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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Roads could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyrone Gibson's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roads has closed the distance and engaged Gibson in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roads.
Roads tries to stall but Gibson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Roads scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Roads.
Roads is trying to stall.
Roads throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
Roads breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibson moves into range and clinches up with Roads.
Roads misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roads fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson avoiding damage as Roads throws knees to the body.
Gibson blocking some punches.
Gibson wants a takedown.
Gibson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gibson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Roads tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roads can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gibson smiles and moves away.
Roads tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gibson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Roads is trying to defend but Gibson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gibson passes to side control.
Gibson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Roads looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gibson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Roads is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gibson lets go of the hold and Roads can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrone Gibson!
Tyrone Gibson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Huey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into the arena with El Demonio De La Tinta blaring out of the sound system. Huey has chosen Sail Remix version as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jonathan Ortiz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Huey!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ortiz connects with the punch.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huey circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz scores with a body shot.
Ortiz connects with a body shot.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been told by Ortiz's head coaches at Champions GYM | All Elite Coaches| that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ortiz connects with the punch.
Huey gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Huey tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Ortiz is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Huey buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Huey!! Huey is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Ortiz throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Ortiz!
Our winner, Jonathan Ortiz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ondrej Simunek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henderson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ondrej Simunek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henderson Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Simunek circles away.
Simunek throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Simunek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Simunek.
A head kick misses from Simunek.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Simunek sprawls well.
Simunek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simunek swivels and escapes.
Ondrej Simunek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henderson Diaz.
Simunek leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz swings for the body but Simunek moves out of range.
Diaz looks winded!
Simunek throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Ondrej Simunek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simunek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Simunek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunek has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Simunek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz is trying to drag Simunek to the mat but Simunek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Simunek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Simunek throws a head kick that misses.
Simunek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Simunek lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simunek misses with an uppercut.
Ondrej Simunek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simunek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Simunek throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Simunek.
Diaz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Simunek is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Diaz.
A combination from Simunek does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Simunek.
Simunek lands a big head kick that sends Diaz tumbling to the mat! Simunek takes a step backwards and waves Diaz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Diaz is rocked!
Simunek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Simunek finish him?
Simunek scores with a shot to the body.
Simunek throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Simunek. Simunek maintains the clinch.
Simunek slows down the pace here.
Simunek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Simunek lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simunek.
Simunek lands a damaging elbow.
Simunek slows down the pace here.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Simunek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Simunek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Simunek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simunek.
Simunek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Simunek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simunek lands an elbow inside.
Simunek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz wants to break free but Simunek has control.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Simunek.
Simunek struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simunek prevents it.
Diaz working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simunek lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Simunek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simunek lands an elbow inside.
Simunek misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simunek.
It looks like Henderson Diaz has been cut.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Simunek.
Simunek leaning against his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Simunek, against the cage.
Simunek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simunek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Simunek just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simunek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ondrej Simunek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henderson Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Simunek. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simunek lands a front kick.
Simunek closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Simunek digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simunek throws an elbow but misses.
Simunek prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Simunek lands a damaging elbow.
Simunek is working Diaz over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simunek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Simunek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simunek pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Simunek.
Simunek controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunek lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Simunek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Simunek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simunek throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hand to the body from Simunek.
Nice elbow from Simunek.
Simunek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Simunek lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Simunek pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Simunek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simunek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simunek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Simunek.
Nice elbow from Simunek.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simunek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Simunek lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
A hook to the body from Simunek.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simunek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Simunek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Simunek.
Simunek tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Simunek back against the cage.
Simunek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simunek.
Simunek lands a nice elbow.
Simunek taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunek lands an elbow inside.
Simunek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz has Simunek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Simunek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Simunek throws an elbow that misses.
Simunek lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Simunek.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simunek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ondrej Simunek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simunek lands a damaging elbow.
Simunek is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simunek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ondrej Simunek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henderson Diaz.
Simunek connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Simunek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simunek circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Diaz drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Simunek follows Diaz to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ondrej Simunek!
During a confident post fight interview, Ondrej Simunek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moses Rington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Dicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rington 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ring The Alarm by Tenor Saw. Chico Dicko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Rington !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chico Dicko!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rington connects with a jab.
Rington misses with a body kick.
Chico Dicko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dicko staying out of range there.
Dicko misses with a left hand
letting Rington counter with a right hand.
Dicko throws a hook but Rington avoids it easily.
Rington misses with an attempted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dicko.
Dicko blocks a jab.
Rington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dicko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rington .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rington stops Dicko from standing up.
Rington avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rington wants to pass the guard but Dicko is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rington drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dicko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rington has Dicko in his guard.
Dicko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rington looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dicko passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rington is defending against the submission attempts here by Dicko.
Rington tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dicko has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dicko controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicko avoids the attempt from Rington to control.
Rington working to try and regain half guard.
Dicko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Rington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
That kick from Dicko tenderised Rington 's leg. Rington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dicko just misses with a punch to the body.
Rington lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dicko can pounce on him.
Decent striking displayed by Rington there.
Rington throws a solid leg kick but Dicko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rington .
Rington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rington walks into a left hand.
Rington checks the leg kick.
Dicko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dicko moves out of range of the strikes.
Rington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dicko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Dicko finds it's way through Rington 's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dicko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dicko connects with a leg kick. Rington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rington tests Dicko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Dicko misses its intended target.
Rington throws a hook to the side of Dicko's head but Dicko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rington misses with a few strikes there.
Dicko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dicko avoids the body shot from Rington .
Rington moves out of range of the leg kick from Dicko.
Rington misses with a straight right.
Rington stuns Dicko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rington connects with a looping right hand.
Dicko blocks a jab.
Rington misses with a hook.
Moses Rington is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rington throws a big shot that misses.
Rington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rington walks into a left hand.
Rington throws a big shot that misses.
Dicko misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rington looks to land a right hand but Dicko moved out of range.
Dicko missing with a left hand there. Rington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dicko looks to throw the jab but Rington is out of range.
Dicko connects with a leg kick. Rington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Rington misses
and Dicko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rington throws a sloppy body shot
and Dicko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dicko with a hook.
Rington is rocked!
Rington switches off momentarily and Dicko cracks him with a monster right hand! Rington topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Dicko dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Dicko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chico Dicko!
In defeat, Moses Rington stepped up to the mic, saying 'Grrrrrrrrrr!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yutaka Ota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Snickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ota comes to the cage accompanied by Ungrateful. Brock Snickers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yutaka Ota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Snickers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Snickers blocks the leg kick.
Ota throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snickers counters with a nice kick to the body.
Snickers misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ota 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 Snickers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snickers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snickers misses the shot to the body.
Snickers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Ota blocks the low kick.
Snickers scores with a one two! Ota had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Snickers lands a front kick.
Ota misses with a kick to the body.
Snickers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ota throws a shot from downtown. Snickers moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ota motions for Snickers to come forward. Ota throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ota takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ota takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ota swings widly with a right hand
and Snickers counters with a head kick.
Snickers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Snickers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Snickers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ota was well out of range. Poor timing from Snickers.
Brock Snickers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snickers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ota moves out of range as Snickers throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snickers swings for the body but Ota moves out of range.
Snickers slips under a jab.
Ota wants to land a leg kick but Snickers is out of range.
Ota slips under a jab.
Ota misses with a leg kick.
A left and a right from Snickers both land. Nice combination.
Snickers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ota avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ota throws a low kick, looking for Snickers's leg but Snickers calmly moves out of range.
Snickers looks to land a body kick but Ota moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snickers scores with a kick to the body.
Snickers connects with a high kick.
Snickers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ota walks forward, straight into a front kick from Snickers.
A head kick misses from Snickers.
Ota misses with a low kick.
Brock Snickers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ota steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Snickers. That one must have hurt.
Donk. Snickers catches Ota right on the button with a cross.
Ota avoids the head kick by Snickers.
Snickers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ota rather than just go for the knockout.
Snickers lands a head kick!
Snickers throws a head kick but Ota moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snickers tries to land a body kick
and Ota counters with a nice double leg into side control. Snickers won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ota advances to mount.
Ota lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Snickers hang on?
Ota lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Brock Snickers has been cut.
Snickers looks winded!
Ota looking to control but Snickers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ota scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ota lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Snickers hang on?
Snickers is rocked!
That has opened up Brock Snickers's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ota looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Snickers covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yutaka Ota!
A relieved looking Yutaka Ota thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Loosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Iriskhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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179 lbs
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184 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Loosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduard Iriskhanov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iriskhanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loosa.
Loosa connects with a crisp jab.
Iriskhanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Loosa connects with a jab.
Loosa connects with a right hand. Iriskhanov shakes it off.
Loosa scores with a nice right hand.
Loosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Iriskhanov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Loosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iriskhanov.
Loosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loosa throws a hook to the side of Iriskhanov's head but Iriskhanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iriskhanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loosa misses with a two punch combination.
Loosa misses with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loosa misses with a looping right.
Loosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Loosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Loosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Loosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iriskhanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Loosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Iriskhanov counters with a straight right hand.
Loosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iriskhanov.
Loosa lands the left hand.
Loosa misses with an uppercut.
Iriskhanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iriskhanov on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iriskhanov checks it well.
Iriskhanov slips a jab from Loosa.
Iriskhanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Iriskhanov.
Iriskhanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iriskhanov slips a jab from Loosa.
Iriskhanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Iriskhanov scrambles back to his feet.
Iriskhanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loosa swings widly with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Loosa swings widly with a right hand
and Iriskhanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loosa throws a leg kick but Iriskhanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iriskhanov slips under a jab from Loosa.
Loosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Loosa swings widly with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Loosa. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Loosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loosa throws an overhand right that lands on Iriskhanov's shoulder, as Iriskhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Loosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iriskhanov.
Good exchange - Loosa coming out on top.
Loosa connects with a right hand. Iriskhanov shakes it off.
Loosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a series of strikes. Loosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iriskhanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Loosa's head coaches at LOD: MMA Gods that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iriskhanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loosa just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Loosa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iriskhanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loosa.
Loosa takes a swing at Iriskhanov's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Loosa lands.
A jab from Loosa misses.
Loosa missing with a left hand there. Iriskhanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iriskhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loosa.
Loosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Loosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Iriskhanov.
Loosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iriskhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Loosa.
Loosa misses with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa looks to throw the jab but Iriskhanov is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Loosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loosa.
Loosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Iriskhanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Loosa scores with a jab to the body.
Loosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Victor Loosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Loosa.
Loosa throws an overhand right that lands on Iriskhanov's shoulder, as Iriskhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Loosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Loosa.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Iriskhanov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Loosa has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosa throws the left hand but Iriskhanov avoids the punch easily.
Iriskhanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Iriskhanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loosa looks to land a left hand but Iriskhanov moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Loosa misses.
Eduard Iriskhanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iriskhanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iriskhanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iriskhanov moves out of range as Loosa strikes.
Loosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loosa with a hook.
Loosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Iriskhanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Loosa throws a jab when Iriskhanov was well out of range.
Iriskhanov ducks under a wild hook from Loosa.
Loosa swings for the body but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
Loosa misses with an uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loosa thinking.
Jab by Loosa.
Loosa digs a good body shot into Iriskhanov's ribs.
Loosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Iriskhanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iriskhanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iriskhanov is rocked!
Loosa misses with an uppercut.
Iriskhanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Loosa finish him?
Loosa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loosa misses with an uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a left and a right that stings Loosa.
Iriskhanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Iriskhanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Loosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iriskhanov can do to turn this around?
Loosa lands a head shot.
A jab lands there for Loosa.
Loosa connects with a body shot.
Loosa misses with an uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Iriskhanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Loosa dominated that second round.
That's time! Loosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Loosa swings for the body but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
Iriskhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loosa throws a leg kick
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Loosa misses with a leg kick.
Victor Loosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iriskhanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loosa throws a jab when Iriskhanov was well out of range.
Loosa scores with a shot to the body.
Loosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iriskhanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loosa misses with a shot to the body
and Iriskhanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Iriskhanov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Loosa lands a body shot.
Iriskhanov moves away from the strike by Loosa.
Loosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jab by Loosa.
Iriskhanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loosa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Loosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Loosa misses the jab.
Iriskhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov avoids the body shot from Loosa.
Loosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loosa misses with a straight right.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iriskhanov slips a straight right by Loosa.
Loosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Iriskhanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loosa tries to land a leg kick but Iriskhanov saw it coming and moves away.
Loosa lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loosa misses the body punch
and Iriskhanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loosa throws out a loose jab but Iriskhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loosa digs a good hook to Iriskhanov's body.
Loosa throws a lazy right hand but Iriskhanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victor Loosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loosa scores with a shot to the body.
Loosa lands with an overhand left.
Iriskhanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Loosa jabs at Iriskhanov's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loosa misses with a looping left.
Loosa swings for the body but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
Eduard Iriskhanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iriskhanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iriskhanov on the side of the head.
Iriskhanov defending well as Loosa loads up on a big left hand.
Loosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Loosa catches Iriskhanov right on the button with a cross.
Loosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Loosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loosa 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Loosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Loosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Copello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichiro Kosugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Copello!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Kosugi.
It looks like Felipe Copello has been cut.
Copello slips a straight right by Kosugi.
Some wild striking there from Kosugi.
Kosugi misses with a double jab.
Copello slaps away a takedown attempt from Kosugi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kosugi lands a two punch combo.
Copello walks into a straight right hand from Kosugi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kosugi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kosugi there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Ichiro Kosugi has been cut.
Kosugi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Copello does no damage.
Copello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kosugi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Copello misses with a combination
and Kosugi counters with a shoot takedown. Copello fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Copello controls Kosugi momentarily but Kosugi frees himself.
Copello has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Skylab Vegas. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kosugi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kosugi with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Copello trying to control the position.
Kosugi landing some decent shots from guard.
Kosugi 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi postures up in Copello's guard and throws a big left but Copello blocks it.
Kosugi trying to control but Copello is working from the bottom.
Kosugi is looking to work some ground and pound but Copello has wrist control.
Kosugi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kosugi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kosugi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Copello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kosugi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Copello's guard.
Copello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kosugi thows a huge punch but Copello dodges it nicely.
Copello trying to control here.
Kosugi wants to control but Copello is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi stalling away here and it's allowed Copello to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kosugi throws a big elbow that misses.
Kosugi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kosugi throws an elbow that misses. Copello uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kosugi's guard. Nice move by Copello!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kosugi is controlling Copello's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kosugi fails with a takedown attempt.
Kosugi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kosugi throws a body punch but Copello moves out of range.
Copello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kosugi.
Kosugi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosugi fails with a takedown attempt.
Copello works Kosugi's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi throws a series of punches but Copello avoids them all with ease.
Kosugi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Copello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kosugi is working away from the top position though.
Kosugi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Copello does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kosugi lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi trying to control the action but Copello is working from the bottom.
Kosugi passes to side control.
Copello dodges the ground and pound from Kosugi.
Kosugi trying to control the action but Copello is working from the bottom.
Kosugi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Copello has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kosugi but great work by Copello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copello tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kosugi tries to improve position but can't.
Copello really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kosugi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Copello takes a little break here. Kosugi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kosugi tries to improve position but can't.
Kosugi parries the strikes from Copello easily there. Copello is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kosugi to escape.
Kosugi gets back to half guard.
Copello thows a huge punch but Kosugi dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kosugi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kosugi keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Copello wants to control from the top but Kosugi keeps moving.
Kosugi is pulling down on Copello's head to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosugi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Copello doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Copello manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kosugi trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kosugi looks for a takedown but Copello sprawls well.
Kosugi misses with a series of wild punches.
Copello swinging wildly here.
Kosugi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Copello avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kosugi tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Copello misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copello takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Copello misses with a two punch combination.
Kosugi throws a head kick but Copello moves out of range.
Copello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kosugi.
Kosugi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Copello tries to avoid it but Kosugi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Copello to the ground. Copello escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kosugi shoots in for a takedown but Copello shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosugi looks to land a body kick but Copello moved away.
Copello defending well as Kosugi loads up on a big left hand.
Kosugi shoots in for a double leg but Copello sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kosugi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ichiro Kosugi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kosugi misses.
A good leg kick by Copello.
Kosugi is looking to clinch but Copello is avoiding it.
Kosugi throws a head kick but Copello moves out of range.
Copello throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kosugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ichiro Kosugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kosugi pushes Copello up against the cage in a clinch.
Kosugi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Copello pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kosugi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Felipe Copello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi misses the body punch
and Copello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kosugi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Copello avoids it really well and circles away.
Kosugi misses the shot to the body.
Kosugi swings for the body but Copello moves out of range.
Felipe Copello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kosugi shoots in looking for a takedown. Copello tries to sprawl out of it but Kosugi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Copello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Copello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kosugi.
Kosugi misses with a looping right.
Ichiro Kosugi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copello misses with a double jab.
Copello keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kosugi.
Kosugi dives in for a single leg takedown but Copello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kosugi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Copello fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Copello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichiro Kosugi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kosugi 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichiro Kosugi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ichiro Kosugi thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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