiwi pushes Izanagi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Izanagi letting Kiwi take a breather here.
Izanagi misses with a knee to the head.
Kiwi tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izanagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiwi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Izanagis head.
Izanagi cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Kiwi lands a body punch.
Izanagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiwi won't want to take too many of those.
Kiwi is breathing heavily.
Izanagi is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Izanagi.
Izanagi digs a right hand into Kiwi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiwi's gas tank.
Izanagi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiwi blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but Kiwi blocks with his arms.
Kiwi takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi is struggling to control the position.
Izanagi misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Kiwi controls the action.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Izanagi.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Izanagi.
A short right from Kiwi on the inside.
Izanagi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiwis head.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Izanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sora Izanagi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Izanagi.
Izanagi pushes Kiwi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Izanagi tries a knee to the head but Kiwi blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Izanagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Izanagi crunches a lovely knee into Kiwi's ribcage.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Izanagi.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi digs a right hand into Kiwi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiwi's gas tank.
Izanagi landing knees to the head.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Kiwi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiwi blocks it with crossed arms.
Izanagi crunches a lovely knee into Kiwi's ribcage.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but Kiwi blocks with his arms.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
Izanagi blocking some punches.
Kiwi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiwi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiwi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Izanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Izanagi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiwi.
Izanagi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izanagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiwi.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but Kiwi blocks with his arms.
Izanagi landing knees to the head.
Izanagi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Izanagi tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiwi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Izanagi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Izanagi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiwi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruce Kiwi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiwi swings for the body but Izanagi moves out of range.
Kiwi is looking to slow Izanagi down with leg kicks.
Kiwi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Izanagi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Izanagi lunges at Kiwi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kiwi's hand.
Izanagi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiwi can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a leg kick that knocks Izanagi off balance momentarily.
Izanagi throws out a loose jab but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Kiwi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiwi throws a leg kick
and Izanagi counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiwi with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Izanagi throws a nice looking combination but Kiwi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Izanagi missing with a left hand there. Kiwi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kiwi misses with a leg kick.
Izanagi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kiwi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiwi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 Kiwi is rocked!
Kiwi works the jab nicely.
Kiwi is still on wobbly legs! Can Izanagi finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiwi.
Kiwi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kiwi misses with a lunging right hand
and Izanagi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiwi scores with the left hand. Izanagi knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiwi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiwi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Izanagi.
Izanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiwi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiwi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sora Izanagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Izanagi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi misses with an uppercut
and Izanagi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Kiwi.
Izanagi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Izanagi pushes Kiwi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiwi managing to block the knees to the body from Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiwi avoids it.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi can't find room to land a body shot as Izanagi controls the action.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Kiwi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Izanagi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi tries a body shot but Izanagi blocks it.
Kiwi throws a head punch that misses.
Izanagi pushes Kiwi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Izanagi controls his hands.
Izanagi misses with a knee strike.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiwi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Izanagi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Izanagi to keep the fight standing.
Kiwi can't find room to land a body shot as Izanagi controls the action.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi misses with a punch to the body.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Kiwi controls the action.
Kiwi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Izanagi blocks a body shot from Kiwi.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Kiwi.
I think Izanagi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sora Izanagi!
An out of breath Sora Izanagi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Bruce Kiwi stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Pierre (ranked 2690 p4p, 1936 weight class) and Nikora Tama (ranked 310 p4p, 229 weight class). Tama has chosen Haka War Dance as his entrance music. Jacques Pierre 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Pierre !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pierre 's guard.
Tama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tama stays in close to Pierre 's body and controls the position.
Tama passes into half guard.
Tama works his way into side control.
Tama is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pierre looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tama gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pierre is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tama lets go of the hold and Pierre can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikora Tama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 2038 p4p, 1261 weight class) and Menes Kai (ranked 198 p4p, 127 weight class). Kai has chosen The Astronaut - Jin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 35 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Menes Kai!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Dudayev misses its intended target.
Kai avoids the body shot from Dudayev.
Dudayev throws a hook but Kai blocks it.
Dudayev misses the shot to the body.
Dudayev avoids the body shot from Kai.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudayev manages to avoid it.
Dudayev misses with an uppercut
and Kai counters with a straight right hand.
We've been informed that Kai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Akhmed Dudayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai lands an overhand right.
Dudayev scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Dudayev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudayev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kai at a distance.
Dudayev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Dudayev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Dudayev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudayev lands with a good body shot.
Dudayev scores with a punch to the head.
Kai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kai.
We've been told by Dudayev's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudayev throws a nice looking combination but Kai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dudayev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kai counters with a right hand to the body.
Kai blocks the body kick.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dudayev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dudayev.
Dudayev scores with the left hand. Kai knows he should have avoided that one.
Kai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dudayev misses with an uppercut. Kai saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Dudayev misses the target.
A nice side step and Kai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kai connects with a body shot.
Kai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dudayev tries to bum rush Kai with a series of wild strikes but Kai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Dudayev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudayev falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kai counter with a right hand.
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Dudayev.
Kai connects with a body shot.
Kai misses with an uppercut. Dudayev saw that one coming.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Dudayev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Dudayev misses its intended target.
Dudayev throws a body kick that misses.
Dudayev misses with the combination.
Dudayev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kai blocks a jab.
Dudayev lands an overhand right.
Dudayev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dudayev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kai throws the left hand but Dudayev avoids the punch easily.
Dudayev throws a jab when Kai was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dudayev throws a big shot that misses.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudayev manages to avoid it.
Dudayev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kai avoids the body shot from Dudayev.
Kai scores with a jab to the head.
Dudayev throws out a loose jab but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Dudayev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dudayev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudayev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
 Dudayev is rocked!
Dudayev glances at the clock... BAM! Kai nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Dudayev crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Dudayev is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Menes Kai!
Menes Kai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 430 p4p, 3020 weight class) and Juanito Escobar (ranked 53 p4p, 335 weight class). Nakagawa comes to the cage accompanied by Koto - CloZee. Escobar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sweat (Skeler Remix) - Charlie A.Y.O. Shinnosuke Nakagawa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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25 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juanito Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Escobar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nakagawa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.
Nakagawa trying to control from half guard but Escobar is working away.
Escobar is trying to stand back up but Nakagawa is controlling him
Nakagawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nakagawa is pressing down on Escobar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Escobar is holding on for now.
Nakagawa working the head and body with strikes.
Nakagawa prevents Escobar from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nakagawa slips a nice elbow through Escobar's hands, connecting with Escobar's forehead.
Nakagawa prevents Escobar from standing back up.
Nakagawa is pressing down on Escobar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Escobar is holding on for now.
Escobar tries to kick Nakagawa off but Nakagawa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nakagawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Escobar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Escobar is looking to escape.
Nakagawa lands strikes from half guard.
Escobar is trying to stand up here but Nakagawa is controlling him well.
Nakagawa is looking for a kimura here.
Escobar is looking to escape.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Nakagawa in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa wants to take a breather but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar is trying to stand up here but Nakagawa is controlling him well.
Escobar is refusing to be controlled, as Nakagawa sits in half guard.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.
Escobar is not content to let Nakagawa control the position.
Nakagawa stops Escobar from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escobar fails with the takedown.
Nakagawa feinted with a counter takedown.
Escobar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nakagawa.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakagawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar goes for a double leg but Nakagawa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nakagawa continues to drive forward.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juanito Escobar.
Escobar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Escobar showed some decent athleticism there.
Escobar misses with a head shot. Nakagawa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Escobar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escobar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakagawa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Escobar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nakagawa dives into side control.
Nakagawa 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.
Nakagawa lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nakagawa lands a nice forearm strike.
Nakagawa wants to control but Escobar is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nakagawa cracks Escobar with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Escobar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nakagawa lands some shots froms side control.
Escobar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escobar fails with a takedown attempt.
Escobar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nakagawa pinned against the cage. Nakagawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good shot there by Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nakagawa sprawls well. Nakagawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juanito Escobar.
Nakagawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakagawa is looking for a triangle but Escobar pushes his legs off easily.
Escobar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Escobar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakagawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escobar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakagawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakagawa is trying to keep Escobar in close.
Nakagawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escobar is one step ahead there.
Escobar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Escobar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nakagawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nakagawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Escobar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa is standing up over Escobar. Escobar looks to escape but Nakagawa dives into side control.
Nakagawa trying to control the action but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Nakagawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Escobar tries to escape but Nakagawa is in control.
Nakagawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Nakagawa trying to control the position but Escobar is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nakagawa is putting a hurting on Escobar here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is trying to get back to his feet.
Nakagawa trying to control the position but Escobar is working away.
Escobar is trying to buck Nakagawa off.
Nakagawa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Escobar to see if he's OK.
Escobar is trying to buck Nakagawa off.
Nakagawa wants to control but Escobar is keeping him busy.
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.
Escobar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nakagawa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Escobar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nakagawa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nakagawa scoring with punches and elbows.
Nakagawa wants to control but Escobar is keeping him busy.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet but Nakagawa drags him back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa slows the pace down.
Nakagawa prevents Escobar from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nakagawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Juanito Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakagawa misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakagawa is just out of range.
Nakagawa tries to counter with a takedown but Escobar is quick to defend against it.
Nakagawa throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but Nakagawa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakagawa is just out of range.
Escobar connects with a solid leg kick.
Escobar takes a swing at Nakagawa's ribcage but misses.
Nakagawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Nakagawa slips the punch.
Nakagawa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escobar. Escobar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nakagawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakagawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a leg kick that misses.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Nakagawa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Nakagawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakagawa moves away from the strike by Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a takedown into Nakagawa's guard.
Escobar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Escobar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nakagawa struggling a bit here.
Nakagawa parries the strikes from Escobar easily there. Escobar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nakagawa to escape.
Nakagawa is looking to reverse the position.
Nakagawa is trying to control Escobar's posture but Escobar avoids it.
Nakagawa is trying to get back to half guard.
Escobar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nakagawa is avoiding damage well.
Nakagawa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Escobar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakagawa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escobar is aware though and is defending well.
Escobar throws a big right hand that misses.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakagawa wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
Escobar is working Nakagawa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nakagawa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escobar.
Nakagawa is trying to control the position but Escobar postures up.
Escobar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escobar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Escobar lands a couple of elbows.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escobar lands a couple of digs.
Nakagawa controls Escobar momentarily but Escobar frees himself.
Escobar throws a big right hand that misses.
Escobar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Escobar throwing strikes but missing.
Nakagawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escobar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Escobar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakagawa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is working Nakagawa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Escobar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escobar throws an elbow that misses. Nakagawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Escobar's guard. Nice move by Nakagawa!
Nakagawa 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.
Nakagawa trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Escobar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakagawa defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakagawa 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
During a confident post fight interview, Shinnosuke Nakagawa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mabahong Tae (ranked 938 p4p, 664 weight class) and August Thibodeaux (ranked 119 p4p, 81 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tae avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Tae lands a jab to the head.
Tae misses with a hook
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux scores with a decent looking hook.
Thibodeaux connects with a body shot.
Thibodeaux wants to land a leg kick but Tae is out of range.
Tae looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
August Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Thibodeaux.
Tae ducks right into an uppercut from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice combination. Tae backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux misses with a combination
and Tae counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook
and Tae counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tae scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tae sizes up Thibodeaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thibodeaux lands a jab to Tae's midsection.
Thibodeaux misses with a two punch combination.
Jab from Tae.
Tae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thibodeaux can pounce on him.
Thibodeaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tae walks into a jab.
Thibodeaux has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tae. Tae circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Tae throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head but Thibodeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tae throws a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tae.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick which misses Tae's front leg but catches the back leg as Tae tries to avoid it.
Thibodeaux wants to slow Tae down by chopping away at his legs.
Thibodeaux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tae is able to avoid easily.
Tae clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the cage.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Tae.
Tae is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.
Tae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thibodeaux lands a nice hook to Tae's body. Tae takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tae is looking to wear down Thibodeaux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Tae finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tae.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tae stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch
enabling Tae to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Thibodeaux.
Tae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
Thibodeaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tae moves out of range as Thibodeaux strikes.
Thibodeaux throws a nice looking combination but Tae bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tae throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tae moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Tae on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Tae.
Thibodeaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tae misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thibodeaux swinging wildly here.
As Thibodeaux looks to move away, Tae throws a big counter combo but Thibodeaux just gets out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tae.
Thibodeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thibodeaux cracks Tae with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux thuds a left hand into Tae's body.
Tae throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tae throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tae 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.
August Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tae misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body shot.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thibodeaux connects with a solid leg kick.
Tae throws a sloppy body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tae has time to react.
Thibodeaux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thibodeaux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tae.
August Thibodeaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tae clinches.
Tae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tae looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux throws a solid leg kick but Tae takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux tries to bum rush Tae with a series of wild strikes but Tae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thibodeaux throws a solid leg kick but Tae takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tae's head backwards.
Tae looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thibodeaux throws a nice looking combination but Tae bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Tae on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Tae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thibodeaux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tae is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping left.
As Thibodeaux looks to move away, Tae throws a big counter combo but Thibodeaux just gets out of the way.
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tae's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that misses
and Tae counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Tae finds it's way through Thibodeaux's defenses.
Tae takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danga de danga de dang - Thibodeaux scores with a four punch combination!
Tae misses with a low kick.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body shot.
Tae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tae looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thibodeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tae drops Thibodeaux with a beautiful combination! Thibodeaux stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tae is looking for the KO!
Thibodeaux is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae throws a head kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Tae finish him?
Thibodeaux lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thibodeaux seems to have recovered his senses.
Tae misses with the body kick
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux tried to score with a low kick but Tae checks it.
Thibodeaux takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tae feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thibodeaux sprawling to the canvas! Thibodeaux rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tae finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Tae throws a chopping leg kick but Thibodeaux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tae misses with a few strikes there.
Thibodeaux doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tae takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch
and Tae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux dips to his left and cracks Tae with an uppercut!
Thibodeaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tae is out of range.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Tae.
Mabahong Tae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Tae counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Thibodeaux to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Tae!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mabahong Tae!
In his post fight interview, Mabahong Tae started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Werewolf Night (ranked 1011 p4p, 941 weight class) and Ante Petric (ranked 128 p4p, 120 weight class). Night's entrance music is Mother- Danzig. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Werewolf Night!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Night misses with a straight left.
Petric avoids the body shot from Night.
Petric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Night was well out of range. Poor timing from Petric.
Night connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petric momentarily.
 It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
Petric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Night.
Night works the jab nicely.
Petric throws a jab when Night was well out of range.
Night has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
Petric scores with a sloppy right hand. Night should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Werewolf Night has been cut.
Petric misses with a body shot.
Petric throws a series of punches but Night avoids them all with ease.
Petric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Night.
Petric let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Night misses with an uppercut
and Petric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Night misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petric misses with a wild body shot.
Night misses with a hook. Petric ducked under it nicely.
Petric throws out a counter right but Night avoids it with no problem.
Night misses with a lunging right hand
and Night takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Night looks to throw the jab but Petric is out of range.
Night pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Petric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Night slips a straight right by Petric.
Night slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Night misses.
The fighters circling - Night throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petric misses with a looping left.
Night is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Night swings widly with a right hand
and Petric counters with a nice right hand that sends Night toppling to the canvas! Night scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Petric finish him?!
Night is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Night throws out the jab.
Night throws a hook to the side of Petric's head but Petric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Night is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petric.
Night misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Petric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Petric.
Petric looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petric just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric walks into a left hand.
Night swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Night moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That has opened up Ante Petric's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Petric.
Night swings widly with a right hand
and Petric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Werewolf Night's cut is getting worse.
Petric lands a big uppercut and Night crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Night looks OK. Petric waves Night back to his feet!
Oh Night is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Werewolf Night's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Petric drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Night's head, knocking him out cold! Petric is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ante Petric!
Ante Petric decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Jiang (ranked 168 p4p, 202 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 21 p4p, 25 weight class). O Brien has chosen Sweet Leaf as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 23 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang has closed the distance and engaged O Brien in a clinch.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
Jiang swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Brien's efforts to push away.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Brien wants to get back to striking at distance but Jiang won't allow it.
Jiang digs a right hand underneath O Brien's ribcage. O Brien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on O Brien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jiang has O Brien pressed against the cage.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien cracks Jiang with a nice body shot.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
O Brien can't break the clinch.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but O Brien blocks with his arms.
O Brien misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jiang throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang lands a good knee to the midsection. O Brien won't want to take too many of those.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jiang misses with a looping left.
O Brien throws a head kick but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang with a hook.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Jiang scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jiang.
Jiang is looking to counter the offense by O Brien and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiang throws a leg kick
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O Brien.
O Brien checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Brien moves out of range as Jiang strikes.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jiang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jiang is looking to slow O Brien down with leg kicks.
Jiang is looking to wear down O Brien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Brien defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiang misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters circling a little - O Brien finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien moves out of range as Jiang throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
O Brien throws a head kick but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang misses with a kick to the body
and O Brien counters with a low kick, right behind Jiang 's knee.
Jiang gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from O Brien.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Briens head.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jiang connects with a right hand. O Brien shakes it off.
Jiang lands a really nice looking cross but O Brien seems unphased.
O Brien throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jiang scores with a sloppy right hand. O Brien should have avoided that one.
Jiang scores with a three punch combo!
O Brien takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
Jiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Brien counters with a nice body shot.
Jiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick by O Brien misses
and Jiang counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Brien's knee momentarily.
O Brien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Brien checks a low kick from Jiang.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Jiang moves away and avoids it.
Jiang scores with a kick to the body.
Jiang scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang 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.
O Brien pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jiang is looking to counter punch.
Jiang misses with a leg kick
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jiang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Brien checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Brien now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Brien can do to turn this around?
Jiang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Jiang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jiang has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.
O Brien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Jiang scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Briens head.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien working hard to break the clinch.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Jiang.
O Brien is breathing heavily.
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!
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Briens head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Jiang.
O Brien steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jiang. That one must have hurt.
Jiang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
Jiang misses with a head kick.
O Brien appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jiang was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
O Brien tries to keep at a distance but Jiang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jiang.
Jiang controlling the action here for a moment.
Jiang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Jiang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Brien.
Jiang scores with a body shot.
Jiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang tries to clinch but O Brien is having none of it.
Jiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jiang scores with a nice strike.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Jiang cracks O Brien with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jiang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang clinches with his opponent.
O Brien prevents a body shot from Jiang.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
A short right from Jiang.
O Brien wants to break free but Jiang has control.
Jiang misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien working hard to break the clinch.
O Brien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jiang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Brien blocks it with crossed arms.
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
Jiang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jiang.
O Brien is trying to break the clinch but Jiang is controlling him.
Jiang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Brien.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang cracks O Brien with a good jab.
O Brien tries to move into range but Jiang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Good leg kick by Jiang.
Jiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jiang lands a leg kick that knocks O Brien off balance momentarily.
Nice jab there from Jiang.
A shot to the body from Jiang misses
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jiang throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Brien.
Jiang scores with a jab. O Brien acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
Jiang misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
Jiang connects with a right hand. O Brien shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jiang.
A nice leg kick from Jiang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang lands a right hook to the body.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jiang clinches.
O Brien has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Brien lands a left hand.
Jiang scores with a shoulder strike.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Jiang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Brien's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Brien misses with some punches.
Jiang lands with a right to the head.
O Brien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jiang is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Jiang blocks a body shot from O Brien.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
Jiang wants to stall.
Jiang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jiang is struggling to control the position.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jiang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jiang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien looks for the body kick but Jiang saw that one coming.
Jiang works O Brien's body with a nice hook.
O Brien on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jiang. Jiang obviously looking to wear him down.
Jiang pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Brien is out of range and Jiang settles back down.
Jiang scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang lands with a shot to the body.
Jiang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Brien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jiang scoring well with a low kick there.
Jiang stuns O Brien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Jiang does it's job there.
Jiang connects with a body shot.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and O Brien releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
Jiang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jiang throws a sloppy head kick and O Brien moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Jiang both land. Nice combination.
Jiang swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
Jiang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
O Brien misses with a leg kick.
Jiang lands a right hook to the body.
Jiang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jiang cracks a nice hook into O Brien's ribs.
Da Jiang is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Jiang lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Brien doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang has managed to clinch.
Jiang is trying to maintain a safe position but O Brien gets an underhook and turns Jiang into the cage.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Brien's head.
Jiang rushes O Brien and presses him up against the cage.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Brien.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Brien tries a body shot but Jiang blocks it.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Da Jiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
Jiang slowing the pace effectively.
Jiang connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Brien's face.
Jiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Brien is rocked!
O Brien throws a punch but it's blocked by Jiang.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.
O Brien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jiang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jiang 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Jiang!
Da Jiang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 200 p4p, 150 weight class) and Moses Okafor (ranked 29 p4p, 21 weight class). Handerson comes to the cage accompanied by America - A Horse With No Name. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Moses Okafor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okafor misses with a right hand
and Handerson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Handerson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Okafor's head.
Handerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okafor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Okafor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Okafor wants to control but Handerson passes easily into half guard.
Handerson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handerson wants to pass the guard but Okafor is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Okafor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Okafor is looking to control Handerson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Okafor avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Okafor defending well though.
Handerson stalling away here and it's allowed Okafor to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Handerson postures up.
Handerson throws a big elbow that misses.
Handerson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okafor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Handerson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Handerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handerson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor trying to keep a closed guard but Handerson is proving a slippery customer.
Handerson passes Okafor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Handerson 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.
Handerson is working for a kimura but Okafor is defending it quite comfortably.
Okafor trying to control here.
Okafor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Handerson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Okafor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Okafor keeping full guard, as Handerson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Handerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Okafor has control of Handerson's left arm, preventing Handerson from doing any damage.
Okafor is trying to keep Handerson in close.
Okafor keeping full guard, as Handerson tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okafor striking off his back but it's not causing Handerson any problems.
Handerson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okafor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Handerson stands up over Okafor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Handerson postures up.
Handerson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Handerson works over Okafor with some ground and pound from guard.
Handerson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Handerson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Okafor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Okafor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Handerson pushes down on Okafor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Handerson prevents Okafor from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson is thwarting Okafor's attempts to control the position.
Okafor told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Handerson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson 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.
Okafor misses with a lunging right hand
and Handerson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Okafor throws a right hand that Handerson ducks under and follows up with a left that Handerson also avoids with ease.
Okafor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Okafor gets a clinch.
Okafor scores with a shoulder strike.
Handerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handerson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
Okafor swings for the body but Handerson moves out of range.
Handerson misses with a wild body shot.
Moses Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handerson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Handerson misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor with a hook.
Handerson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Okafor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Handerson, as that shot connected.
Handerson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson is trying to control the action in half guard but Okafor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Handerson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Okafor defending well though.
Handerson is nestled in close to Okafor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Handerson trying to control the action but Okafor is working from the bottom.
Handerson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Okafor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Handerson drops an elbow to the side of Okafor's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okafor tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Handerson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Handerson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Okafor is now in Handerson's guard. A big mistake from Handerson there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Handerson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Handerson pushes down on Okafor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Handerson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Handerson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Handerson is stalling here. Okafor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Handerson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Okafor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor is looking to take a break and control but Handerson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okafor tries to move into full mount but can't pass Handerson's legs.
Handerson is not content to let Okafor control the position.
Handerson gets back to half guard.
Handerson is not content to let Okafor control the position.
Handerson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Handerson wants to control but Okafor is keeping busy.
Handerson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Handerson looking for submissions off his back.
Okafor throwing shots but Handerson is blocking nicely.
Okafor is trying to control. Handerson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Handerson trying to control here.
Dave Handerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okafor throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Handerson to regain full guard.
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 Dave Handerson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Handerson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Okafor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Handerson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Handerson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Handerson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Handerson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okafor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Handerson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okafor's head.
Handerson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okafor is keeping the position for now.
Handerson distracts Okafor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Okafor keeping moving, preventing Handerson from controlling successfully.
Handerson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor pulls Handerson in close to prevent any damage.
Handerson is working Okafor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Okafor trying to control the position here.
Handerson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okafor is keeping the position for now.
Okafor trying to keep a closed guard but Handerson is proving a slippery customer.
Handerson connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Handerson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okafor is keeping the position for now.
Okafor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Handerson stops Okafor from standing up.
Handerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Handerson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Handerson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Handerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okafor can do to turn this around?
Handerson throws a big elbow that misses.
Handerson wants to control from the top but Okafor keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Okafor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Handerson counters with a nice uppercut.
Okafor swings for the body but Handerson moves out of range.
Dave Handerson is winning the standup battle so far.
Handerson misses with a lunging right hand
and Okafor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okafor takes a swing at Handerson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Handerson connects with the punch.
A shot to the body from Handerson misses
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
Handerson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handerson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okafor misses with a lunging right hand
and Handerson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Handerson lands a nice looking body shot.
Handerson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Handerson.
Okafor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handerson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handerson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Okafor sprawls and moves away.
Okafor is looking to clinch but Handerson is avoiding it.
Handerson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Handerson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Handerson.
Handerson lands with a cross.
Okafor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okafor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okafor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okafor tries to clinch but Handerson is having none of it.
Handerson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Handerson throws a lazy right hand but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handerson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Handerson fails with the takedown
and Handerson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Handerson misses with a body shot.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Handerson counters with a shoot takedown. Okafor fights it but they end up in guard.
Handerson wants to control from the top but Okafor keeps moving.
Handerson postures up in Okafor's guard and throws a big left but Okafor blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Handerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Handerson, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Handerson!
Dave Handerson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 34 p4p, 88 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 6 p4p, 17 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slaissi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slaissi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martin in his tracks.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Martin wants to clinch.
Slaissi throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Slaissi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
Slaissi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Slaissi moves out of range of the strikes.
Slaissi connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin moves out of range as Slaissi throws a body kick.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin stuns Slaissi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Slaissi lands.
A lazy body kick from Martin
enabling Slaissi to counter with a crisp jab.
Slaissi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Slaissi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slaissi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slaissi swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Nice defenses there by Slaissi.
A nice side step and Slaissi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Slaissi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
Martin is looking to clinch but Slaissi is avoiding it.
Martin connects with a right hand. Slaissi shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin slips under a jab.
Martin slips a jab from Slaissi.
Slaissi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martin throws a lazy body kick
and Slaissi counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slaissi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slaissi delivers a nice body kick.
Slaissi lands with a shot to the body.
Martin closes the distance and pushes Slaissi back into the cage.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Slaissi avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Slaissi breaks the clinch.
Slaissi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Slaissi manages to circle out of the way.
Slaissi walks into a straight right hand from Martin.
Slaissi connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Slaissi.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Slaissi there.
Martin misses with a leg kick
and Slaissi counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slaissi throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Slaissi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slaissi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slaissi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Martin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Martin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Slaissi avoids it.
Slaissi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Martin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slaissi lands a nice hook to Martin's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slaissi scores with a nice body kick.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slaissi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin misses with a low kick as Slaissi jumps back.
Slaissi counters with a body kick.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slaissi works the jab nicely.
Slaissi checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi misses with a straight right.
Martin blocks a head kick by Slaissi.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Slaissi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slaissi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slaissi gets tackled into the cage by Martin. Martin maintains the clinch.
Martin keeps control of Slaissi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slaissi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin digs a right hand into Slaissi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slaissi's gas tank.
Martin lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaissi leaning against his opponent.
Martin is pushing Slaissi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Slaissi working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slaissi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin thuds a left hand into Slaissi's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Martin throws a low kick but Slaissi moves out of range easily.
Slaissi throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin misses with a leg kick
and Slaissi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Slaissi.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut.
Slaissi delivers a nice body kick.
Martin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Slaissi - just one landing.
Slaissi misses with a straight left.
Slaissi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Martin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Slaissi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Slaissi as he connects with a hook.
Slaissi misses with a looping left.
Slaissi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Slaissi's head back.
Martin tries to move into range but Slaissi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martin scores with a hook.
Slaissi scores with a leg kick.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Slaissi saw that one coming.
Slaissi looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Martin misses with a kick to the body.
Slaissi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaissi lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Slaissi misses the target.
Slaissi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Slaissi takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Slaissi keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin scores with a body shot.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Slaissi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slaissi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Slaissi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Slaissi connects with a jab.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Slaissi with an uppercut!
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaissi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Slaissi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Slaissi ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slaissi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin walks into a left hand.
Slaissi works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Slaissi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Slaissi.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Slaissi saw that one coming.
Slaissi throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Slaissi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slaissi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slaissi moves away from the strike by Martin.
Martin gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Slaissi to counter with a crisp jab.
Slaissi catches Martin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martin slips a straight right by Slaissi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slaissi throws out the jab.
Martin moves into the clinch.
Slaissi is pushing Martin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Slaissi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slaissi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Martin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Slaissi can turn it around.
Slaissi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaissi controls his hands.
Slaissi is trying to break free.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Slaissi avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slaissi's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaissi breaks from the clinch.
Slaissi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin. Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martin 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 Slaissi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slaissi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slaissi scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slaissi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Martin scores with a jab.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slaissi throws out a counter right but Martin avoids it with no problem.
Slaissi misses with a head kick.
Slaissi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slaissi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slaissi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin tries to work over Slaissi's front leg with a kick but Slaissi checks it.
Slaissi looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Slaissi misses with a head kick.
Martin misses with a hook. Slaissi ducked under it nicely.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Slaissi!
Slaissi defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slaissi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Martin.
Slaissi blocks a leg kick.
Martin backing away here, and Slaissi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Slaissi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slaissi throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
As Slaissi tries to get set, Martin tries to push him back and clinch up but Slaissi manages to avoid the attempt.
Slaissi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slaissi lands with a hook. Martin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martin misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Martin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slaissi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Martin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
enabling Slaissi to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaissi looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Martin throwing a counter right hand but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slaissi is able to avoid easily.
Martin staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Slaissi connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slaissi connects with a body shot that sends Martin's belly button to the back.
Slaissi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slaissi lands with a hook. Martin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheers as Martin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slaissi doesn't seem phased though.
Slaissi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slaissi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slaissi catches Martin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Slaissi.
Slaissi lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slaissi throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slaissi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martin takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut lands for Slaissi. That snapped Martin's head back.
Slaissi looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Martin clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Slaissi.
Slaissi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slaissi wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slaissi.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slaissi is stalling here.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
Slaissi is trying to break the clinch but Martin is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Slaissi manages to break the clinch.
Martin lands the left hand.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Slaissi cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slaissi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slaissi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swole Ricky Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slaissi throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bimbo Slaissi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slaissi 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Slaissi!
Bimbo Slaissi 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 13 p4p, 25 weight class) and Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 2 p4p, 3 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bloodaxe.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe misses the jab.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmagomedov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bloodaxe loads up on a big right hand but Nurmagomedov slips the punch.
Bloodaxe with a nice calf kick.
Bloodaxe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nurmagomedov has Bloodaxe up against the cage in a clinch.
Bloodaxe jumps guard and drags Nurmagomedov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bloodaxe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bloodaxe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nurmagomedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloodaxe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bloodaxe working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bloodaxe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmagomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Bloodaxe's legs - danger averted.
Nurmagomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurmagomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
Nurmagomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bloodaxe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Bloodaxe is keeping the position.
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands a big shot to Bloodaxe's brow.
Bloodaxe can't keep his opponent in guard - Nurmagomedov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov prevents Bloodaxe from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is thwarting Bloodaxe's attempts to control the position.
Bloodaxe keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nurmagomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bloodaxe trying to control here.
Nurmagomedov trying to mount his opponent but Bloodaxe defends it.
Bloodaxe manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is trying to keep Nurmagomedov in close.
Nurmagomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
Nurmagomedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bloodaxe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of elbows.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Bloodaxe keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov landing with the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass the guard but Bloodaxe is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Bloodaxe keeps moving.
Bloodaxe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bloodaxe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
Nurmagomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bloodaxe is keeping the position for now.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
That's time! Nurmagomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a right hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nurmagomedov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bloodaxe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
A left lands for Nurmagomedov.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmagomedov has time to react.
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloodaxe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nurmagomedov. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick which misses Nurmagomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bloodaxe!
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bloodaxe throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nurmagomedov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nurmagomedov working Bloodaxe over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bloodaxe looking for submissions off his back.
Nurmagomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bloodaxe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nurmagomedov pulls his head out easily.
Nurmagomedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bloodaxe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to get to full guard but Nurmagomedov has control of the leg.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Khabib Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov wants to take a breather but Bloodaxe is having none of it.
Bloodaxe is pressing down on Nurmagomedov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nurmagomedov advances to half guard.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control. Bloodaxe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nurmagomedov is nestled in close to Bloodaxe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Bloodaxe's head.
Bloodaxe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bloodaxe is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Bloodaxe's head.
Nurmagomedov prevents Bloodaxe from improving his position.
Nurmagomedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Bloodaxe's temple.
Nurmagomedov slips a nice elbow through Bloodaxe's hands, connecting with Bloodaxe's forehead.
Bloodaxe is defending against the submission attempts here by Nurmagomedov.
Bloodaxe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nurmagomedov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nurmagomedov's back!
Nurmagomedov is trying to break free.
Bloodaxe working for a choke but Nurmagomedov is defending well.
Bloodaxe doesn't have the hooks in and Nurmagomedov manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bloodaxe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bloodaxe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmagomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Bloodaxe's legs - danger averted.
Bloodaxe is breathing heavily.
Bloodaxe has momentary wrist control but Nurmagomedov slips an elbow through the middle.
Bloodaxe pulls Nurmagomedov in close to prevent any damage.
Nurmagomedov works over Bloodaxe with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmagomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nurmagomedov cracks Bloodaxe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nurmagomedov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bloodaxe. Bloodaxe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bloodaxe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bloodaxe feints a counter leg kick.
Bloodaxe scoring well with a low kick there.
Nurmagomedov pushes Bloodaxe up against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov drags the fight down to the ground.
Bloodaxe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nurmagomedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bloodaxe trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov wants to improve his position but Bloodaxe is controlling well.
Bloodaxe moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is looking to take a break and control but Nurmagomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bloodaxe controlling from side mount.
That's two 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.
Nurmagomedov is looking to reverse the position.
Nurmagomedov regains half guard.
Nurmagomedov looking for submissions off his back.
Nurmagomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bloodaxe pulls his head out easily.
Nurmagomedov is trying to maintain the position but Bloodaxe is very close to passing his half guard.
Nurmagomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov actively working from the bottom here.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bloodaxe can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov is looking for a sweep. Bloodaxe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nurmagomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bloodaxe pulls his head out easily.
Nurmagomedov looking for submissions off his back.
Nurmagomedov tries to roll over but Bloodaxe keeps him under control.
Bloodaxe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nurmagomedov regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bloodaxe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Bloodaxe from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov working for a triangle but Bloodaxe defends it easily.
Nurmagomedov is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bloodaxe throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nurmagomedov's body to avoid the submission. Nurmagomedov has instead reached around Bloodaxe's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nurmagomedov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Khabib Nurmagomedov said 'I think Gunnar should retire.'.
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