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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael De La Ghetto (ranked 2565 p4p, 4369 weight class) and Jello Belly (ranked 247 p4p, 386 weight class). De La Ghetto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fresh Prince - Geoffrey Poet. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jello Belly enters the ring!
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael De La Ghetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly defending well as De La Ghetto loads up on a big left hand.
De La Ghetto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jello Belly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as De La Ghetto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belly doesn't seem phased though.
De La Ghetto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De La Ghetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belly moves away.
De La Ghetto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De La Ghetto forces Belly back against the ropes and clinches.
Belly tries to pull guard but De La Ghetto forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
De La Ghetto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Belly breaks from the clinch.
De La Ghetto takes one to the side of the head.
Belly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Ghetto trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De La Ghetto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Belly is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of De La Ghetto, into his guard.
Belly trying to control but De La Ghetto is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Ghetto is looking for a triangle but Belly pushes his legs off easily.
De La Ghetto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Belly looking to pass the guard.
De La Ghetto looking for a sweep. Not yet De La Ghetto, not yet.
Belly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De La Ghetto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belly wants to control from the top but De La Ghetto keeps moving.
De La Ghetto has his foot on Belly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belly works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto looking to control.
Belly stopping the sweep attempt from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Belly is aware though and is defending well.
De La Ghetto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De La Ghetto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belly is one step ahead there.
De La Ghetto is working an open guard so Belly takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Belly clinches with his opponent.
Belly pulls guard.
De La Ghetto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De La Ghetto tries to free his leg and advance position but Belly is retaining full guard.
De La Ghetto postures up in Belly's guard and throws a big left but Belly blocks it.
De La Ghetto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De La Ghetto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Belly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De La Ghetto is working Belly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De La Ghetto wants to pass the guard but Belly is keeping the position.
De La Ghetto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De La Ghetto trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Ghetto looking to pass the guard.
De La Ghetto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Belly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De La Ghetto trying to control but Belly is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De La Ghetto with a nice head shot there.
De La Ghetto stands up over Belly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De La Ghetto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De La Ghetto trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Belly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Belly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Ghetto just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael De La Ghetto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Belly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belly throws a shot to the body.
De La Ghetto thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Belly. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belly. De La Ghetto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from De La Ghetto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De La Ghetto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De La Ghetto throws a body shot but no joy.
Belly is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Belly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Belly there.
De La Ghetto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belly in his tracks.
Belly ducks under a wild hook from De La Ghetto.
Belly misses with a head kick.
De La Ghetto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De La Ghetto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Ghetto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belly. Belly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De La Ghetto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Belly misses.
Belly avoids the body shot from De La Ghetto.
Belly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Belly needs to keep his hands up - De La Ghetto had a free shot at his head there.
Left hook, right uppercut from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto scores with a punch to the head.
 Belly is rocked!
De La Ghetto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belly can do to turn this around?
Belly throws a left and a right that both miss
and De La Ghetto counters with a big right hand! Oh Belly is in trouble here! De La Ghetto follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael De La Ghetto!
Raphael De La Ghetto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Jello Belly stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm hungry'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jørgen Thrane (ranked 2267 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 299 p4p, 339 weight class). Jørgen Thrane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jørgen Thrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Thrane's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maeda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thrane avoids it really well and circles away.
Akira Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda misses with a right hand
and Thrane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maeda throws a looping overhand right but Thrane ducks down to avoid it.
Maeda lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Maeda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thrane throws a head kick that misses.
Maeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Maeda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maeda.
Thrane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
Maeda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thrane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
Thrane misses with a left hand
letting Maeda counter with a right hand.
Maeda scores with the left hand. Thrane knows he should have avoided that one.
Maeda looks to throw the jab but Thrane is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Thrane misses the target.
Thrane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maeda jabs at Thrane's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrane lands the left hand.
Maeda throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrane wants to land a leg kick but Maeda is out of range.
Maeda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jørgen Thrane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maeda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thrane defends it nicely.
Thrane throws a shot from downtown. Maeda moves away and avoids it.
Thrane misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
Thrane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Thrane wants to slow Maeda down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Maeda.
Thrane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maeda looks to land a right hand but Thrane moved out of range.
Maeda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thrane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thrane throws a looping overhand right but Maeda ducks down to avoid it.
Thrane thows a leg kick but Maeda checks it
and Maeda counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda tests Thrane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maeda slips under a jab from Thrane.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maeda! But no joy.
Maeda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maeda lands with a shot to the body.
Thrane looks to land a left hand but Maeda moved out of range nicely.
Maeda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thrane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maeda on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maeda catches Thrane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maeda throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Thrane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maeda.
Nice cross by Thrane.
Thrane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maeda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thrane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the body from Maeda misses
letting Thrane counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maeda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maeda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrane misses the jab.
Maeda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thrane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thrane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maeda.
Maeda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thrane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maeda throws a looping overhand right but Thrane ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Maeda.
Maeda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maeda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Thrane might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrane is looking to counter punch.
Maeda dives in and scores a takedown into Thrane's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda postures up.
Maeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thrane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Thrane keeps moving.
Thrane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maeda is controlling him.
Maeda stopping the sweep attempt from Thrane.
Thrane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thrane keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrane scores with a jab.
Maeda scores with a jab to the head.
Maeda has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maeda connects with the punch.
Maeda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maeda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thrane misses the jab.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Thrane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maeda.
Maeda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thrane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a sloppy body shot
and Thrane counters with an outside leg kick.
Maeda lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Thrane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrane misses with a low kick.
Maeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrane is just out of range.
Maeda lands with a good body shot.
Maeda throws a body punch but Thrane moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Thrane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thrane ducks under a wild hook from Maeda.
Thrane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Thrane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thrane misses with an uppercut.
Maeda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Maeda misses.
Maeda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thrane momentarily.
Maeda fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thrane to the ground. Maeda is now in Thrane's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thrane keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda wants to pass the guard but Thrane is keeping the position.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Thrane keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thrane keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thrane ducks under a wild hook from Maeda.
Thrane lands a jab to Maeda's midsection.
Jørgen Thrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maeda throws a hook but Thrane avoids it easily.
Maeda blocks a head kick by Thrane.
Thrane just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrane misses with a body punch
and Maeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maeda throws a hook but Thrane avoids it easily.
Thrane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maeda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thrane scrambles back to his feet.
Thrane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akira Maeda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thrane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maeda is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Maeda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda connects with a jab.
Thrane takes one to the side of the head.
Thrane tries to land a front kick but Maeda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thrane moves out of range as Maeda strikes.
Thrane is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thrane throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Maeda to counter with a crisp jab.
Maeda lands a jab.
Maeda blocks a leg kick.
Thrane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Maeda coming out on top.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
Nice jab there from Maeda.
Thrane scores with a leg kick.
Thrane defending well as Maeda loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maeda thuds his right hand into Thrane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thrane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maeda scores with the left hand. Thrane knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maeda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Akira Maeda wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Akira Maeda waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Threads's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 2242 p4p, 21701 weight class) and Peetu Tam (ranked 258 p4p, 558 weight class). 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 Peetu Tam 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 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peetu Tam!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alyoshin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Peetu Tam has been cut.
Tam throws a front kick aimed at Alyoshin's knee but Alyoshin avoids it well.
Tam has a takedown stuffed.
Alyoshin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alyoshin avoiding damage as Tam throws knees to the body.
Alyoshin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tam can't find room to land a body shot as Alyoshin controls the action.
Alyoshin lands a good knee to the midsection. Tam won't want to take too many of those.
Tam looks winded!
Alyoshin lands a shot to the body.
Alyoshin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tam backwards.
I was talking to Alyoshin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alyoshin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Alyoshin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alyoshin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tam takes a shot to the head.
Alyoshin lands a knee to the body.
Alyoshin is working Tam over against the ropes.
Alyoshin lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alyoshin crunches a lovely knee into Tam's ribcage.
Alyoshin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That has opened up Peetu Tam's cut even more.
Alyoshin lands a nice knee to the body.
Alyoshin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alyoshin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tam backwards.
Alyoshin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alyoshin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tam is rocked!
Alyoshin is working Tam over against the ropes.
Tam is still on wobbly legs! Can Alyoshin finish him?
Alyoshin jerks Tam to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Tam's lifeless body is proped up only by the ropes. Alyoshin steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Grant Alyoshin!
After winning the bout, Grant Alyoshin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emberson Cabral (ranked 1709 p4p, 2013 weight class) and Sora Izanagi (ranked 199 p4p, 237 weight class). Sora Izanagi is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emberson Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Cabral misses its intended target.
Izanagi misses with a low kick as Cabral jumps back.
It appears Cabral was looking to counter with a kick there.
Izanagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabral scores with a kick to the midsection.
Izanagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabral ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Izanagi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Izanagi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Izanagi misses with a body kick.
Izanagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izanagi lands a nice shot that snaps Cabral's head back.
Izanagi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Izanagi moves out of range of the leg kick from Cabral.
Izanagi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Izanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabral controls his hands.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabral is keeping busy.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Izanagi dodges an elbow strike from Cabral.
Izanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izanagi avoiding damage as Cabral throws knees to the body.
Izanagi missing with knees to the body.
Cabral lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi pushes Cabral back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Izanagi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cabral in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cabral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral lands a good knee to the midsection. Izanagi won't want to take too many of those.
Izanagi tries a body shot but Cabral blocks it.
Izanagi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Izanagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cabral digs a right hand into Izanagi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Izanagi's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izanagi taking a breather.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Cabral.
Cabral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Izanagi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cabral lands an elbow just above Izanagi 's eye.
Izanagi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cabral seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Izanagi can turn it around.
Izanagi swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with the head strike.
Izanagi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Izanagi working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi misses with a punch to the body.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Izanagi tries to work over Cabral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabral lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a punch on the inside.
Izanagi looking to throw knees to the head but Cabral is blocking nicely.
Cabral with a knee to the head.
Izanagi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabral.
Cabral blocks an uppercut.
Cabral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabral throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Izanagi.
Izanagi lands with a cross.
Cabral lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabral scores with a kick to the midsection.
Izanagi looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabral punishes Izanagi's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Cabral. Beautiful body shot.
Cabral bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Izanagi misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cabral to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabral catches Izanagi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Izanagi misses with a straight right.
Cabral closes the distance and clinches.
Izanagi lands a right hand.
Izanagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabral lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cabral trying to land knees to the body.
Izanagi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral tries to break the clinch but Izanagi is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Emberson Cabral will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cabral tries to clinch up.
Izanagi is looking to clinch.
Cabral uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Izanagi has time to react.
Izanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabral throws a quick counter kick to the body but Izanagi avoids it.
Izanagi throws a body shot but no joy.
Izanagi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabral in his tracks.
Cabral tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabral keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emberson Cabral is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabral tries to clinch there but Izanagi circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izanagi lands with a hook. Cabral tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cabral throws a lazy right hand but Izanagi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izanagi lands a glancing blow to the side of Cabral's head.
Cabral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izanagi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Izanagi throws out the jab.
Cabral checks a leg kick nicely.
Cabral scores with a nice head shot.
Izanagi misses with an uppercut. Cabral saw that one coming.
Cabral avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabral checks the leg kick.
Cabral scores with a spinning back kick!
Cabral tries to clinch up but Izanagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Izanagi throws an off balance right hand
and Cabral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabral lands with a slapping head kick.
Cabral delivers a nice body kick.
Cabral looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Izanagi is breathing heavily.
Cabral fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Izanagi on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Izanagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabral connects with a solid leg kick.
Izanagi punishes Cabral's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from Cabral.
Cabral chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Izanagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabral connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cabral forces Izanagi back against the ropes and clinches.
Cabral throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cabral lands an elbow inside that Izanagi shrugs off.
It looks like Sora Izanagi has been cut.
Cabral lands an elbow inside.
Izanagi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cabral.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Cabral.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Izanagi lands a knee to the body.
Izanagi misses with a knee to the head.
Izanagi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabral's elbow.
Izanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabral controls his hands.
Cabral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabral stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Izanagi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cabral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Izanagi can do to turn this around?
Cabral fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cabral clinches up with Izanagi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cabral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabral.
Nice elbow from Cabral.
Cabral lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral misses with an elbow over the top.
Izanagi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cabral.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Cabral controls the action.
Cabral blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Cabral controls the action.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Cabral misses with an elbow over the top.
Cabral lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Cabral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cabral lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabral.
Cabral misses with a body punch.
Cabral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabral cracks Izanagi with a good jab.
Cabral connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabral slips a straight right by Izanagi.
Cabral lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emberson Cabral dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sora Izanagi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cabral closes the distance and clinches.
Izanagi gets through Cabral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cabral creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Izanagi has a couple of punches blocked by Cabral.
Knees to the body from Cabral.
Izanagi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabral.
Izanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cabral blocks it with crossed arms.
Cabral tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izanagi working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Cabral.
Cabral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cabral blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Izanagi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabral breaks the clinch.
Izanagi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabral scores with the left hand. Izanagi knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Izanagi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Izanagi throws an off balance right hand
and Cabral counters with a straight right hand.
Cabral lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Izanagi crumples to the floor! Cabral milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Emberson Cabral!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gaston Messier (ranked 4030 p4p, 1513 weight class) and Jaxon Williams (ranked 348 p4p, 164 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaston Messier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaxon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Messier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Messiers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 Messier is rocked!
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams thuds his right hand into Messier's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Messier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Messier leaves his chin hanging out and Williams seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Messier crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaxon Williams!
Our winner, Jaxon Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 1401 p4p, 2081 weight class) and Axel Foley (ranked 144 p4p, 203 weight class). Foley has chosen Beverly Hills Cop Theme as his entrance music. Axel Foley 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozbourne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Foley. Foley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Axel Foley has been cut.
Foley just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozbourne misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Foley misses.
Ozbourne throws a head kick but Foley moves out of range.
Foley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ozbourne.
Foley tries to clinch there but Ozbourne circles away.
Ozbourne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Foley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ozbourne finds it's way round the side to connect with Foley's head.
Ozbourne wants to clinch.
Ozbourne misses with a lunging right hand
and Foley counters with a straight right hand.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Ozbourne saw that one coming.
Ozbourne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Foley coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozbourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foley! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley loads up on a big right hand but Ozbourne slips the punch.
Foley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ozbourne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Foley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ziggy Ozbourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozbourne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ozbourne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ozbourne misses with a jab to the body
and Foley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ozbourne connects with a looping right hand.
Foley loads up on a big right hand but Ozbourne slips the punch.
Ozbourne is looking to slow Foley down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Ozbourne coming out on top.
Foley throws a hook to the side of Ozbourne's head but Ozbourne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ozbourne closes the distance but Foley moves to the side
and Foley counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozbourne tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozbourne throws a head kick that misses
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Foley throws a body shot but no joy.
Foley cracks Ozbourne with a good jab.
Ozbourne slips a straight right by Foley.
Ozbourne throws a nice head kick!
Foley is rocked!
Foley tries to clinch but Ozbourne moves out of range.
Ozbourne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foley's hands.
Foley is still on wobbly legs! Can Ozbourne finish him?
Foley misses the shot to the body.
Foley blocks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Foley as he connects with a hook.
Ozbourne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foley seems to have recovered his senses.
Foley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozbourne.
Foley lands with a cross.
Ozbourne tries to clinch up.
Foley throws out a counter right but Ozbourne avoids it with no problem.
Ozbourne moves away from the strike by Foley.
Ozbourne moves away from the strike by Foley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Foley misses.
Ozbourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozbourne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ozbourne on the side of the head.
Ozbourne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozbourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Foley is just out of range.
Ozbourne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Foley throws a looping overhand right but Ozbourne ducks down to avoid it.
Foley misses with a looping right.
Ozbourne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ozbourne throws a lazy uppercut
and Foley counters with a straight right hand.
Ozbourne throws a leg kick but Foley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Foley.
Foley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozbourne throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Foley to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foley misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne clinches up with Foley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Foley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ozbourne misses with a knee to the head.
Foley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne blocks a body shot from Foley.
Foley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozbourne.
Foley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozbourne backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ozbourne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozbourne lands a left hand.
Foley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Foley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozbourne misses with some punches.
Foley is working Ozbourne over against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Ziggy Ozbourne has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Foley.
Ozbourne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Ozbourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Foley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ozbourne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ozbourne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Ozbourne tries to clinch but Foley is having none of it.
Ozbourne has closed the distance and engaged Foley in a clinch.
Ozbourne misses with some punches.
Foley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ozbourne seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Foley can turn it around.
Ozbourne misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ozbourne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne gets through Foley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foley avoids a wild elbow strike from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ozbourne.
Foley drops Ozbourne with a big knee straight up the middle! Ozbourne is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Ozbourne is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozbourne defending well as Foley loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Ozbourne misses the target.
Oh Ozbourne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ozbourne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ozbourne throws a head kick but Foley moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Foley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Foley misses with a hook. Ozbourne ducked under it nicely.
Foley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foley.
Foley looks to land a left hand but Ozbourne moved out of range nicely.
Foley lands a body shot.
Ozbourne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ozbourne misses the shot to the body.
Ozbourne doesn't manage to clinch there - Foley circles away.
Ozbourne seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne lands a high kick!
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Foley jabs at Ozbourne's body.
Foley throws a hook but Ozbourne blocks it.
Foley misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Ozbourne misses its target.
Foley staying out of range there.
Foley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozbourne misses with a looping left.
Foley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ozbourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foley.
Foley avoids the head kick by Ozbourne.
Foley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ozbourne with a body shot.
Ozbourne misses with a jab to the body
and Foley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Axel Foley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Foley misses the target.
Foley wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne thows a leg kick but Foley checks it
and Ozbourne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ozbourne slips a jab from Foley.
Ozbourne has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozbourne blocks it with crossed arms.
Foley tries to land a knee to the head but Ozbourne blocks with his arms.
Foley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foley.
Ozbourne looking to throw knees to the head but Foley is blocking nicely.
Foley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozbourne avoids it.
Foley misses with a punch to the body.
Ozbourne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foley misses with a knee strike.
Foley misses with a knee strike.
Foley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foley is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ozbourne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne lands an uppercut.
Ozbourne pushes Foley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozbourne misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne tries a knee to the head but Foley blocks it.
Foley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozbourne blocks it with crossed arms.
Ozbourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Foley.
Ozbourne gets through Foley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ozbourne lands an uppercut.
Foley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Foley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ozbourne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ziggy Ozbourne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ozbourne pushes off an throws an elbow but Foley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne lands with a light punch inside.
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne managing to block the knees to the body from Foley.
Ozbourne lands with a light punch inside.
Foley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foley tries to work over Ozbourne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Ozbourne - that landed with a thud.
Foley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foley.
Ozbourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozbourne is defending well for now.
Ozbourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foley looking to throw knees to the head but Ozbourne is blocking nicely.
Foley working aggressively here.
Ozbourne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Ziggy Ozbourne will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Ozbourne lands with an overhand left.
Ozbourne missing with a left hand there. Foley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foley throws an overhand right that lands on Ozbourne's shoulder, as Ozbourne tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Ozbourne misses its target.
Ozbourne wants to clinch
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
Ozbourne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozbourne lands a left and a right that send Foley crashing to the mat, dazed. Ozbourne thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ozbourne tries to close the distance and clinch but Foley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Foley.
Foley scores with a jab to the head.
Foley throws an overhand right that lands on Ozbourne's shoulder, as Ozbourne tries to avoid the shot.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Ozbourne saw that one coming.
Ozbourne drops Foley with a naaaaasty hook - Foley is in real trouble here! Ozbourne dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Ozbourne!
Ziggy Ozbourne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Horton (ranked 695 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Koba Takanori (ranked 98 p4p, 272 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Horton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koba Takanori!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takanori throws a body shot but no joy.
Horton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Takanori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Horton misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Takanori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Takanori looks to land a right hand but Horton moved out of range.
Horton misses with a body shot.
Horton misses the jab.
Horton backing away here, and Takanori unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Horton tried to score with a low kick but Takanori checks it.
It seemed like Takanori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takanori throws a looping overhand right but Horton ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Horton misses the target.
Takanori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanori checks a leg kick.
Horton throws a looping overhand right but Takanori ducks down to avoid it.
Takanori takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takanori moves away from the strike by Horton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takanori is out of range.
Horton cracks Takanori with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Horton lands a jab to the head.
Horton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takanori misses the jab.
Horton misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takanori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horton.
Takanori closes the distance and clinches.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Takanori avoids it by throwing Horton back against the ropes.
Takanori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takanori works on Horton's body with a couple of short punches.
Takanori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takanori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horton avoids it.
Takanori tries a body shot but Horton blocks it.
Horton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horton lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands a glancing blow to the side of Takanori's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horton scores with a nice strike.
Takanori misses with a kick to the body
and Horton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horton feints and then cracks Takanori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takanori down.
Takanori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takanori needs to keep his hands up - Horton had a free shot at his head there.
Horton throws a body kick that misses.
Takanori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horton scores with a head kick. Takanori tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Horton throws a big shot that misses.
Takanori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horton.
Horton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horton wants to land a leg kick but Takanori is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori connects with a jab.
Takanori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horton. Horton obviously looking to wear him down.
Horton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horton.
A left lands for Horton.
Horton throws a right hand that misses
and Takanori counters with a crisp right hand that drops Horton! Takanori lets Horton back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Horton is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horton bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Takanori comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Horton falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Horton was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koba Takanori!
Koba Takanori is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Koba Takanori thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 539 p4p, 911 weight class) and Little Bandit (ranked 36 p4p, 67 weight class). Dux comes into the arena with Bloodsport blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Dux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Little Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux ducks under a wild hook from Bandit.
Bandit scores with a jab.
Bandit leaves Dux with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bandit throws out a counter right but Dux avoids it with no problem.
Dux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandit.
Dux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dux has managed to clinch.
Bandit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dux tries to clinch up but Bandit circles away and keeps his distance.
Dux fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bandit avoids it really well and circles away.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from Bandit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dux feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bandit's head.
Bandit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Dux stands up over Bandit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dux defends it easily.
Dux wants to control from the top but Bandit keeps moving.
Bandit has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dux is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bandit.
Dux connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bandit some visible discomfort.
Dux scores with punches from side control.
Bandit is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bandit takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dux wants to control but Bandit is keeping him busy.
Bandit is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dux asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dux trying to control the action but Bandit is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bandit is looking for a sweep.
Dux working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dux lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bandit is trying to get back to his feet.
Bandit is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Bandit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dux cracks Bandit with a big right hand but Bandit just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dux lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux scoring with punches from side control.
Dux working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bandit is rocked!
Dux lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bandit is still in real trouble! Can Dux finish him?
Dux scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bandit is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dux can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Dux!
Frank Dux retains his bantamweight title!
Frank Dux seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Okafor (ranked 144 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Jacques Pierre (ranked 20 p4p, 263 weight class). Jacques Pierre is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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264
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Okafor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Pierre !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre dodges the punch combination from Okafor.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre .
Okafor moves into range and clinches up with Pierre .
Okafor keeps control of Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pierre blocks a body shot from Okafor.
Okafor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
It looks like Jacques Pierre has been cut.
Okafor has Pierre pressed against the ropes, preventing Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Okafor prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Okafor just leaning against Pierre , taking a breather.
Okafor can't find room to land a body shot as Pierre controls the action.
Pierre wants to break free but Okafor has control.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Okafor keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okafor staying out of range there.
We've been told by Okafor's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Okafor scores with a shot to the body.
Okafor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okafor.
Okafor slips under a jab.
Okafor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okafor.
Pierre throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Okafor - just one landing.
Okafor lands a body shot.
Okafor cracks Pierre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That has opened up Jacques Pierre 's cut even more.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pierre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jacques Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Okafor.
Okafor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierre throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor is looking to counter punch.
Okafor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The cut above Jacques Pierre 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre walks straight into a right hand from Okafor - that's dropped him! Okafor jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pierre from any more punishment! Pierre complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Moses Okafor!
Moses Okafor retains his heavyweight title!
Moses Okafor tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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