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Death Squad 174:Watson vs Bellic PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy McCole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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222 lbs
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy McCole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCole closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan lands with a big right hook that stumbles McCole - he's out on his feet here! Morgan follows up with another monster hook that separates McCole from consciousness! McCole falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Morgan stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henry Morgan!
Henry Morgan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Always drink responsibly'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pride Theme. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ross Massey!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey moves out of range as Couture throws a body kick.
Couture throws a body punch but Massey moves out of range.
Massey shoots in and bounces Couture off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Couture trying to keep a closed guard but Massey is proving a slippery customer.
Massey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.
Massey connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Couture has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Massey has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture can't do much from the bottom here.
Couture might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Couture is not content to let Massey control the position.
Couture is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Couture managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Massey.
Couture tries to bench press Massey off him but Massey keeps the position.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Massey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Massey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Massey looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Couture is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is not content to let Massey control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Couture shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Massey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Massey has wrist control.
Massey looking to control.
Couture throwing strikes from guard but Massey blocks nicely.
Couture postures up and lands a big shot to Massey's brow.
Couture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massey trying to keep a closed guard but Couture is proving a slippery customer.
Couture missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Couture throws an elbow that misses. Massey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Couture's guard. Nice move by Massey!
Couture has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Couture is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Massey 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.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and Massey moves out of range easily.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Massey as he jumps to the side.
Couture throws a wild body kick that Massey sees coming a mile off.
Massey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Couture's waist but Couture gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Massey off to one side.
Couture throws a front kick aimed at Massey's knee but Massey avoids it well.
Couture leaves Massey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Couture shoots in but Massey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Massey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ross Massey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Massey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Massey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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Massey controls the position.
Massey landing strikes.
Couture is looking to regain half guard here but Massey keeps moving and retains side control.
Massey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Massey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Couture manages to work his way to half guard, despite Massey's best efforts.
Massey seems to be looking for submissions.
Massey is trying to control the action in half guard but Couture is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Massey is thwarting Couture's attempts to control the position.
Couture is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Massey shoots in looking for a takedown but Couture manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Massey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from Couture misses the target.
Fedor Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Massey.
Nice sprawl there from Massey as Couture shoots in.
Massey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Couture clinches.
Couture prevents the takedown attempt.
Couture leaning his opponent against the cage.
Couture missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Couture trying to stall but Massey improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fedor Couture.
Couture shoots in but Massey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Massey shoots in for a takedown but Couture shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Couture throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Couture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Massey looks for a takedown but Couture sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Couture gets a double leg takedown into Massey's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Couture dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couture gets caught napping as Massey dives in and scores a takedown. Couture manages to retain guard.
Couture is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Massey is controlling him.
Couture looking for a sweep. Not yet Couture, not yet.
Massey is looking to work some ground and pound but Couture has wrist control.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Massey from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Couture is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Massey is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Couture displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Massey.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Couture drops an elbow to the side of Massey's head.
Couture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Massey's head.
Couture takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Massey tries to roll over but Couture keeps him under control.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Massey controlling the position for now.
Couture drops an elbow to the side of Massey's head.
Couture lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Couture looks to land a strike but Massey avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Massey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Couture lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Couture lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Couture content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Massey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Couture gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Massey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture scoring with punches to the head and body.
Couture postures up.
Couture is in close to Massey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Couture gets to his feet. Massey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Couture throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Massey was covering up waiting for the punch and Couture finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Massey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couture chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Couture 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Couture!
A victorious Fedor Couture thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Essss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Essss!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Essss slaps away a takedown attempt from Coleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Essss pushes Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.
Essss controlling the action here for a moment.
Essss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Essss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman is looking for a takedown.
Essss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Essss wants to take the fight to the mat but Coleman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Essss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Essss moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Essss throws a body kick that misses.
Coleman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Essss looks to clinch
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Essss trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Essss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Essss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Essss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Essss blocks nicely.
Essss is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Coleman dives into side control.
Essss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Essss is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Essss to see if he's OK.
Coleman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Essss is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Essss is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Essss on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman trying to control the position but Essss is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Essss taking a bit of punishment here - Coleman scoring with strikes.
Coleman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Coleman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Essss!
Coleman landing strikes from the mount and Essss is in trouble!
Coleman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Essss is surviving well by controlling Coleman's body position as best he can.
Essss felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Coleman cracks Essss with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Coleman 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.
Coleman lands with some strikes.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Essss?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Essss is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Essss is rocked!
Coleman drops a big elbow. That's hurt Essss! More shots from Coleman and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Coleman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobero Shimasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobero Shimasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Paul Fish!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shimasaki wants to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shimasaki checks a leg kick.
Fish 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.
Fish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shimasaki.
Shimasaki throws a head kick but Fish moves out of range.
Fish 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.
Shimasaki misses with a leg kick.
Fish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shimasaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Shimasaki looks for the body kick but Fish saw that one coming.
Shimasaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimasaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Fish as he checks the leg kick.
Shimasaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice jab there from Shimasaki.
Shimasaki blocks a head kick by Fish.
We've been told by Shimasaki's head coaches at 11th Planet MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimasaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fish connects with a nice looking jab.
Shimasaki tries to land a front kick but Fish steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shimasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shimasaki is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Fish.
Shimasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fish.
Shimasaki moves away from the strike by Fish.
Fish throws a body shot but no joy.
Shimasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.
Shimasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shimasaki 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.
Shimasaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shimasaki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shimasaki throws a body punch but Fish moves out of range.
Shimasaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Fish.
Shimasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Fish loads up on a big right hand but Shimasaki slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimasaki moves away.
Fish scores with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Shimasaki.
Fish cracks the inside of Shimasaki's front leg.
Shimasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shimasaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shimasaki closes the distance and pushes Fish back into the cage.
Shimasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fish connects with a right hand. Shimasaki shakes it off.
Shimasaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki wants to clinch.
Shimasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Fish moves out of range easily.
Shimasaki has Fish up against the cage in a clinch.
Shimasaki prevents Fish from breaking the clinch.
Shimasaki has Fish pressed against the cage.
Fish breaks from the clinch.
Shimasaki connects with a leg kick. Fish looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Shimasaki.
Fish throws the kick towards the body but Shimasaki avoids it.
Nobero Shimasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fish throws a chopping leg kick but Shimasaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shimasaki checks a leg kick.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shimasaki.
Fish slips a jab and a cross from Shimasaki.
Fish throws a leg kick but Shimasaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shimasaki sizes up Fish with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Shimasaki looks to land a body kick but Fish moved away.
Fish looks to land a combination but Shimasaki avoids it well.
Fish misses with a straight right.
Shimasaki throwing a counter right hand but Fish manages to avoid it.
Shimasaki motions for Fish to come forward. Shimasaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shimasaki tries to clinch up but Fish circles away and keeps his distance.
Shimasaki scores with a head kick. Fish tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice shot lands for Fish.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shimasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Fish lands a jab to Shimasaki's midsection.
Fish 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.
Shimasaki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Paul Fish dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shimasaki catches Fish with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nobero Shimasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimasaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fish cracks Shimasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fish lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shimasaki moves to clinch but Fish breaks away
and Fish counters with a thumping low kick.
Shimasaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shimasaki. That's going to slow Fish down.
Shimasaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shimasaki misses with a kick to the body
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fish throws a body kick that misses.
Shimasaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Fish as he checks the leg kick.
Shimasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimasaki looks to clinch
and Fish counters with an outside leg kick.
Fish throws a leg kick but Shimasaki moved away.
Shimasaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shimasaki swinging wildly here.
Fish throws a wild body kick that Shimasaki sees coming a mile off.
Shimasaki throws the left hand but Fish avoids the punch easily.
Fish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shimasaki avoids the head kick by Fish.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fish.
Fish avoids the head kick by Shimasaki.
Fish cracks Shimasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shimasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Fish moves out of range easily.
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shimasaki tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Fish feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimasaki.
Shimasaki misses with a kick to the body.
Shimasaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimasaki looks to throw a body kick
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fish throws a body punch but Shimasaki moves out of range.
Fish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shimasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fish looks to land a left hand but Shimasaki moved out of range nicely.
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by Shimasaki.
Shimasaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fish.
Shimasaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Fish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to land a leg kick but Shimasaki saw it coming and moves away.
Shimasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Fish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shimasaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shimasaki.
Shimasaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shimasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.
Fish throws out a counter right but Shimasaki avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shimasaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jon Paul Fish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Fish.
Shimasaki tries to clinch there but Fish circles away.
A combination from Fish does no damage.
Shimasaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shimasaki is looking to clinch but Fish is avoiding it.
Fish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shimasaki checks it well.
Fish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shimasaki tries to move into range but Fish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimasaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shimasaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shimasaki moves in looking to clinch but Fish pushes him off.
Shimasaki misses with a low kick as Fish jumps back.
Shimasaki moves out of range of the body kick from Fish.
Shimasaki throws a series of punches but Fish avoids them all with ease.
Shimasaki throws out a loose jab but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fish tries to score with a low kick but Shimasaki moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Fish.
Shimasaki misses with a body kick.
That kick from Shimasaki tenderised Fish's leg. Fish is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shimasaki wants to clinch.
Fish looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Paul Fish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shimasaki looks to land a body kick but Fish moved away.
Despite the aggression on Fish's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fish connects with a right hand. Shimasaki shakes it off.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Shimasaki misses with the body kick
and Fish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shimasaki thinking.
Shimasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Fish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shimasaki takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Shimasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shimasaki moves away from the strike by Fish.
Shimasaki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fish manages to circle out of the way.
Fish scores with a shot to the body.
Shimasaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shimasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shimasaki.
Shimasaki feints and then cracks Fish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fish down.
Shimasaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Fish throws a low kick, looking for Shimasaki's leg but Shimasaki calmly moves out of range.
Shimasaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimasaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fish.
Shimasaki misses with a kick to the body.
Shimasaki throws a body punch but Fish moves out of range.
Fish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by Shimasaki.
As Shimasaki backs off Fish throws a huge counter combo but Shimasaki manages to avoid it all.
Shimasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fish checks a leg kick.
Shimasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shimasaki lands with a kick to the temple. Fish shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by Shimasaki.
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish is looking to land body kicks.
Fish connects with a single shot there.
Fish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jon Paul Fish is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimasaki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fish.
Shimasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Shimasaki.
Shimasaki tries to clinch but Fish moves away
and Fish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shimasaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fish counters with a one-two to the body.
Fish misses with a head kick.
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shimasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shimasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shimasaki, right into the meat.
Shimasaki wants to clinch up but Fish keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shimasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shimasaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fish tries a low kick but Shimasaki avoids it.
Shimasaki lands with a kick to the temple. Fish shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Fish's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fish lands a head shot.
Fish tries to bum rush Shimasaki with a series of wild strikes but Shimasaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shimasaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shimasaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fish checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shimasaki wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fish throws a wild body kick that Shimasaki sees coming a mile off.
Shimasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fish.
Fish throws a leg kick which misses Shimasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Shimasaki tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fish misses with a looping right.
Shimasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nobero Shimasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shimasaki misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Fish misses.
Shimasaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shimasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fish.
Fish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Paul Fish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fish winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Paul Fish!
Jon Paul Fish thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Nobero Shimasaki stepped up to the mic, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Dudes Gym'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellic has chosen GTA 4 Theme 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Bellic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bellic takes one to the chin there.
It looks like David Bellic has been cut.
Bellic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
Watson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Watson darts in trying to clinch
letting Bellic counter with a right hand.
Bellic scores with a nice strike.
Watson wants to clinch but Bellic slips to the side
and Bellic counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Watson down! Bellic is looking to finish but Watson is intelligently defending himself.
Watson is rocked!
Watson working a defensive guard here.
Watson seems keen to control Bellic's posture.
Bellic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bellic won't allow Watson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bellic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Watson controls Bellic momentarily but Bellic frees himself.
Bellic content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Watson looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bellic cracks Watson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bellic tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bellic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bellic works Watson's body with a nice hook.
Bellic connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Bellic. Beautiful body shot.
David Bellic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bellic throws a left that rocks Watson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bellic dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Watson regain composure!
Oh Watson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bellic in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Watson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bellic turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Bellic!
A very excited looking David Bellic rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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