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MMMA 32: Maia vs Garbutt PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and January Kwiecinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Why Cant we Be Friends!. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
23 - 34 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, January Kwiecinski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwiecinski moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Kwiecinski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
A jab from Kwiecinski does it's job there.
Kwiecinski ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Kwiecinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kwiecinski fails to land the takedown.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Kwiecinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jesus Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Kwiecinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kwiecinski moves into range and clinches up with Gonzalez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwiecinski.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwiecinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwiecinski blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez tries to work over Kwiecinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kwiecinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzalez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwiecinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kwiecinski landing knees to the head.
Kwiecinski gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwiecinski lands a big right hand that drops Gonzalez! The killer instinct kicks in and Kwiecinski finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kwiecinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). January Kwiecinski!
A relieved looking January Kwiecinski 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kieta Vivian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nash Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kieta Vivian had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kieta Vivian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nash Banks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vivian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vivian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vivian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vivian misses with a hook to the body
and Banks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vivian darts in trying to clinch
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vivian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Vivian has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vivian shoots in and drives through. Banks sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Banks! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieta Vivian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vivian!
Vivian fails with the takedown
and Banks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banks lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vivian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vivian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vivian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Banks counters with a stiff right hand.
Vivian is breathing heavily.
Vivian shoots in but no luck this time.
Vivian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a straight right hand.
Vivian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banks sprawls well. Banks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vivian gets slowly back to his feet.
Good shot there by Banks.
Vivian fails with the takedown
and Banks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vivian doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
Banks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vivian has his takedown stuffed
and Banks counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vivian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vivian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banks lands with a straight right. Vivian didn't see that one coming.
Banks cracks the inside of Vivian's front leg.
Vivian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Banks finds it's way round the side to connect with Vivian's head.
Vivian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Banks counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vivian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vivian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vivian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banks counters with a stiff right hand.
Vivian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice combination there by Banks.
Banks thumps Vivian with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Banks.
Vivian loads up on a big right hand but Banks slips the punch.
Vivian tries for a takedown but Banks circles away easily
and Banks counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks lands a head shot.
Vivian with a poor takedown
and Banks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Banks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vivian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banks counters with a left to the body.
Banks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vivian on the side of the head.
Banks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Banks tests Vivian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Banks.
Vivian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banks.
Banks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vivian's head backwards.
Vivian shoots in but Banks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Despite the aggression on Banks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nash Banks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vivian misses with a takedown
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
Vivian tries for a takedown but Banks circles away easily
and Banks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vivian clinches up against the cage.
Vivian tries for a takedown but Banks manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieta Vivian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vivian fails with the takedown
and Banks counters with a nice uppercut.
Banks connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vivian wants to clinch
and Banks counters with a low kick, right behind Vivian 's knee.
Vivian misses with a hook
and Banks counters with a nice body shot.
Vivian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banks can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vivian.
Banks cracks the inside of Vivian's front leg.
Vivian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vivian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Banks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vivian goes for a double leg but Banks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Banks continues to drive forward.
Banks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Banks lands a jab to the head.
Vivian fails with the takedown
and Banks counters with a straight right hand.
Vivian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
Banks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vivian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kieta Vivian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vivian has his takedown stuffed
and Banks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks lands a lovely overhand right.
Banks digs a good body shot into Vivian's ribs.
Vivian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banks to score with a decent uppercut.
Banks throws a good cross that connects.
Banks connects with the punch.
Nash Banks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banks connects with a leg kick. Vivian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banks.
Vivian tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Banks defends well and Vivian ends up having to push Banks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Banks lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vivian fails with the takedown
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vivian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vivian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a left and a right that stings Vivian.
Banks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left lands for Banks.
Vivian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banks cracks Vivian with an open hand slap.
Vivian shoots and misses
and Banks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vivian thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banks catches Vivian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vivian has his takedown stuffed
and Banks counters with a three punch combo that has Vivian backing up. Vivian nods at Banks to acknowledge the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Banks there.
Nice uppercut there from Banks.
Vivian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vivian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banks scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Banks.
Nice uppercut there from Banks.
Vivian fails to land the takedown.
Banks throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nash Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vivian shoots and misses
and Banks counters with a left to the body.
Vivian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vivian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banks.
Vivian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieta Vivian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Banks. That snapped Vivian's head back.
Banks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vivian has his takedown stuffed
and Banks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kieta Vivian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks looks to land a combination but Vivian avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vivian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Banks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Banks.
Nash Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vivian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vivian. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banks.
Vivian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banks counters with a right hand to the body.
Vivian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vivian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vivian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from Banks lands.
Vivian closes the distance and clinches up with Banks, looking for a takedown. Vivian pushes Banks against the cage but Banks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Banks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vivian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vivian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banks's waist but Banks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vivian off to one side.
Banks scores with a nice head shot.
Banks tests Vivian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vivian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Banks lands a two punch combo.
Banks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vivian with a poor takedown
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Banks.
Banks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Banks.
Vivian shoots in for a double leg but Banks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It seemed like Banks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Banks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vivian tries for a takedown but Banks circles away easily
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vivian fails with the takedown
and Banks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vivian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banks was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vivian shoots in for a takedown but Banks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Banks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Banks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vivians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vivian throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
Banks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vivian looks to clinch
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
Vivian is rocked!
Vivian shoots in but no luck this time.
Banks was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nash Banks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Banks scores with the left hand. Vivian knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kieta Vivian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banks connects with a looping right hand.
Vivian tries to clinch
and Banks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vivian with a poor takedown
and Banks counters with a series of strikes. Vivian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh Vivian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks connects with an inside leg kick.
Vivian seems to have got his legs back now.
Banks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nash Banks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Banks 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nash Banks!
An out of breath Nash Banks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Summer Long kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Brandon.
Brandon throws a good cross that connects.
Campion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brandon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campion lands with a hook. Brandon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brandon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campion throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandon.
Campion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandon slips a jab and a cross from Campion.
Brandon wants to counter the offense by Campion and move into the clinch position.
Brandon tries to clinch up but Campion circles away and keeps his distance.
Campion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandon.
Campion takes a swing at Brandon's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campion.
Brandon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Campion catches Brandon right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion lands a left and a right that send Brandon crashing to the mat, dazed. Campion thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Brandon is rocked!
Brandon gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Campion points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Brandon wakes up just in time to hear Campion thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregory Campion!
Gregory Campion was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn lands with a right hand.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Gunn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanner misses with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gunn.
Tanner jabs Gunn right on the nose. Gunn blinks but takes it well.
Tanner clobbers Gunn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Tanner throws the left hand but Gunn avoids the punch easily.
Tanner swings widly with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
It seemed like Gunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Gunn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tanner slips under a jab.
Tanner with a hook.
Tanner drives through and clinches with Gunn against the cage.
Gunn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
It seemed like Gunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Dick Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Dick Tanner has been cut.
Tanner has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn gets through Tanner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tanner lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Gunn scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn blocks the elbow strike.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Gunn misses.
Gunn slips under a jab from Tanner.
Tanner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn throws out a counter right but Tanner avoids it with no problem.
Tanner walks into a jab.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanner.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunn misses with a jab to the body
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gunn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Tanner's shoulder, as Tanner tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tanner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tanner scores with a leg kick.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tanner instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Tanner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tanner lands with a good body shot.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Tanner wants to clinch
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Gunn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanner half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Gunn tries to counter with a clinch but Tanner shakes him off and moves away.
Gunn misses with the combination.
Tanner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tanner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Gunn there.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
Tanner tries to clinch
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Chris Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Tanner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanner. That did some damage!
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner misses with a low kick.
Gunn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Tanner is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Gunn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tanner drives through and clinches with Gunn against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn avoiding damage.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gunn.
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
Tanner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tanner lands a jab to the head.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanner is looking to counter the offense by Gunn and move into the clinch.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Tanner lands with a hook. Gunn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Tanner clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Gunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner stalling against the cage.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanner's elbow.
Gunn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Tanner'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Gunn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gunn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanner.
Gunn gets tackled into the cage by Tanner. Tanner maintains the clinch.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Gunn.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanner.
Tanner half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tanner takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Tanner lands but Gunn takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Tanner gets a clinch.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Dick Tanner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Gunn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanner.
Gunn taking a breather.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gunn.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Gunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Dick Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
A big right from Gunn misses.
Gunn looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Gunn connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Gunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanner darts in trying to clinch
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Tanner tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tanner is rocked!
Tanner wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Tanner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gunn misses with a hook to the body
and Tanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chris Gunn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tanner slips a straight right by Gunn.
Tanner walks into a straight right hand from Gunn.
Tanner wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Gunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gunn 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Gunn!
A victorious Chris Gunn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szandor Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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35
185 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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27
181 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Bueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Szandor Storm!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bueller drives through and clinches with Storm against the cage.
Storm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Storm has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bueller throws a head kick that Storm semi-blocks.
Szandor Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm closes the distance and clinches.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Bueller goes for a takedown attempt but Storm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Bueller pushes him off.
Bueller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueller moves away.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm moves to clinch but Bueller breaks away
and Bueller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueller ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Bueller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bueller connects with a solid leg kick.
Bueller is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.
Bueller clinches up against the cage.
Storm works on Bueller's body with a couple of short punches.
Storm tries to break free but Bueller pushes him back against the cage.
Bueller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bueller blocks an elbow strike.
Bueller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bueller avoids a wild elbow strike from Storm.
Storm is trying to break free.
Storm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Storm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Storm tries a body shot but Bueller blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Storm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bueller has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueller.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bueller's elbow.
Bueller prevents a body shot from Storm.
Storm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bueller has him pressed against the cage.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm trying to control the position but instead, Bueller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Storm into the cage.
Bueller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Storm tries to circle away but Bueller has him pinned against the cage.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Bueller controls his hands.
Bueller breaks from the clinch.
Bueller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bueller scores with a sloppy right hand. Storm should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Bueller's corner calls for a 1-2. Bueller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bueller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bueller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Storm pushes Bueller up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bueller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Storm tries to break free but Bueller pushes him back against the cage.
Bueller drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bueller controlling the position.
Storm forces his way into half guard.
Bueller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bueller is trying to maintain the position but Storm is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueller gets full guard.
Storm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bueller wants to sweep here but Storm controlling him for the moment.
Storm not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Storm trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bueller's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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 Eric Bueller will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Bueller moves out of range easily.
Bueller moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Bueller.
Bueller prevents Storm from breaking the clinch.
Storm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bueller is defending well for now.
Storm letting Bueller take a breather here.
Bueller lands an uppercut.
Storm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bueller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Storm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Bueller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eric Bueller is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bueller tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Bueller tries to land a leg kick but Storm saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a head kick but Bueller moves out of range.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bueller moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bueller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Storm is looking to break free of the clinch but Bueller has double underhooks.
Bueller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm tries to land knees in the clinch but Bueller avoids the damage to the body.
Bueller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bueller presses Storm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bueller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bueller breaks from the clinch.
Bueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bueller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Storm clinches with his opponent.
Storm trying to control the position but instead, Bueller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Storm into the cage.
Bueller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Storm wants to break free but Bueller has control.
Storm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bueller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm tries to land knees in the clinch but Bueller avoids the damage to the body.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Storm.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Bueller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bueller closes the distance and pushes Storm back into the cage.
Storm will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bueller up against the cage.
Storm working hard to break the clinch.
Storm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Storm manages to break the clinch.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Storm looks to land a combination but Bueller avoids it well.
Bueller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Storm clinches.
Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bueller tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Storm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bueller to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueller tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bueller counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bueller is pushing Storm up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Storm is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Storm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bueller has him pressed against the cage.
Eric Bueller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bueller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bueller blocks a head kick by Storm.
Bueller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Storm throws a right and a left that Bueller avoids nicely.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Bueller.
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 Eric Bueller will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Storm scores with a jab. Bueller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bueller closes the distance and clinches.
Storm working hard to break the clinch.
Storm manages to break the clinch.
Bueller takes a kick to the side of the head.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
Storm instigates a clinch.
Bueller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bueller slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Storm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm misses with a body punch.
Bueller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Storm can't fight it off and eventually Bueller manages to take the fight to the floor. Storm looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Storm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bueller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Storm trying to control the position.
Szandor Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bueller content to stall in guard here.
Bueller throws a big right hand that misses.
Bueller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bueller closes the distance and pushes Storm back into the cage.
Bueller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bueller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Storm throws a body punch but Bueller moves out of range.
Szandor Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Bueller won't allow it.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bueller's elbow.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bueller's elbow.
Storm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Storm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bueller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Storm's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bueller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm swings for the body but Bueller moves out of range.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Storm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bueller counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bueller rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Storm works over Bueller's head and body with a nice combination.
Bueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Storm's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm throws a head kick but Bueller moves out of range.
Storm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bueller has closed the distance and engaged Storm in a clinch.
Storm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eric Bueller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Storm is trying to break the clinch but Bueller has him pressed against the cage.
Bueller has Storm pressed against the cage.
Bueller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Bueller crashing down! Bueller tries to stagger back to his feet but Storm just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Bueller asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Szandor Storm!
Szandor Storm decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abroham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Another One Bites The Dust. Abroham Lincoln will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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30
180 lbs
15 - 17 - 1 |
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26
185 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abroham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez moves into the clinch.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln's elbow.
Perez has hold of one of Lincoln's legs. Lincoln is fighting the takedown attempt but Perez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Lincoln is keeping the position.
Perez stays in close to Lincoln's body and controls the position.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Lincoln is retaining full guard.
Perez stands and throws Lincoln's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez trying to control the action but Lincoln is working from the bottom.
Perez stands up and beckons Lincoln to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perez instigates a clinch.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lincoln gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perez lands a shoulder strike.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Lincoln misses with a punch to the body.
Perez tries to pull guard but Lincoln holds him up against the cage and eventually Perez drops back down to his feet.
Lincoln lands a nice uppercut.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands.
Lincoln throws a head punch that misses.
Perez digs a right hand into Lincoln's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lincoln's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Lincoln is looking to control Perez's arms but Perez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lincoln has his back to the cage.
Perez tries for a takedown but Lincoln manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascual Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez avoiding damage.
Lincoln lands a nice uppercut.
Perez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lincoln after a bit of a struggle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lincoln fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lincoln swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Lincoln misses with a leg kick
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lincoln pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abroham Lincoln is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lincoln wants to slow Perez down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Perez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perez scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to circle away but Perez has him pinned against the cage.
Lincoln prevents a body shot from Perez.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln lands an uppercut.
Perez digs a right hand into Lincoln's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lincoln's gas tank.
Lincoln tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lincoln avoids a wild elbow strike from Perez.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perez has Lincoln pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lincoln manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez is looking for a takedown.
Lincoln lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands.
Perez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lincoln is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Perez off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lincoln's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good control from Lincoln.
Lincoln trying to control momentarily.
Perez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lincoln wants to control but Perez is keeping busy.
Perez is trying to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abroham Lincoln will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez wants to take the fight to the mat but Lincoln manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lincoln creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln dodges an elbow strike from Perez.
Perez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lincoln prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lincoln misses with a punch on the inside.
Perez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lincoln is trying to keep an underhook but Perez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Perez trying to control the action but Lincoln is working from the bottom.
Perez slows the pace down in half guard.
Perez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lincoln does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is trying to work for a kimura but Lincoln is defending well.
Lincoln trying to control here.
Perez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lincoln doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perez.
Lincoln is controlling Perez's trapped leg to prevent Perez from advancing to side control.
Lincoln really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perez is looking for a kimura here.
Perez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Perez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Perez wants to control but Lincoln is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lincoln doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perez.
Perez thows a huge punch but Lincoln dodges it nicely.
Perez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Perez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lincoln defends it well.
Perez is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lincoln still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lincoln has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking to regain half guard here but Lincoln keeps moving and retains side control.
Lincoln trying to control the action but Perez is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Lincoln politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lincoln prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lincoln trying to control the action but Perez is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez is trying to control Lincoln's posture but Lincoln avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascual Perez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Perez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lincoln wants to control but Perez is keeping busy.
Perez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lincoln defends it well.
Lincoln is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perez's back!
Perez trying to control the action but Lincoln just sinks the hooks in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lincoln is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lincoln has the hooks in. Perez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln is riding his opponent, not letting Perez buck him off.
Perez is trying to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Perez trying to control the hands but Lincoln won't let him.
Lincoln slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lincoln has the hooks in. Perez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Perez is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Perez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez gets full guard.
Lincoln trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lincoln doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lincoln manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lincoln is sitting in close to Perez's body. Perez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lincoln is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lincoln is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Perez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pascual Perez!
A very excited looking Pascual Perez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dolores Doremus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Eugemia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
144 lbs
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27
137 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolores Doremus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Eugemia!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugemia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doremus circles away quickly and effectively.
Doremus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eugemia slaps away a takedown attempt from Doremus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eugemia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doremus has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolores Doremus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doremus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eugemia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugemia misses with a double jab.
Doremus avoids the body shot from Eugemia.
Doremus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eugemia avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus tries for a takedown but Eugemia circles away easily
and Eugemia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doremus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eugemia avoids it really well and circles away.
Doremus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eugemia defends well and Doremus ends up having to push Eugemia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eugemia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eugemia stuffs the takedown.
Doremus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doremus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eugemia.
Eugemia misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eugemia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doremus counters with a single leg into guard. Eugemia didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Eugemia looking for a guillotine here but Doremus defends easily.
Doremus throws a big elbow that misses.
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!
Eugemia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Eugemia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doremus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doremus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doremus postures up in Eugemia's guard and throws a big left but Eugemia blocks it.
Doremus throwing strikes but missing.
Doremus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doremus stands and throws Eugemia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
An elbow from Doremus crashes against the mat.
Eugemia controls the position for a moment.
Doremus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Doremus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Doremus misses with the ground and pound.
Doremus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Eugemia is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doremus misses with the ground and pound.
Doremus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Eugemia down.
Doremus tries to score with some ground and pound. Eugemia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Doremus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Doremus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Doremus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Doremus working away.
Doremus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eugemia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Eugemia is looking for a sweep.
Doremus in side control, throwing shots but Eugemia defends.
Doremus lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eugemia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Eugemia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eugemia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doremus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 Dolores Doremus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Doremus lunges at Eugemia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eugemia's hand.
Eugemia lands with a hook. Doremus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eugemia throws a front kick aimed at Doremus's knee but Doremus avoids it well.
Doremus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eugemia but Eugemia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Eugemia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doremus slips under a jab from Eugemia.
Doremus has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugemia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doremus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolores Doremus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Eugemia. No joy for Doremus on that attempt.
Eugemia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doremus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Doremus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doremus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Eugemia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doremus is aware though and is defending well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Eugemia holds on and takes a little breather.
Doremus postures up.
Doremus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Eugemia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Doremus has Eugemia in his guard.
Doremus working for submissions but it's allowed Eugemia to get to half guard.
Well, if Eugemia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Doremus 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.
Doremus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia prevents Doremus from improving his position.
Doremus gets full guard.
Doremus is looking for a triangle here but Eugemia uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Doremus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Eugemia's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Eugemia! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Doremus has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Eugemia!
A relieved looking John Eugemia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dado Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mata might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 和楽器バンド / 千本桜. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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31
145 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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135 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dado Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Stoic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoic looks for a takedown but Mata sprawls well.
Mata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Stoic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stoic stopping the sweep attempt from Mata.
Mata looking to control.
Mata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stoic is one step ahead there.
Stoic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stoic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mata escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stoic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stoic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata wants to sweep here but Stoic controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoic trying to control the position from guard on top but Mata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata has his foot on Stoic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stoic works his way back into a safe position though.
Stoic stopping the sweep attempt from Mata.
Mata is pulling down on Stoic's head. It's preventing any offense from Stoic, at least for the moment.
Stoic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stoic trying to control but Mata is working from the bottom.
Mata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stoic is one step ahead there.
Stoic is looking to work some ground and pound but Mata has wrist control.
Stoic scoring with some ground and pound.
Mata is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stoic is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mata manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stoic manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stoic wants to stand but Mata is controlling the position.
Stoic is trying to keep Mata in close.
Stoic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mata slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stoic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Stoic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stoic manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata seems to be looking for submissions.
Mata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stoic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mata seems to be looking for submissions.
Mata is trying to work for a kimura but Stoic is defending well.
Stoic tries to kick Mata off but Mata keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stoic trying to hold on to Mata's head to control him but Mata postures up.
Mata moves nicely into side control.
Mata thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mata is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stoic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mata looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mata working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mata advances nicely into full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stoic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mata looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dado Mata dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stoic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mata looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoic is just out of range.
Stoic fails with the takedown
and Mata counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stoic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stoic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Mata.
Mata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stoic can do to turn this around?
Stoic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mata is fending him off so far but Stoic persists. Nope, Mata circles away and we're back to standing.
Dado Mata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Stoic.
Stoic has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Mata does no damage.
Stoic fails with the takedown
and Mata counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mata with a hook.
Stoic is rocked!
Mata drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Stoic right on the button. Stoic goes down! Mata follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mata gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dado Mata!
Dado Mata seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baby Huey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huey's entrance music is Baby Huey - A change is going to come. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
283 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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36
277 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baby Huey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halo Olah!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huey just misses with a punch to the body.
Huey moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromOlah.
Huey misses with a double jab.
Olah misses with a straight right.
Huey moves away from the strike by Olah.
Huey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Huey misses the shot to the body.
Olah swings for the body but Huey moves out of range.
Olah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huey.
Olah moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Huey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olah throws a head punch that misses.
Olah is leaning against Huey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Huey takes a shot to the head.
Huey has had enough of the clinch but Olah keeps him there for the moment.
Olah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Olah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olah gets through Huey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olah swings wildly with an uppercut but Huey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olah scores with a shoulder strike.
Olah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huey avoids it.
Huey is trying to break free.
Huey is looking to break free of the clinch but Olah has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olah.
Huey wants to get back to striking at distance but Olah won't allow it.
Olah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Olah has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huey.
Still in the clinch, Olah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olah tries to land knees in the clinch but Huey avoids the damage to the body.
Olah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
I was talking to Huey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olah misses with a punch on the inside.
Huey can't break the clinch.
Huey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Olah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huey throws a jab when Olah was well out of range.
Olah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Huey coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huey needs to keep his hands up - Olah had a free shot at his head there.
Huey is rocked!
Huey misses with a body shot.
Oh Huey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olah is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Huey flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Huey is out cold! Olah holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Halo Olah!
An out of breath Halo Olah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garbutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by WHITE ZOMBIE- I AM HELL!. Garbutt has chosen Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Garbutt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia moves out of range as Garbutt strikes.
Maia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Garbutt just manages to avoid it.
Garbutt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Garbutt wants to slow Maia down by chopping away at his legs.
Maia is looking to counter the offense by Garbutt and move into the clinch.
Garbutt with a hook.
Maia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garbutt, pushing him back against the cage.
Garbutt misses with an elbow strike.
Maia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garbutt backwards.
Garbutt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garbutt lands a head shot.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garbutt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garbutt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garbutt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia misses with a low kick.
Garbutt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Garbutt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt moves out of range of the leg kick from Maia.
Garbutt slips a jab from Maia.
Garbutt cracks Maia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maia lands a jab.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garbutt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Maia thows a body kick. Garbutt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garbutt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Garbutt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maia throws a low kick but Garbutt moves out of range easily.
Garbutt lands a nice looking body shot.
Garbutt swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Maia moves away from the strike by Garbutt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maia lands with a nice combination. Garbutt backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia takes the fight into the clinch.
Garbutt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garbutt fails to land.
Garbutt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maia is keeping busy.
Garbutt blocking some punches.
Garbutt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garbutt landing knees to the body.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garbutt tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
Maia throws a head punch that misses.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt struggles to land a body shot inside as Maia controls his hands.
Maia misses with some punches.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Maia.
Maia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garbutt gets through Maia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Garbutt fails to land.
Maia blocks an uppercut.
Garbutt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Garbutt as the two fighters clinch.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garbutt scores with a hook to the body.
Maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garbutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maia is defending well for now.
Garbutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbutt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garbutt lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Maia.
Garbutt working aggressively here.
Garbutt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garbutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maia is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garbutt.
Garbutt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garbutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbutt lands a right hand.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garbutt misses with an elbow over the top.
Garbutt tries to throw a body punch but Maia avoids it by throwing Garbutt back against the cage.
Maia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maia blocks an uppercut.
Garbutt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garbutt struggles to land a body shot inside as Maia controls his hands.
Maia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garbutt.
Garbutt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garbutt looking to stall.
Maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Garbutt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maia blocks a head kick by Garbutt.
Maia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garbutt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Maia has closed the distance and engaged Garbutt in a clinch.
Garbutt misses with an elbow strike.
Garbutt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garbutt has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Maia is trying to keep an underhook but Garbutt manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Garbutt there.
Garbutt is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Garbutt lands a couple of digs.
Garbutt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia 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.
Maia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maia seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt postures up.
Garbutt is in close to Maia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garbutt postures up.
Garbutt working some strikes from top position.
Garbutt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garbutt.
Maia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garbutt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garbutt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garbutt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garbutt is fighting to break Maia's control of his arms but Maia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garbutt slips under a jab.
Maia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garbutt.
Maia is looking to clinch.
Garbutt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maia has time to react.
Garbutt misses with a leg kick
and Garbutt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maia moves in looking to clinch but Garbutt pushes him off.
Garbutt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garbutt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garbutt scoring well with a low kick there.
Garbutt misses with a body shot.
Maia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garbutt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a jab to Garbutt's midsection.
A cross from Garbutt lands.
Garbutt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maia scoring well with a low kick there.
Maia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maia, as that shot connected.
Garbutt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maia. Maia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Maia finds it's way through Garbutt's defenses.
Maia moves forwards but Garbutt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garbutt misses with a straight right.
Garbutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maia tries to counter by clinching up but Garbutt breaks away and moves out of range.
Maia throws the kick towards the body but Garbutt avoids it.
Maia is looking to clinch but Garbutt is avoiding it.
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!
Garbutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Garbutt coming out on top.
Garbutt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garbutt missing with a left hand there. Maia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garbutt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target.
Garbutt wants to land a leg kick but Maia is out of range.
Maia quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garbutt.
Garbutt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maia connects with an inside leg kick.
Demon Maia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garbutt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maia's hands.
Garbutt throws an overhand right that lands on Maia's shoulder, as Maia tries to avoid the shot.
Maia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garbutt misses with a wild body shot.
Maia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Maia cracks Garbutt with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garbutt 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!
Maia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garbutt with the counter takedown but Maia avoids it easily.
A low kick from Garbutt misses
and Maia counters with a good low kick that Garbutt was not able to check.
Garbutt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Garbutt.
Maia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garbutt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garbutt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maia slips a jab from Garbutt.
Garbutt wants to land a leg kick but Maia is out of range.
A combination from Garbutt does no damage.
Garbutt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garbutt throws out the jab.
Maia 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.
A jab from Maia misses.
Garbutt just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia throwing a counter right hand but Garbutt manages to avoid it.
Maia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garbutt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maia's sensitive parts.
Garbutt with a poor takedown
and Maia counters with a left to the body.
Maia scoring well with a low kick there.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia avoids the head kick by Garbutt.
Maia is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garbutt.
Garbutt ducks right into an uppercut from Maia.
Garbutt is looking to score with low kicks.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Garbutt.
Maia throws a counter high kick but Garbutt was just alert enough to avoid it.
Maia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maia tries to move into range but Garbutt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maia takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Maia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Garbutt misses.
Garbutt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garbutt.
Garbutt tries to keep at a distance but Maia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garbutt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garbutt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garbutt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Maia - that landed with a thud.
Maia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garbutt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maia throws a low kick but Garbutt avoids it.
Garbutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garbutt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maia closes the distance and pushes Garbutt back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Garbutt fails to land.
A short uppercut from Maia.
Garbutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia is trying to maintain a safe position but Garbutt gets an underhook and turns Maia into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garbutt's brow.
Garbutt is trying to force a seperation but Maia has the dominant position.
Garbutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garbutt throws an elbow that misses.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbutt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garbutt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garbutt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garbutt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garbutt just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia throws a nice looking combination but Garbutt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garbutt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maia counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garbutt's hands.
Garbutt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maia's calf.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia tries to land a front kick but Garbutt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garbutt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
No joy there for Garbutt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garbutt blocks a jab.
Garbutt looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Maia misses with a low kick as Garbutt jumps back.
Garbutt scores with a decent looking hook.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garbutt.
Garbutt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kevin Garbutt just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garbutt is looking to score with low kicks.
A combination from Garbutt does no damage.
Maia tries to clinch up
and Garbutt counters with a nice body shot.
Garbutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maia, right into the meat.
Garbutt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Garbutt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbutt tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maia delivers a nice body kick.
Maia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia lands a really nice looking cross but Garbutt seems unphased.
Maia jabs Garbutt right on the nose. Garbutt blinks but takes it well.
Maia checks a leg kick.
Garbutt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garbutt really felt that one!
Maia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garbutts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garbutt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maia thinks about countering with a body kick.
Maia throws a series of punches but Garbutt moves out of range.
Garbutt throws a combination. Maia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garbutt checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt misses with a straight left.
Garbutt lands with an overhand left.
Garbutt pushes Maia up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garbutt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.
Maia being controlled against the cage.
Garbutt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garbutt continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Garbutt swings wildly with an uppercut but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbutt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maia scores with a nice strike.
Garbutt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maia is out of range.
Garbutt looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maia.
Garbutt misses with an uppercut. Maia saw that one coming.
Maia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garbutt swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Garbutt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garbutt throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garbutt misses with a lunging right hand
and Maia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garbutt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garbutt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maia explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garbutt looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt ducks right into an uppercut from Maia.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garbutt throws out the jab.
Maia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garbutt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maia blocks a low kick nicely.
Maia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Garbutt avoids the head kick by Maia.
Maia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garbutt.
Garbutt with a jab.
Maia moves away from the strike by Garbutt.
As Garbutt backs away, Maia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garbutt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garbutt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garbutt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garbutt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garbutt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kevin Garbutt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Garbutt lands a nice hook to Maia's body. Maia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garbutt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maia is out of range and Garbutt settles back down.
Maia tried to counter with a leg kick but Garbutt avoided it.
Garbutt misses with a looping right.
Garbutt misses with a right hand
and Maia counters with a nice leg kick.
Garbutt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maia on the side of the head.
Maia cracks Garbutt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garbutt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garbutt misses with a kick to the body
and Maia counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbutt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garbutt misses the shot to the body.
Maia connects with a jab.
Garbutt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maia counters with a thumping low kick.
Garbutt throws a leg kick but Maia moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maia counters with a low kick, right behind Garbutt 's knee.
Garbutt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Maia closes the distance and clinches.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garbutt or not.
Maia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garbutt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Maia as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maia.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garbutt obliges.
Maia tries a body shot but Garbutt blocks it.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garbutt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maia is keeping busy.
Garbutt blocks an uppercut.
Maia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maia lands a shoulder strike.
Maia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garbutt's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia pushes Garbutt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garbutt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maia is defending well for now.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia digs a right hand into Garbutt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garbutt's gas tank.
Garbutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garbutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Garbutt blocking some punches.
Garbutt working aggressively here.
Garbutt working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Maia.
Maia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garbutt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garbutt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maia is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Maia.
Garbutt tries to throw a body punch but Maia avoids it by throwing Garbutt back against the cage.
Garbutt dodges an elbow strike from Maia.
Maia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garbutt breaks the clinch.
Garbutt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Demon Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maia is working Garbutt over against the cage.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garbutt tries to circle away but Maia has him pinned against the cage.
Maia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garbutt is rocked!
Maia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garbutt backwards.
Garbutt is still on wobbly legs! Can Maia finish him?
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbutt seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garbutt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garbutt.
Garbutt struggles to land a body shot inside as Maia controls his hands.
Maia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maia misses with some punches.
Maia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maia managing to block the knees to the body from Garbutt.
Maia blocks a body shot from Garbutt.
A short right from Maia on the inside.
Maia scores with a shot to the side of Garbutt's head.
Maia tries to work over Garbutt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garbutt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garbutt breaks the clinch.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garbutt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garbutt throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demon Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garbutt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kevin Garbutt!
Kevin Garbutt is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kevin Garbutt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Demon Maia stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey I have no excuses or complaints on tonight's fight I just want to congratulate the new champ and see about a possible rematch right away..'.
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