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Blitz 161: Shadow Rising PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsufubu Rofuru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastman comes to the cage accompanied by Van Halen - Poundcake. Rofuru has chosen Tetsuya Komuro - Speed 2 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyrone Eastman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Eastman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matsufubu Rofuru!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rofuru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rofuru loads up on a big right hand but Eastman slips the punch.
A punch combination from Eastman misses.
Eastman avoids the body shot from Rofuru.
Rofuru changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eastman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eastman can't do much from the bottom here.
Eastman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rofuru.
Rofuru misses with the ground and pound.
Eastman tries to improve position but can't.
Rofuru gets to mount! Eastman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Eastman can't escape the position.
Rofuru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rofuru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rofuru cracks Eastman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rofuru lands with some strikes.
Eastman wants to hold on but Rofuru pushes him away.
Eastman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Eastman wants to control but Rofuru is having none of it.
Rofuru trying to control but Eastman is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eastman tries to hold on but Rofuru pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Eastman actively working from the bottom here.
Rofuru controlling the action here.
Eastman tries to roll over but Rofuru keeps him under control.
Rofuru moves into full mount! Eastman won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eastman is looking to improve his position but Rofuru isn't that keen on the idea.
Rofuru scoring with strikes but Eastman is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman is looking to improve his position but Rofuru isn't that keen on the idea.
Rofuru avoids the attempt from Eastman to control.
Rofuru is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Eastman tries to reverse the position but Rofuru maintains control.
Rofuru landing shots from mount.
Eastman is in a horrible position here. Rofuru smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rofuru landing strikes from the mount and Eastman is in trouble!
Rofuru landing shots from mount.
Eastman is trying desperately to improve position.
Rofuru content just to control the position here.
Rofuru tries to control but Eastman wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eastman is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsufubu Rofuru dominated that round.
That's time! Eastman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eastman walks into a jab.
Rofuru thuds a left hand into Eastman's body.
Eastman misses with a takedown attempt
and Rofuru counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rofuru sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rofuru is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eastman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rofuru.
Rofuru is looking to take a break and control but Eastman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rofuru is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, if Rofuru is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rofuru thows a huge punch but Eastman dodges it nicely.
Rofuru wants to take a breather but Eastman is having none of it.
Rofuru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eastman controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Eastman wants to control but Rofuru is keeping busy.
Rofuru lands with a punch from half guard.
Eastman wants to improve his position but Rofuru is controlling well.
Rofuru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eastman is looking for a sweep. Rofuru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matsufubu Rofuru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rofuru is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eastman is trying to maintain the position but Rofuru is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman manages to get to full guard.
Eastman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rofuru wants to control from the top but Eastman keeps moving.
Rofuru sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eastman looking to control.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Eastman. That snapped Rofuru's head back.
Rofuru misses with a body kick.
Rofuru shoots in and bounces Eastman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Eastman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rofuru seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Eastman wants to sweep here but Rofuru controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsufubu Rofuru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eastman misses with a series of wild punches.
Rofuru misses with a hook. Eastman ducked under it nicely.
Eastman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eastman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rofuru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eastman counters with a nice body shot.
Rofuru feints a jab promting Eastman to slip. Rofuru then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eastman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rofuru looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rofuru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eastman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyrone Eastman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matsufubu Rofuru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rofuru.
Rofuru with a poor takedown
and Eastman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Eastman trying to control but Rofuru is working from the bottom.
Rofuru has Eastman pulled in close to control his posture.
Eastman throws and elbow that misses. Rofuru uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eastman's guard. Nice move by Rofuru!
Rofuru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rofuru postures up.
Eastman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eastman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Eastman working Rofuru over with strikes here.
Eastman thowing shots but they're missing.
Rofuru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyrone Eastman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eastman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman wants to control but instead Rofuru manages to regain half guard.
Rofuru is not content to let Eastman control the position.
Rofuru has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eastman is working away from the top position though.
Eastman wants to advance to full mount but Rofuru doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Eastman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rofuru swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eastman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eastmanis looking to pass into half guard but Rofuru pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rofuru is in guard.
Eastman being controlled here, momentarily.
Eastman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rofuru is working Eastman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eastman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rofuru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eastman pulls Rofuru in close to prevent any damage.
Rofuru advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Eastman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rofuru has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matsufubu Rofuru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes comes to the cage accompanied by Winter Warz. McGee has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bang McGee!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhymes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from McGee misses.
Rhymes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGee throws a hook to the side of Rhymes's head but Rhymes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Rhymes.
Nice body punch from Rhymes.
Rhymes throws a front kick that sends McGee stumbling back into the cage.
Rhymes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGee.
Rhymes misses with a low kick.
A jab from McGee misses.
Rhymes lands with a shot to the body.
McGee throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhymes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes throws a poor cross that misses
and McGee counters with a nice uppercut.
Rhymes misses the body punch
enabling McGee to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhymes connects with a single shot there.
Rhymes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhymes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.
Rhymes digs a good hook to McGee's body.
McGee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rhymes momentarily.
Rhymes lands a head kick!
Rhymes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhymes digs a good hook to McGee's body.
Rhymes dips to his left and cracks McGee with an uppercut!
Busta Rhymes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhymes. Rhymes obviously looking to wear him down.
McGee throws the left hand but Rhymes avoids the punch easily.
Rhymes throws a body kick the misses
and McGee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhymes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGee.
McGee throws a body punch but Rhymes moves out of range.
McGee throws a hook but Rhymes blocks it.
McGee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A low kick from Rhymes is predictable there
and McGee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhymes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
Rhymes cracks the inside of McGee's front leg.
Rhymes misses with a low kick.
Bang McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Rhymes.
McGee misses with a hook
and Rhymes counters with a good low kick that McGee was not able to check.
Rhymes throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rhymes.
McGee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rhymes misses with a combination
and McGee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGee blocks a leg kick.
Rhymes throws a lazy uppercut
and McGee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhymes was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
McGee checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rhymes.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhymes.
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhymes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McGee's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rhymes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rhymes distracts McGee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rhymes trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhymes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Busta Rhymes dominated that round.
That's time! Rhymes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rhymes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rhymes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGee swings for the body but Rhymes moves out of range.
McGee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhymes counters with a solid body kick.
Busta Rhymes is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhymes defending well as McGee loads up on a big left hand.
McGee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rhymes can pounce on him.
McGee misses with a right hand
and Rhymes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McGee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rhymes takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
A big right from McGee misses.
Rhymes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee blocks a low kick nicely.
Rhymes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGee counters with a one-two to the body.
McGee throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhymes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhymes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rhymes avoids the body shot from McGee.
McGee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhymes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McGee's guard now.
Rhymes landing with the ground and pound.
Rhymes throws a strike but McGee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rhymes managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes wants to sweep but no luck.
Rhymes has McGee pulled in close to control his posture.
McGee wants to control from the top but Rhymes keeps moving.
Rhymes wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Busta Rhymes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Rhymes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhymes counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGee's knee momentarily.
McGee walks into a straight right hand from Rhymes.
Rhymes throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
Rhymes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McGee did well to prevent Rhymes getting side control.
Rhymes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rhymes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rhymes.
Rhymes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing McGee to regain full guard.
Rhymes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rhymes.
Rhymes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhymes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rhymes stopping the sweep attempt from McGee.
Rhymes is looking to work some ground and pound but McGee has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhymes wants to pass the guard but McGee is keeping the position.
Rhymes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Busta Rhymes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McGee misses with an uppercut
and Rhymes counters with a leg kick.
McGee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rhymes dips to his left and cracks McGee with an uppercut!
Rhymes is looking to slow McGee down with leg kicks.
McGee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Rhymes.
Rhymes slips under a jab.
Rhymes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
Rhymes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee looks to throw the jab but Rhymes is out of range.
Rhymes throws a front kick aimed at McGee's knee but McGee avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee throws a combination that misses
and Rhymes counters with a nice body shot.
McGee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rhymes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rhymes throws a low kick but McGee avoids it.
Rhymes blocks a jab.
Rhymes lands a front kick.
Rhymes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McGee!
McGee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bang McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rhymes throws some wild stikes that McGee manages to avoid easily.
McGee blocking the ground and pound.
McGee avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rhymes.
McGee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rhymes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rhymes unloads with some shots from mount but McGee bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes unloads with some shots from mount but McGee bucks and avoids them well.
Rhymes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rhymes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rhymes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rhymes throws some wild stikes that McGee manages to avoid easily.
Rhymes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rhymes thowing shots but they're missing.
McGee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rhymes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rhymes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McGee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rhymes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McGee blocking the ground and pound.
A nice elbow there by Rhymes.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rhymes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Busta Rhymes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rhymes 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Busta Rhymes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Taquito Pantalones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pantalones comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHU-AJTn0I8. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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300 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Taquito Pantalones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Noonan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantalones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A cross from Noonan lands.
Noonan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Noonan misses with a right hand
and Pantalones counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ryan Noonan has been cut.
Noonan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noonan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noonan misses with a low kick as Pantalones jumps back.
Noonan keeps Pantalones at a distance using the push kick.
Pantalones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Noonan misses
and Pantalones counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Pantalones finds it's way through Noonan's defenses.
Noonan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pantalones will feel that in the morning.
Noonan slips under a jab.
Noonan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pantalones's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Pantalones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pantalones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noonan's head.
Noonan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pantalones misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Noonan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Noonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Pantalones is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Noonan.
Noonan throws a sloppy head kick
and Pantalones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Noonan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Noonan misses with a body shot.
Noonan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pantalones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Ryan Noonan's cut even more.
Noonan misses with a right hand
and Pantalones counters with a nice body shot.
Noonan looks gassed!
Noonan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pantalones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Noonan scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noonan throws a leg kick but Pantalones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pantalones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pantalones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Pantalones.
The cut above Ryan Noonan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pantalones lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Pantalones.
Pantalones tries to score with a low kick but Noonan moves his leg out of the way.
Pantalones checks the leg kick.
Ryan Noonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noonan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pantalones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan Noonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantalones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Noonan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). El Taquito Pantalones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Convoy. 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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24
181 lbs
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23
186 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mick Lenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lenny stuffs the takedown attempt from Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk gets slowly back to his feet.
Lenny throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalczyk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lenny to score with a decent uppercut.
Kowalczyk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kowalczyk throws a shot from downtown. Lenny moves away and avoids it.
Lenny throws a series of punches but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Kowalczyk slips under a jab from Lenny.
Kowalczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lenny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kowalczyk counters with a flying knee that drops Lenny!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lenny is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lenny not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Lenny is going to stand back up.
Kowalczyk is trying to get back to full guard.
Lenny has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kowalczyk tries to hold on but Lenny postures up.
Lenny is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kowalczyk has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two 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.
Kowalczyk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lenny with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalczyk is squirming around, avoiding Lenny's attempts to control the action.
Kowalczyk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kowalczyk sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kowalczyk controls his leg.
Kowalczyk is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lenny's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lenny's back!
Lenny is taking damage to the body and head.
Kowalczyk avoiding Lenny 's attempts to control his hands.
Kowalczyk is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lenny up.
Lenny looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lenny holding on to Kowalczyk's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Kowalczyk lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lenny.
Kowalczyk controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk doesn't have the hooks in and Lenny manages to turn into his guard.
Kowalczyk wants to sweep here but Lenny controlling him for the moment.
Lenny trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kowalczyk's guard.
Kowalczyk has his hands on Lenny's head, controlling the position.
Lenny decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kowalczyk, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lenny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kowalczyk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kowalczyk 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.
Lenny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from Lenny misses
and Kowalczyk counters with a leg kick.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lenny throws a body punch but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Lenny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kowalczyk counters with a good low kick that Lenny was not able to check.
Lenny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Lenny.
Lenny misses with a two punch combination.
Lenny goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lenny connects with a crisp jab.
Lenny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk throws the kick towards the body but Lenny avoids it.
Kowalczyk is breathing heavily.
Lenny lands with a hook. Kowalczyk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mick Lenny is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Lenny. Those never looked like landing.
Mick Lenny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny misses with a two punch combination.
Lenny misses with a hook
and Kowalczyk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lenny's knee momentarily.
Lenny works the jab nicely.
Lenny connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lenny. That snapped Kowalczyk's head back.
A big left from Lenny misses.
Lenny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lenny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lenny slips a jab from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kowalczyk takes one to the chin there.
Kowalczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Lenny's shoulder, as Lenny tries to avoid the shot.
Lenny scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lenny scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lenny checks a leg kick nicely.
Lenny misses with a two punch combination.
Kowalczyk tries a low kick but Lenny avoids it.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kowalczyk misses with a leg kick
letting Lenny counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Lenny.
Lenny throws a right hand that misses
and Kowalczyk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mick Lenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lenny scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lenny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lenny throws a combination that misses
and Kowalczyk counters with a low kick, right behind Lenny 's knee.
Lenny digs a good hook to Kowalczyk's body.
Lenny moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny misses with a series of wild punches.
Kowalczyk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lenny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kowalczyk looks to land a right hand but Lenny moved out of range.
Lenny lands with a nice body punch.
Lenny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lenny digs a good hook to Kowalczyk's body.
Lenny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lenny misses with a straight left.
Lenny scores with a body shot.
Lenny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowalczyk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Lenny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenny throws out a loose jab but Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mick Lenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lenny closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lenny tries to bum rush Kowalczyk with a series of wild strikes but Kowalczyk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Lenny.
Lenny looks to land a right hand but Kowalczyk moved out of range.
Kowalczyk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lenny's sensitive parts.
Lenny lands a really nice looking cross but Kowalczyk seems unphased.
Lenny lands an overhand right.
Kowalczyk slips a jab and a cross from Lenny.
Lenny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalczyk misses with a low kick.
Lenny slips a jab from Kowalczyk.
Lenny lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kowalczyk at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Lenny dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Kowalczyk.
Good work by Lenny as he checks the leg kick.
Lenny throws a poor cross that misses
and Kowalczyk counters with a nice leg kick.
Lenny misses with a two punch combination.
Lenny misses the shot to the body.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lenny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lenny throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalczyk counters with a single leg into guard. Lenny didn't expect that.
Lenny trying to keep a closed guard but Kowalczyk is proving a slippery customer.
Lenny is looking to sweep but instead, Kowalczyk has passed into half guard.
Kowalczyk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lenny is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kowalczyk pulls his head out easily.
Kowalczyk throwing shots but Lenny is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lenny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lenny is trying to control but can't.
Lenny moves into full guard.
Lenny trying to keep a closed guard but Kowalczyk is proving a slippery customer.
Lenny is looking for a triangle but Kowalczyk pushes his legs off easily.
That's two 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.
Lenny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kowalczyk connects with a couple of short punches.
Kowalczyk is in close to Lenny's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kowalczyk wants to pass the guard but Lenny is keeping the position.
Kowalczyk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lenny has control of Kowalczyk's left arm, preventing Kowalczyk from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalczyk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lenny pulls Kowalczyk in close to his closed guard and prevents Kowalczyk from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kowalczyk landing some decent shots from guard.
Kowalczyk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kowalczyk throwing strikes but missing.
Kowalczyk distracts Lenny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kowalczyk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lenny is trying to keep Kowalczyk in close.
Kowalczyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Lenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lenny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lenny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kowalczyk defends well.
Kowalczyk looking to pass the guard.
Kowalczyk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lenny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kowalczyk is looking to work some ground and pound but Lenny has wrist control.
Kowalczyk is looking to work some ground and pound but Lenny has wrist control.
Kowalczyk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lenny controls Kowalczyk momentarily but Kowalczyk frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kowalczyk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kowalczyk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Viktor Kowalczyk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Grigoriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assante is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
210 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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25
217 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolay Grigoriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Grigoriev misses
and Grigoriev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Grigoriev finds it's way through Assante's defenses.
Grigoriev throws a lazy uppercut
and Assante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Assante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grigoriev looks to score with a jab to the body but Assante is just out of range.
Assante checks the leg kick nicely there.
Assante lands a leg kick that knocks Grigoriev off balance momentarily.
Assante has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grigoriev finds it's way round the side to connect with Assante's head.
Nice uppercut there from Grigoriev.
Assante misses the jab.
Assante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assante is looking to clinch.
Assante throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grigoriev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assante throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grigoriev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Assante misses with a right hand
and Grigoriev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Assante connects with an inside leg kick.
Grigoriev throws a right hand that misses
and Assante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grigoriev lands with an uppercut that bounces Assante off the cage and back into rage.
Assante tries to score with a low kick but Grigoriev moves his leg out of the way.
Salvatore Assante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assante. That's going to slow Grigoriev down.
Assante tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigoriev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grigoriev throws a lazy right hand but Assante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Grigoriev.
A lazy body kick from Assante
and Grigoriev counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Assante! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Grigoriev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolay Grigoriev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - I Got A Feeling. A fine choice. Yokohama has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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29
180 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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177 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kasper Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulohot Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokohama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kessler misses with a lunging right hand
and Yokohama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kessler's knee momentarily.
Yokohama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kessler.
Nice uppercut there from Kessler.
Kessler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yokohama counters with a stiff right hand.
Yokohama throws a leg kick
and Kessler counters with a nice leg kick.
Kessler takes a swing at Yokohama's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Yokohama misses
and Kessler counters with a right hand to the body.
Kessler throws a sloppy head kick
and Yokohama counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kessler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yokohama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yokohama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kessler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yokohama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yokohama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kessler throws out the jab.
Yokohama misses with a lunging right hand
and Kessler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yokohama thinking.
Kessler misses with an uppercut. Yokohama saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama misses with a left hand
and Kessler counters with a single leg into guard. Yokohama didn't expect that.
Yokohama is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kessler stays in close to Yokohama's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kessler throwing strikes but missing.
Kessler is looking to work some ground and pound but Yokohama has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kessler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hulohot Yokohama wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yokohama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kessler counter with a right hand.
Kasper Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler dives in and grabs Yokohama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yokohama pushes down on Kessler's head and hops out.
A punch lands to the side of Kessler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yokohama looks to score with a jab to the body but Kessler is just out of range.
Yokohama misses with a right hand
enabling Kessler to counter with a crisp jab.
Kessler scores with a nice head shot.
Yokohama is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yokohama misses with a straight right.
Kessler misses with a body shot
and Yokohama counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler misses with the combination.
Kessler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yokohama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yokohama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kessler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kessler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yokohama managing to control the position.
Kessler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler looking to pass the guard.
Kessler thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kessler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kessler throws a lazy right hand but Yokohama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hulohot Yokohama will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kessler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kessler lands with an uppercut that bounces Yokohama off the cage and back into rage.
Yokohama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hulohot Yokohama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yokohama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yokohama looks to throw a body kick
and Kessler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kessler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kessler scores with a spinning back kick!
Kessler thows a leg kick but Yokohama checks it
and Yokohama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Yokohama misses
and Kessler counters with a straight right hand.
Yokohama stuffs the takedown.
Yokohama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kessler shoots for a double leg takedown but Yokohama sprawls well. He's pushed Kessler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yokohama throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Yokohama finds it's way through Kessler's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama misses with a hook
and Kessler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yokohama's guard now.
Yokohama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yokohama looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kessler slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yokohama tries to bench press Kessler off him but Kessler keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yokohama is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kessler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yokohama is avoiding damage well.
Yokohama managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kessler.
Kessler wants to control for a moment but Yokohama uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Yokohama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kessler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kessler's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama has the hooks in. Kessler is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kessler is trying to get back to his feet but Yokohama has full control of the position and if anything, Kessler has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kessler rolls, trying to escape but Yokohama keeps control of the position.
Kessler wants to control his opponent's hands but Yokohama gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kessler is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kessler is working hard here to advance position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kessler is really stuck here.
Yokohama gets his hands free as Kessler looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kasper Kessler will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kessler ducks right into an uppercut from Yokohama.
Kessler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kessler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yokohama thows a leg kick but Kessler checks it
and Kessler counters with a one-two to the body.
Kessler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yokohama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yokohama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kessler swings for the body but Yokohama moves out of range.
Kessler moves away from the strike by Yokohama.
Yokohama looks to throw a body kick
and Kessler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yokohama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kessler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kessler misses with an uppercut
and Yokohama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kessler throws a leg kick
letting Yokohama counter with a right hand.
Yokohama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kessler misses with a takedown
and Yokohama counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kessler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yokohama misses with a leg kick
and Kessler counters with a series of strikes. Yokohama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yokohama ducks under a wild hook from Kessler.
Kessler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kessler throws a leg kick
and Yokohama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kessler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kessler misses with a body punch
and Yokohama counters with a nice uppercut.
Yokohama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kessler lands a nice looking body shot.
Yokohama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kessler with a poor takedown
and Yokohama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kessler.
Kessler slips under a jab.
Kessler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yokohama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasper Kessler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yokohama missing with a left hand there. Kessler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kessler moves forwards but Yokohama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Yokohama is predictable there
and Kessler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yokohama throws a lazy uppercut
and Kessler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yokohama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kessler counters with a single leg into guard. Yokohama didn't expect that.
Kessler wants to pass the guard but Yokohama is keeping the position.
Yokohama controls Kessler momentarily but Kessler frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler trying to control the position from guard on top but Yokohama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yokohama wants to sweep here but Kessler controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yokohama is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kessler is controlling him.
Hulohot Yokohama has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yokohama swings widly with a right hand
and Kessler counters with a right hand to the body.
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.
Kessler moves out of range of the strikes.
Kessler with a poor takedown
and Yokohama counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yokohama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hulohot Yokohama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kessler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yokohama. Yokohama obviously looking to wear him down.
Kessler cracks the inside of Yokohama's front leg.
Nice shot lands for Yokohama.
Yokohama swings widly with a right hand
and Kessler counters with a right hand to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yokohama, right into the meat.
Kessler misses with a shot to the body
and Yokohama counters with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kessler staying out of range there.
Yokohama scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kessler in his tracks.
Kessler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulohot Yokohama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yokohama has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hulohot Yokohama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quid has chosen The Wicker Man as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viktor Herzog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Quid!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog has his takedown stuffed
and Quid counters with a straight right hand.
Herzog has his takedown stuffed
and Quid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Herzog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Herzog with a poor takedown
and Quid counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Herzog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herzog tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quid smiles and moves away.
Herzog wants to clinch up but Quid keeps it at a distance.
Quid closes the distance and pushes Herzog back into the cage.
Quid stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog blocks a body shot from Quid.
Quid just leaning against Herzog, taking a breather.
Quid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herzog misses with an elbow over the top.
Herzog really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Herzog tries for a takedown but Quid manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quid.
Quid avoiding damage.
Quid gets underhooks to prevent Herzog's takedown attempt.
Quid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two 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.
Herzog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Herzog.
Herzog blocks an uppercut.
Quid jumps into guard, dragging Herzog to the mat.
Herzog postures up in Quid's guard and throws a big left but Quid blocks it.
Quid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Herzog throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Herzog is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Quid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Herzog slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid regains full guard. Nicely done.
Quid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Herzog is looking to work some ground and pound but Quid has wrist control.
Herzog is looking to work some ground and pound but Quid has wrist control.
Quid working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Herzog has passed into half guard!
Quid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Herzog scores with a couple of nice shots.
Herzog is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quid has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Herzog drops an elbow to the side of Quid's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid is looking for a sweep. Herzog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Herzog lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Herzog pulls his head out easily.
Herzog moves into full mount! Quid won't be happy about that!
Herzog swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Viktor Herzog!
Viktor Herzog retains his bantamweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Naked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Naked has chosen I Want You as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Naked!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naked lands the left hand.
Cox blocks a head kick by Naked.
Naked tries to land a body kick
and Cox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cox misses with an uppercut
and Naked counters with a head kick.
Cox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Naked lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Naked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cox lands a glancing blow to the side of Naked's head.
A low kick from Naked misses
and Cox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Cox postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Naked is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cox, into his guard.
Naked trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cox's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Naked from controlling successfully.
Naked won't allow Cox to sweep him here.
Naked sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cox working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Buck Naked wasn't active enough on the ground.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Cox moves out of range easily.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Buck Naked is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Naked.
Naked lands with a nice body kick.
Naked explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Naked cracks Cox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Naked looks to land a left hand but Cox moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox moves out of range as Naked throws a body kick.
Cox cracks Naked with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Naked does no damage.
Naked goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Naked blocks a leg kick.
Naked slips under a jab.
Cox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Naked sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naked misses with a hook
and Cox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naked misses the shot to the body.
Naked keeps Cox at a distance using the push kick.
Naked misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cox slips under a jab.
Cox avoids the head kick by Naked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naked fakes the leg kick and cracks Cox in the body.
Naked takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naked throws a head kick that misses.
Naked lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cox will feel that in the morning.
Naked misses with a leg kick.
Naked misses with a head kick.
Cox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Naked lands with a thumping leg kick.
Naked goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cox missing with a left hand there. Naked was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naked shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naked throws a head kick but Cox moves out of range.
Naked throws a head kick that misses
letting Cox counter with a right hand.
Cox misses with an uppercut
and Naked counters with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Cox catches Naked right on the button with a cross.
Naked throws a head kick that misses.
Cox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Naked lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naked misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox throws a leg kick but Naked checks it.
Naked keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick
and Cox counters with an inside leg kick.
Naked throws a lazy head kick
and Cox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Naked dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Naked throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Naked.
Naked does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cox avoids a kick to the body.
Naked scores with a leg kick.
Cox blocks a head kick by Naked.
A head kick by Naked misses
and Cox counters with a right hand to the body.
Naked stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Naked wants it to stay on the feet.
Naked connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cox. Cox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Naked throws a leg kick
and Cox counters with a right hand to the body.
Cox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Naked misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox moves away from the strike by Naked.
The crowd cheers as Cox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Naked doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naked.
A head kick by Naked misses
and Cox counters with an inside leg kick.
Cox connects with a leg kick. Naked looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Naked has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Naked throws a head kick that misses
and Cox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cox looking to pass the guard.
Cox is working hard here to advance position.
Cox wants to control from the top but Naked keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox pushes down on Naked's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Naked tries to kick Cox off but Cox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cox wants to control but Naked is keeping him busy.
Cox thows a huge punch but Naked dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Naked's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cox is working for a submission of some sort.
Cox is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cox is trying for a kimura here. Naked looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cox wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eaton Cox!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies. A fine choice. LaMotta has chosen Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo as his entrance music. 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, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rolando Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake LaMotta!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LaMotta.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia lands a jab to LaMotta's midsection.
Garcia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Garcia looking to punish the body of his opponent here but LaMotta is avoiding damage well.
Garcia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Garcia sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but LaMotta is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Garcia.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but LaMotta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
LaMotta takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta is looking to reverse the position.
Garcia working away.
LaMotta tries to buck Garcia off but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but LaMotta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garcia in side control, throwing shots but LaMotta defends.
LaMotta wants to control but Garcia postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
LaMotta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
LaMotta stops Garcia from passing to mount.
LaMotta is looking to reverse the position.
LaMotta is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Garcia off and has taken his back!
LaMotta controls the action.
Garcia manages to reverse the position and now he's in LaMotta's guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Garcia drops back, looking for a kneebar! LaMotta looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. LaMotta looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from LaMotta!
Garcia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stops LaMotta from passing to mount.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Garcia regains half guard.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
LaMotta trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
LaMotta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but LaMotta is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
LaMotta swinging wildly here.
LaMotta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
LaMotta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garcia moves out of range as LaMotta strikes.
A big right from LaMotta misses.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from LaMotta.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LaMotta throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Garcia working away.
Garcia has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Garcia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garcia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garcia looking to finish with strikes here!
LaMotta wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia looking for a guillotine from mount but LaMotta is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and LaMotta is now in Garcia's guard. A big mistake from Garcia there, giving up the dominant position!
LaMotta is looking to stand up but Garcia won't let him.
Garcia has his foot on LaMotta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. LaMotta works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia is looking for a triangle here but LaMotta uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Garcia looks to move to half guard but instead LaMotta has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
LaMotta controlling the position easily from mount.
LaMotta lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
LaMotta is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rolando Garcia will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LaMotta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
LaMotta clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Garcia tests LaMotta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaMotta manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on LaMotta's shoulder, as LaMotta tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia scores with a hook.
LaMotta slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
LaMotta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
LaMotta wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but LaMotta defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed LaMotta's head.
LaMotta moves into full guard.
LaMotta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and LaMotta dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because LaMotta has passed into half guard!
LaMotta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from LaMotta.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
LaMotta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia won't allow LaMotta to pass to mount.
Garcia wants to improve his position but LaMotta is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with LaMotta in particular looking to stall.
Garcia works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake LaMotta really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
LaMotta misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LaMotta.
LaMotta misses with a straight left.
Rolando Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaMotta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and LaMotta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LaMotta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from LaMotta there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from LaMotta is predictable there
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LaMotta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
letting LaMotta counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
LaMotta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from LaMotta.
LaMotta misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of LaMotta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
LaMotta moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. LaMotta moves away and avoids it.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles LaMotta. LaMotta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
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.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but LaMotta moved out of range.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and LaMotta counters with a two punch combo.
LaMotta moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
LaMotta missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and LaMotta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
LaMotta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
LaMotta throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in LaMotta's guard now.
Garcia is fighting to break LaMotta's control of his arms but LaMotta is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but LaMotta blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
LaMotta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but LaMotta is retaining full guard.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
LaMotta wants to sweep but no luck.
LaMotta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but LaMotta is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
LaMotta controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garcia thows a big elbow that misses.
Garcia slips nicely into half guard.
Garcia thows a huge punch but LaMotta dodges it nicely.
Garcia trying to advance position but LaMotta counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rolando Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from LaMotta.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
LaMotta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
LaMotta slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
LaMotta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
A jab from LaMotta misses.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
LaMotta misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garcia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. LaMotta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garcia tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
LaMotta can't do much from the bottom here.
LaMotta taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
LaMotta bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and LaMotta defends well.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
LaMotta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rolando Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
LaMotta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta wants to stand but Garcia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
LaMotta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that LaMotta has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. LaMotta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
LaMotta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LaMotta is keeping the position for now.
Garcia postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rolando Garcia.
I think Garcia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jake LaMotta! Jake LaMotta retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merrimac Mjolnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son Goku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goku has chosen Cha-La-Head-Cha-La as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merrimac Mjolnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Son Goku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjolnir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goku is out of range.
Mjolnir wants to land a leg kick but Goku is out of range.
Mjolnir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Goku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mjolnir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goku.
Mjolnir tries to work over Goku's front leg with a kick but Goku checks it.
Goku misses with a lunging right hand
and Mjolnir counters with a nice body kick.
Goku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Goku throws a body kick the misses
enabling Mjolnir to counter with a crisp jab.
Goku tries a low kick but Mjolnir avoids it.
Mjolnir throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Goku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goku throws a low kick but Mjolnir avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku misses with a straight right.
Goku connects with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mjolnir.
Goku takes a swing at Mjolnir's ribcage but misses.
Goku swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mjolnir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mjolnir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mjolnir. Mjolnir obviously looking to wear him down.
Mjolnir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goku.
Goku circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mjolnir, right into the meat.
Goku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mjolnir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goku throws out the jab.
Goku connects with a body shot that sends Mjolnir's belly button to the back.
Goku misses with an uppercut
and Mjolnir counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Goku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goku throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Goku lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mjolnir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mjolnir makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Goku really felt that one!
Mjolnir throws a solid leg kick but Goku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mjolnir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Goku misses
and Mjolnir counters with a head kick. That will keep Goku thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Goku throws a lazy body kick
and Mjolnir counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mjolnir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goku's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir moves in looking to clinch but Goku pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Mjolnir.
Goku misses with a looping left.
Mjolnir throws a leg kick
and Goku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mjolnir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mjolnir misses with a body punch
and Goku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mjolnir thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mjolnir wants to clinch up but Goku keeps it at a distance.
Goku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mjolnir.
Goku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrimac Mjolnir dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Goku blocks a leg kick.
Goku throws a front kick aimed at Mjolnir's knee but Mjolnir avoids it well.
Goku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goku swings widly with a right hand
and Mjolnir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Mjolnir.
Goku misses with a body punch
and Mjolnir counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goku.
Mjolnir explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mjolnir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjolnir misses with the body kick
and Goku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mjolnir keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mjolnir throws a leg kick but Goku checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mjolnir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mjolnir tried to score with a low kick but Goku checks it.
Goku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goku misses with a looping right.
Goku throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mjolnir counters with an inside leg kick.
Goku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mjolnir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goku's knee momentarily.
Merrimac Mjolnir is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mjolnir cracks a nice hook into Goku's ribs.
Goku is breathing heavily.
Goku misses with a jab to the body
and Mjolnir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mjolnir scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Mjolnir misses its intended target.
Mjolnir tests Goku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mjolnir.
Goku throws a body punch but Mjolnir moves out of range.
Goku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mjolnir throws a head kick that misses.
Mjolnir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mjolnir scores with a spinning back kick!
Goku misses with a hook
and Mjolnir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mjolnir thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Goku if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mjolnir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goku. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir cracks the inside of Goku's front leg.
Mjolnir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mjolnir duly obliges.
That kick from Mjolnir tenderised Goku's leg. Goku is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mjolnir is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mjolnir misses with a leg kick
and Goku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrimac Mjolnir dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mjolnir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mjolnir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goku dodges the punch combination from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goku can do to turn this around?
Mjolnir scores with a head kick.
Mjolnir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goku.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Goku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mjolnir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mjolnir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goku throws a sloppy head kick
and Mjolnir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mjolnir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mjolnir tests Goku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goku misses with a hook. Mjolnir ducked under it nicely.
Mjolnir tries to clinch there but Goku circles away.
Jab from Mjolnir.
Goku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goku. That's going to slow Mjolnir down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir misses with a leg kick.
Goku throws a big shot that misses.
Mjolnir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goku on the side of the head.
Goku throws a jab when Mjolnir was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mjolnir. Goku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mjolnir tries a low kick but Goku avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goku.
A lazy body kick from Goku
and Mjolnir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku's corner calls for a 1-2. Goku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goku tries to land a front kick but Mjolnir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mjolnir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goku throws an overhand right that lands on Mjolnir's shoulder, as Mjolnir tries to avoid the shot.
Mjolnir throws a chopping leg kick but Goku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Goku misses its intended target.
Goku cracks Mjolnir with an open hand slap.
Mjolnir looks for the body kick but Goku saw that one coming.
Mjolnir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goku throws a lazy body kick
and Mjolnir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mjolnir throws a nice looking combination but Goku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mjolnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mjolnir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goku's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrimac Mjolnir clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mjolnir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goku misses with a double jab.
Mjolnir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goku misses with a wild combination.
Mjolnir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mjolnir throws a leg kick
and Goku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjolnir misses with an uppercut. Goku saw that one coming.
Mjolnir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goku throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mjolnir counters with a good, hard body kick but Goku shrugs it off.
Mjolnir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mjolnir checks it well.
Mjolnir staying out of range there.
Goku misses with a lunging right hand
and Mjolnir finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Goku has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mjolnir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goku misses with a hook. Mjolnir ducked under it nicely.
Mjolnir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goku throws a series of punches but Mjolnir moves out of range.
Goku throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mjolnir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goku throws a head kick that misses
enabling Mjolnir to counter with a crisp jab.
Goku is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Goku misses with a body shot.
Goku throws a sloppy head kick
and Mjolnir counters with an inside leg kick.
Goku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mjolnir is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mjolnir closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mjolnir really felt that one!
Mjolnir throws a head kick but Goku moves out of range.
Mjolnir misses with a left hand
letting Goku counter with a right hand.
Mjolnir throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goku misses with a body shot
and Mjolnir counters with a stiff right hand.
Mjolnir tries to land a leg kick but Goku saw it coming and moves away.
Goku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mjolnir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goku throws a jab but it's blocked by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir misses with a wild body shot.
Mjolnir lands a head shot.
Mjolnir throws a solid leg kick but Goku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mjolnir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrimac Mjolnir had his way with Son Goku in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mjolnir lands with a right hand.
Goku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mjolnir counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mjolnir throws a front kick that sends Goku stumbling back into the cage.
Goku throws a poor cross that misses
and Mjolnir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mjolnir. That's going to slow Goku down.
Goku is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mjolnir lands a glancing blow to the side of Goku's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjolnir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mjolnir throws a front kick that sends Goku stumbling back into the cage.
Mjolnir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Goku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mjolnir throws a head kick that Goku semi-blocks.
Goku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands with an overhand left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Goku backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Goku misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
Mjolnir throws a front kick that sends Goku stumbling back into the cage.
Goku tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mjolnir throws a hook but Goku avoids it easily.
Mjolnir lands with an uppercut that bounces Goku off the cage and back into rage.
Mjolnir throws a head kick that misses
and Goku finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mjolnir throws a lazy body kick
and Goku counters with a solid body kick.
Goku walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mjolnir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir is looking to chop away at Goku's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mjolnir. That's going to slow Goku down.
Mjolnir throws a front kick that sends Goku stumbling back into the cage.
Mjolnir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mjolnir uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mjolnir.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mjolnir.
Goku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Son Goku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir throws a body punch but Goku moves out of range.
Goku takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mjolnir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goku throws a lazy head kick
and Mjolnir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mjolnir.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mjolnir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goku backwards.
Mjolnir lands an uppercut.
Goku is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mjolnir creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Goku's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Goku drops to his knees and Mjolnir pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merrimac Mjolnir!
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