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SYN 1159 Tokugawa vs. Ryan II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 1310 p4p, 1342 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 136 p4p, 142 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28 - 20 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 4, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahomes tries to work over Mac Airt's front leg with a kick but Mac Airt checks it.
Mahomes scores with a punch to the head.
Mac Airt misses with a hook.
Mahomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahomes connects with a jab.
Mac Airt takes a jab right on the kisser.
 It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Mahomes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mac Airt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahomes walks into a stiff left hand from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt digs a good body shot into Mahomes's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahomes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Mahomes misses its intended target.
Mahomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac Airt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Mac Airt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac Airt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahomes.
Mac Airt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
A combination from Mahomes does no damage.
Mac Airt jabs at Mahomes's body.
Mahomes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahomes wants to clinch but Mac Airt slips to the side
and Mac Airt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mac Airt looks to land a left hand but Mahomes moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Mac Airt misses.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Airt misses with a double jab.
Mac Airt throws a shot to the body.
Mac Airt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mahomes's hands.
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mac Airt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mahomes.
Mahomes looks to land a body kick but Mac Airt moved away.
Mac Airt takes a swing at Mahomes's ribcage but misses.
Mac Airt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahomes misses with a body kick.
Mac Airt lands a jab to the head.
Mahomes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mac Airt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Airt throws a body shot but no joy.
Mac Airt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Mahomes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahomes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Mac Airt.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahomes misses the target.
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mac Airt misses with a hook. Mahomes ducked under it nicely.
It looks like Mac Airt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mac Airt lands an overhand right.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
Mac Airt keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahomes tries to clinch there but Mac Airt circles away.
Mahomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac Airt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mac Airt ducks right into an uppercut from Mahomes.
Mac Airt misses with an uppercut.
Mahomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahomes tries to clinch there but Mac Airt circles away.
Mac Airt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes cracks Mac Airt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mac Airt swings for the body but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mac Airt loads up on a big right hand but Mahomes slips the punch.
Mac Airt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahomes can pounce on him.
Mac Airt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Mac Airt misses.
Nice shot by Mac Airt.
Good exchange - Mac Airt coming out on top.
Mac Airt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac Airt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mahomes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mac Airts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mahomes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahomes lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Airt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mac Airt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mac Airt missing with a left hand there. Mahomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahomes unleashes a big counter combination but Mac Airt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes clinches up with Mac Airt and pushes him back against the cage.
Mac Airt tries a body shot but Mahomes blocks it.
Mac Airt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Mac Airt as the two fighters clinch.
Mahomes can't find room to land a body shot as Mac Airt controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mac Airt prevents a body shot from Mahomes.
Mac Airt tries to throw a body punch but Mahomes avoids it by throwing Mac Airt back against the cage.
Mahomes blocks an uppercut.
Mahomes lands a nice uppercut.
Mac Airt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac Airt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac Airt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mahomes jabs Mac Airt right on the nose. Mac Airt blinks but takes it well.
Mahomes throws a low kick but Mac Airt moves out of range easily.
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 Cormac Mac Airt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt'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.
Mac Airt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a lazy right hand but Mac Airt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Mac Airt.
Mahomes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Mac Airt. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Mac Airt.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Mac Airt misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahomes.
Mac Airt keeps the fight on the outside.
Mac Airt is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mac Airt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mac Airt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahomes drives through and clinches with Mac Airt against the cage.
Mac Airt lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahomes backwards.
Mac Airt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mac Airt jumps guard and drags Mahomes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahomes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahomes.
A swing and a miss from Mahomes.
Mahomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cormac Mac Airt is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahomes misses with a left hand
and Mahomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mac Airt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mac Airt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Mac Airt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Mahomes misses
and Mac Airt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mac Airt scores with a nice strike.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mac Airt throws a jab when Mahomes was well out of range.
Mac Airt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Mac Airt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahomes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Mahomes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mac Airt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahomes tries to score with a low kick but Mac Airt moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws a hook but Mahomes blocks it.
Mahomes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mac Airt is able to avoid easily.
Mac Airt takes a swing at Mahomes's ribcage but misses.
Mac Airt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mahomes circles away.
Mac Airt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Mac Airt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahomes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a series of strikes. Mahomes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mahomes swings for the body but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Mahomes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mac Airt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahomes can pounce on him.
Mac Airt misses with a wild body shot.
Mac Airt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahomes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mahomes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Airt is just out of range.
Mac Airt's corner calls for a 1-2. Mac Airt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Mac Airt coming out on top.
Mac Airt misses with a straight right.
Mahomes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Mac Airt misses.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Mahomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Mac Airt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mac Airt swings for the body but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes pushes Mac Airt up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Mac Airt to work.
Mac Airt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mac Airt effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Mac Airt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt avoiding damage as Mahomes throws knees to the body.
A short left from Mahomes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mac Airt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mac Airt's elbow.
Mahomes tries to land knees in the clinch but Mac Airt avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mac Airt.
Mahomes tries to throw a body punch but Mac Airt avoids it by throwing Mahomes back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahomes.
Mac Airt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mahomes tries to work over Mac Airt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mac Airt has a couple of punches blocked by Mahomes.
Mahomes tries a body shot but Mac Airt blocks it.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mahomes tries to work over Mac Airt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahomes lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Mac Airt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt'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!
Mac Airt throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahomes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
Mac Airt has managed to clinch.
Mahomes tries to work over Mac Airt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahomes misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Mac Airt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahomes.
Mahomes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahomes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahomes lands a nice uppercut.
Mahomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt stalling in the clinch.
Mac Airt has Mahomes pressed against the cage.
Mahomes lands with a right to the head.
Mac Airt misses with a body punch.
Mac Airt lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes is leaning against Mac Airt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mac Airt is trying to push Mahomes away but Mahomes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mac Airt wants to stall.
Mac Airt tries to stall but Mahomes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mac Airt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahomes backwards.
Mahomes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mac Airt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahomes lands with a short shot to the head.
Mahomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahomes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mac Airt gets through Mahomes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mac Airt misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes tries to throw a body punch but Mac Airt avoids it by throwing Mahomes back against the cage.
Mac Airt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahomes.
Mahomes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Mac Airt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes lands a hook that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
Mahomes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
Mac Airt takes a shot to the head.
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!
Mahomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Mac Airt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Mac Airt controls his hands.
Mac Airt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mac Airt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahomes's elbow.
Mac Airt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahomes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mac Airt throws a head punch that misses.
Mac Airt tries to work over Mahomes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mac Airt prevents a body shot from Mahomes.
Mac Airt tries a body shot but Mahomes blocks it.
Mac Airt scores with a shot to the side of Mahomes's head.
Mahomes trying to stall but Mac Airt improves his position.
A short left from Mac Airt.
Patrick Mahomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Mahomes.
Mac Airt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mac Airt misses with a body punch.
Mahomes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mac Airt blocking some punches.
Mac Airt prevents Mahomes from breaking the clinch.
Mahomes manages to break the clinch.
Mahomes misses with a hook. Mac Airt ducked under it nicely.
Mahomes slips a jab from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Mac Airt as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahomes.
Mahomes cracks Mac Airt with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a hook but Mac Airt blocks it.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Mac Airt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mahomes feints and then cracks Mac Airt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mac Airt down.
Mac Airt swings for the body but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahomes. Mac Airt does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Mac Airt misses the target.
A low kick from Mahomes is predictable there
and Mac Airt counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahomes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mac Airt has time to react.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cormac Mac Airt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good exchange - Mac Airt coming out on top.
Mahomes throws a head kick that misses
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
Mahomes wants to clinch up but Mac Airt keeps it at a distance.
Mac Airt misses with an uppercut
and Mahomes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes throws a low kick but Mac Airt moves out of range easily.
Mahomes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahomes throws a solid leg kick but Mac Airt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mahomes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mahomes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mac Airt 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Mac Airt!
During a confident post fight interview, Cormac Mac Airt 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Holy Moly (ranked 2975 p4p, 1115 weight class) and Tyres Widforss (ranked 242 p4p, 100 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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holy Moly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyres Widforss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Widforss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moly gets caught napping as Widforss dives in and scores a takedown. Moly manages to retain guard.
Widforss is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Moly is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Moly has escaped and now he's on top!
Widforss is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moly is aware though and is defending well.
Widforss is looking for a triangle here but Moly uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Widforss's face as Moly controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widforss tries to bench press Moly off him but Moly keeps the position.
Moly happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widforss tries to buck Moly off but Moly is having none of it.
Moly takes a little break here. Widforss wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Widforss tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Widforss sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Widforss actively working from the bottom here.
Widforss is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moly pulls his head out easily.
Widforss wants to control but Moly passes into side.
Moly tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Widforss is trying to get back to half guard.
Moly tries to move into full mount but can't pass Widforss's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moly remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Widforss is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moly controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Widforss wants to control but Moly postures up.
Widforss is trying to work for a sweep but Moly has mounted him!
Moly content just to control the position here.
Widforss is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moly is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Widforss has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holy Moly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for Moly.
Moly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Widforss can do to turn this around?
Widforss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moly counters by clinching up.
Moly with a knee to the head.
Moly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moly misses with an elbow strike.
Widforss tries for a takedown. No joy.
Moly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Widforss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moly landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Tyres Widforss has been cut.
Widforss has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Widforss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Widforss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holy Moly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyres Widforss.
Widforss jumps guard but Moly stands there with Widforss around his waist. Widforss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moly lands a damaging elbow.
Moly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
I was talking to Moly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Widforss is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moly lands an elbow that stopped Widforss in his tracks for a moment.
Moly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Widforss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Widforss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moly has Widforss pressed against the cage, preventing Widforss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Moly.
Widforss misses with some punches.
Moly lands a knee to the body.
Moly lands a knee to the head.
Moly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Widforss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Widforss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moly lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moly lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Moly.
Moly lands a nice elbow.
Moly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Widforss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moly lands a knee to the head.
Widforss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moly lands a good knee to the midsection. Widforss won't want to take too many of those.
Moly lands an elbow inside that Widforss shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moly lands a nice elbow.
Widforss can't find room to land a body shot as Moly controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moly obliges.
Moly scores a nice knee to the body.
Moly lands an elbow that stopped Widforss in his tracks for a moment.
Moly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Widforss's defenses.
Nice elbow from Moly.
Moly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moly obliges.
Moly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moly landing knees to the head.
Moly lands an elbow that stopped Widforss in his tracks for a moment.
Moly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Widforss's defenses.
Moly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moly.
Moly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Moly.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moly has him pressed against the cage.
Widforss tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moly smiles and moves away.
Moly connects with a solid leg kick.
Moly avoids the body shot from Widforss.
Widforss has his takedown stuffed
and Moly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Widforss's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Moly.
Widforss misses with a body shot.
Moly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Widforss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moly moves away.
Moly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moly throws a head kick that Widforss semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widforss throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Moly tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Widforss is in Moly's guard.
Moly is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Widforss rolls with it to try and escape but Moly cranks on the arm and Widforss is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Holy Moly!
Our winner, Holy Moly, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alois Vrana (ranked 1341 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Okoro Igwe (ranked 170 p4p, 155 weight class). Alois Vrana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alois Vrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Okoro Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igwe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot lands for Igwe.
Vrana connects with a nice looking jab.
Vrana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vrana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Igwe under the eye.
Igwe shoots for a double leg takedown but Vrana sprawls well. He's pushed Igwe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vrana connects with a single shot there.
Igwe misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vrana misses with a straight left.
Igwe checks a leg kick nicely.
Igwe shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been told by Vrana's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vrana scores with the left hand. Igwe knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrana looks to land a combination. Igwe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Igwe tries to clinch up but Vrana circles away and keeps his distance.
Igwe moves out of range of the body kick from Vrana.
Decent striking displayed by Vrana there.
Igwe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vrana throws out the jab.
Igwe shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Vrana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alois Vrana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Okoro Igwe.
Vrana checks a low kick from Igwe.
Vrana is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vrana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Igwe scores with a nice head shot.
Vrana tries to clinch but Igwe moves away
so Igwe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Igwe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vrana wants to stand up but Igwe is controlling him.
Igwe trying to control but Vrana is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vrana wants to stand up but Igwe is controlling him.
Igwe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vrana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vrana wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Igwe manages to pass to side control.
Igwe trying to mount his opponent but Vrana defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igwe wants to control but Vrana is keeping him busy.
Igwe wants to work for an arm triangle but Vrana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Igwe is looking to advance position but Vrana won't allow it.
Igwe is looking for a kimura here.
Igwe is working for a kimura but Vrana is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vrana makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vrana catches Igwe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Igwe blocks a jab.
Igwe loads up on a big right hand but Vrana slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Vrana tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alois Vrana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Igwe scores with a jab. Vrana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Igwe closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vrana! Igwe dives in looking to finish! Vrana is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Okoro Igwe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 966 p4p, 948 weight class) and Somporn Metharom (ranked 116 p4p, 115 weight class). Dragneel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come the Fire Dragon. Metharom has chosen Porcelain - Moby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metharom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dragneel under the eye.
We've been told by Dragneel's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Metharom checks a low kick from Dragneel.
Metharom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A good leg kick by Dragneel.
Dragneel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Metharom at a distance.
Metharom takes one to the chin there.
Dragneel lands a nice hook to Metharom's body. Metharom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Dragneel misses.
Dragneel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dragneel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragneel throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metharom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
Metharom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dragneel counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Dragneel there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Metharom throws a looping overhand right but Dragneel ducks down to avoid it.
Dragneel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dragneel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom thuds a left hand into Dragneel's body.
Metharom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dragneel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragneel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Metharom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dragneel throws a poor cross that misses
and Metharom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dragneel misses with a hook.
Metharom let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dragneel throws a right hand that misses
and Metharom counters with a leg kick.
Dragneel stuns Metharom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dragneel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Metharom 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.
Dragneel cracks Metharom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dragneel lands with a nice body kick.
Dragneel misses with a hook to the body
and Metharom counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragneel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Metharom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Metharom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragneel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Metharom.
Metharom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
Metharom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dragneel rather than just go for the knockout.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragneel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Metharom misses with an uppercut
enabling Dragneel to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Dragneel as he checks the leg kick.
Dragneel feints and then cracks Metharom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metharom down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel missing with a left hand there. Metharom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dragneel throws a head kick but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dragneel feints and then cracks Metharom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metharom down.
Some bone on bone action there as Metharom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metharom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Dragneel.
A jab from Dragneel finds it's way through Metharom's defenses.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Metharom misses.
Dragneel punishes Metharom's body with a nice straight punch.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragneel throws the left hand but Metharom avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with a right hand
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragneel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Somporn Metharom has been cut.
Dragneel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dragneel throws a lazy uppercut
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Dragneel. That snapped Metharom's head back.
Dragneel misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Metharom lands with a right hand.
Metharom misses with a low kick.
Dragneel is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragneel connects with a body shot that sends Metharom's belly button to the back.
Metharom lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragneel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Metharom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dragneel. Dragneel obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Somporn Metharom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragneel.
A leg kick checked by Dragneel.
Dragneel tries a head kick but it misses.
Metharom appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Dragneel.
Metharom feints a counter leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Metharom might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dragneel has got the better of the exchanges.
A head kick from Dragneel lands but Metharom takes it in his stride.
Good shot there by Dragneel.
Dragneel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metharom can do to turn this around?
A big left from Metharom misses.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick and Metharom moves out of range easily.
Dragneel lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dragneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
A lazy body kick from Dragneel
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
Dragneel catches Metharom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Metharom counters with a thumping low kick.
Dragneel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dragneel throws a head kick that half lands.
Metharom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Natsu Dragneel is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick and Metharom moves out of range easily.
Metharom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dragneel misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragneel misses the target.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick and Metharom moves out of range easily.
Dragneel looks to land a right hand but Metharom moved out of range.
Metharom now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Dragneel.
Dragneel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Metharom now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good leg kick by Dragneel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragneel misses with an uppercut.
Metharom lands with a shot to the body.
Dragneel throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metharom cracks Dragneel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dragneel throws a right hand that misses
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Metharom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragneel looks to land a body kick but Metharom moved away.
Metharom connects with the punch.
Dragneel misses with a wild body shot.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Metharom.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragneel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
Metharom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Metharom only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dragneel misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Metharom.
Dragneel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
A low kick lands for Metharom.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Metharom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dragneel - the referee stops the clock and Metharom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dragneel. Metharom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Metharom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dragneel misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Dragneel.
Dragneel throws an off balance right hand
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragneel lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Metharom misses its intended target.
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!
Dragneel digs a good hook to Metharom's body.
A shot to the body from Dragneel misses
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragneel throws a lazy right hand but Metharom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Metharom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crunch! Dragneel slams his shin into Metharom's torso.
Metharom thumps Dragneel with a low kick.
Dragneel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragneel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metharom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses.
Metharom misses with a wild body shot.
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 Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Somporn Metharom's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Donk. Dragneel catches Metharom right on the button with a cross.
Dragneel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dragneel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Metharom throws out a counter right but Dragneel avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Metharom tries a quick counter leg kick but Dragneel is wise to it.
Dragneel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dragneel digs a good body shot into Metharom's ribs.
Dragneel misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Metharom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metharom moves out of range of the body kick from Dragneel.
Dragneel misses with a leg kick
and Metharom counters with a low kick, right behind Dragneel 's knee.
Metharom feints and then cracks Dragneel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragneel down.
Dragneel misses with a hook
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Dragneel is looking to counter punch.
Dragneel looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
Dragneel misses with a low kick as Metharom jumps back.
Metharom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dragneel takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dragneel.
Dragneel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metharom.
Dragneel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Metharom misses with a body shot.
Metharom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Metharom lands a jab to Dragneel's midsection.
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Metharom throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragneel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dragneel throws an off balance right hand
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragneel throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Dragneel.
Metharom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dragneel doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragneel lands with a straight right. Metharom didn't see that one coming.
Metharom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dragneel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dragneel throws a body kick that misses
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragneel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Metharom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dragneel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Metharom is looking to slow Dragneel down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dragneel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dragneel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dragneel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Metharom.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
Dragneel throws a sloppy body shot
and Metharom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Natsu Dragneel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragneel wants to slow Metharom down by chopping away at his legs.
Metharom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Metharom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragneel.
Nice cross by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a lazy right hand but Metharom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dragneel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Dragneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Metharom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Metharom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragneel throws out the jab.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick and Metharom moves out of range easily.
Metharom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dragneel.
Metharom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick and Metharom moves out of range easily.
Metharom misses with a body shot.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metharom throws a big counter head kick but Dragneel avoids it with no problem.
Dragneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Somporn Metharom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragneel cracks Metharom with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Somporn Metharom.
Well Dragneel 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natsu Dragneel!
In his post fight interview, Natsu Dragneel 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hobo Garrincha (ranked 474 p4p, 747 weight class) and Stevie Hanselman (ranked 35 p4p, 65 weight class). Garrincha comes to the cage accompanied by Молодые ветра. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevie Hanselman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanselman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrincha was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanselman.
Hanselman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanselman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Garrincha.
Garrincha misses with an uppercut.
Hanselman misses with a body shot.
Garrincha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanselman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hanselman throws an elbow but Garrincha slips to the side and avoids it well.
Garrincha is looking for a sweep.
Hanselman works to advance to full mount. Garrincha defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Garrincha wants to control but Hanselman is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hanselman working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Garrincha is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hanselman.
Hanselman lands a big elbow.
Hanselman lands a big elbow.
Garrincha is looking to get to half guard.
Hanselman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hanselman controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hanselman with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrincha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garrincha regains half guard.
Hanselman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanselman stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hanselman lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha is trying to maintain the position but Hanselman is very close to passing his half guard.
Hanselman trying to control from half guard but Garrincha is working away.
Hanselman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanselman is thwarting Garrincha's attempts to control the position.
Garrincha is looking for a sweep. Hanselman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garrincha is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garrincha has hold of Hanselman's hands but Hanselman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garrincha has his hands clasped together around Hanselman's back. He's all about the action.
Garrincha is pressing down on Hanselman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garrincha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanselman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garrincha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garrincha seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Garrincha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Garrincha preventing the sweep.
Garrincha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hanselman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garrincha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanselman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanselman connects with a body shot.
Hanselman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrincha.
Garrincha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanselman moves away.
Hanselman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Garrincha!
Garrincha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Garrincha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hanselman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hanselman's back!
Hanselman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrincha controls the action.
Garrincha is looking for the choke from the back position but Hanselman is controlling his hands well.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Garrincha controlling the positon.
Garrincha tries to get the hooks in deep but Hanselman pushed the leg off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hanselman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garrincha looking to control but Hanselman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hanselman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hanselman gets back to full guard.
Hanselman controls Garrincha momentarily but Garrincha frees himself.
Garrincha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hanselman controlling the action here.
Garrincha wants to improve his position but Hanselman is controlling well.
Hanselman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garrincha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha keeping hold of Hanselman's head, controlling as best he can.
Hanselman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garrincha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hanselman works his way into side control.
Hanselman working the ground and pound from side control.
Garrincha tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanselman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stevie Hanselman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrincha can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanselman wants to control but Garrincha is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Garrincha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garrincha tries to bench press Hanselman off him but Hanselman keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanselman working the ground and pound but Garrincha is defending the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hanselman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanselman slips under a jab from Garrincha.
Hobo Garrincha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanselman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garrincha momentarily.
Hanselman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrincha was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanselman.
The fighters circling - Garrincha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanselman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Garrincha did well to prevent Hanselman getting side control.
Garrincha is looking for a sweep. Hanselman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garrincha has hold of Hanselman's hands but Hanselman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hanselman working over Garrincha with some ground and pound. Garrincha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hanselman is thwarting Garrincha's attempts to control the position.
Garrincha tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hanselman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hanselman raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman lands a couple of good shots and Garrincha has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The referee is taking a good look at Garrincha as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hanselman!
I really don't envy Garrincha right now.
Hanselman is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Garrincha can't escape the position.
Garrincha is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Garrincha tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman tightening his grip on Garrincha, looking for the choke.
Will Hanselman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Even with his hooks in, Hanselman manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha is keeping busy.
Garrincha is covering up but some of the strikes from Hanselman are getting through and doing damage.
Hanselman trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hanselman is working the ground and pound. Can Garrincha escape?
Hanselman is hanging on to Garrincha's back as he tries to escape.
Garrincha trying to control the hands but Hanselman breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Garrincha's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Hanselman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Garrincha tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hanselman controlling the positon.
Hanselman punishes Garrincha with strikes from the back mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrincha tries to roll but Hanselman sticks to his back.
Stevie Hanselman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garrincha is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Hanselman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanselman 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Hanselman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 217 p4p, 169 weight class) and Keywon Reeves (ranked 30 p4p, 23 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oliva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Reeves is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ace Hood - We Ball. Keywon Reeves has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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250
19 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keywon Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva just misses with a punch to the body.
Reeves feints a counter leg kick.
Oliva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Reeves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Oliva misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Reeves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oliva swings for the body but Reeves moves out of range.
Reeves staying out of range there.
Oliva lands a nice looking body shot.
Oliva takes a swing at Reeves's ribcage but misses.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Reeves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliva misses with a jab to the body
and Reeves counters with a head kick. That will keep Oliva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reeves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva moves out of range of the body kick.
Oliva throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oliva misses with a body kick.
Oliva blocks a head kick by Reeves.
Reeves has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reeves.
Reeves is looking to clinch.
Oliva swats away the attempt to clinch by Reeves.
Reeves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva lands with a shot to the body.
Reeves pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oliva back to the cage. Reeves follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fighters circling - Oliva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reeves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oliva throws a jab when Reeves was well out of range.
Reeves closes the distance and pushes Oliva back into the cage.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliva misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliva scores with a shoulder strike.
Reeves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva tries to work over Reeves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliva takes a shot to the head.
Oliva misses with a punch to the body.
Reeves takes a shot to the head.
Reeves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliva lands a hook that snaps the head of Reeves backwards.
Oliva blocks an uppercut.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliva controls his hands.
Oliva blocks a body shot from Reeves.
Reeves prevents a body shot from Oliva.
Reeves misses with an elbow over the top.
Reeves digs a right hand underneath Oliva's ribcage. Oliva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Oliva fails to land.
Oliva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reeves misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reeves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliva misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves misses with the head strike.
Reeves misses with a body punch.
Oliva avoids a wild elbow strike from Reeves.
Reeves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliva blocks the elbow strike.
Oliva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliva has hold of one of Reeves's legs. Reeves is fighting the takedown attempt but Oliva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Oliva postures up in Reeves's guard and throws a big left but Reeves blocks it.
Oliva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliva postures up in Reeves's guard and throws a big left but Reeves blocks it.
Oliva looking to pass the guard.
Reeves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reeves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reeves keeping moving, preventing Oliva from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oliva lands a leg kick that knocks Reeves off balance momentarily.
Reeves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reeves.
As Oliva backs off Reeves throws a huge counter combo but Oliva manages to avoid it all.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Reeves replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Oliva blocks it well.
Good work by Reeves as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Reeves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reeves moves out of range as Oliva strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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 Biscuit Oliva will probably get the nod.
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.
Oliva throws a wild body kick that Reeves sees coming a mile off.
Biscuit Oliva is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reeves was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliva.
Reeves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oliva connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliva moves out of range of the body kick from Reeves.
Oliva throws a solid leg kick but Reeves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oliva.
Reeves thinks about the counter body kick.
Oliva gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reeves is not content to let Oliva control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reeves is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva landing strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reeves can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reeves struggling a bit here.
Oliva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reeves keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Reeves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Oliva crashes against the mat.
Oliva scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Oliva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Reeves stops Oliva from passing to mount.
Reeves on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva working the ground and pound but Reeves is defending the strikes.
The crowd goes nuts as Oliva knocks Reeves out cold with a massive hammerfist! Oliva Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Biscuit Oliva!
Biscuit Oliva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zark Muckerberg (ranked 121 p4p, 779 weight class) and Essien Ekuoba (ranked 2 p4p, 39 weight class). Ekuoba has chosen Pure Water as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zark Muckerberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Essien Ekuoba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekuoba throws an off balance right hand
and Muckerberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Muckerberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Ekuoba sprawls well. He's pushed Muckerberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ekuoba misses with a right hand
and Muckerberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ekuoba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muckerberg breaks the clinch.
Muckerberg rushes Ekuoba and presses him up against the cage.
Ekuoba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muckerberg is trying to pull guard but Ekuoba has him pressed against the cage.
Ekuoba throws an elbow but it misses.
Muckerberg stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekuoba scores with a shot to the side of Muckerberg's head.
It looks like Zark Muckerberg has been cut.
Ekuoba trying to land knees to the body.
Muckerberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Muckerberg jumps guard but Ekuoba stands there with Muckerberg around his waist. Muckerberg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zark Muckerberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ekuoba has Muckerberg pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekuoba misses with an elbow over the top.
Ekuoba has Muckerberg pushed against the cage.
Muckerberg stalling.
Ekuoba stops a takedown attempt from Muckerberg.
Muckerberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muckerberg jumps into guard, dragging Ekuoba to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekuoba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muckerberg is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Muckerberg is on top in guard.
Muckerberg won't allow Ekuoba to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekuoba pushes Muckerberg off and gets back to his feet.
Muckerberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ekuoba tries to clinch but Muckerberg is having none of it.
Muckerberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ekuoba pinned against the cage. Ekuoba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Muckerberg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekuoba is trying to stand up here but Muckerberg is controlling him well.
Muckerberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ekuoba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ekuoba is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Muckerberg stops Ekuoba from getting back to his feet.
Muckerberg is working for a kimura but Ekuoba is defending it quite comfortably.
Ekuoba tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Muckerberg manages to move to mount!
Ekuoba is squirming around, avoiding Muckerberg's attempts to control the action.
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.
Muckerberg won't let Ekuoba get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Muckerberg looking to control but Ekuoba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekuoba wants to get back to his feet.
Muckerberg throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ekuoba because Muckerberg loaded up on that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zark Muckerberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zark Muckerberg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ekuoba swings widly with a right hand
letting Muckerberg counter with a right hand.
It looks like Essien Ekuoba has been cut.
Ekuoba throws a shot from downtown. Muckerberg moves away and avoids it.
Muckerberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ekuoba's head backwards.
Ekuoba looks to land a right hand but Muckerberg moved out of range.
Ekuoba stuffs the takedown attempt from Muckerberg. Muckerberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Muckerberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ekuoba can do to turn this around?
Ekuoba stuffs the takedown.
Ekuoba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ekuoba swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muckerberg looks for a takedown but Ekuoba sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zark Muckerberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ekuoba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Muckerberg is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muckerberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ekuoba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ekuoba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muckerberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ekuoba smiles and moves away.
Essien Ekuoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekuoba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekuoba slips under a jab.
Muckerberg throws a leg kick that misses.
Ekuoba sends Muckerberg crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ekuoba is motioning to the referee to let Muckerberg up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Muckerberg is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muckerberg leaves his chin hanging out and Ekuoba seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Muckerberg crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Essien Ekuoba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azad Bekzod (ranked 173 p4p, 269 weight class) and Mark Rapheal (ranked 27 p4p, 40 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bekzod might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapheal staying out of range there.
We've been told by Bekzod's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bekzod throws an off balance right hand
and Rapheal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bekzod misses with an uppercut
and Rapheal counters with a straight right hand.
Bekzod connects with a crisp jab.
Rapheal misses with a shot to the body
and Bekzod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bekzod sizes up Rapheal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Bekzod. Beautiful body shot.
Rapheal slips under a jab from Bekzod.
Bekzod throws an overhand right that lands on Rapheal's shoulder, as Rapheal tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rapheal! But no joy.
Bekzod fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rapheal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rapheal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Rapheal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rapheal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bekzod. Bekzod obviously looking to wear him down.
Rapheal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bekzod.
Bekzod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rapheal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rapheal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rapheal ducks right into an uppercut from Bekzod.
Rapheal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bekzod throws out the jab.
Bekzod bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rapheal's head.
Bekzod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bekzod scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bekzod tries to clinch up
enabling Rapheal to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rapheal counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rapheal misses with an uppercut. Bekzod saw that one coming.
Bekzod tries to clinch up but Rapheal circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Rapheal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bekzod looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapheal is just out of range.
Rapheal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bekzod. Bekzod obviously looking to wear him down.
Rapheal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rapheal takes one to the side of the head.
Bekzod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bekzod connects with the punch.
Bekzod tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal is looking to land body kicks.
Bekzod fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bekzod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapheal.
Rapheal tries a quick counter leg kick but Bekzod is wise to it.
Bekzod tests Rapheal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bekzod throws out a loose jab but Rapheal uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Rapheal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rapheal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rapheal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Bekzod there.
Bekzod moves to clinch but Rapheal breaks away
and Rapheal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bekzod misses with a body shot.
Rapheal looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Bekzod misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod sizes up Rapheal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bekzod lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bekzod works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bekzod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rapheal.
A little jabbing left from Rapheal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Bekzod. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bekzod on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rapheal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bekzod.
Rapheal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Bekzod misses.
Rapheal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bekzod stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bekzod lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bekzod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bekzod misses with a left hand
and Rapheal counters with a left to the body.
Bekzod wants to clinch up but Rapheal keeps it at a distance.
Bekzod tries to clinch there but Rapheal circles away.
Rapheal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rapheal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bekzod lands a really nice looking cross but Rapheal seems unphased.
Bekzod throws a hook but Rapheal blocks it.
Bekzod lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapheal is just out of range.
Rapheal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bekzod throws out a powerful jab.
Rapheal throws a right hand that misses
and Bekzod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Bekzod misses its intended target.
Rapheal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bekzod with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod keeps Rapheal at a distance using the push kick.
Rapheal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bekzod tries to clinch up but Rapheal circles away and keeps his distance.
Bekzod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rapheal can do to turn this around?
Bekzod tries to clinch but Rapheal is having none of it.
Rapheal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bekzod throws a lazy right hand but Rapheal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rapheal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A shot to the body from Rapheal misses
and Bekzod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bekzod scores with a decent looking hook.
Rapheal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bekzod.
Rapheal looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bekzod lands with a cross.
Bekzod closes the distance but Rapheal moves to the side
and Rapheal counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod throws a lazy right hand but Rapheal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rapheal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Rapheal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bekzod.
Bekzod gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bekzod tries to work over Rapheal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod lands a hook that snaps the head of Rapheal backwards.
Rapheal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bekzod lands with an overhand left.
Bekzod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rapheal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rapheal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bekzod just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod lands a nice shot to the body.
Rapheal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rapheal moves away from the strike by Bekzod.
Rapheal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bekzod has a couple of punches blocked by Rapheal.
Rapheal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rapheal manages to break the clinch.
Bekzod throws a looping overhand right but Rapheal ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Bekzod.
Bekzod cracks Rapheal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rapheal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bekzod.
Bekzod bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bekzod scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bekzod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Bekzod swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rapheal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Bekzod lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rapheal doesn't seem phased though.
Bekzod looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rapheal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rapheal has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bekzod throws a body shot but no joy.
Bekzod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bekzod fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Rapheal.
Rapheal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bekzod bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rapheal's head backwards.
Bekzod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bekzod looks to throw the jab but Rapheal is out of range.
Rapheal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rapheal! But no joy.
Rapheal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bekzod.
Rapheal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bekzod looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapheal is just out of range.
A nice side step and Rapheal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rapheal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rapheal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod connects with a looping right hand.
Rapheal throws a hook but Bekzod blocks it.
Bekzod moves to clinch but Rapheal breaks away
and Rapheal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bekzod. Rapheal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rapheal needs to keep his hands up - Bekzod had a free shot at his head there.
Bekzod misses the shot to the body.
Rapheal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bekzod scores with a shot to the body.
Rapheal tries to move into range but Bekzod moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bekzod looks to land a combination but Rapheal avoids it well.
Bekzod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Rapheal misses.
Rapheal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bekzod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rapheal manages to avoid it.
Rapheal is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bekzod stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rapheal.
Rapheal slips under a jab from Bekzod.
It seemed like Rapheal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bekzod tries to land a leg kick but Rapheal saw it coming and moves away.
Bekzod misses with a kick to the body.
Rapheal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A cross from Bekzod lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rapheal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rapheal throws a looping overhand right but Bekzod ducks down to avoid it.
Bekzod lands with an uppercut that bounces Rapheal off the cage and back into range.
Bekzod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rapheal! But no joy.
Rapheal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bekzod.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Rapheal blocks the low kick.
Bekzod has closed the distance and engaged Rapheal in a clinch.
Rapheal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rapheal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rapheal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bekzod digs a good body shot into Rapheal's ribs.
Bekzod dips to his left and cracks Rapheal with an uppercut!
Bekzod scores with a jab to the head.
Bekzod checks a leg kick.
Bekzod misses with a body shot
and Rapheal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rapheal takes a step back to recover.
Rapheal takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod moves away from the strike by Rapheal.
It looked like Bekzod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bekzod is looking to clinch.
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!
Rapheal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bekzod throws an off balance right hand
and Rapheal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rapheal throws a leg kick
and Bekzod counters with a nice uppercut.
Rapheal throws a lazy right hand but Bekzod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bekzod was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rapheal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rapheal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bekzod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rapheal checks a leg kick.
Rapheal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bekzod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bekzod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rapheal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azad Bekzod is winning the standup battle so far.
Bekzod lands a lovely overhand right.
Rapheal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bekzod tries to clinch but Rapheal is having none of it.
Rapheal throws out a counter right but Bekzod avoids it with no problem.
Rapheal ducks under a wild hook from Bekzod.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rapheal! But no joy.
Bekzod throws out a loose jab but Rapheal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rapheal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Rapheal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rapheal checks a leg kick.
Rapheal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice cross by Rapheal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod cracks Rapheal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Bekzod as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Bekzod coming out on top.
Rapheal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bekzod throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rapheal! But no joy.
Bekzod misses the body punch
and Rapheal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bekzod really felt that one!
Bekzod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rapheal, pushing him back against the cage.
Rapheal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rapheal misses with a body punch.
Bekzod scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bekzod misses with a punch on the inside.
Rapheal scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rapheal.
Bekzod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rapheal backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Bekzod.
Rapheal breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal looks to score with a jab to the body but Bekzod is just out of range.
Bekzod closes the distance and pushes Rapheal back into the cage.
Bekzod lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bekzod keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rapheal's efforts to push away.
Bekzod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rapheal fails to land.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Rapheal avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Rapheal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
Rapheal lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rapheal.
Rapheal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Rapheal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rapheal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bekzod misses with a body shot.
Rapheal thinks about the counter body kick.
Bekzod moves to clinch but Rapheal breaks away
and Rapheal counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod doesn't manage to clinch there - Rapheal circles away.
Bekzod misses with a left hand
and Rapheal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rapheal slips a straight right by Bekzod.
Rapheal is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bekzod throws a hook but Rapheal blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Bekzod lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rapheal doesn't seem phased though.
Bekzod clinches.
Rapheal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
Bekzod cracks Rapheal with a nice body shot.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Rapheal controls his hands.
Rapheal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bekzod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rapheal flicks out a counter leg kick but Bekzod steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bekzod. Rapheal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rapheal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rapheal ducks under a wild hook from Bekzod.
Bekzod throws a low kick, looking for Rapheal's leg but Rapheal calmly moves out of range.
Rapheal counters with a body kick.
Nice cross by Bekzod.
Rapheal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy body kick from Bekzod
and Rapheal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bekzod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bekzod swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rapheal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bekzod thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Azad Bekzod will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rapheal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mark Rapheal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bekzod scores with a punch to the head.
Rapheal misses with a body shot.
Bekzod lands a lovely overhand right.
Bekzod throws a body shot but no joy.
Rapheal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bekzod throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rapheal to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bekzod.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapheal throws an off balance right hand
and Bekzod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bekzod throws a body shot but no joy.
Bekzod lands a body shot.
Azad Bekzod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bekzod avoids the body shot from Rapheal.
Bekzod uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rapheal has time to react.
Bekzod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rapheal swats away the attempt to clinch by Bekzod.
Rapheal throws out a counter right but Bekzod avoids it with no problem.
Bekzod jabs at Rapheal's body.
Bekzod scores with a decent looking hook.
Bekzod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rapheal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rapheal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod throws a lazy uppercut
and Rapheal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bekzod misses with a looping right.
Rapheal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bekzod fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rapheal checks it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Rapheal misses.
Bekzod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rapheal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bekzod lands with a nice body punch.
Bekzod scores with a punch to the head.
Bekzod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bekzod connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rapheal momentarily.
Rapheal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bekzod rushes Rapheal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rapheal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rapheal misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Rapheal.
Rapheal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rapheal defending well as Bekzod loads up on a big left hand.
Rapheal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bekzod connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rapheal's hands.
Bekzod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapheal.
Rapheal flicks out a counter leg kick but Bekzod steps away.
The crowd cheers as Bekzod lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rapheal doesn't seem phased though.
Bekzod moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bekzod with a jab.
Rapheal digs a good body shot into Bekzod's ribs.
Bekzod misses with a left hand
and Rapheal counters with a stiff right hand.
Rapheal moves away from the strike by Bekzod.
Azad Bekzod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rapheal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bekzod fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bekzod just misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod lands a jab to Rapheal's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bekzod darts in trying to clinch
and Rapheal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bekzod catches Rapheal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bekzod tries to clinch there but Rapheal circles away.
A nice leg kick from Rapheal, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azad Bekzod showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bekzod 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azad Bekzod!
A very excited looking Azad Bekzod made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Danger (ranked 45 p4p, 200 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 5 p4p, 29 weight class). Danger comes to the cage accompanied by Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Susi.
Danger throws a big shot that misses.
Danger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Susi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Susi tries to clinch up.
Susi misses the body punch
and Danger counters with a nice uppercut.
Susi with a hook.
Susi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Danger misses the shot to the body.
Danger misses with a looping left.
Susi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Danger counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi closes the distance but Danger moves to the side
and Danger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Danger counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Susi.
Susi with the inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Susi - that will leave a mark!
Susi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Susi lands.
Susi works Danger's body with a nice hook.
Susi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danger lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Susi.
Danger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Susi misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Susi.
A slow jab from Susi misses its intended target.
Susi forces Danger back against the cage and clinches.
Susi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Susi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Susi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Danger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by Danger.
Danger tries to work over Susi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Danger tries to throw a body punch but Susi avoids it by throwing Danger back against the cage.
Danger misses with a body punch.
Danger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Susi lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danger.
Susi is pushing Danger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Danger tries to break the clinch but Susi is controlling the position.
Susi keeps control of Danger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Susi.
Susi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Susi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Susi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Susi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Danger seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Susi can turn it around.
Danger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Danger working hard to break the clinch.
Susi misses with a body punch.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as Danger controls the action.
Danger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Susi lands with a nice body kick.
Susi misses with a body kick.
Susi walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Danger is able to avoid easily.
Susi tests Danger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Susi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Susi responds with a good body kick, but Danger manages to step out the way in time.
Susi misses with a hook to the body
and Danger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Susi 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.
Susi fakes the leg kick and cracks Danger in the body.
Susi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Susi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Susi tries to clinch up.
Susi lands with an overhand left.
Danger swats away the attempt to clinch by Susi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Danger counter with a right hand.
Susi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Susi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Susi thumps Danger with a low kick.
Susi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Danger counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Susi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Susi misses with a lunging right hand
and Danger counters with a straight right hand.
Susi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Danger checks a leg kick.
Kaarlo Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danger throws a sloppy body shot
and Susi counters with a right hand to the body.
Susi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Danger doesn't seem bothered though.
Danger throws a jab when Susi was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Danger counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Danger blocks the low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Susi.
Danger ducks right into an uppercut from Susi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danger moves out of range of the leg kick from Susi.
Susi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Susi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi scores with a jab to the head.
Danger is looking to land body kicks.
Susi moves into range and clinches up with Danger.
Susi lands with a left to the head.
Susi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Susi gets through Danger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Susi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Susi gets through Danger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Susi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Susi takes a shot to the head.
Susi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Susi.
Danger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Susi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Susi.
Susi lands a shoulder strike.
Susi scores with a shoulder strike.
Danger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Susi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Susi misses the body punch
and Danger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Susi lands a body shot.
Susi tries to clinch
and Danger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Susi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Susi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danger misses with a head kick.
Susi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Susi gets a clinch.
Danger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Susi.
Danger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Susi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Susi lands a left hand.
Susi pushes Danger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Danger tries to work over Susi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Susi keeps control of Danger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Susi lands a hook that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susi.
Susi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Susi blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Susi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
A right hand to the body from Danger.
Danger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Susi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Susi drops his hands momentarily and Danger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Danger tries to keep at a distance but Susi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Susi lands a left hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Susi 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.
Danger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi scores with a shoulder strike.
Susi blocking some punches.
Danger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Susi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Susi lands a shot to the body.
Susi works on Danger's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danger lands a nice uppercut.
Susi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Susi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Danger.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Susi.
Nice body punch from Susi.
Susi scores with a hook to the body.
Susi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danger's elbow.
Susi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Danger struggles to land a body shot inside as Susi controls his hands.
Danger throws a head punch that misses.
Susi has Danger pressed against the cage, preventing Danger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Susi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dangers head.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as Danger controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
A short body shot lands from Susi as the two fighters clinch.
Susi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danger's elbow.
Nice body punch from Susi - that landed with a thud.
Susi lands a body shot.
Susi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Susi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Danger up against the cage.
Susi tries to throw a body punch but Danger avoids it by throwing Susi back against the cage.
Susi lands an uppercut.
Susi tries to work over Danger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Susi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Susi.
Danger tries to break free but Susi pushes him back against the cage.
Susi gets through Danger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Susi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susi lands a nice shot to the body.
Danger blocks a body shot from Susi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi gets through Danger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi is stalling here.
Susi tries a body shot but Danger blocks it.
Susi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dangers head.
Susi gets through Danger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Susi has a couple of punches blocked by Danger.
Susi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Susi scores with a hook to the body.
Danger blocks a body shot from Susi.
Susi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Susi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Danger.
Susi is leaning against Danger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Susi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Susi lands with a left to the head.
Susi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Susi.
Susi lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dangers head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Susi really dominated that round.
That's time! Danger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Susi lands a nice looking body kick.
Danger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Danger throws out a loose jab but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaarlo Susi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Susi lands a slapping body shot.
Susi moves into the clinch.
Kaarlo Susi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Danger misses with some punches.
Danger is looking to break free of the clinch but Susi has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger wants to break free but Susi has control.
Susi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Susi lands an uppercut.
Susi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Good body shot from Susi.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A right hook to the body lands for Susi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi lands a right hand.
Susi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Susi has Danger pressed against the cage, preventing Danger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danger swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susi scores with a shoulder strike.
Danger is rocked!
Susi is working Danger over against the cage.
Susi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Susi lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Danger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Susi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Danger.
Danger seems to have got his legs back now.
Susi blocking some punches.
Susi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Susi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Danger up against the cage.
Danger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Danger is trying to force a seperation but Susi has the dominant position.
Susi lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Susi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi lands a body shot.
A short right from Susi.
A shot in the inside from Susi.
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!
Susi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susi.
Susi misses with a body punch.
Susi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Susi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Susi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dangers head.
Susi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Susi.
Danger prevents a body shot from Susi.
Susi pushes Danger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Susi scores with a hook to the body.
Susi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Susi lands an uppercut.
Susi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Susi tries to throw a body punch but Danger avoids it by throwing Susi back against the cage.
Susi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Danger's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Danger drops to his knees and Susi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Susi!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaarlo Susi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Minato Tokugawa (ranked 4 p4p, 28 weight class) and Gord Ryan (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ryan's choice of entrance music: Rusty Cage. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Minato Tokugawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa lands a head shot.
It looks like Gord Ryan has been cut.
Tokugawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan thinks about the counter body kick.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tokugawa throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Tokugawa swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokugawa.
Ryan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tokugawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan needs to keep his hands up - Tokugawa had a free shot at his head there.
Ryan slips under a jab from Tokugawa.
A countering left hand to the body from Ryan misses.
Tokugawa swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tokugawa moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Ryan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tokugawa lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Ryan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tokugawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tokugawa is breathing heavily.
Tokugawa swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tokugawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ryan counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gord Ryan!
Gord Ryan is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gord Ryan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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