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TIT 11 - Embolo v Bawerk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Assunsao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Kusnikovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raphael Assunsao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conrad Kusnikovsky!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusnikovsky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Assunsao counters with a straight right hand.
Assunsao moves into range and clinches up with Kusnikovsky.
Assunsao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kusnikovsky backwards.
It looks like Conrad Kusnikovsky has been cut.
Kusnikovsky jumps guard but Assunsao stands there with Kusnikovsky around his waist. Kusnikovsky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Assunsao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Assunsao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kusnikovsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Assunsao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kusnikovsky is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Assunsao to keep the fight standing.
Kusnikovsky looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raphael Assunsao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conrad Kusnikovsky.
Assunsao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kusnikovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Assunsao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assunsao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kusnikovsky drags the fight down to the ground.
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!
Kusnikovsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Assunsao defends well.
Assunsao working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusnikovsky can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Assunsao controls the pace.
Kusnikovsky can't keep his opponent in guard - Assunsao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kusnikovsky is looking for a sweep. Assunsao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kusnikovsky is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Assunsao has latched onto it... Big trouble! Assunsao pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Kusnikovsky is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Assunsao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raphael Assunsao!
A relieved looking Raphael Assunsao 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Riggins!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riggins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bastard lands a really nice looking cross but Riggins seems unphased.
Bastard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastard works the jab nicely.
Bastard misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Riggins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Riggins avoids it well.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggins fails with a takedown attempt.
Bastard connects with a body shot that sends Riggins's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Bastard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riggins doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riggins's coach down at Area51 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Riggins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bastard with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bastard scores with a three punch combo!
Bastard throws a right and a left that Riggins avoids nicely.
Riggins fails to land the takedown.
Bastard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riggins.
Riggins throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bastard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riggins closes the distance and clinches up with Bastard, looking for a takedown. Riggins pushes Bastard against the cage but Bastard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lazy Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
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!
Riggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard blocks a head kick by Riggins.
Bastard 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.
Bastard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bastard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bastard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riggins's head backwards.
Bastard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riggins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riggins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggins misses the target.
Bastard clobbers Riggins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bastard scores with a jab.
Bastard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggins was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard thuds his right hand into Riggins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bastard works over Riggins's head and body with a nice combination.
Bastard is breathing heavily.
A jab from Bastard finds it's way through Riggins's defenses.
Riggins shoots in for a takedown but Bastard shows good takedown defense.
Lazy Bastard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bastard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Riggins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riggins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riggins shoots in but no luck this time.
Bastard throws a big counter combination but Riggins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bastard misses with a looping right.
Riggins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bastard misses with a double jab.
Riggins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
It looks like Bastard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A telegraphed right hand from Bastard misses the target.
Riggins walks into a jab.
Riggins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastard was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggins.
Bastard throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Bastard misses the target.
Bastard connects with a jab.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Riggins avoids it well.
Riggins with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Bastard as Riggins shoots in.
Bastard scores with the left hand. Riggins knows he should have avoided that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Bastard scores with a four punch combination!
Riggins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riggins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Riggins shoots in for a takedown but Bastard shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Riggins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bastard tries to avoid it but Riggins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bastard to the ground. Bastard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riggins throws a wild body kick that Bastard sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazy Bastard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bastard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riggins drops his hands momentarily and Bastard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bastard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bastard lands a jab.
Lazy Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Bastard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bastard.
Bastard catches Riggins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riggins goes for a double leg but Bastard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bastard continues to drive forward.
Bastard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bastard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bastard lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Bastard.
Riggins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Bastard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riggins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bastard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bastard throws a good cross that connects.
Bastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bastard tests Riggins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bastard lands an overhand right.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Riggins moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Riggins or perhaps it was just good defense by Bastard, which made it look bad.
Lazy Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
Riggins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riggins with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
Donk. Bastard catches Riggins right on the button with a cross.
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!
Bastard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riggins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bastard tries to avoid it but Riggins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bastard to the ground. Bastard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bastard connects with a looping right hand.
Riggins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bastard tries to avoid it but Riggins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bastard to the ground. Bastard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bastard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggins.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bastard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggins can do to turn this around?
Riggins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bastard scores with a three punch combo!
A left lands for Bastard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins throws a body punch but Bastard moves out of range.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Riggins.
Riggins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riggins.
Bastard lands a head shot.
Riggins slips a jab from Bastard.
Riggins tried to score with a low kick but Bastard checks it.
Riggins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bastard circles away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Riggins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bastard has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggins takes one to the chin there.
Lazy Bastard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bastard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Riggins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
Bastard's corner calls for a 1-2. Bastard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard stuns Riggins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riggins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bastard.
Bastard misses with a hook.
Bastard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Riggins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riggins fails with a takedown attempt.
Riggins shoots in for a double leg but Bastard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bastard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rigginss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazy Bastard dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bastard scores with a hook.
A left and a right from Bastard both land. Nice combination.
Bastard throws a big shot that misses.
Riggins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bastard cracks a nice hook into Riggins's ribs.
Riggins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bastard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bastard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Riggins with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Bastard.
Bastard throws a series of strikes that have Riggins backpedaling.
Bastard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riggins's hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bastard lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins misses with a takedown attempt - Bastard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bastard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Riggins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riggins.
Riggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bastard looks to land a left hand but Riggins moved out of range nicely.
Riggins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bastard circles away.
Lazy Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
A combination from Bastard does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riggins.
An attempted straight right counter from Bastard misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard gets caught flat footed, as Riggins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggins chips away with some ground and pound.
Bastard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bastard tries to get out of the position.
Riggins trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.
Riggins is in close to Bastard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riggins lands a couple of elbows.
Riggins trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Riggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tim Riggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riggins on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Riggins drops back looking for a leg! Bastard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bastard manages to kick Riggins off! Riggins jumps back into Bastard's guard.
Riggins wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
Riggins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Riggins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazy Bastard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bastard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazy Bastard!
After winning the bout, Lazy Bastard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eisenberger Schluzenphugher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Wilson enters the cage!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eisenberger Schluzenphugher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a leg kick but Schluzenphugher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schluzenphugher throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Schluzenphugher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson cracks Schluzenphugher with an open hand slap.
Schluzenphugher instigates a clinch.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schluzenphugher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wilson is working Schluzenphugher over against the cage.
Schluzenphugher is breathing heavily.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schluzenphugher wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a nice body shot.
Wilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Schluzenphugher should have avoided that one.
Wilson tries to land a leg kick but Schluzenphugher saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schluzenphugher gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Wilson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Schluzenphugher is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wilson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Lourens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaya Koye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Lourens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yaya Koye!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lourens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koye throws a hook to the side of Lourens 's head but Lourens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koye shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lourens eats them both and turns towards Koye to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koye.
Koye dips to his left and cracks Lourens with an uppercut!
Lourens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koye in his tracks.
Lourens swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Koye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lourens lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lourens scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Koye looks to clinch
and Koye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koye moves in looking to clinch but Lourens pushes him off.
Lourens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koye throws out the jab.
A big right from Lourens misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lourens throws an overhand right that lands on Koye's shoulder, as Koye tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Koye was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lourens throws out the jab.
Koye throws an overhand right that lands on Lourens 's shoulder, as Lourens tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Koye.
Koye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lourens throws out the jab.
Lourens slips a straight right by Koye.
Lourens seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Lourens .
Lourens loads up on a big right hand but Koye slips the punch.
Yaya Koye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lourens slips under a jab.
Koye lands with a nice body punch.
Lourens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lourens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koye's head backwards.
Koye misses with a hook
and Lourens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lourens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koye tries to clinch
and Lourens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lourens slips a jab from Koye.
Lourens looks to land a right hand but Koye moved out of range.
Lourens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lourens throws a combination that misses
and Koye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lourens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lourens lands a nice shot to the body.
Lourens bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Koye looks winded!
Lourens slips a straight right by Koye.
Koye tries to clinch up but Lourens circles away and keeps his distance.
Lourens throws a leg kick but Koye moved away.
Lourens connects with a nice looking jab.
Koye scores with a nice head shot.
Lourens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lourens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koye.
Lourens misses with a body shot.
Koye throws a lazy right hand but Lourens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koye lands a head shot.
No joy there for Koye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lourens throws a big shot that misses.
Lourens keeps the fight on the outside.
Koye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lourens .
Koye lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Koye takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koye throws a series of punches but Lourens avoids them all with ease.
Lourens looks to land a left hand but Koye moved out of range nicely.
Lourens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koye looks to throw the jab but Lourens is out of range.
Lourens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koye throws out a counter right but Lourens avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Lourens misses.
Koye ducks under a wild hook from Lourens .
Koye slips under a jab from Lourens .
Koye avoids the body shot from Lourens .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koye scores with a decent looking hook.
Koye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lourens .
Lourens throwing a counter right hand but Koye manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koye moves in looking to clinch but Lourens pushes him off.
Lourens throws a jab but it's blocked by Koye.
Koye throws a lazy right hand but Lourens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lourens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koye misses with the combination.
Lourens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lourens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lourens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lourens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lourens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lourens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koye to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Lourens dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Koye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koye tries to clinch up but Lourens circles away and keeps his distance.
Lourens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lourens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Lourens does no damage.
Lourens throws a hook but Koye avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koye, as that shot connected.
Lourens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lourens looks to throw the jab but Koye is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Lourens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lourens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koye.
Lourens slips a straight right by Koye.
Koye doesn't manage to clinch there - Lourens circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koye throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lourens counters with a stiff right hand.
Koye is breathing heavily.
Koye tries to clinch up but Lourens circles away and keeps his distance.
Lourens is looking to counter punch.
Lourens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lourens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lourens .
Lourens throwing a counter right hand but Koye manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Lourens .
Lourens lands a big head kick that sends Koye tumbling to the mat! Lourens takes a step backwards and waves Koye back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Yaya Koye has been cut.
Koye tries to clinch up but Lourens circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Lourens .
Koye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Koye has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lourens connects with the punch.
Lourens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koye.
Koye ducks under a wild hook from Lourens .
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Koye might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lourens has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koye tries to clinch but Lourens moves out of range.
Koye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lourens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koye tries to close the distance and clinch but Lourens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lourens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koye takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koye looks to land a left hand but Lourens moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Koye. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koye.
Lourens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koye can do to turn this around?
Lourens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lourens looks to score with a jab to the body but Koye is just out of range.
Koye loads up on a big right hand but Lourens slips the punch.
Lourens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lourens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lourens throws a shot from downtown. Koye moves away and avoids it.
Koye slips a straight right by Lourens .
Koye wants to counter the offense by Lourens and move into the clinch position.
Koye misses with a looping left.
Lourens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Koye.
Lourens digs a good body shot into Koye's ribs.
Koye scores with a jab.
Koye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lourens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Lourens misses the target.
Lourens missing with a left hand there. Koye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lourens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koye moves away from the strike by Lourens .
Lourens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lourens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yaya Koye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koye moves away from the strike by Lourens .
Koye jabs at Lourens 's body.
Lourens moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lourens sizes up Koye with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lourens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lourens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lourens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koye drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lourens scores with a sloppy right hand. Koye should have avoided that one.
Lourens throws a body shot but no joy.
Lourens misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koye.
Koye wants to clinch up but Lourens keeps it at a distance.
Koye throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lourens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lourens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koye momentarily.
Lourens misses with a wild body shot.
Lourens throws a hook to the side of Koye's head but Koye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Koye's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Koye on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lourens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Lourens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yaya Koye's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lourens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koye.
Koye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lourens is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Koye scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lourens misses with a body shot
and Koye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koye throws a hook to the side of Lourens 's head but Lourens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koye lands a jab to the head.
Lourens throws a body shot but no joy.
Koye blocks a jab.
Koye misses with a looping left.
Lourens throws a lazy right hand but Koye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lourens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Koye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koye 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.
Koye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lourens .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koye tries to clinch but Lourens moves out of range.
Koye slips a straight right by Lourens .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lourens shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lourens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koye avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Koye was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koye scores with a shot to the body.
Lourens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lourens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lourens throws a big shot that misses.
Koye throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lourens counters with a head kick. That will keep Koye thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lourens throws a series of punches but Koye avoids them all with ease.
Lourens cracks a nice hook into Koye's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koye moves away from the strike by Lourens .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koye looks to land a right hand but Lourens moved out of range.
Lourens half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lourens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koye misses with a body shot.
Lourens defending well as Koye loads up on a big left hand.
Lourens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koye moves away.
Lourens lands a right hook to the body.
Lourens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koye moves away.
Lourens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koye circles away quickly and effectively.
Koye throws a counter combo.
Koye connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lourens momentarily.
Lourens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Koye misses.
Koye works the jab nicely.
Lourens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lourens is looking to counter with a body kick.
Koye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lourens circles away quickly and effectively.
Koye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lourens .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lourens .
Koye misses with a double jab.
Lourens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koye needs to keep his hands up - Lourens had a free shot at his head there.
Lourens misses with a head kick.
Lourens throws a shot to the body.
Lourens throws a body punch but Koye moves out of range.
A big left from Lourens misses.
Koye misses with a hook
and Lourens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lourens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lourens misses with a body shot.
Lourens scores with a punch to the head.
Lourens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lourens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lourens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koye's hands.
Koye tries to clinch but Lourens is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koye looks to score with a jab to the body but Lourens is just out of range.
Lourens is looking to counter punch.
Koye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lourens .
Koye looks to clinch
and Lourens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lourens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lourens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lourens tries to land a front kick but Koye steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koye throws a counter combo.
Koye fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lourens throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lourens throws a head kick that misses.
Koye steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lourens .
Yaya Koye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor Lourens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Lourens was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Koye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Lourens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lourens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Lourens !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Show Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Borzov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Show Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Borzov!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Borzov.
Igor Borzov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn moves out of range of the leg kick from Borzov.
Gunn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Borzov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunn is looking for a counter combo.
Gunn digs a good body shot into Borzov's ribs.
Borzov clinches up against the cage.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn feints and then cracks Borzov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Borzov down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gunn.
Gunn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Borzov will feel that in the morning.
Borzov looks winded!
Gunn throws a front kick that sends Borzov stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Gunn. That snapped Borzov's head back.
It looks like Igor Borzov has been cut.
Gunn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Borzov takes a step back to recover.
Gunn is looking to slow Borzov down with leg kicks.
Borzov's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Borzov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Borzov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Gunn as Borzov shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn cracks the inside of Borzov's front leg.
Nice shot by Gunn.
Borzov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Show Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gunn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borzov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gunn fakes the leg kick and cracks Borzov in the body.
Gunn is looking to slow Borzov down with leg kicks.
Borzov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn lands a really nice looking cross but Borzov seems unphased.
Gunn lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn connects with a leg kick. Borzov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Igor Borzov's cut even more.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gunn.
Gunn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borzov if he has to take too many more of those.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Borzov. Borzov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gunn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gunn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borzov's sensitive parts.
Borzov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gunn circles away.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. Borzov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gunn thows a body kick. Borzov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gunn lands a left and a right that send Borzov crashing to the mat, dazed. Gunn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Borzov is rocked!
The cut above Igor Borzov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gunn lands a nice shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gunn.
Gunn cracks the inside of Borzov's front leg.
Gunn connects with a stiff jab that staggers Borzov - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Show Gunn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kichiro Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Rossi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kichiro Fujimoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alberto Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rossi has Fujimoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Fujimoto being controlled against the cage.
Fujimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fujimoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rossi.
Rossi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fujimoto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Alberto Rossi has been cut.
Fujimoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rossi counters by clinching up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands a left hand.
Fujimoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujimoto working hard to break the clinch.
Rossi leaning against his opponent.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto is trying to break the clinch but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi slowing the pace effectively.
Fujimoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fujimoto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fujimoto tries to circle away but Rossi has him pinned against the cage.
Rossi scores with a shoulder strike.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Rossi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi slowing the pace effectively.
Rossi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujimoto's elbow.
A short right from Rossi on the inside.
Rossi controlling the action here for a moment.
Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Rossi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rossi.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rossi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rossi lands with a left to the head.
Rossi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rossi stalling the fight.
Rossi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Rossi.
Fujimoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rossi is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Rossi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rossi.
Rossi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rossi just leaning against Fujimoto, taking a breather.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Rossi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rossi lands a nice shot to the body.
Rossi effectively controlling the action here.
Rossi lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Rossi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fujimoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Rossi wants to counter with a clinch but Fujimoto pushes him away.
Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kichiro Fujimoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Fujimoto. Those never looked like landing.
Rossi wants to counter the offense by Fujimoto and move into the clinch position.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi connects with a single shot there.
Fujimoto lands a jab-cross combination.
Fujimoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rossi gets a clinch.
Rossi lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Rossi.
Rossi pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rossi as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fujimoto up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rossi.
Rossi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi gets through Fujimoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rossi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rossi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Rossi as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Rossi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Rossi.
Rossi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rossi lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rossi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rossi slowing the pace effectively.
Fujimoto being controlled against the cage.
Rossi tries to work over Fujimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rossi.
Come on Rossi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fujimoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fujimoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rossi.
Rossi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rossi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fujimoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fujimoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rossi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Rossi.
Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujimotos head.
Rossi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimoto blocks a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rossi avoiding damage.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alberto Rossi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fujimoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fujimoto works over Rossi's head and body with a nice combination.
Fujimoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Rossi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fujimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujimoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rossi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rossi.
Rossi is leaning against Fujimoto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rossi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Rossi.
Rossi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fujimoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimoto tries to break free but Rossi pushes him back against the cage.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
Rossi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rossi slows down the pace here.
Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rossi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rossi lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Rossi.
Rossi lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rossi.
Rossi prevents Fujimoto from breaking the clinch.
Fujimoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rossi tries to throw a body punch but Fujimoto avoids it by throwing Rossi back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fujimoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rossi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rossi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fujimoto or not.
Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi has Fujimoto pressed against the cage.
Rossi stalls.
Rossi lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rossi.
Rossi lands a shot to the body.
Rossi slowing the pace effectively.
Rossi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fujimoto up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rossi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Rossi on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Fujimoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rossi lands with a left to the head.
Rossi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi is leaning against Fujimoto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rossi.
Rossi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rossi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rossi lands with a short shot to the head.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alberto Rossi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fujimoto up against the cage.
Rossi tries a body shot but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rossi lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Rossi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Rossi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rossi dodges the punch combination from Fujimoto.
Rossi takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rossi.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rossi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujimoto's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Fujimoto is trying to break the clinch but Rossi is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Rossi.
Rossi misses with a body punch.
Fujimoto breaks from the clinch.
Fujimoto tries to bum rush Rossi with a series of wild strikes but Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fujimoto tries to move into range but Rossi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fujimoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Fujimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossi connects with a body shot that sends Fujimoto's belly button to the back.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fujimoto throws a right hand that Rossi ducks under and follows up with a left that Rossi also avoids with ease.
A jab from Rossi finds it's way through Fujimoto's defenses.
Kichiro Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Rossi. That snapped Fujimoto's head back.
A jab lands there for Rossi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rossi counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rossi.
A hook to the body from Rossi.
A short right from Rossi on the inside.
Rossi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Rossi.
Rossi taking a breather.
Rossi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fujimoto is rocked!
Good body shot from Rossi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi has Fujimoto pushed against the cage.
Rossi avoiding damage.
Fujimoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rossi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rossi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rossi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fujimoto up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alberto Rossi.
Fujimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rossi moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a left hand.
Rossi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rossi scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fujimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Rossi has double underhooks.
Fujimoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls for Rossi to work.
Rossi gets through Fujimoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fujimoto takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Rossi dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Rossi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rossi has Fujimoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Rossi leaning against his opponent.
Rossi digs a right hand into Fujimoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fujimoto's gas tank.
Rossi lands with a left to the head.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Oh Fujimoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rossi stalling in the clinch.
Rossi pushes Fujimoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fujimoto seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto manages to break the clinch.
Kichiro Fujimoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi has managed to clinch.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto blocking some punches.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rossi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rossi tries to work over Fujimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Rossi digs a right hand into Fujimoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fujimoto's gas tank.
Rossi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rossi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fujimoto.
Kichiro Fujimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Rossi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rossi.
Rossi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fujimoto or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rossi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi lands a right hand.
Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rossi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rossi digs a right hand into Fujimoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fujimoto's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Rossi.
Rossi is pushing Fujimoto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rossi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rossi effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Rossi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimoto has had enough of the clinch but Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
Rossi slows down the pace here.
Rossi is leaning against Fujimoto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Rossi.
Rossi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rossi slows down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rossi.
The crowd are getting on Rossi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rossi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 44:50
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 44:50
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Rossi!
Alberto Rossi is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Alberto Rossi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Embolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yoel Embolo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohm Bawerk fails with the takedown
and Embolo counters with a nice body shot.
Bohm Bawerk 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.
Embolo cracks Bohm Bawerk with an open hand slap.
Embolo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bohm Bawerk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Embolo counters with a straight right hand.
Bohm Bawerk misses with a takedown
and Embolo counters with a nice right hand that sends Bohm Bawerk toppling to the canvas! Bohm Bawerk scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Embolo finish him?!
Bohm Bawerk is rocked!
Yoel Embolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohm Bawerk fails with the takedown
and Embolo counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoel Embolo!
Yoel Embolo retains his light heavyweight title!
Yoel Embolo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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