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Destiny Tuesday 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dai Evans!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crowe sprawls well initially but Evans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans throwing shots but Crowe is blocking nicely.
Evans is keen to just control but Crowe is a slippery customer.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans throwing shots but Crowe is blocking nicely.
Evans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crowe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crowe is pressing down on Evans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Crowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowe, not yet.
Crowe trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
Evans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans is fighting to break Crowe's control of his arms but Crowe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Crowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Evans told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Crowe blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans looking to sit in guard and control but Crowe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Evans seems keen to control Crowe's posture.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Crowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Crowe stands up over Evans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crowe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans is looking to stand up but Crowe isn't so interested in that idea.
Crowe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans is trying to keep Crowe in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crowe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crowe postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Crowe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Evans manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crowe manages to get himself to full guard.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Crowe blocks nicely.
Crowe trying to control the position.
Crowe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Crowe.
Crowe 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.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Crowe has wrist control.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Crowe has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Crowe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crowe slips under a jab from Evans.
Evans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crowe sprawls well initially but Evans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crowe is looking to improve his position.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Evans dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Crowe as Evans shoots in.
Crowe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Evans did well to prevent Crowe getting side control.
Evans wants to stand back up but Crowe manages to pass into side control.
Crowe lands an elbow.
Crowe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Evans sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Evans is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Crowe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Evans is looking to regain half guard here but Crowe keeps moving and retains side control.
Crowe prevents Evans from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe throws an elbow but Evans slips to the side and avoids it well.
Evans taking punishment in the form of punches.
Evans dodges the ground and pound from Crowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans taking a bit of punishment here - Crowe scoring with strikes.
Crowe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Evans is looking to reverse the position.
Evans is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Evans avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Crowe.
Evans is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Crowe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crowe working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans is trying to stand up here but Crowe is controlling him well.
Crowe lands with a punch from half guard.
Crowe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans trying to hold on to Crowe's head to control him but Crowe postures up.
Crowe throwing shots but Evans is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to improve his position but Crowe is controlling well.
Evans tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Crowe has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Crowe wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely.
Crowe lands a big elbow.
Crowe landing strikes from the mount.
Crowe is landing with some decent strikes but Evans is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the head.
Crowe raining down shots from the mount!
Evans is squirming around, avoiding Crowe's attempts to control the action.
Evans wants to hold on but Crowe pushes him away.
Crowe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe with shots to the head and body - Evans looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crowe working the ground and pound effectively.
Evans is rocked!
Crowe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Evans tries to lock up and control but Crowe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Crowe dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Evans looks up at the clock. Bad move! Crowe lands a right hand from hell, dropping Evans. Crowe pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Crowe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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187 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
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197 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demaestri moves away.
Lynn looks to throw the jab but Demaestri is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Demaestri misses.
Demaestri lands a two punch combo.
Demaestri blocks a head kick by Lynn.
Demaestri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lynn throws out the jab.
Demaestri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynn.
A countering left hand to the body from Demaestri misses.
Demaestri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Keiko Lynn has been cut.
Lynn scores with a shot to the body.
Lynn avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Lynn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lynn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demaestri misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demaestri with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Demaestri!
Lynn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Demaestri misses the target.
The fighters circling - Lynn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Demaestri throws a hook but Lynn blocks it.
Lynn throws a series of punches but Demaestri avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Lynn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Claudio Demaestri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn misses with a series of wild punches.
Lynn scores with a nice right hand.
Lynn throws a series of punches but Demaestri moves out of range.
Keiko Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demaestri slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Demaestri.
Lynn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demaestri manages to avoid it.
Demaestri cracks Lynn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lynn throws a looping overhand right but Demaestri ducks down to avoid it.
Demaestri slips a jab from Lynn.
Demaestri throws out a powerful jab.
Lynn drops his hands momentarily and Demaestri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lynn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynn scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Lynn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demaestri is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab lands there for Lynn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lynn.
Some wild striking there from Lynn.
Lynn is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Demaestri lands a glancing blow to the side of Lynn's head.
Demaestri tries to move into range but Lynn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lynn slips a jab and a cross from Demaestri.
Nice jab there from Demaestri.
Lynn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demaestri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lynns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Demaestri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lynn throws a body kick that misses.
Lynn ducks straight into an uppercut from Demaestri and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Lynn manages to regain guard straight away.
Lynn is rocked!
Demaestri wants to pass the guard but Lynn is keeping the position.
Oh Lynn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demaestri trying to control but Lynn is working from the bottom.
Lynn seems to have got his legs back now.
Lynn keeping full guard, as Demaestri tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn keeping moving, preventing Demaestri from controlling successfully.
Demaestri tries to free his leg and advance position but Lynn is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demaestri slips nicely into half guard.
Demaestri has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hugs & Kisses. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Demaestri seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lynn is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Claudio Demaestri!
After winning the bout, Claudio Demaestri thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Keiko Lynn had this to say: 'I want to apologize to all my fans! I went to the strip club last night and I still have a f*****g hangover...plus...My huge penis threw me off balance a few times during the fight, I may tape it to my leg next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannis Modigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobrante comes to the cage accompanied by Primus - Fisticuffs. 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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221 lbs
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215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Les Sobrante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johannis Modigh!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobrante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Modigh.
Modigh throws out a counter right but Sobrante avoids it with no problem.
Sobrante misses the body punch
and Modigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sobrante misses with a body punch
and Modigh counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Modigh.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Modigh! But no joy.
Sobrante slips a jab from Modigh.
Sobrante throws an off balance right hand
and Modigh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sobrante misses with a hook.
Modigh throws a big counter head kick but Sobrante avoids it with no problem.
Modigh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Modigh enables Sobrante to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Modigh manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sobrante wants to pass the guard but Modigh is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobrante passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sobrante has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Modigh!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modigh sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sobrante trying to mount his opponent but Modigh defends it.
Sobrante works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sobrante working for a guillotine from mount but Modigh is in no mood to give up.
Sobrante goes for an armbar but Modigh turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Modigh.
Sobrante wants to sweep here but Modigh controlling him for the moment.
Modigh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modigh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobrante keeps working.
Sobrante tries to roll over but Modigh keeps him under control.
Modigh is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobrante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobrante regains full guard. Nicely done.
Modigh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Modigh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sobrante is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Modigh trying to hold on to Sobrante's head to control him but Sobrante postures up.
Sobrante is looking to advance position but Modigh won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modigh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sobrante pulls his head out easily.
Sobrante trying to pass the guard but Modigh defending well.
Sobrante moves nicely into side control.
Sobrante advances to mount.
Sobrante prevents Modigh from getting the reversal.
Sobrante is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Modigh has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Modigh!
Modigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobrante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modigh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sobrante lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Modigh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sobrante defends it easily.
Sobrante slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Modigh stops Sobrante from passing to mount.
Sobrante looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Sobrante dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Modigh lands with a slapping head kick.
Sobrante misses with a body punch
and Modigh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sobrante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Modigh manages to avoid it.
Modigh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sobrante lands with a good body shot.
Sobrante shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Modigh as he avoids it easily.
Modigh throws a fast counter high kick but Sobrante manages to duck under it in time.
Modigh checks a leg kick.
Sobrante misses with a hook. Modigh ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobrante gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Modigh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Modigh ducks under a wild hook from Sobrante.
Modigh looks to throw the jab but Sobrante is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrante misses with a hook. Modigh ducked under it nicely.
Modigh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobrante.
Sobrante misses with a body shot.
Sobrante is looking to wear down Modigh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Modigh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sobrante. Sobrante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sobrante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Modigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobrante scores with a nice body kick.
Modigh misses with a straight right.
Sobrante appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johannis Modigh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobrante swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Modigh throws out a counter right but Sobrante avoids it with no problem.
Sobrante misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Les Sobrante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobrante looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Modigh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sobrante throws a body punch but Modigh moves out of range.
Modigh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante misses with a takedown attempt
and Modigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Modigh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sobrante.
Sobrante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Les Sobrante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Modigh.
Modigh connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobrante looks up at the clock. Bad move! Modigh lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sobrante. Modigh pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannis Modigh!
Johannis Modigh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaBeouf comes to the cage accompanied by Riptide. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
47 - 17 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a right hand that LaBeouf ducks under and follows up with a left that LaBeouf also avoids with ease.
LaBeouf throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez moves out of range as LaBeouf throws a body kick.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lopez duly obliges.
Lopez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
LaBeouf shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez throws a series of punches but LaBeouf avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from LaBeouf does no damage.
LaBeouf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
LaBeouf avoids a punch combination nicely.
LaBeouf throws a quick counter head kick but Lopez was just out of range.
LaBeouf misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LaBeouf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LaBeouf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
LaBeouf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
LaBeouf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf misses with a double jab.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
LaBeouf doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. LaBeouf is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as LaBeouf blocks the low kick.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LaBeouf misses with a body shot.
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but LaBeouf bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
LaBeouf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LaBeouf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a body kick that stops LaBeouf in his tracks momentarily.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from LaBeouf.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for LaBeouf with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shia LaBeouf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
LaBeouf checks a leg kick.
LaBeouf fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
LaBeouf avoids the body shot from Lopez.
It looked like LaBeouf was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopez.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
LaBeouf fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf misses with a head kick.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez walks into a jab.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
LaBeouf misses with an uppercut.
LaBeouf throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Lopez avoids the head kick by LaBeouf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaBeouf looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
LaBeouf throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses LaBeouf's front leg but catches the back leg as LaBeouf tries to avoid it.
LaBeouf scores with a body shot.
LaBeouf tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
LaBeouf darts in looking for a takedown but Lopez gets double underhooks and turns LaBeouf into the cage.
Some wild striking there from LaBeouf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
LaBeouf fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
LaBeouf throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a head kick. That will keep LaBeouf thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaBeouf was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
A punch combination from LaBeouf misses.
LaBeouf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez tries to bum rush LaBeouf with a series of wild strikes but LaBeouf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss
and LaBeouf counters with a one-two to the body.
LaBeouf lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
and LaBeouf counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
LaBeouf throws a sloppy body shot
and Lopez counters with a series of strikes. LaBeouf will be more careful next time no doubt.
LaBeouf throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid body kick from LaBeouf.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
LaBeouf shoots for a takedown but Lopez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
LaBeouf cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaBeouf.
Lopez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
LaBeouf throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from LaBeouf misses the target.
Lopez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez slips a jab from LaBeouf.
Lopez misses with a low kick as LaBeouf jumps back.
LaBeouf lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by LaBeouf.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lopez takes a swing at LaBeouf's ribcage but misses.
LaBeouf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LaBeouf misses with a kick to the body.
LaBeouf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lopez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shia LaBeouf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LaBeouf misses with a combination
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from LaBeouf.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez misses with the combination.
LaBeouf lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
LaBeouf bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
LaBeouf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shia LaBeouf dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
LaBeouf misses with a head kick.
LaBeouf fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez swings for the body but LaBeouf moves out of range.
No joy there for LaBeouf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but LaBeouf bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
LaBeouf throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
LaBeouf moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
LaBeouf throws a lazy head kick
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
LaBeouf loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
LaBeouf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lopez duly obliges.
LaBeouf looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
LaBeouf lands a jab.
LaBeouf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LaBeouf catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaBeouf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez checks a low kick from LaBeouf.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. LaBeouf does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from LaBeouf misses the target.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
LaBeouf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping LaBeouf under the eye.
LaBeouf avoids a punch combination nicely.
LaBeouf throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Lopez tries to bum rush LaBeouf with a series of wild strikes but LaBeouf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LaBeouf defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
LaBeouf half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
LaBeouf misses with a combination
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a body punch but LaBeouf moves out of range.
LaBeouf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between LaBeouf's hands.
LaBeouf tries a head kick but it misses.
LaBeouf throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from LaBeouf with a body shot.
LaBeouf blocks a head kick by Lopez.
An attempted straight right counter from LaBeouf misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LaBeouf drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lopez sprawls and moves away.
LaBeouf moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
LaBeouf connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
A very excited looking Miguel Lopez 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.
The defeated Shia LaBeouf had this to say: 'thanks for coming out everyone! have to think through my future in mma'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice has chosen GZA - Shadowboxin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harry Ballzonya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grice looks to land a combination but Ballzonya avoids it well.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grice has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ballzonya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ballzonya staying out of range there.
Grice misses with a series of wild punches.
Grice throws a series of strikes that have Ballzonya backpedaling.
Grice swings for the body but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Grice throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ballzonya counters with a stiff right hand.
Grice misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Ballzonya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from Ballzonya.
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!
Grice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grice throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ballzonya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grice throws out the jab.
Gary Grice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballzonya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grice looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grice thumps Ballzonya with a low kick.
Ballzonya thuds his shin into the meat of Grice's side.
Grice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya slips a jab from Grice.
Grice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballzonya circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballzonya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grice tries to land a front kick but Ballzonya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Ballzonya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ballzonya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grice wants to slow Ballzonya down by chopping away at his legs.
Grice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ballzonya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grice misses the shot to the body.
Grice throws a push kick but Ballzonya slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice wants to slow Ballzonya down by chopping away at his legs.
A right-left combo lands from Grice.
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!
Grice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grice throws a leg kick but Ballzonya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grice tries to land a body kick
and Ballzonya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grice misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Grice. That snapped Ballzonya's head back.
Grice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballzonya walks into a stiff left hand from Grice.
A bone on bone clash there as Grice blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Grice finds it's way through Ballzonya's defenses.
Grice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ballzonya misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice tries to clinch
and Ballzonya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grice throws a nice looking combination but Ballzonya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballzonya.
Grice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ballzonya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ballzonya, as that shot connected.
Ballzonya tries to land a leg kick but Grice saw it coming and moves away.
Grice wants to clinch up but Ballzonya keeps it at a distance.
Ballzonya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grice.
Ballzonya throws a jab but it's blocked by Grice.
Grice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballzonya moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ballzonya misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ballzonya, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws a sloppy head kick and Ballzonya moves out of range easily.
It looked like Ballzonya was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grice.
Grice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grice throws a leg kick which misses Ballzonya's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballzonya tries to avoid it.
Grice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Ballzonya.
Grice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grice tries to clinch there but Ballzonya circles away.
Grice sizes up Ballzonya with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grice thows a leg kick but Ballzonya checks it
and Ballzonya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grice throws an off balance right hand
and Ballzonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ballzonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballzonya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballzonya takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grice. That's going to slow Ballzonya down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ballzonya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grice throws a lazy uppercut
and Ballzonya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ballzonya throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grice is rocked!
Grice lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Grice. Those never looked like landing.
Grice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ballzonya might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ballzonya blocks a head kick by Grice.
Ballzonya appears to be looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grice.
Grice throws a sloppy head kick and Ballzonya moves out of range easily.
Grice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya slips a straight right by Grice.
It looked like Ballzonya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ballzonya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Ballzonya.
Grice is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballzonya finish him?
Ballzonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballzonya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grice's sensitive parts.
Ballzonya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grice seems to have recovered his senses.
Grice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballzonya's calf.
Grice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grice lands a nice shot to the body.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grice misses the shot to the body.
Ballzonya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grice throws a lazy right hand but Ballzonya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ballzonya blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Grice.
Ballzonya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ballzonya walks into a straight right hand from Grice.
Grice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice misses with a body shot.
Ballzonya is looking for a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grice throws a leg kick
and Ballzonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grice avoids a kick to the body.
Ballzonya scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grice drives through and clinches with Ballzonya against the cage.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya blocking some punches.
Ballzonya just leaning against Grice, taking a breather.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya cracks Grice with a nice body shot.
Ballzonya blocking some punches.
Ballzonya misses with the head strike.
Grice takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ballzonya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballzonya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grice fails to land.
Ballzonya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grice can't find room to land a body shot as Ballzonya controls the action.
Grice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballzonya.
A short left from Ballzonya.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grice fails to land.
Grice struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballzonya controls his hands.
Ballzonya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grice can't find room to land a body shot as Ballzonya controls the action.
Grice letting Ballzonya take a breather here.
Grice takes a shot to the head.
Ballzonya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballzonya throws a head punch that misses.
Ballzonya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grice just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBallzonya.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballzonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ballzonya.
Grice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grice has Ballzonya up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballzonya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballzonya's elbow.
Grice misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Grice will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Grice slips under a jab from Ballzonya.
Grice darts in trying to clinch
enabling Ballzonya to counter with a crisp jab.
Grice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ballzonya throws a head kick that misses.
Grice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ballzonya loads up on a big right hand but Grice slips the punch.
Grice cracks Ballzonya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ballzonya throws a series of punches but Grice avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballzonya looks to land a body kick but Grice moved away.
Grice cracks Ballzonya with a good jab.
Grice scores with a shot to the body.
Grice bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice misses with a kick to the body.
Grice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ballzonya ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
Grice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ballzonya.
A jab from Ballzonya misses.
Grice scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Ballzonya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ballzonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ballzonya counters with a nice body shot.
Ballzonya with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballzonya.
Nice defenses there by Grice.
Grice throws a nice head kick!
Ballzonya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Ballzonya lands.
Grice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ballzonya is rocked!
Ballzonya cracks Grice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Ballzonya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grice misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Ballzonya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grice takes a swing at Ballzonya's ribcage but misses.
Ballzonya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grice.
Grice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grice throws a shot to the body.
Ballzonya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grice connects with a combination that backs up Ballzonya into the cage. Grice lands a flurry of punches that gets past Ballzonya's guard. Ballzonya is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Grice bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Grice!
Gary Grice decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timpurhkhum Chouncheun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chouncheun might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to พิณบรรเลง. 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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147 lbs
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30
141 lbs
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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
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chouncheun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horiguchi.
Chouncheun is looking to chop away at Horiguchi's legs.
Horiguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chouncheun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horiguchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chouncheun.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but Chouncheun moved out of range nicely.
Chouncheun is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi walks into a left hand.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick which misses Chouncheun's front leg but catches the back leg as Chouncheun tries to avoid it.
Chouncheun needs to keep his hands up - Horiguchi had a free shot at his head there.
Horiguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Chouncheun scores with a punch to the head.
Horiguchi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Horiguchi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi throws a big elbow that misses.
Horiguchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Chouncheun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horiguchi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horiguchi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Horiguchi is looking to work some ground and pound but Chouncheun has wrist control.
Chouncheun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horiguchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Chouncheun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horiguchi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horiguchi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Horiguchi trying to control but Chouncheun is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Horiguchi is defended easily by Chouncheun.
A punch lands to the side of Chouncheun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Horiguchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chouncheun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Horiguchi grinds an elbow into Chouncheun's temple.
Horiguchi is looking to take a break and control but Chouncheun 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.
Horiguchi is chipping away with strikes.
Chouncheun avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chouncheun is trying to get back to half guard.
Chouncheun parries the strikes from Horiguchi easily there. Horiguchi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chouncheun to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chouncheun is avoiding damage well.
Horiguchi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Horiguchi working the ground and pound but Chouncheun is defending the strikes.
Horiguchi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chouncheun taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chouncheun regains half guard, as Horiguchi was trying to land strikes.
Chouncheun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throwing shots but Chouncheun is blocking nicely.
Chouncheun is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD - Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Horiguchi there.
Horiguchi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Horiguchi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chouncheun regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chouncheun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Horiguchi wants to control from the top but Chouncheun keeps moving.
Chouncheun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horiguchi landing with the ground and pound.
Chouncheun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horiguchi is working Chouncheun over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Horiguchi postures up in Chouncheun's guard and throws a big left but Chouncheun blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoji Horiguchi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chouncheun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Chouncheun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chouncheun takes one to the side of the head.
Horiguchi fails with the takedown
and Chouncheun counters with a right hand to the body.
Horiguchi tries for a takedown but Chouncheun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Timpurhkhum Chouncheun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyoji Horiguchi.
Horiguchi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Horiguchi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Horiguchi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Horiguchi crashes against the mat.
Horiguchi taking a break here but Chouncheun is having none of it and regains half guard.
Horiguchi prevents Chouncheun from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chouncheun defending well though.
Horiguchi trying to control from Chouncheun's half guard. Chouncheun has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Horiguchi wants to control from the top but Chouncheun keeps moving.
Horiguchi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Horiguchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Chouncheun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horiguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horiguchi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Horiguchi lands a couple of digs.
Horiguchi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Horiguchi stays in close to Chouncheun's body and controls the position.
Horiguchi postures up in Chouncheun's guard and throws a big left but Chouncheun blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Horiguchi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Horiguchi blocks the low kick.
Horiguchi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Horiguchi showed some decent athleticism there.
Kyoji Horiguchi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Horiguchi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chouncheun does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Horiguchi prevents Chouncheun from standing back up.
Horiguchi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Horiguchi passes to full mount!
Horiguchi looking to ground and pound but Chouncheun is blocking nicely.
Horiguchi looking to control but Chouncheun is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi controlling from mount.
Horiguchi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chouncheun avoids a series of strikes thrown by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi looking to finish with strikes here!
Horiguchi looking to ground and pound but Chouncheun is blocking nicely.
Chouncheun holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Horiguchi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chouncheun takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Horiguchi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Horiguchi working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi with good strikes from the mount here!
Chouncheun is rocked!
Chouncheun is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Chouncheun is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horiguchi lands a big elbow - Chouncheun is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Chouncheun is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyoji Horiguchi!
After the fight, Kyoji Horiguchi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Coxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Coxall!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coxall defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Alexander.
Alexander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Alexander backs off Coxall throws a huge counter combo but Alexander manages to avoid it all.
Coxall delivers a nice body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Coxall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alexander throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coxall throws the left hand but Alexander avoids the punch easily.
Coxall throws out a leg kick but Alexander moves out of range and Coxall only half commits.
Alexander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alexander takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alexander scores with a head kick. Coxall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coxall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alexander. Alexander obviously looking to wear him down.
Coxall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexander tries to clinch but Coxall moves out of range.
Alexander takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coxall circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Alexander both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Alex Coxall has been cut.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from Coxall.
Alexander misses with a hook. Coxall ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Coxall's head but Coxall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coxall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coxall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alexander.
Alexander tries a low kick but Coxall avoids it.
Alexander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Coxall looks to land a left hand but Alexander moved out of range nicely.
Coxall lands a head kick!
Alexander is rocked!
Alexander throws a jab when Coxall was well out of range.
Oh Alexander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coxall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coxall walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Alexander drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Coxall swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Alexander's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Coxall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Arcuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Arcuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee punishes Arcuri's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee scores with a head kick. Arcuri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee tries to bum rush Arcuri with a series of wild strikes but Arcuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Arcuri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arcuri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arcuri lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Arcuri lands with a cross.
Arcuri misses with an uppercut
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Arcuri misses
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Arcuri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
A big left from Lee misses.
Arcuri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arcuri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arcuri appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arcuri misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arcuri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee throws a body punch but Arcuri moves out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arcuri moves away.
A big left from Arcuri misses.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Arcuri counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Arcuri is stalling in the full guard.
Arcuri throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
Arcuri chips away with some ground and pound.
Arcuri works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee wants to sweep here but Arcuri controlling him for the moment.
Arcuri will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee has Arcuri pulled in close to control his posture.
Arcuri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arcuri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arcuri sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Arcuri passes into half guard.
Arcuri looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Arcuri.
Arcuri thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arcuri with the ground and pound but Lee uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Arcuri scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arcuri tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arcuri's guard.
Lee wants to stand but Arcuri is controlling his posture from full guard.
Arcuri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Arcuri is keeping the position.
Arcuri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lewis Lee will probably get the nod.
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.
Arcuri throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Arcuri lands a right hook to the body.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Arcuri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arcuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Arcuri half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lee misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arcuri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lewis Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arcuri checks a leg kick.
Arcuri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arcuri drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arcuri misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arcuri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lewis Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arcuri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arcuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Arcuri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Arcuri misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arcuri.
Arcuri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arcuri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arcuri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arcuri on the side of the head.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arcuri moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Arcuri counters with a takedown into side control.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee holds on to Arcuri's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Lee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Arcuri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Lee wants to improve his position but Arcuri is controlling well.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Arcuri sits in half guard.
Arcuri slows the pace down in half guard.
Arcuri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arcuri 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to improve his position but Arcuri is controlling well.
Lee is controlling Arcuri's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Arcuri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Arcuri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arcuri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arcuri is taking a breather. Lee 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.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Phil Arcuri will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arcuri throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee stalks Arcuri and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arcuri's face. Arcuri staggers backwards, shaken.
Arcuri throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arcuri throws a head kick that misses.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arcuri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Arcuri tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arcuri moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Arcuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Arcuri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arcuri throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arcuri throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Arcuri lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arcuri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee takes a swing at Arcuri's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses with a combination
and Arcuri counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Arcuri is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee controls Arcuri momentarily but Arcuri frees himself.
Lee trying to control the position here.
Arcuri lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Arcuri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
Arcuri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
Arcuri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Arcuri slips an elbow through the middle.
Arcuri stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Arcuri is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Arcuri trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arcuri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Arcuri trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to sweep here but Arcuri controlling him for the moment.
Lee has his hands on Arcuri's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Lee wants to sweep here but Arcuri controlling him for the moment.
Arcuri trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Arcuri's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lewis Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arcuri throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arcuri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arcuri throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Phil Arcuri.
I think Arcuri 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Arcuri!
The defeated Lewis Lee had this to say: 'I'm not even sure what I was trying to do tonight! Nothing felt natural at all!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tel Britton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Boschat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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267 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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260 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tel Britton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Boschat!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Thor Boschat has been cut.
Britton moves out of range of the strikes.
Boschat slips a jab and a cross from Britton.
Boschat misses with a looping left.
Britton connects with a superb combination that knocks Boschat out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Britton before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Boschat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tel Britton!
A less than humble Tel Britton 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri comes to the cage accompanied by Notta TERVE!. Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Mean A Thing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson looks to land a combination but Fakiiri avoids it well.
Fakiiri throwing a counter right hand but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri pushes Nelson away with a front kick.
Fakiiri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Fakiiri avoids it well.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Nelson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson tries to move into range but Fakiiri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fakiiri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Fakiiri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fakiiri forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson misses with a left hand
and Fakiiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Fakiiri ducks down to avoid it.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nelson throws a front kick aimed at Fakiiri's knee but Fakiiri avoids it well.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fakiiri scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fakiiri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fakiiri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fakiiri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
letting Fakiiri counter with a right hand.
Fakiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fakiiri tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fakiiri counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the cage.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Fakiiri improves position.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Fakiiri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fakiiri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fakiiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fakiiri fails to land.
Fakiiri is leaning against Nelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fakiiri lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson tries to circle away but Fakiiri has him pinned against the cage.
Fakiiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Fakiiri.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
Fakiiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri is working Nelson over against the cage.
Fakiiri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fakiiri has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Fakiiri on the inside.
Nelson taking a breather.
Fakiiri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fakiiri has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Fakiiri is controlling the position.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fakiiri is keeping busy.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Fakiiri.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Fakiiri scores with a nice right hand.
Fakiiri lands the left hand.
A jab from Fakiiri finds it's way through Nelson's defenses.
Fakiiri moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Fakiiri tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Fakiiri counters with an outside leg kick.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fakiiri counters with a nice body kick.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson looks winded!
Fakiiri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fakiiri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fakiiri lands a high kick!
Fakiiri lands a head kick!
Nelson is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Nelson misses
and Fakiiri counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Fakiiri finish him?
and Fakiiri counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Nelson! He's just covering up as Fakiiri starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Nakki Fakiiri started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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