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MFN 209: Reach vs. Falcao 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov comes to the cage accompanied by 7B - Young Winds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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142 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov jabs at Turris's body.
Tutov slips a straight right by Turris.
Turris stuns Tutov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turris cracks a nice hook into Tutov's ribs.
Tutov misses with a takedown
and Turris counters with a straight right hand.
Turris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tutov on the side of the head.
Andrey Tutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turris misses with a hook
and Tutov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tutov swings widly with a right hand
letting Turris counter with a right hand.
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutov missing with a left hand there. Turris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tutov loads up on a big right hand but Turris slips the punch.
Turris digs a good hook to Tutov's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tutov 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 Turris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tutov connects with a body shot that sends Turris's belly button to the back.
Turris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov digs a good body shot into Turris's ribs.
Tutov slips under a jab.
A big left from Tutov misses.
Turris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tutov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turris scores with a hook to the body. Tutov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tutov checks the leg kick.
Tutov cracks Turris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tutov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tutov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turris wants to slow Tutov down by chopping away at his legs.
Turris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tutov misses the shot to the body.
Tutov lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turris throws a chopping leg kick but Tutov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turris looks to throw a body kick
and Tutov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tutov misses with an uppercut.
Turris unleashes a big counter combination but Tutov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Turris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tutov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kyle Turris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutov.
Turris tries a head kick but it misses.
Turris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tutov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tutov's knee momentarily.
Turris looks to land a combination but Tutov avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tutov.
Tutov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tutov.
Tutov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turris stuffs the takedown.
Tutov misses with a leg kick.
Turris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tutov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tutov works Turris's body with a nice hook.
Turris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tutov's hands.
Tutov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turris.
Tutov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tutov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tutov avoids the head kick by Turris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris slaps away a takedown attempt from Tutov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Tutov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Turris misses.
Turris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turris.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Turris's shoulder, as Turris tries to avoid the shot.
Turris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Turris.
Turris ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
Turris 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrey Tutov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tutov cracks the inside of Turris's front leg.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Turris.
Turris misses with a body shot.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turris was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Tutov misses with an uppercut. Turris saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Turris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice takedown defense from Turris. No joy for Tutov on that attempt.
Turris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tutov.
Tutov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turris tries to land a leg kick but Tutov saw it coming and moves away.
Turris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Turris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tutov jabs Turris right on the nose. Turris blinks but takes it well.
Turris throws a jab but it's blocked by Tutov.
Tutov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris keeping moving, preventing Tutov from controlling successfully.
Tutov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turris keeping moving, preventing Tutov from controlling successfully.
Turris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tutov stands up over Turris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Turris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tutov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Turris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tutov slips a jab from Turris.
Tutov misses with a double jab
and Tutov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tutov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turris looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutov is just out of range.
Tutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tutov swings for the body but Turris moves out of range.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tutov throws a right hand that Turris ducks under and follows up with a left that Turris also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tutov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tutov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big left from Turris misses.
Turris throws a shot to the body.
Kyle Turris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses.
Tutov moves away from the strike by Turris.
Tutov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turris cracks Tutov with an open hand slap.
Tutov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tutov moves out of range as Turris throws a body kick.
Turris takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov shoots in and drives through. Turris sprawls well.
Tutov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris lands a head kick. Tutov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Tutov connects with the punch.
A low kick from Tutov misses
and Turris counters with a left and a right that stings Tutov.
Tutov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tutov tries to work over Turris's front leg with a kick but Turris checks it.
Turris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turris moves out of range of the leg kick from Tutov.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turris was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tutov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Tutov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Tutov misses.
Tutov backing away here, and Turris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tutov shoots in looking for a takedown. Turris tries to sprawl out of it but Tutov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrey Tutov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tutov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turris moves forwards but Tutov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turris throws a lazy uppercut
and Tutov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turris's guard.
Tutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Turris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov is looking to work some ground and pound but Turris has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turris scores with a leg kick.
Turris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tutov circles away quickly and effectively.
Tutov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turris.
Tutov throws a leg kick which misses Turris's front leg but catches the back leg as Turris tries to avoid it.
Tutov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turris throws a push kick but Tutov slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turris throws a good cross that connects.
Tutov looks to throw the jab but Turris is out of range.
Turris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tutov lands with a good body shot.
Turris cracks Tutov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tutov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turris.
Tutov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tutov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turris's waist but Turris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tutov off to one side.
Tutov misses with a shot to the body
and Turris counters with a head kick.
Turris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turris lands a front kick.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Turris.
Tutov misses with a shot to the body
and Turris counters with a straight right hand.
Turris blocks a head kick by Tutov.
Tutov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses.
Tutov misses with a leg kick
and Turris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turris misses with a straight left.
Turris checks a leg kick.
Turris throws the left hand but Tutov avoids the punch easily.
Tutov lands a head kick!
Turris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tutov.
It seemed like Turris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Turris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tutov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tutov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tutov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turris.
Kyle Turris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tutov's head.
Tutov lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turris lands a nice hook to Tutov's body. Tutov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turris throws a body punch but Tutov moves out of range.
Tutov scores with a nice strike.
Tutov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Turris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turris looks to land a left hand but Tutov moved out of range nicely.
Turris throws a leg kick but Tutov checks it.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turris manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Turris.
I think Tutov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Tutov!
A very excited looking Andrey Tutov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyell Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Udo Hitzlsperger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyell Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Udo Hitzlsperger!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Gold.
Gold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hitzlsperger counters with a stiff right hand.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
Hitzlsperger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gold dives in and scores a takedown into Hitzlsperger's guard.
Hitzlsperger keeping full guard, as Gold tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
Gold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hitzlsperger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gold works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hitzlsperger is looking to improve his position.
Gold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throwing shots but Hitzlsperger is blocking nicely.
Gold slows the pace down in half guard.
Hitzlsperger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gold with a nice head shot there.
Hitzlsperger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gold won't allow Hitzlsperger to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gold won't allow Hitzlsperger to sweep him here.
Gold is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hitzlsperger is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hitzlsperger has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gold lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hitzlsperger is one step ahead there.
Gold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gold trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hitzlsperger with a nice head shot there.
Gold pulls Hitzlsperger in close to his closed guard and prevents Hitzlsperger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hitzlsperger scoring with some ground and pound.
Hitzlsperger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gold is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hitzlsperger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gold lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold is taking a breather. Hitzlsperger says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hitzlsperger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Hitzlsperger wants to get back to his feet.
Gold is pressing down on Hitzlsperger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hitzlsperger is holding on for now.
Hitzlsperger trying to control from the bottom.
Hitzlsperger is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyell Gold dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gold dives in for a single leg takedown but Hitzlsperger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold shoots in but no luck this time.
Hitzlsperger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gold takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gold scores with a jab. Hitzlsperger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hitzlsperger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hitzlsperger jabs Gold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Hitzlsperger.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Hitzlsperger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hitzlsperger connects with an inside leg kick.
Gold swinging wildly here.
Hitzlsperger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitzlsperger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gold.
Gold stalks Hitzlsperger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hitzlsperger's face. Hitzlsperger staggers backwards, shaken.
Hitzlsperger scoring well with a low kick there.
Gold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hitzlsperger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gold somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyell Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hitzlsperger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gold lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hitzlsperger misses with a body kick.
Gold digs a good body shot into Hitzlsperger's ribs.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
Kyell Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Hitzlsperger slips a jab from Gold.
Gold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hitzlsperger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold closes the distance and clinches up with Hitzlsperger, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes Hitzlsperger against the cage but Hitzlsperger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold misses with a hook to the body
and Hitzlsperger counters with a stiff right hand.
Hitzlsperger scores with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Gold there.
Hitzlsperger throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hitzlsperger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hitzlsperger misses with a few strikes there.
Gold throwing a counter right hand but Hitzlsperger manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gold is defended easily by Hitzlsperger.
Gold staying out of range there.
Gold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gold attempts a counter takedown but Hitzlsperger avoids it well and moves away.
Gold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hitzlsperger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gold somewhat.
Nice body punch from Hitzlsperger.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger lands with a shot to the body.
Hitzlsperger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Gold shoots in but Hitzlsperger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hitzlsperger throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Hitzlsperger lands a body shot.
Hitzlsperger lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Hitzlsperger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hitzlsperger.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gold is defended easily by Hitzlsperger.
Good exchange - Gold coming out on top.
Hitzlsperger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gold rather than just go for the knockout.
Hitzlsperger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hitzlsperger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hitzlsperger wants it to stay on the feet.
Gold takes a swing at Hitzlsperger's ribcage but misses.
Kyell Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hitzlsperger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Udo Hitzlsperger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hitzlsperger as he avoids it easily.
Crunch! Hitzlsperger slams his shin into Gold's torso.
Hitzlsperger lands a head kick. Gold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice jab there from Gold.
Kyell Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Hitzlsperger counters with a left to the body.
That kick from Hitzlsperger tenderised Gold's leg. Gold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hitzlsperger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gold.
Hitzlsperger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hitzlsperger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gold at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitzlsperger tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitzlsperger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hitzlsperger connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitzlsperger tries to move into range but Gold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hitzlsperger.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gold crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hitzlsperger - the referee stops the clock and Gold gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hitzlsperger. Gold manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger dives in and scores a takedown into Gold's guard.
Hitzlsperger is in close to Gold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hitzlsperger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gold looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hitzlsperger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gold trying to keep a closed guard but Hitzlsperger is proving a slippery customer.
Hitzlsperger landing some decent shots from guard.
Gold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hitzlsperger distracts Gold with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gold 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gold is keeping the position for now.
Gold is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hitzlsperger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hitzlsperger trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Hitzlsperger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hitzlsperger is continuing to stall.
Gold looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hitzlsperger passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hitzlsperger easily slips into full mount!
BOOM! Hitzlsperger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gold is rocked!
Gold tries to reverse the position but Hitzlsperger maintains control.
Oh Gold is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hitzlsperger landing strikes from the mount and Gold is in trouble!
Gold takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hitzlsperger's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Udo Hitzlsperger!
Udo Hitzlsperger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canadian Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shadows of Amn. 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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165 lbs
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155 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Canadian Hero!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irenicus throws a jab when Hero was well out of range.
Irenicus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irenicus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hero counters with a low kick, right behind Irenicus 's knee.
Irenicus looks to land a combination but Hero avoids it well.
Irenicus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hero's sensitive parts.
Hero wants to clinch.
Irenicus misses with a low kick.
Hero throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irenicus connects with a high kick.
It looks like Canadian Hero has been cut.
Irenicus swats away the attempt to clinch by Hero.
Irenicus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hero misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero is looking to clinch.
Hero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Irenicus finds it's way round the side to connect with Hero's head.
Irenicus throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
And Hero responds with a good body kick, but Irenicus manages to step out the way in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hero slips a jab from Irenicus.
Hero steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irenicus. Hero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irenicus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irenicus looks to land a right hand but Hero moved out of range.
Hero tries to clinch but Irenicus moves out of range.
Hero checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hero! But no joy.
Irenicus misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hero or perhaps it was just good defense by Irenicus, which made it look bad.
Irenicus throws a looping overhand right but Hero ducks down to avoid it.
Irenicus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Irenicus misses with a low kick.
Hero tries to counter with a clinch but Irenicus shakes him off and moves away.
Irenicus tries a head kick but it misses.
Hero misses with a low kick.
Irenicus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hero tries to clinch there but Irenicus circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jon Irenicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canadian Hero.
Hero shoots in and drives through. Irenicus sprawls well.
Jon Irenicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irenicus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hero! But no joy.
Irenicus stuffs the takedown attempt from Hero. Hero gets slowly back to his feet.
Jon Irenicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero slips under a jab.
Irenicus cracks the inside of Hero's front leg.
Hero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Irenicus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hero appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Irenicus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hero.
Hero wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Irenicus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hero moves into the clinch.
Irenicus throws a punch but it's blocked by Hero.
Irenicus lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Irenicus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irenicus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hero taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Irenicus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Canadian Hero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Irenicus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hero is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Irenicus engages and cracks Hero with a massive lead left hook - Hero tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Irenicus is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Irenicus!
A relieved looking Jon Irenicus 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramanujam is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi. Friedrich Bergfried has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
16 - 8 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Ramanujam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramanujam shoots in but no luck this time.
Ramanujam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bergfried fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bergfried connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bergfried scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Ramanujam.
Bergfried connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramanujam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramanujam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramanujam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bergfried looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramanujam is just out of range.
Ramanujam throws a shot from downtown. Bergfried moves away and avoids it.
Bergfried dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramanujam blocks a jab.
Ramanujam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Bergfried is looking to wear down Ramanujam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bergfried throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramanujam manages to avoid it.
Ramanujam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bergfried throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bergfried works Ramanujam's body with a nice hook.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramanujam manages to avoid it.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bergfried 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 Ramanujam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramanujam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramanujam.
Both fighters circling a little - Ramanujam finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bergfried throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramanujam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bergfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramanujam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Bergfried feints and then cracks Ramanujam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramanujam down.
Ramanujam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bergfried's corner calls for a 1-2. Bergfried obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramanujam was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
Bergfried connects with a leg kick. Ramanujam looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bergfried throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Ramanujam with the counter takedown but Bergfried avoids it easily.
Ramanujam tries for a takedown but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bergfried takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Bergfried on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bergfried dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramanujam. That did some damage!
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
And Ramanujam tries to counter it with a takedown but Bergfried pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bergfried takes a swing at Ramanujam's ribcage but misses.
Ramanujam tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big right from Bergfried misses.
Ramanujam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ramanujam throws a hook but Bergfried blocks it.
Ramanujam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam throws a head kick that half lands.
Ramanujam wants to slow Bergfried down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramanujam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Ramanujam misses with a kick to the body.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramanujam manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried swings for the body but Ramanujam moves out of range.
Ramanujam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bergfried.
Ramanujam throws a shot to the body.
Bergfried keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bergfried lands a slapping body shot.
Bergfried dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried dominated that round.
That's time! Bergfried's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab from Bergfried.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bergfried slips a jab from Ramanujam.
A head kick by Ramanujam misses
and Bergfried counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramanujam throws a low kick but Bergfried moves out of range easily.
Ramanujam with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bergfried to score with a decent uppercut.
Bergfried is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bergfried scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bergfried tries to land a front kick but Ramanujam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramanujam walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bergfried.
A leg kick checked by Ramanujam.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ramanujam might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bergfried has got the better of the exchanges.
Bergfried looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramanujam is just out of range.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramanujam feints the counter takedown.
Bergfried is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Ramanujam checks it.
Ramanujam swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramanujam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Ramanujam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramanujam drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bergfried defends it well.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Ramanujam tries to counter it with a takedown but Bergfried pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramanujam throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bergfried misses the target.
Bergfried checks a leg kick.
Ramanujam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bergfried lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Ramanujam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramanujam feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramanujam. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Ramanujam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut there from Bergfried.
Friedrich Bergfried is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramanujam shoots in for a takedown but Bergfried shows good takedown defense.
Bergfried is looking to chop away at Ramanujam's legs.
Ramanujam feints the counter takedown.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried throws a leg kick
and Ramanujam counters with a takedown into side control.
Bergfried is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramanujam can do to turn this around?
Ramanujam working the ground and pound but Bergfried is defending the strikes.
Ramanujam throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ramanujam is trying to ground and pound but Bergfried uses the momentary lack of control by Ramanujam to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam wants to pass to mount but Bergfried is defending the position.
Bergfried blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramanujam.
Bergfried has a hand on Ramanujam's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ramanujam takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ramanujam lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried tries to lock up and control but Ramanujam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramanujam punching from mount but Bergfried doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bergfried avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ramanujam.
Bergfried is looking to get to half guard.
Ramanujam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ramanujam dominating with strikes here.
Ramanujam unloads with some shots from mount but Bergfried bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mahavir Ramanujam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ramanujam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Ramanujam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Ramanujam catches Bergfried right on the button with a cross.
Ramanujam looks to land a body kick but Bergfried moved away.
Ramanujam blocks a leg kick.
Bergfried punishes Ramanujam's body with a nice straight punch.
Bergfried throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramanujam changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried scores with a shot to the body.
Bergfried throws a shot to the body.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramanujam moves away.
Bergfried missing with a left hand there. Ramanujam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramanujam drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bergfried defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam lands a lovely overhand right.
Bergfried dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramanujam throws a sloppy head kick
and Bergfried connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramanujam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bergfried with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bergfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramanujam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramanujam feints the counter takedown.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bergfried scores with a spinning back kick!
Ramanujam checks a leg kick.
Ramanujam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Ramanujam misses
and Bergfried connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried stuns Ramanujam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bergfried connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramanujam momentarily.
Ramanujam throws a body kick that misses.
Bergfried throwing a counter right hand but Ramanujam manages to avoid it.
Ramanujam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ramanujam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ramanujam misses with a head shot. Bergfried uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam advances to half guard.
Bergfried blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam wants to pass the guard but Bergfried is defending well.
Bergfried trying to control here.
Ramanujam looks to land a strike but Bergfried avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ramanujam postures up in Bergfried's guard and throws a big left but Bergfried blocks it.
Ramanujam looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramanujam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramanujam working some strikes from top position.
Ramanujam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramanujam cracks Bergfried with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Friedrich Bergfried.
I think Bergfried has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
Friedrich Bergfried decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oompa Loompa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loompa has chosen Faded as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
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32
139 lbs
31 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Oompa Loompa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loompa lands a nice looking body kick.
Durant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loompa throws a shot to the body.
Loompa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Loompa.
Loompa throws a body shot but no joy.
Durant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loompa. Loompa obviously looking to wear him down.
Durant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Durant misses the target.
Loompa misses the shot to the body.
Loompa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loompa throws a body punch but Durant moves out of range.
That kick from Loompa tenderised Durant's leg. Durant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loompa just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Durant tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loompa tries a low kick but Durant avoids it.
Durant throws a quick counter kick to the body but Loompa avoids it.
Good leg kick by Loompa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant swings for the body but Loompa moves out of range.
A low kick from Loompa is predictable there
and Durant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Loompa's knee momentarily.
Durant tries to land a leg kick but Loompa saw it coming and moves away.
Durant checks the leg kick.
Durant takes a swing at Loompa's ribcage but misses.
Loompa keeps the fight on the outside.
Loompa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durant was well out of range. Poor timing from Loompa.
Durant tried to counter with a leg kick but Loompa avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Durant.
Loompa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loompa lands with a slapping head kick.
Loompa throws a body shot but no joy.
Loompa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loompa slips a jab from Durant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loompa.
Loompa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loompa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Durant rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loompa with a nice cross.
Loompa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loompa keeps Durant at a distance using the push kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loompa checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Loompa misses.
Durant tries to keep at a distance but Loompa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loompa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loompa lands a left hand.
Loompa lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Durant on the inside.
A short left from Durant.
Loompa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durant backwards.
Durant throws a head punch that misses.
Durant lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durant.
Durant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loompa tries a body shot but Durant blocks it.
I was talking to Durant's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Durant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loompa backwards.
Loompa blocking some punches.
Durant scores with a shoulder strike.
Durant blocks a body shot from Loompa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loompa.
Durant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loompa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durant misses with some punches.
Loompa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loompa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loompa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durant struggles to land a body shot inside as Loompa controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loompa backwards.
Loompa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durant throws a head punch that misses.
Durant presses Loompa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Loompa working aggressively here.
Loompa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Loompa digs a right hand underneath Durant's ribcage. Durant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durant can't find room to land a body shot as Loompa controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Durant.
A short right from Loompa.
Durant taking a breather.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loompa.
Durant works on Loompa's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loompa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Durant is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Durant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loompa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loompa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durant throws a push kick but Loompa slaps the foot to one side.
Loompa connects with a leg kick. Durant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loompa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Durant on the side of the head.
Loompa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loompa looks to land a combination but Durant avoids it well.
Durant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loompa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Durant takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Loompa or perhaps it was just good defense by Durant, which made it look bad.
Durant leaves Loompa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant scores with a jab.
Durant throws a low kick, looking for Loompa's leg but Loompa calmly moves out of range.
Durant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Loompa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Loompa looks to score with a jab to the body but Durant is just out of range.
Oompa Loompa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loompa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durant counters with a low kick, right behind Loompa 's knee.
Loompa throws a leg kick but Durant sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loompa misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Durant - just one landing.
Durant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loompa was well out of range. Poor timing from Durant.
Loompa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loompa misses with a low kick.
Durant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loompa, right into the meat.
Loompa looks to score with a jab to the body but Durant is just out of range.
Durant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loompa throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loompa jabs Durant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Loompa clinches up against the cage.
Loompa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loompa throws a head punch that misses.
Loompa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loompa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durant takes a shot to the head.
Durant misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa has a couple of punches blocked by Durant.
Loompa tries a body shot but Durant blocks it.
Loompa swings wildly with an uppercut but Durant uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Loompa as the two fighters clinch.
Loompa pushes Durant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loompa swings wildly with an uppercut but Durant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loompa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
Loompa can't find room to land a body shot as Durant controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loompa.
Loompa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loompa blocks a body shot from Durant.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Loompa.
Loompa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa tries a body shot but Durant blocks it.
Durant working aggressively here.
Loompa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durant backwards.
Oompa Loompa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Durant lands a left hand.
Durant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loompa backwards.
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!
Loompa wants a takedown but no success here.
Sonny Durant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oompa Loompa.
Durant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loompa lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loompa.
Durant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durant prevents a body shot from Loompa.
Loompa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durant's elbow.
Durant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Loompa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durant backwards.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Loompa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Loompa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durant.
Loompa cracks the inside of Durant's front leg.
Durant throws a hook but Loompa avoids it easily.
Loompa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loompa.
Loompa slips a straight right by Durant.
Loompa dives in and grabs Durant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durant pushes down on Loompa's head and hops out.
Durant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loompa at a distance.
Durant tries to land a leg kick but Loompa saw it coming and moves away.
Loompa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loompa misses with a hook.
Loompa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Loompa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durant misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durant.
Loompa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Loompa tries to counter it with a takedown but Durant pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Loompa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durant's calf.
Loompa misses with a hook.
Sonny Durant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Loompa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Loompa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Loompa throws a body shot but no joy.
Loompa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durant. Durant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oompa Loompa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durant throws an overhand right that lands on Loompa's shoulder, as Loompa tries to avoid the shot.
Durant looks to land a right hand but Loompa moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loompa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonny Durant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loompa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loompa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Durant staying out of range there.
Loompa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durant.
Durant gets caught napping as Loompa dives in and scores a takedown. Durant manages to retain guard.
Durant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Loompa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Durant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Loompa postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durant looking to control.
Durant looking for a guillotine here but Loompa defends easily.
Loompa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Durant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loompa takes a swing at Durant's ribcage but misses.
Durant misses the shot to the body.
Durant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oompa Loompa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Durant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loompa jabs at Durant's body.
Loompa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durant misses with a kick to the body.
Durant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durant swings widly with a right hand
and Loompa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oompa Loompa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loompa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oompa Loompa!
A very excited looking Oompa Loompa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Puntti Manne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Borocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Edguy - Two Out of Seven. 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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147 lbs
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153 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puntti Manne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Borocop!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manne is looking to take a break and control but Borocop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manne is looking to advance position but Borocop won't allow it.
Borocop has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Borocop regains full guard. Nicely done.
Manne trying to control the position from guard on top but Borocop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manne looking to pass the guard.
Borocop wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne looking to pass the guard.
Manne landing with the ground and pound.
Borocop is looking for a triangle but Manne pushes his legs off easily.
Borocop keeping moving, preventing Manne from controlling successfully.
Manne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manne preventing the sweep.
Manne slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borocop gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Borocop looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borocop keeps working.
Manne wants to pass to mount but Borocop is defending the position.
Borocop wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borocop is staying active underneath Manne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borocop slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Manne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borocop keeping moving, preventing Manne from controlling successfully.
Manne scoring with some ground and pound.
Borocop looking for a sweep. Not yet Borocop, not yet.
Manne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Manne throwing strikes but missing.
Borocop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manne 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne postures up in Borocop's guard and throws a big left but Borocop blocks it.
Manne chips away with some ground and pound.
Borocop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borocop is trying to keep Manne in close.
Borocop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manne defends it easily.
Borocop keeping moving, preventing Manne from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puntti Manne dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Manne staying out of range there.
Borocop is looking to chop away at Manne's legs.
Borocop tries to bum rush Manne with a series of wild strikes but Manne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manne misses with a few strikes there.
Manne connects with a body shot that sends Borocop's belly button to the back.
Borocop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Borocop throws an overhand right that lands on Manne's shoulder, as Manne tries to avoid the shot.
Borocop connects with a body shot that sends Manne's belly button to the back.
Borocop misses the jab.
Borocop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borocop can do to turn this around?
Manne looks for the body kick but Borocop saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borocop takes one to the chin there.
Borocop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borocop throws a body punch but Manne moves out of range.
Manne misses with a body kick.
Borocop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puntti Manne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borocop slips under a jab.
Manne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borocop.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borocop.
Manne throws a body kick that misses
and Borocop counters with a stiff right hand.
Manne closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Borocop quickly recovers to half guard.
Borocop is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Manne pulls his head out easily.
Manne is looking to take a break and control but Borocop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borocop is pressing down on Manne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manne tries to free his leg and advance position but Borocop is retaining full guard.
Borocop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borocop is looking for a triangle here but Manne uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Borocop is not content to let Manne control the position.
Manne is putting a hurting on Borocop here, landing some big shots from side control.
Manne looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Borocop is avoiding damage well.
Manne working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manne working away.
Manne remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Borocop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Manne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Borocop gets back to half guard.
Puntti Manne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borocop trying to hold on to Manne's head to control him but Manne postures up.
Manne controlling the pace.
Manne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Borocop is not content to let Manne control the position.
Borocop won't allow Manne to pass to mount.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Borocop throws a right hand that Manne ducks under and follows up with a left that Manne also avoids with ease.
Borocop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manne scores with a head kick. Borocop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Borocop slips a jab from Manne.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manne.
Manne cracks Borocop with an open hand slap.
Borocop throws a push kick but Manne slaps the foot to one side.
Manne dives in for a single leg takedown but Borocop sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Borocop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manne works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puntti Manne dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Borocop misses with a wild body shot.
Borocop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manne. Manne obviously looking to wear him down.
Manne keeps Borocop at a distance using the push kick.
Manne throws a wild body kick that Borocop sees coming a mile off.
Manne throws the left hand but Borocop avoids the punch easily.
Borocop throws out a counter right but Manne avoids it with no problem.
Borocop misses the body punch
and Manne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Borocop's knee momentarily.
Borocop throws a right hand that Manne ducks under and follows up with a left that Manne also avoids with ease.
Manne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manne.
Manne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borocop takes a swing at Manne's ribcage but misses.
Borocop swinging wildly here.
Borocop cracks Manne with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borocop throws a body punch but Manne moves out of range.
Borocop scores with a hook.
Puntti Manne is winning the standup battle so far.
Manne jabs Borocop right on the nose. Borocop blinks but takes it well.
Borocop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borocop.
A big left from Borocop misses.
Manne is looking to score with low kicks.
Manne misses with a wild body shot.
Borocop is looking to land body kicks.
Manne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manne throws a right hand that misses
and Borocop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borocop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manne.
Borocop throws a body punch but Manne moves out of range.
Manne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borocop.
A countering left hand to the body from Borocop misses.
Manne throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Borocop to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borocop under the eye.
Manne misses with a few strikes there.
Manne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borocop tries to avoid it but Manne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borocop to the ground. Borocop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Borocop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manne.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manne 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 Borocop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Borocop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Borocop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Borocop checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Borocop tries a low kick but Manne avoids it.
Manne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Borocop lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne throws a big shot that misses.
Manne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borocop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borocops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Borocop is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manne rather than just go for the knockout.
Manne throws a right hand that misses
and Borocop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manne walks into a left hand.
Borocop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manne throws a leg kick but Borocop moved away.
Borocop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Borocop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manne. Manne obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Borocop slams his shin into Manne's torso.
Manne misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Borocop misses
and Manne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borocop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mark Borocop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manne lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Borocop dodges the ground and pound from Manne.
The ground and pound from Manne seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Borocop is not content to let Manne control the position.
Manne misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Puntti Manne.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puntti Manne!
A less than humble Puntti Manne misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt has chosen Trenches by Pop Evil as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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30
191 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
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202 lbs
20 - 11 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbolt fails to land the takedown.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Godbolt slips the punch.
Sosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Godbolt shoots for a takedown but Sosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Godbolt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sosa. Sosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Godbolt throws an overhand right that lands on Sosa's shoulder, as Sosa tries to avoid the shot.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt connects with a jab.
Godbolt misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Sosa. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godbolt was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
And Godbolt tries to counter it with a takedown but Sosa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sosa scores with a shot to the body.
Nir Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Godbolt misses.
No luck for Godbolt with that takedown attempt.
Nir Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Godbolt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sosa defends it well.
Sosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Godbolt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Godbolt feints the counter takedown.
Sosa looks to throw the jab but Godbolt is out of range.
Sosa walks into a jab.
Sosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Godbolt's waist but Godbolt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sosa off to one side.
Godbolt moves out of range as Sosa throws a body kick.
Godbolt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sosa.
Sosa looks to land a left hand but Godbolt moved out of range nicely.
Sosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Godbolt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sosa defends well and Godbolt ends up having to push Sosa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Godbolt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sosa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt lands a body shot.
Sosa throws a body kick that misses.
Godbolt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Godbolt looks to land a left hand but Sosa moved out of range nicely.
Godbolt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Godbolt blocks a head kick by Sosa.
Sosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa looks to land a body kick but Godbolt moved away.
Sosa lands a leg kick that knocks Godbolt off balance momentarily.
Sosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Godbolt avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sosa as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Godbolt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Godbolt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sosa defending well though.
Godbolt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Godbolt is working away from the top position though.
Sosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Godbolt pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is looking to stall here but Sosa recovers full guard.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
Sosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Godbolt defends well.
Godbolt throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa 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.
Sosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Godbolt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Godbolt lands a jab.
Godbolt stuffs the takedown.
Sosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Godbolt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godbolt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sosa.
Nir Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godbolt can do to turn this around?
Godbolt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sosa scores with a nice strike.
Sosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa jabs Godbolt right on the nose. Godbolt blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Godbolt avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sosa lands a nice hook to Godbolt's body. Godbolt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Godbolt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Sosa.
Sosa scores with a head kick.
Godbolt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sosa's hands.
Sosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godbolt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Godbolt lands with a shot to the body.
Sosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sosa tries to land a leg kick but Godbolt saw it coming and moves away.
Godbolt stuffs the takedown.
Godbolt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sosa on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbolt throws a one two combo.
Godbolt cracks a nice hook into Sosa's ribs.
Godbolt dives in for a single leg takedown but Sosa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sosa tries to counter with a takedown but Godbolt is quick to defend against it.
Godbolt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Godbolt's calf.
Godbolt gets the takedown into side control.
Sosa tries to improve position but can't.
Sosa defending against the ground and pound.
Sosa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Godbolt's best efforts.
Sosa is looking for a sweep. Godbolt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Godbolt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Godbolt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sosa actively working from the bottom here.
Godbolt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Godbolt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Godbolt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matthew Godbolt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Godbolt throwing shots but Sosa is blocking nicely.
Godbolt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Godbolt raining down shots from the mount!
Godbolt lands with some strikes.
Sosa tries to hold on but Godbolt postures up.
Sosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matthew Godbolt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sosa works over Godbolt's head and body with a nice combination.
Sosa scores with a nice body kick.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Godbolt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Godbolt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Godbolt is just out of range.
Sosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Godbolt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Godbolt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Godbolt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Godbolt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sosa on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Sosa as Godbolt shoots in.
Godbolt lands a jab to Sosa's midsection.
Godbolt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa scores with a shot to the body.
Godbolt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Godbolt fails to land the takedown.
A lazy body kick from Sosa
and Godbolt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sosa!
Godbolt working the head with strikes.
Godbolt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sosa wants to control but Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is trying to ground and pound but Sosa uses the momentary lack of control by Godbolt to regain half guard.
Godbolt throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sosa to regain full guard.
Sosa can't keep his opponent in guard - Godbolt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sosa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sosa.
Godbolt postures up in Sosa's guard and throws a big left but Sosa blocks it.
Godbolt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Sosa has locked up a guillotine! Sosa's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Godbolt is holding on here and Sosa must be using up a lot of energy. Godbolt has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Sosa gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nir Sosa!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nir Sosa waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Lancaster has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
185 lbs
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173 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Troy Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Strange!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Strange.
Lancaster tries to clinch up but Strange circles away and keeps his distance.
Strange is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Strange shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strange tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lancaster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strange somewhat.
Lancaster attempts a counter takedown but Strange avoids it well and moves away.
Strange tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lancaster defends well and Strange ends up having to push Lancaster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Strange feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lancaster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Strange won't allow Lancaster to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strange trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancaster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strange pushing down on Lancaster's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
My spies in Mello MMA inform me that Strange has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Strange lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lancaster trying to control but Strange postures up.
Strange has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to kick Strange off but Strange keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Strange trying to control the action but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster trying to control from the bottom.
Lancaster tries to kick Strange off but Strange keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lancaster gets full guard.
Lancaster doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lancaster wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Strange is now in half guard.
Strange is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lancaster is just riding it out for now. Strange eventually gives up the hold.
Lancaster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strange is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lancaster tries to hold on but Strange postures up.
Strange raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strange landing strikes from the mount and Lancaster is in trouble!
Strange with good strikes from the mount here!
Lancaster throwing hammer fists to the chest of Strange. What's that going to do exactly?
Strange working Lancaster over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strange pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lancaster is in all sorts of trouble here.
Strange working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange raining down hammerfists from mount.
Strange working Lancaster over with strikes here.
Lancaster flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Strange landing shots from mount.
Lancaster really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lancaster wants to hold on but Strange pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster holds of for dear life.
Strange lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lancaster tries to hold on but Strange postures up.
Strange prevents Lancaster from getting the reversal.
Strange avoids the attempt from Lancaster to control.
Strange connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is working to get back to half guard.
Strange lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lancaster hang on?
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!
Strange is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lancaster can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Strange can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lancaster is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Strange cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lancaster is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lancaster in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Strange blocks Lancaster's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lancaster really wants to buck Strange off and get back to his feet.
Strange lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Strange wants to control the pace but Lancaster is squirming around nicely.
Strange putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Strange dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Strange checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Strange getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lancaster lands a leg kick that knocks Strange off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Lancaster.
Lancaster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strange with the counter takedown but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Strange blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lancaster is defended easily by Strange.
Strange ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strange drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lancaster defends it well.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Strange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster tries to work over Strange's front leg with a kick but Strange checks it.
Strange lands a slapping body shot.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Strange.
Strange misses the jab.
Lancaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strange.
Lancaster tries to counter with a takedown but Strange is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lancaster throws a hook but Strange blocks it.
Strange fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lancaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A right-left combo lands from Strange.
Lancaster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strange has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strange shoots in but no luck this time.
Strange avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strange misses with a right hand
and Lancaster counters with a right hand to the body.
Lancaster has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Strange fails to land.
Strange blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Strange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Strange presses Lancaster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strange breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strange looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range.
Strange works the jab nicely.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut. Strange saw that one coming.
And Strange tries to counter it with a takedown but Lancaster pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lancaster connects with a body shot that sends Strange's belly button to the back.
Strange closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Strange lands in his opponent's guard.
Lancaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Lancaster controls Strange momentarily but Strange frees himself.
Strange trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Strange scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange stops Lancaster from standing up.
Lancaster has momentary wrist control but Strange slips an elbow through the middle.
Strange pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lancaster is keeping the position for now.
Simon Strange has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lancaster will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Strange has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strange is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lancaster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Strange throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lancaster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lancaster will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Strange's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lancaster being controlled here, momentarily.
Lancaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Lancaster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strange throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster working a defensive guard but Strange manages to pass into side control anyway.
Strange lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lancaster takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Strange cracks Lancaster with a big right hand but Lancaster just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lancaster is working to avoid the ground and pound but Strange connects with a decent elbow.
Lancaster is looking for a sweep.
Strange working the ground and pound from side control.
Lancaster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strange on the ground.
Lancaster is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Strange's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Strange winds up and cracks Lancaster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Strange drops an elbow to the side of Lancaster's head.
Strange perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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!
Strange throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Strange there.
Lancaster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Strange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lancaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lancaster throws the kick towards the body but Strange avoids it.
Strange scores with a shot to the body.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body. Strange takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Strange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strange lands an overhand right.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Strange changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Strange throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Strange looking to score a takedown here. Lancaster is defending well but Strange drives through and ends up in Lancaster's guard.
Lancaster wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Strange manages to pass to side control.
Lancaster is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Lancaster tries to get to full guard but Strange has control of the leg.
Strange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster is trying to stand up here but Strange is controlling him well.
Strange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
Strange wants to pass to mount but Lancaster is defending the position.
Strange has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster is looking to improve his position but Strange isn't that keen on the idea.
Strange postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lancaster looks a forlorn figure.
Lancaster wants to hold on but Strange pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is desperately trying to improve his position but Strange has a good base and remains in mount.
Lancaster squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Strange is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lancaster can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lancaster regains half guard.
Strange working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Strange takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Strange slips a nice elbow through Lancaster's hands, connecting with Lancaster's forehead.
Lancaster wants to get back to his feet.
Strange blocks the strikes from Lancaster.
Strange lands strikes from half guard.
Lancaster wants to control but Strange is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lancaster pushes Strange off looking to stand but Strange dives back in and keeps control.
Lancaster is defending against the submission attempts here by Strange.
Strange stops Lancaster from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is looking for a sweep. Strange is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Strange lands strikes from half guard.
Lancaster tries to roll over but Strange keeps him under control.
Lancaster looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lancaster has hold of Strange's hands but Strange slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Strange trying to mount his opponent but Lancaster defends it.
Lancaster scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Strange manages to mount him!
Strange tries to control but Lancaster wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange landing punches.
Lancaster working to try and regain half guard.
Strange tries to control but Lancaster wriggling away.
Strange is working for a guillotine from mount but Lancaster frees his head quite easily.
Strange cracks Lancaster with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lancaster is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Strange connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Troy Lancaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simon Strange is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Strange tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Strange comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strange 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Strange!
Simon Strange decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thory lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dzhumagaliev will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dzhumagaliev, right into the meat.
Dzhumagaliev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzhumagaliev avoids a kick to the body.
Dzhumagaliev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thory under the eye.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body shot.
It looked like Thory wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dzhumagaliev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thory manages to avoid it.
Thory looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thory misses the target.
Dzhumagaliev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thory with a body shot.
Thory defending well as Dzhumagaliev loads up on a big left hand.
Thory has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Demon's Progym in the buildup to the fight.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dzhumagaliev defending well as Thory loads up on a big left hand.
Dzhumagaliev throws a fast counter high kick but Thory manages to duck under it in time.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thory connects with a leg kick. Dzhumagaliev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thory slips under a jab.
Thory appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that misses.
Dzhumagaliev 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thory sizes up Dzhumagaliev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dzhumagaliev blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev jabs at Thory's body.
Dzhumagaliev avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dzhumagaliev checks a leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev throws a looping overhand right but Thory ducks down to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev jabs Thory to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thory misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Thory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dzhumagaliev.
Thory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dzhumagaliev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thory rather than just go for the knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thory.
Thory connects with a body shot that sends Dzhumagaliev's belly button to the back.
Thory connects with a right hand. Dzhumagaliev shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Thory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses with a low kick as Dzhumagaliev jumps back.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Vic Thory has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dzhumagaliev.
Thory moves out of range as Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick but Thory moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thory.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a loose jab but Thory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev missing with a left hand there. Thory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thory blocks a head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Thory seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dzhumagaliev was well out of range. Poor timing from Thory.
Dzhumagaliev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dzhumagaliev tries to land a front kick but Thory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dzhumagaliev cracks Thory with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dzhumagaliev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thory can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dzhumagaliev.
Thory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thory feints a jab promting Dzhumagaliev to slip. Thory then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dzhumagaliev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.
Thory cracks Dzhumagaliev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thory throws a jab when Dzhumagaliev was well out of range.
Thory lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thory.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook to the side of Thory's head but Thory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thory went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body shot.
Dzhumagaliev digs a good body shot into Thory's ribs.
Dzhumagaliev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sloppy strikes from Dzhumagaliev. Those never looked like landing.
Thory misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thory is looking to slow Dzhumagaliev down with leg kicks.
Thory slips a straight right by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thory.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thory changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dzhumagaliev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thory swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dzhumagaliev was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dzhumagaliev keeps the fight on the outside.
Thory blocks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Thory. That snapped Dzhumagaliev's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dzhumagaliev tries to land a front kick but Thory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dzhumagaliev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dzhumagaliev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dzhumagaliev tries a head kick but it misses.
Thory throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Dzhumagaliev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vic Thory's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thory looks to land a left hand but Dzhumagaliev moved out of range nicely.
Dzhumagaliev moves out of range of the body kick from Thory.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body kick.
Thory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dzhumagaliev was well out of range. Poor timing from Thory.
Dzhumagaliev checks a leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a left hand
and Thory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thory throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thory connects with the punch.
Dzhumagaliev swings for the body but Thory moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dzhumagaliev is looking to land body kicks.
Dzhumagaliev throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzhumagaliev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thory.
A head kick by Dzhumagaliev misses
and Thory counters with a body kick that stops Dzhumagaliev in his tracks momentarily.
Dzhumagaliev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dzhumagaliev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thory manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Dzhumagaliev does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory misses with a straight right.
Thory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thory digs a good body shot into Dzhumagaliev's ribs.
Thory throws a body punch but Dzhumagaliev moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a slapping head kick.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a straight left.
Thory throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dzhumagaliev misses the shot to the body.
Thory misses with a body shot.
Dzhumagaliev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dzhumagaliev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thory moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Thory on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dzhumagaliev tries to score with a low kick but Thory moves his leg out of the way.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thory doesn't seem bothered though.
Dzhumagaliev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory walks into a straight right hand from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thory throwing a counter right hand but Dzhumagaliev manages to avoid it.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzhumagaliev throws a leg kick but Thory sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thory's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dzhumagaliev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thory scrambles back to his feet.
Thory connects with a solid leg kick.
Thory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev fakes the leg kick and cracks Thory in the body.
Thory defending well as Dzhumagaliev loads up on a big left hand.
Dzhumagaliev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a body shot that sends Thory's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Thory misses.
Dzhumagaliev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thory jabs Dzhumagaliev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thory moves out of range of the leg kick from Dzhumagaliev.
Thory avoids the body shot from Dzhumagaliev.
Thory tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dzhumagaliev is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dzhumagaliev moves away.
Thory lands with a right hand.
Thory throws the left hand but Dzhumagaliev avoids the punch easily.
Thory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dzhumagaliev.
Thory blocks a head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a sloppy body shot
and Dzhumagaliev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thory lands with a nice body punch.
Dzhumagaliev throws out a leg kick but Thory moves out of range and Dzhumagaliev only half commits.
Thory lands a jab to the nose.
Dzhumagaliev walks into a stiff left hand from Thory.
Thory scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Thory misses.
Thory lands a nice looking body shot.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thory.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dzhumagaliev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thory feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory pushes Dzhumagaliev away with a front kick.
Thory checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Thory.
Thory avoids a kick to the body.
Dzhumagaliev connects with a right hand. Thory shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Dzhumagaliev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.
Thory blocks a head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dzhumagaliev throws a sloppy head kick and Thory moves out of range easily.
Dzhumagaliev misses the shot to the body.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a head kick.
Thory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thory misses with a wild body shot.
Thory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Thory.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vic Thory will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vic Thory's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a looping right.
Dzhumagaliev lands a nice looking body shot.
Thory avoids the head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Good standup being displayed there by Thory as he connects with a hook.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a looping left.
Thory scores with a jab.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thory throws a low kick but Dzhumagaliev avoids it.
Thory throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev works Thory's body with a nice hook.
Thory wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory jabs Dzhumagaliev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dzhumagaliev lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by Dzhumagaliev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dzhumagaliev swings for the body but Thory moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Thory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dzhumagaliev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev ducks under a wild hook from Thory.
Thory scores with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Thory there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Dzhumagaliev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dzhumagaliev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dzhumagaliev throws a sloppy head kick and Thory moves out of range easily.
Dzhumagaliev looks to land a left hand but Thory moved out of range nicely.
Dzhumagaliev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thory avoids the head kick by Dzhumagaliev.
Thory throwing a counter right hand but Dzhumagaliev manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Dzhumagaliev does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzhumagaliev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a straight right.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dzhumagaliev stuns Thory with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook to the side of Thory's head but Thory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dzhumagaliev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dzhumagaliev moves away from the strike by Thory.
Dzhumagaliev lands a jab.
Dzhumagaliev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thory checks the leg kick.
Dzhumagaliev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thory connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dzhumagaliev scrambles back to his feet.
Thory throws a solid leg kick but Dzhumagaliev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thory.
Thory bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dzhumagaliev on the side of the head.
A head kick by Dzhumagaliev misses
and Thory counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thory throws a lazy right hand but Dzhumagaliev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dzhumagaliev throws a head kick that misses.
Thory wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thory connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Thory finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thory misses with a low kick.
Thory misses with a wild body shot.
Dzhumagaliev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dzhumagaliev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thory misses with an uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev flicks out a counter leg kick but Thory steps away.
Dzhumagaliev throws a looping overhand right but Thory ducks down to avoid it.
Dzhumagaliev throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Dzhumagaliev lands but Thory takes it in his stride.
Dzhumagaliev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhumagaliev misses the shot to the body.
Dzhumagaliev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thory was well out of range. Poor timing from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thory.
Nice defenses there by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thory takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dzhumagaliev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thory has time to react.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dzhumagaliev avoids the body shot from Thory.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a low kick as Thory jumps back.
Thory thuds a left hand into Dzhumagaliev's body.
Thory displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dzhumagaliev throws out the jab.
Thory's corner calls for a 1-2. Thory obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a push kick.
Dzhumagaliev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolai Dzhumagaliev.
Well Dzhumagaliev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
A very excited looking Nikolai Dzhumagaliev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach comes to the cage accompanied by Rich Like Me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao ducks right into an uppercut from Reach.
Falcao looks to land a left hand but Reach moved out of range nicely.
Reach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reach listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reach connects with a leg kick. Falcao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body punch from Reach.
Reach's corner calls for a 1-2. Reach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Falcao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reach - the referee stops the clock and Falcao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reach. Falcao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reach scores with a leg kick.
Reach throws a shot from downtown. Falcao moves away and avoids it.
Falcao tries a quick counter leg kick but Reach is wise to it.
Falcao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Falcao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Falcao takes one to the chin there.
Reach throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reach.
Falcao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reach delivers a nice body kick.
Falcao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Falcao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reach tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Reach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reach.
Falcao throws a low kick but Reach avoids it.
Falcao misses with a straight left.
Falcao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reach checks it well.
Reach jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Reach thumps Falcao with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao lands with a slapping head kick.
Falcao lands a big head kick that sends Reach tumbling to the mat! Falcao takes a step backwards and waves Reach back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Reach is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Reach has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcao drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Reach's head, knocking him out cold! Falcao is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esquiva Falcao!
Esquiva Falcao is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Esquiva Falcao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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