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BRFC 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kacik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moloch Madakassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kacik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Hydrant - Bali Bandidos. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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224 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Kacik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moloch Madakassan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kacik misses.
Madakassan connects with an inside leg kick.
Madakassan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kacik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madakassan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kacik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Madakassan is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kacik looking for a guillotine here but Madakassan defends easily.
Madakassan landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madakassan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Madakassan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madakassan throws a big right hand that misses.
Kacik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Madakassan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Madakassan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Madakassan is working Kacik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kacik has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Madakassan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kacik controls Madakassan momentarily but Madakassan frees himself.
Madakassan trying to control but Kacik is working from the bottom.
Kacik throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Madakassan works over Kacik with some ground and pound from guard.
Madakassan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Madakassan stops Kacik from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madakassan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Madakassan postures up in Kacik's guard and throws a big left but Kacik blocks it.
Madakassan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kacik's head.
Madakassan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Madakassan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Madakassan wants to control from the top but Kacik keeps moving.
Kacik will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kacik uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Madakassan misses with the combination.
Kacik seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kacik avoids the head kick by Madakassan.
A big left from Kacik misses.
Madakassan gets tackled into the ropes by Kacik. Kacik maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kacik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Madakassan.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madakassan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander Kacik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moloch Madakassan.
Kacik instigates a clinch.
Kacik pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Madakassan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kacik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Kacik.
Kacik breaks the clinch.
Kacik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Madakassan has Kacik pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kacik manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kacik manages to break the clinch.
Madakassan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kacik closes the distance and clinches.
Kacik is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kacik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kacik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madakassan.
Kacik was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madakassan tries to clinch but Kacik moves away
and Kacik counters with a nice uppercut.
Kacik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kacik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kacik manages to break the clinch.
Kacik moves into the clinch.
Kacik breaks from the clinch.
Madakassan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Madakassan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Madakassan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Madakassan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Madakassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Kacik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Madakassan misses with a hook. Kacik ducked under it nicely.
Kacik feints a jab promting Madakassan to slip. Kacik then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Madakassan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Madakassan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kacik. Kacik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Madakassan scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kacik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kacik moves into the clinch.
Kacik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kacik moves into the clinch.
Madakassan is trying to pull guard but Kacik has him pressed against the ropes.
Kacik lands a body shot.
Madakassan looking for a takedown.
Kacik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kacik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madakassan dives in for a single leg takedown but Kacik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Alexander Kacik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moloch Madakassan.
Kacik misses with a kick to the body.
Madakassan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madakassan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexander Kacik is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kacik forces Madakassan back against the ropes and clinches.
Kacik breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Madakassan.
Kacik has closed the distance and engaged Madakassan in a clinch.
Madakassan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacik lands with a left to the head.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Kacik blocks the low kick.
Kacik is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moloch Madakassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madakassan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kacik swivels and escapes.
Kacik pushes Madakassan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kacik breaks the clinch.
Kacik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Madakassan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kacik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kacik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madakassan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kacik with a jab.
Madakassan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kacik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madakassan misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Kacik's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madakassan misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madakassan throws a head kick that misses.
Kacik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madakassan can do to turn this around?
Kacik throws a leg kick but Madakassan checks it.
Kacik dodges the punch combination from Madakassan.
Kacik rushes Madakassan and presses him up against the ropes.
Kacik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kacik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madakassan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kacik scrambles back to his feet.
Madakassan throws a big shot that misses.
Kacik thinks about countering with a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Kacik scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Moloch Madakassan has been cut.
Madakassan works over Kacik's head and body with a nice combination.
Alexander Kacik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kacik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madakassan.
Madakassan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kacik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kacik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kacik moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kacik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Madakassan is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Kacik.
Kacik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander Kacik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kacik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madakassan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kacik throws a big counter combination but Madakassan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Madakassan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kacik.
Madakassan takes one to the chin there.
Sloppy strikes from Kacik. Those never looked like landing.
Kacik lands a nice hook to Madakassan's body. Madakassan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kacik pushes Madakassan away with a front kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kacik!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kacik's corner calls for a 1-2. Kacik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kacik.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kacik dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Madakassan being controlled against the ropes.
Madakassan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kacik after a bit of a struggle.
Kacik digs a right hand underneath Madakassan's ribcage. Madakassan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kacik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Madakassan or not.
Kacik breaks from the clinch.
Madakassan throws a leg kick
and Kacik counters with a two punch combo.
Kacik lands a jab to the head.
Kacik rushes Madakassan and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madakassan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kacik prevents it.
Madakassan is looking for a takedown.
Kacik manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kacik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moloch Madakassan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kacik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madakassan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kacik lands a hook that snaps the head of Madakassan backwards.
Madakassan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kacik manages to break the clinch.
Madakassan wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kacik misses the target.
Madakassan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kacik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Madakassan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kacik shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Madakassan is trying to defend but Kacik finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kacik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kacik working Madakassan over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madakassan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kacik connects with a couple of short punches.
Kacik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Madakassan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kacik defends well.
Madakassan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kacik working some strikes from top position.
Kacik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kacik trying to control but Madakassan is working from the bottom.
Madakassan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kacik controlling from the top position.
Madakassan working for a triangle but Kacik defends it easily.
Kacik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kacik works over Madakassan with some ground and pound from guard.
Kacik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alexander Kacik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Madakassan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kacik is aware though and is defending well.
Kacik landing with the ground and pound.
Kacik stands up over Madakassan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kacik wanted to stand there but Madakassan had control of the position.
Kacik lands a couple of digs.
Kacik tries to stand but Madakassan is controlling from the bottom.
Madakassan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kacik's guard.
Kacik wants to stand up but Madakassan is controlling him.
Kacik keeping moving, preventing Madakassan from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madakassan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kacik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Madakassan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Madakassan is working Kacik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kacik had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Madakassan defends it easily.
Madakassan throwing strikes from guard but Kacik blocks nicely.
Madakassan lands a couple of elbows.
Kacik has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Madakassan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kacik wants to get back to his feet but Madakassan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alexander Kacik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madakassan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kacik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kacik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Madakassan lands a couple of digs.
Madakassan is in close to Kacik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kacik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kacik tries to get out of the position.
Kacik is looking to stand up but Madakassan isn't so interested in that idea.
Madakassan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kacik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kacik keeping full guard, as Madakassan tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Kacik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kacik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Alexander Kacik!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Alexander Kacik!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Alexander Kacik!
Alexander Kacik wins by unanimous decision!
Alexander Kacik thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Staal has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kennedy to score with a decent uppercut.
Staal avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy looks to throw the jab but Staal is out of range.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Staal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Staal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Staal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Staal manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Staal with the counter takedown but Kennedy avoids it easily.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kennedy.
Good leg kick by Kennedy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Staal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kennedy misses with a leg kick
and Staal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kennedy!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Staal throwing strikes but Kennedy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy is looking to take a break and control but Staal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Staal is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal trying to control but Kennedy flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Kennedy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Staal tries to escape but Kennedy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Staal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Staal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kennedy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kennedy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Staal is looking to escape.
Staal is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal is trying to reverse the position but instead Kennedy has taken his back - oops!
Will Kennedy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Staal manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kennedy's guard. Nice work there by Staal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Staal throws a strike but Kennedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kennedy being controlled here momentarily.
Staal wants to sweep here but Kennedy controlling him for the moment.
Kennedy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kennedy connects with a jab.
Staal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Staal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Staal checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kennedy.
Staal lands an overhand right.
Kennedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Staal.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Staal's body. Staal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy is looking to slow Staal down with leg kicks.
Kennedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Staal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy checks a low kick from Staal.
Kennedy wants to slow Staal down by chopping away at his legs.
Kennedy wants to slow Staal down by chopping away at his legs.
Staal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kennedy will feel that in the morning.
Staal throws a leg kick
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Staal misses with the combination.
Staal feints and then cracks Kennedy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kennedy down.
Kennedy checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy connects with the punch.
Chris Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Kennedy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Staal cracks the inside of Kennedy's front leg.
Kennedy lands with a hook. Staal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kennedy finds it's way round the side to connect with Staal's head.
Staal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Staal working the ground and pound from side control.
Kennedy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Staal.
Staal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chris Kennedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennedy wants to control but Staal postures up.
Staal trying to control the position but Kennedy is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is letting Staal control him for a moment.
Staal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Staal trying to control the action but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Kennedy gets back to half guard.
Staal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Staal winds up and cracks Kennedy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy tries to get to full guard but Staal has control of the leg.
Kennedy wants to control but Staal is keeping busy.
Staal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kennedy keeps working.
Staal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Staal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kennedy wants to control but Staal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Staal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Staal responds with a good body kick, but Kennedy manages to step out the way in time.
Staal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kennedy. That one must have hurt.
Kennedy tries to score with a low kick but Staal moves his leg out of the way.
Staal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staal can do to turn this around?
Kennedy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Staal blocks the low kick.
Kennedy throws a combination. Staal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staal moves away.
Staal scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Kennedy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kennedy misses the jab.
Staal pushes Kennedy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Staal throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Kennedy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kennedy wants it to stay on the feet.
Kennedy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Staal keeps Kennedy at a distance using the push kick.
Eric Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staal.
Kennedy connects with a single shot there.
Chris Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kennedy as he avoids it easily.
Staal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Staal lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Staal throws an elbow that misses. Kennedy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Staal's guard. Nice move by Kennedy!
Kennedy preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal is looking to sweep but instead, Kennedy has passed into half guard.
Kennedy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Staal is trying to control but Kennedy manages to pass to mount!
Kennedy controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal gets back to half guard.
Staal tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Staal wants to improve his position but Kennedy is controlling well.
Staal looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kennedy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Chris Kennedy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Cierpka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krystian Cierpka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
145 lbs
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146 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krystian Cierpka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Kong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cierpka defending well as Ho loads up on a big left hand.
Cierpka tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
Cierpka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cierpka takes one to the side of the head.
Cierpka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Ho.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho misses with a left hand
and Cierpka counters with a three punch combo that has Ho backing up. Ho nods at Cierpka to acknowledge the strikes.
Cierpka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cierpka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cierpka darts in and clinches Ho up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho lands a nice uppercut.
Cierpka tries to circle away but Ho has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho.
Cierpka is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Cierpka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cierpka.
Cierpka tries to land a knee to the head but Ho blocks with his arms.
Ho lands a takedown into guard.
Ho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ho throws a big right hand that misses.
Ho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cierpka seems to have got his legs back now.
Ho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cierpka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cierpka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ho throws a big right hand that misses.
Ho with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ho is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cierpka still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cierpka has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Cierpka wants to stand but Ho is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cierpka working away.
Ho is looking for a sweep.
Cierpka working away.
Ho tries to bench press Cierpka off him but Cierpka keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho struggling a bit here.
Ho is trying to get back to half guard.
Ho regains half guard.
Cierpka tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ho trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krystian Cierpka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cierpka darts in and clinches Ho up against the ropes.
Ho breaks the clinch.
Cierpka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cierpka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cierpka misses with a knee to the head.
Cierpka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ho blocks it with crossed arms.
Ho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ho blocks an uppercut.
Cierpka is trying to push Ho away but Ho has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cierpka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ho is keeping busy.
Ho misses with some punches.
Cierpka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ho tries a knee to the head but Cierpka blocks it.
Cierpka breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Kong Ho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cierpka wants to clinch but Ho slips to the side
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cierpka tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cierpka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cierpka throws a series of strikes that have Ho backpedaling.
Cierpka doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho circles away.
Ho tries to keep at a distance but Cierpka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cierpka tries a knee to the head but Ho blocks it.
Ho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cierpka wants to get back to striking at distance but Ho won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Ho.
Ho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho tries to keep at a distance but Cierpka has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cierpka cracks the inside of Ho's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Cierpka misses.
Ho feints the counter takedown.
Cierpka staying out of range there.
Ho manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cierpka on his heels. He'll look to pass Cierpka's guard now, I'm sure.
Ho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cierpka is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ho throws a strike but Cierpka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've been hearing that Cierpka has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cierpka wants to stand but Ho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ho pulls Cierpka in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho looking to control.
Ho wants to hit a switch here but Cierpka passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ho there!
Cierpka is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Ho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ho wants to control but Cierpka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho manages to get to full guard.
Ho looking for a sweep. Not yet Ho, not yet.
Cierpka is looking to stand up but Ho won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ho looking for a sweep. Not yet Ho, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Krystian Cierpka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cierpka tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cierpka tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cierpka tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cierpka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ho cracks Cierpka with an open hand slap.
Cierpka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cierpka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cierpka.
Ho tries to bum rush Cierpka with a series of wild strikes but Cierpka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krystian Cierpka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cierpka tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Kong Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cierpka wants to clinch.
Cierpka tries to clinch
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cierpka looks to clinch
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cierpka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho scores with a hook.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cierpka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ho counters with a nice leg kick.
Ho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho connects with a looping right hand.
Ho drops Cierpka with a big left hand! Cierpka is injured, injured bad! Ho jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Kong Ho!
Li Kong Ho really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that M.O. Fight Wear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho has chosen Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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29
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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24
141 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Kopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phat Ho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho's head.
Ho thumps Kopp with a low kick.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kopp.
Ho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kopp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ho gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kopp counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kopp is keen to just control but Ho is a slippery customer.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kopp.
Kopp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kopp seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kopp thows a huge punch but Ho dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp wants to control but Ho is keeping him busy.
Kopp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kopp is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kopp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kopp trying to control but Ho is working from the bottom.
Kopp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ho keeping moving, preventing Kopp from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ho throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kopp counters with a single leg into guard. Ho didn't expect that.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ho keeping moving, preventing Kopp from controlling successfully.
Ho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kopp.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kopp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kopp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ho misses with a leg kick
and Kopp counters with a shoot takedown. Ho fights it but they end up in guard.
Ho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kopp throws a big right hand that misses.
Ho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kopp controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kopp throws a strike but Ho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho won't allow Kopp to sweep him here.
Kopp managing to control the position.
Kopp wants to stand and escape but Ho is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kopp managing to control the position.
Ho gets to his feet - Kopp follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steven Kopp will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ho throws a head kick that Kopp semi-blocks.
It looks like Steven Kopp has been cut.
Ho scores with a jab.
Kopp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho throws out a counter right but Kopp avoids it with no problem.
Kopp's corner calls for a 1-2. Kopp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ho.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown but Ho shows good takedown defense.
Kopp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho. Ho obviously looking to wear him down.
Kopp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho.
Ho connects with a leg kick. Kopp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kopp gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kopp looks to land a strike but Ho avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kopp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp pushes down on Ho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kopp 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.
Kopp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ho regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kopp.
Kopp trying to control but Ho is working from the bottom.
Kopp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kopp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kopp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kopp throws a strike but Ho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ho trying to control but Kopp is working from the bottom.
Kopp is trying to keep Ho in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho looking to pass the guard.
Kopp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ho controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kopp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ho. Kopp shrugs it off though.
Ho rushes Kopp and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ho digs a right hand into Kopp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kopp's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ho.
Ho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kopp tries to break free but Ho pushes him back against the ropes.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho manages to break the clinch.
Kopp throws a series of punches but Ho moves out of range.
Kopp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho throws out a counter right but Kopp avoids it with no problem.
Ho pushes Kopp up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kopp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ho just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Kopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopp checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Kopp misses the target.
Ho throws a right hand that misses
and Kopp counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kopp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Kopp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Kopp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kopp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ho lands the left hand.
Ho scores with a push kick.
Ho tries to clinch up.
Kopp is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ho's half guard.
Kopp throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ho to regain full guard.
Kopp trying to move into half guard but instead Ho has managed to sweep!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp is looking to stand up but Ho isn't so interested in that idea.
Kopp pulls Ho in close to prevent any damage.
Ho trying to control but Kopp is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ho won't allow Kopp to sweep him here.
Ho won't allow Kopp to get back to his feet.
Ho trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Phat Ho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Kopp moved out of range.
Ho connects with a crisp jab.
Kopp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phat Ho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kopp to score with a decent uppercut.
Ho lands a nice hook to Kopp's body. Kopp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho misses with a body kick.
Ho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kopp.
Ho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kopp looks to land a right hand but Ho moved out of range.
Kopp throws a hook but Ho avoids it easily.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ho sprawls well. Ho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kopp gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Kopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kopp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kopp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ho wants it to stay on the feet.
Ho slips a straight right by Kopp.
Ho scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phat Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ho moves into the clinch.
Kopp goes for a takedown attempt but Ho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ho connects with a right hand. Kopp shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho thows a body kick. Kopp tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ho.
Kopp blocks a head kick by Ho.
Kopp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho jabs Kopp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steven Kopp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopp.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phat Ho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Phat Ho!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Phat Ho!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Phat Ho!
Phat Ho wins by unanimous decision!
Phat Ho thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Funnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the ring accompanied by Lyin' Ass Bitch by Fishbone. Funnie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Doug Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
176 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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22
184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Funnie!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with a body shot.
Funnie has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moore is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Funnie wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Funnie slams his shin into Moore's torso.
Moore lands with a good body shot.
Funnie doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Funnie moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Funnie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Moore misses
letting Funnie counter with a right hand.
Funnie tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funnie was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Funnie tries to clinch up but Moore circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moore has managed to clinch.
Funnie misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funnie throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Funnie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funnie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Funnie avoids it by throwing Moore back against the ropes.
Funnie throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funnie.
Funnie working aggressively here.
Funnie lands with a right to the head.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
Funnie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore stuns Funnie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Funnie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Funnie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moore swings for the body but Funnie moves out of range.
Funnie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funnie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moore.
Funnie misses with the head strike.
Funnie misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore misses with the combination.
Funnie throws a big counter head kick but Moore avoids it with no problem.
Funnie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funnie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Funnie has managed to clinch.
Funnie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Moore's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Funnie has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Funnie misses with a punch on the inside.
Funnie misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funnie misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Funnie backwards.
Moore manages to break the clinch.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore misses with a double jab
and Funnie counters with a thumping low kick.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funnie clinches.
Funnie misses with some punches.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Funnie controls the action.
Funnie tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funnie digs a right hand into Moore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moore's gas tank.
Funnie working aggressively here.
Funnie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funnie struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Funnie misses with a body punch.
Funnie has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Funnie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funnie misses with a punch on the inside.
Funnie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funnie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Funnie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Funnie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funnie swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Funnie.
A head punch on the inside from Funnie fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funnie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Funnie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Funnie moves to clinch but Moore breaks away
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Funnie doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Moore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Funnie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moore is looking to wear down Funnie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Funnie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore is looking to clinch but Funnie is avoiding it.
Funnie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funnie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funnie darts in trying to clinch
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funnie dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Funnie closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funnie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funnie swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore tries a body shot but Funnie blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore prevents a body shot from Funnie.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funnie.
Funnie throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore blocking some punches.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funnie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore blocks a body shot from Funnie.
Moore blocks a body shot from Funnie.
Moore tries to work over Funnie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funnie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Funnie misses with a punch to the body.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
Funnie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Funnie fails to land.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funnie works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
Funnie throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Funnie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Funnie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funnie tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Funnie back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Funnie.
A short right from Funnie.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funnie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Funnie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Funnie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Funnie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Funnie is controlling him.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funnie throws a head punch that misses.
Funnie misses with a body punch.
Moore controlling the action here for a moment.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Funnie backwards.
Funnie misses with a punch to the body.
Funnie working aggressively here.
Funnie misses with a punch to the body.
Funnie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funnie throws a head punch that misses.
Funnie swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funnie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funnie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore blocks a body shot from Funnie.
Doug Funnie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moore blocking some punches.
Funnie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Funnie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore pushes Funnie back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Funnie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Funnie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Moore throws a right hand that Funnie ducks under and follows up with a left that Funnie also avoids with ease.
Funnie flicks out a counter leg kick but Moore steps away.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Funnie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore has Funnie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Funnie misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funnie as Moore tries to tie him up.
Funnie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Moore.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Funnie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Funnie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doug Funnie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Funnie tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Funnie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funnie has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
A hook to the body from Moore.
Funnie lands a right hand.
Funnie misses with the head strike.
Funnie working aggressively here.
Funnie misses with a punch to the body.
Funnie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funnie scores with a shot to the side of Moore's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Funnie in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Funnie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Funnie working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Funnie fails to land.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Funnie controls his hands.
Moore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Funnie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funnie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funnie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doug Funnie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Funnie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Moore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Funnie backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Funnie swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funnie misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funnie.
Funnie blocks a body shot from Moore.
Funnie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Funnie working aggressively here.
Moore blocking some punches.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Moore is leaning against Funnie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Funnie misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funnie.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Funnie throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Angelo Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funnie swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funnie misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funnie lands a right hand.
Funnie lands a shot to the body.
Moore cracks Funnie with a nice body shot.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Funnie throws a head punch that misses.
Funnie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funnie struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Funnie blocks a body shot from Moore.
Funnie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funnie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore tries to work over Funnie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funnie swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funnie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funnie misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Funnie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Funnie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Doug Funnie!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Doug Funnie!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Doug Funnie!
Doug Funnie wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pretty Fly - The Offspring. Khasbulaev has chosen Fetty Wap - Trap Queen as his entrance music. Magomedrasul Khasbulaev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brophy.
Brophy lands with a slapping head kick.
Brophy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khasbulaev pushes Brophy up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy keeps control of Khasbulaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khasbulaev lands a nice uppercut.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khasbulaev backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khasbulaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khasbulaev takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khasbulaev blocking some punches.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khasbulaev backwards.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brophy.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Khasbulaev lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
Khasbulaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Brophy blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Khasbulaev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khasbulaev backwards.
Khasbulaev blocking some punches.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khasbulaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Brophy - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brophy presses Khasbulaev against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khasbulaev's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Khasbulaev needs to keep his hands up - Brophy had a free shot at his head there.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brophy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brophy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khasbulaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Brophy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khasbulaev takes a shot to the head.
Khasbulaev is rocked!
Khasbulaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Khasbulaev blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
Khasbulaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Khasbulaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khasbulaev seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khasbulaev.
Brophy breaks the clinch.
Khasbulaev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brophy dominated that round.
That's time! Brophy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khasbulaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
Khasbulaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brophy misses with a left hand
and Khasbulaev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brophy thinking.
Khasbulaev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khasbulaev with a hook.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brophy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khasbulaev rushes Brophy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khasbulaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brophy works the jab nicely.
Brophy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Brophy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Khasbulaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khasbulaev can do to turn this around?
Khasbulaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brophy feints and then cracks Khasbulaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khasbulaev down.
Khasbulaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy scores with a sloppy right hand. Khasbulaev should have avoided that one.
Brophy sizes up Khasbulaev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ryan Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khasbulaev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brophy connects with a looping right hand.
Khasbulaev closes the distance and pushes Brophy back into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev blocks an uppercut.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khasbulaevs head.
Brophy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khasbulaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brophy lands with a shot to the body.
Khasbulaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Brophy lands with a straight right. Khasbulaev didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khasbulaev gets a clinch.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Khasbulaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Khasbulaev moved away.
Khasbulaev darts in trying to clinch
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khasbulaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brophy sizes up Khasbulaev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khasbulaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brophy, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy breaks the clinch.
Brophy misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brophy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brophy keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Brophy misses.
As Brophy backs off Khasbulaev throws a huge counter combo but Brophy manages to avoid it all.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khasbulaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy throws a jab when Khasbulaev was well out of range.
Khasbulaev moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasbulaev blocks a low kick nicely.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Khasbulaev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khasbulaev is out of range.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Khasbulaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khasbulaev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brophy punishes Khasbulaev's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khasbulaev backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
A short right from Brophy on the inside.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Khasbulaev.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khasbulaev is trying to break the clinch but Brophy has him pressed against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev clinches up with Brophy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khasbulaev is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
Khasbulaev blocks an uppercut.
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Khasbulaev.
Brophy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khasbulaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khasbulaev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Khasbulaev's head.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
Khasbulaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khasbulaev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Brophy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy dips a shoulder and cracks Khasbulaev with a mighty uppercut! Khasbulaev falls back against the ropes and Brophy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Khasbulaev is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Brophy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Brophy!
Our winner, Ryan Brophy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diederik Boschman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boschman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Que - OG Bobby Johnson. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Diederik Boschman enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diederik Boschman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boschman under the eye.
Boschman looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
It looked like Mahmoud was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boschman.
Boschman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boschman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mahmoud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boschman cracks Mahmoud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mahmoud 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.
Boschman moves out of range of the leg kick from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lunges at Boschman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boschman's hand.
Boschman wants to clinch up but Mahmoud keeps it at a distance.
Mahmoud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boschman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mahmoud backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boschman throws the left hand but Mahmoud avoids the punch easily.
Boschman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahmoud keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahmoud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Boschman - just one landing.
Boschman moves in looking to clinch but Mahmoud pushes him off.
Boschman takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boschman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boschman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boschman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boschman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boschman.
Mahmoud works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mahmoud trying to control the position from guard on top but Boschman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mahmoud is looking to work some ground and pound but Boschman has wrist control.
Mahmoud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boschman's head.
Mahmoud stops Boschman from standing up.
Mahmoud scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mahmoud throws a big elbow that misses.
Mahmoud 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.
Boschman wants to stand and escape but Mahmoud is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud works over Boschman with some ground and pound from guard.
Boschman is rocked!
Mahmoud loads up on a big left hand. Boschman felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Mahmoud looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Boschman can't hide his disappointment, as Mahmoud celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sameh Mahmoud!
Post fight, Sameh Mahmoud stared into the camera and said 'I want my title back'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Whitehorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitehorse kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Builders and The Butchers - Black Dresses. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Whitehorse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehorse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whitehorse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Collins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Whitehorse sprawls well initially but Collins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Collins with the ground and pound but Whitehorse uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Collins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitehorse controls Collins momentarily but Collins frees himself.
Collins postures up in Whitehorse's guard and throws a big left but Whitehorse blocks it.
Collins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehorse is trying to keep Collins in close.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whitehorse wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
Whitehorse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Whitehorse has wrist control.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitehorse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Collins.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Whitehorse is keeping the position.
Collins postures up in Whitehorse's guard and throws a big left but Whitehorse blocks it.
Whitehorse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Collins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitehorse is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whitehorse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Whitehorse throws a body kick that misses.
Collins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Whitehorse blocks nicely.
Collins throws an elbow that misses. Whitehorse uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collins's guard. Nice move by Whitehorse!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Collins trying to keep a closed guard but Whitehorse is proving a slippery customer.
Whitehorse landing some decent shots from guard.
Whitehorse is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whitehorse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whitehorse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whitehorse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Collins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Whitehorse passes into side control.
Whitehorse is putting a hurting on Collins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Whitehorse grinds an elbow into Collins's temple.
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Whitehorse lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse trying to control the position but Collins is working away.
Collins wants to control but Whitehorse postures up.
Collins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Whitehorse cracks Collins with a big right hand but Collins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Collins is looking to regain half guard here but Whitehorse keeps moving and retains side control.
Whitehorse trying to control the position but Collins is working away.
Whitehorse is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacob Whitehorse will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Collins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Whitehorse's guard.
Whitehorse is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitehorse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whitehorse is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitehorse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitehorse trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Whitehorse blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collins blocks the body kick.
Collins lands a jab to the head.
Whitehorse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whitehorse slaps away a takedown attempt from Collins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Whitehorse feinted with a counter takedown.
Collins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Whitehorse shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Collins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whitehorse under the eye.
Whitehorse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Collins.
Jacob Whitehorse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Collins.
Whitehorse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
Whitehorse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Whitehorse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to regain half guard here but Whitehorse keeps moving and retains side control.
Whitehorse wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Whitehorse working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Whitehorse landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Whitehorse working the head with strikes.
We've been informed that Collins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Check out the look on Whitehorse's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Collins is trying to improve his position.
Whitehorse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Collins down.
Whitehorse working away.
Collins tries to bench press Whitehorse off him but Whitehorse keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Collins down.
Whitehorse working the ground and pound.
Whitehorse landing a few strikes.
Whitehorse working the head with strikes.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Collins to see if he's OK.
Jacob Whitehorse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitehorse moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Collins manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Collins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Collins tries to roll over but Whitehorse keeps him under control.
Collins won't allow Whitehorse to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitehorse is working away from the top position though.
Whitehorse trying to control from half guard but Collins is working away.
Collins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whitehorse stalling away here and it's allowed Collins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Whitehorse preventing the sweep.
Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Collins is looking for a triangle but Whitehorse pushes his legs off easily.
Collins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whitehorse is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Whitehorse connects with a leg kick. Collins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Collins throws a hook but Whitehorse blocks it.
Whitehorse buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whitehorse is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Whitehorse there.
Whitehorse looks for the body kick but Collins saw that one coming.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whitehorse as he jumps to the side.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitehorse throws a nice head kick!
Collins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whitehorse looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitehorse is looking for a sweep.
Whitehorse wants to control but Collins postures up.
Whitehorse manages to work his way to half guard, despite Collins's best efforts.
Whitehorse 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.
Collins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Collins is trying to control. Whitehorse wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse is looking to control Collins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whitehorse avoid being mounted?
Whitehorse is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Collins working over Whitehorse with some ground and pound. Whitehorse looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Collins thows a huge punch but Whitehorse dodges it nicely.
Collins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Collins is thwarting Whitehorse's attempts to control the position.
Collins is looking to advance position but Whitehorse won't allow it.
Whitehorse has hold of Collins's hands but Collins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins thows a huge punch but Whitehorse dodges it nicely.
Collins prevents Whitehorse from improving his position.
Collins lands with a punch from half guard.
Whitehorse is holding on to half guard well.
Collins is nestled in close to Whitehorse, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Collins 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.
Whitehorse moves into full guard.
Whitehorse seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Whitehorse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to get to full guard but Whitehorse has control of the leg.
Whitehorse working over Collins with some ground and pound. Collins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Still in half guard, Whitehorse seems content to control.
Collins actively working from the bottom here.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whitehorse is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whitehorse working Collins over with strikes.
Whitehorse lands with a punch from half guard.
Collins taking some punishment here, with Whitehorse in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whitehorse lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whitehorse is thwarting Collins's attempts to control the position.
Collins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Collins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whitehorse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Collins trying to control the position.
Whitehorse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jacob Whitehorse did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whitehorse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitehorse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Whitehorse misses with a body shot.
Whitehorse looks to land a body kick but Collins moved away.
Whitehorse misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Collins.
Collins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitehorse throws a jab when Collins was well out of range.
Collins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Collins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins lands with a right hand.
Collins misses with a straight right.
Collins shoots in for a double leg but Whitehorse sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jacob Whitehorse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Collins.
Whitehorse tries to land a front kick but Collins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitehorse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse throws a leg kick but Collins checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Whitehorse on the inside.
Whitehorse blocks an elbow strike from Collins.
Whitehorse gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Collins.
Collins has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Whitehorse regains guard immediately.
Whitehorse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Collins.
Collins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whitehorse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whitehorse is on top in guard.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whitehorse controls the pace.
Whitehorse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins looking for a guillotine here but Whitehorse defends easily.
Collins is looking for a triangle here but Whitehorse uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Whitehorse trying to control the position but Collins is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to get back to half guard.
Whitehorse landing a few strikes.
Collins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Whitehorse lands a decent elbow from side control.
Whitehorse lands a few punches from side control.
Collins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whitehorse wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse lands some shots froms side control.
Collins taking a bit of punishment here - Whitehorse scoring with strikes.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Whitehorse working the body and head with strikes.
Whitehorse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Whitehorse lands a few punches from side control.
Collins can't do much from the bottom here.
Whitehorse happy to just control the position for now.
Collins struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse had his way with Misha Collins in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Whitehorse misses with a low kick.
Whitehorse slaps away a takedown attempt from Collins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Collins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Whitehorse to the ground. Collins is now in Whitehorse's guard.
Whitehorse has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
Collins trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Whitehorse manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Whitehorse slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is trying to control but can't.
Whitehorse trying to pass the guard but Collins defending well.
Collins trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Collins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Whitehorse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Collins trying to control the position.
Whitehorse lands a couple of digs.
Whitehorse trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Whitehorse chips away with some ground and pound.
Whitehorse stopping the sweep attempt from Collins.
Whitehorse with a nice head shot there.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
Whitehorse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whitehorse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whitehorse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whitehorse is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitehorse is one step ahead there.
Whitehorse lands a couple of digs.
Collins is looking for a triangle here but Whitehorse uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of short elbows.
Collins regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse wants to pass the guard but Collins is defending well.
Jacob Whitehorse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collins with the active half guard here but Whitehorse passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to improve his position.
Whitehorse wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Collins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitehorse scoring with punches and elbows.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Misha Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Whitehorse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitehorse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Jacob Whitehorse wins by unanimous decision!
Jacob Whitehorse retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Jacob Whitehorse thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Coyoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deez Nutzzzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allan Coyoca is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
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Great low kicks
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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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Coyoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deez Nutzzzz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutzzzz tries to work over Coyoca's front leg with a kick but Coyoca checks it.
Coyoca needs to keep his hands up - Nutzzzz had a free shot at his head there.
Coyoca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coyoca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nutzzzz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Coyoca.
Coyoca looks to clinch
and Nutzzzz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Allan Coyoca has been cut.
Coyoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nutzzzz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coyoca has time to react.
Nutzzzz cracks Coyoca with an open hand slap.
Coyoca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nutzzzz! But no joy.
Coyoca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coyoca can't find room to land a body shot as Nutzzzz controls the action.
Coyoca pushes off an throws an elbow but Nutzzzz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Coyoca is trying to drag Nutzzzz to the mat but Nutzzzz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Coyoca misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzzzz misses with some punches.
Nutzzzz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coyoca is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nutzzzz is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Coyoca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz lands with a right to the head.
Coyoca drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short body shot lands from Coyoca as the two fighters clinch.
Nutzzzz throws a punch but it's blocked by Coyoca.
We've been informed that Nutzzzz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nutzzzz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coyoca tries to throw a body punch but Nutzzzz avoids it by throwing Coyoca back against the ropes.
Coyoca misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coyoca.
Nutzzzz has a couple of punches blocked by Coyoca.
Nutzzzz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coyoca blocks an uppercut.
Nutzzzz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nutzzzz throws a punch but it's blocked by Coyoca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nutzzzz avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Coyoca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coyoca misses with the head strike.
Nutzzzz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz digs a right hand into Coyoca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coyoca's gas tank.
Nutzzzz gets through Coyoca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nutzzzz lands a nice uppercut.
Nutzzzz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coyoca rushes Nutzzzz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Coyoca misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Coyoca fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Coyoca throws an elbow but misses.
Coyoca struggles to land a body shot inside as Nutzzzz controls his hands.
Nutzzzz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nutzzzz lands with a right to the head.
Nutzzzz struggles to land a body shot inside as Coyoca controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nutzzzz.
Coyoca misses with the head strike.
Nutzzzz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutzzzz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Coyoca throws an elbow but misses.
Coyoca misses with a body punch.
Nutzzzz lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coyoca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coyoca.
A shot in the inside from Nutzzzz.
Coyoca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coyoca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nutzzzz breaks the clinch.
Deez Nutzzzz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coyoca throws a leg kick
and Nutzzzz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Deez Nutzzzz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coyoca misses with a lunging right hand
and Nutzzzz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coyoca gets a clinch.
Nutzzzz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coyoca is breathing heavily.
Nutzzzz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz lands a nice shot to the body.
Coyoca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nutzzzz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Nutzzzz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nutzzzz moves into range and clinches up with Coyoca.
Coyoca throws an elbow but it misses.
Nutzzzz working aggressively here.
Nutzzzz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nutzzzz working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Nutzzzz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nutzzzz throws a punch but it's blocked by Coyoca.
A head punch on the inside from Coyoca fails to land.
A short left from Nutzzzz.
Coyoca lands with a left to the head.
Nutzzzz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nutzzzz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nutzzzz wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coyoca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nutzzzz can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deez Nutzzzz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allan Coyoca's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Coyoca takes one to the side of the head.
Deez Nutzzzz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Nutzzzz.
Coyoca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nutzzzz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coyoca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coyoca is looking to counter punch.
Coyoca closes the distance and clinches.
Nutzzzz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nutzzzz avoids a wild elbow strike from Coyoca.
Coyoca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coyoca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nutzzzz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coyoca misses with the head strike.
Coyoca tries to land knees in the clinch but Nutzzzz avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nutzzzz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coyoca scores with a shot to the side of Nutzzzz's head.
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!
Nutzzzz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nutzzzz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coyoca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzzzz misses with a wild body shot.
Coyoca throws a counter high kick but Nutzzzz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Coyoca dives in for a single leg takedown but Nutzzzz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Nutzzzz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nutzzzz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coyoca has time to react.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz works Coyoca's body with a nice hook.
Coyoca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nutzzzz.
Coyoca ducks under a wild hook from Nutzzzz.
It looked like Coyoca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coyoca moves in looking to clinch but Nutzzzz pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coyoca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coyoca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nutzzzz. Coyoca shrugs it off though.
Nutzzzz looks to score with a jab to the body but Coyoca is just out of range.
Coyoca wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nutzzzz scores with a shot to the body.
Coyoca throws a head kick but Nutzzzz moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nutzzzz dips to his left and cracks Coyoca with an uppercut!
Coyoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Coyoca throws a body kick that misses
and Nutzzzz counters with a stiff right hand.
Nutzzzz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coyoca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Coyoca is rocked!
Coyoca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nutzzzz throws out the jab.
Oh Coyoca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coyoca walks straight into a right hand from Nutzzzz - that's dropped him! Nutzzzz jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Coyoca from any more punishment! Coyoca complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Deez Nutzzzz!
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