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KOFC 64 - Rones vs Balayan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donal Noye (ranked 5405 p4p, 657 weight class) and Henri Hagert (ranked 7012 p4p, 750 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Henri Hagert enters the cage!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donal Noye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Hagert!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagert keeps the fight on the outside.
Hagert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noye half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hagert 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.
Noye tries to clinch up but Hagert circles away and keeps his distance.
Hagert cracks a nice hook into Noye's ribs.
Hagert cracks Noye with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Noye tries to clinch there but Hagert circles away.
Hagert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hagert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hagert throws a push kick but Noye slaps the foot to one side.
Hagert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Noye on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Noye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noye takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hagert scores with a spinning back kick!
Hagert uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Donal Noye has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noye takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Noye moves into the clinch.
Hagert misses with some punches.
Hagert dodges an elbow strike from Noye.
Noye lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hagert backwards.
Noye manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hagert cracks Noye with a nice body shot.
Hagert manages to break the clinch.
Hagert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donal Noye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagert with a nice cross.
Noye tries to close the distance and clinch but Hagert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hagert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hagert buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Noye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hagert can pounce on him.
Noye stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hagert.
Hagert catches Noye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hagert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hagert punishes Noye's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noye misses with a left hand
and Hagert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Hagert.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hagert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noye tries to clinch up.
Noye tries to clinch up.
Hagert feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Noyes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Noye clinches with his opponent.
Hagert working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Noye scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hagert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noye has taken the fight to the clinch.
Noye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noye prevents a body shot from Hagert.
Hagert avoids a wild elbow strike from Noye.
Hagert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hagert slowing the pace effectively.
Hagert avoids the elbow strike from Noye, against the cage.
Hagert throws a punch but it's blocked by Noye.
Noye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hagert lands a shoulder strike.
Noye taking a breather.
Hagert lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hagert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hagert punishes Noye's body with a nice straight punch.
Hagert connects with an inside leg kick.
Noye steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hagert. That one must have hurt.
Hagert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hagert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hagert thows a body kick. Noye tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Noye tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hagert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donal Noye's cut is getting worse.
Noye walks into a left hand.
Noye is looking to clinch but Hagert is avoiding it.
Noye takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hagert slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Noye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Noye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hagert throws out a counter right but Noye avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hagert was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Noye closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hagert to score with a decent uppercut.
Noye wants to clinch up but Hagert keeps it at a distance.
Hagert drops Noye with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Noye looks back up at him and smiles so Hagert waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Noye is rocked!
Hagert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noye.
Oh Noye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hagert scores with a leg kick.
Hagert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hagert lands a big head kick that sends Noye to the canvas! Hagert follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henri Hagert!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Richardson (ranked 3527 p4p, 434 weight class) and David Prior (ranked 9426 p4p, 783 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Prior!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Richardson misses.
Richardson misses with a low kick.
Richardson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richardson keeps Prior at a distance using the push kick.
Prior slips under a jab from Richardson.
A combination from Richardson does no damage.
Prior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Richardson defends it well.
Richardson lands with a hook. Prior tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Richardson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cantina in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Richardson.
Richardson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson scores with a push kick.
Richardson throws the kick towards the body but Prior avoids it.
Prior with the counter takedown but Richardson avoids it easily.
Richardson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Richardson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Richardson.
Prior moves out of range of the body kick.
And Prior tries to counter it with a takedown but Richardson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Richardson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Prior moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prior tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Richardson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richardson misses with a body kick.
Prior walks into a jab.
Julian Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prior is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Richardson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richardson throws a push kick but Prior slaps the foot to one side.
Prior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Richardson defends it well.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prior changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richardson throws a head kick that misses
and Prior counters with a nice double leg into side control. Richardson won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prior tries for a kimura but Richardson is defending well.
Prior goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Richardson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Prior's guard! Nice work there by Richardson!
Prior bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richardson's guard.
Prior drops back looking for a leg! Richardson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Richardson manages to kick Prior off! Prior jumps back into Richardson's guard.
Prior is pushing down on Richardson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Richardson is fighting to maintain full guard but Prior has managed to sneak the leg through.
Richardson trying to hold on to Prior's head to control him but Prior postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prior is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Richardson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prior.
Prior looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Richardson is not content to let Prior control the position.
Prior perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Prior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Prior trying to mount his opponent but Richardson defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Richardson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Richardson is looking to slow Prior down with leg kicks.
Richardson lands with a hook. Prior tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Richardson misses the target.
Richardson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richardson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prior can do to turn this around?
Nice body kick there by Richardson.
Richardson lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richardson.
Richardson throws a sloppy head kick and Prior moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prior walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richardson.
Richardson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Richardson throws out a loose jab but Prior uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Prior tries to counter it with a takedown but Richardson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Richardson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Richardson.
Richardson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Prior will feel that in the morning.
Prior steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Richardson. That one must have hurt.
Richardson is looking to land body kicks.
Prior tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Richardson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richardson throws out the jab.
Prior changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Richardson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Richardson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prior walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richardson.
Richardson misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richardson throws a push kick but Prior slaps the foot to one side.
Prior blocks a low kick nicely.
Prior with the counter takedown but Richardson avoids it easily.
Richardson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a good cross that connects.
Prior takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Prior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Richardson defends it well.
Richardson thuds his shin into the meat of Prior's side.
Prior moves out of range as Richardson throws a body kick.
Richardson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Prior feints the counter takedown.
Prior takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Prior checks a low kick from Richardson.
Prior tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Prior moves out of range of the body kick from Richardson.
Prior feints the counter takedown.
Richardson misses with a kick to the body
and Prior decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Richardson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson keeping moving, preventing Prior from controlling successfully.
Richardson trying to control the position.
Richardson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Prior has passed into half guard!
Richardson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Prior stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Richardson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Richardson works the jab nicely.
Prior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richardson can pounce on him.
Richardson throws a wild body kick that Prior sees coming a mile off.
Jab from Richardson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Prior.
Richardson swings for the body but Prior moves out of range.
Prior tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Prior blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richardson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Prior with the counter takedown but Richardson avoids it easily.
Richardson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prior changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prior feints the counter takedown.
Richardson throws a leg kick but Prior sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Prior tries to counter it with a takedown but Richardson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Richardson cracks Prior with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Prior takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Richardson is looking to slow Prior down with leg kicks.
Richardson misses with an attempted mid kick.
David Prior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prior with the counter takedown but Richardson avoids it easily.
Prior has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Richardson.
Richardson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prior. That did some damage!
Julian Richardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prior blocks the body kick.
And Prior tries to counter it with a takedown but Richardson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Richardson tries a low kick but Prior avoids it.
Prior feints the counter takedown.
Richardson jabs Prior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richardson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Richardson.
Prior keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Prior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Richardson defends it well.
Prior takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a push kick but Prior slaps the foot to one side.
And Prior tries to counter it with a takedown but Richardson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Richardson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Prior will feel that in the morning.
Good work by Prior as he checks the leg kick.
Prior takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Prior staying out of range there.
Prior is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Richardson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Prior.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Richardson - that will leave a mark!
Richardson is looking to land body kicks.
Prior takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a leg kick which misses Prior's front leg but catches the back leg as Prior tries to avoid it.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Prior tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Richardson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Prior tries to counter it with a takedown but Richardson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Prior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richardson.
Prior changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Julian Richardson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prior avoids a kick to the body.
Richardson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richardson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body kick from Richardson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Richardson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richardson, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Richardson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masahiko Kimura (ranked 3112 p4p, 314 weight class) and Sumwan Speshial (ranked 4587 p4p, 433 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahiko Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sumwan Speshial!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speshial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kimura.
Kimura feinted with a counter takedown.
Speshial checks a low kick from Kimura.
Kimura wants to clinch.
Kimura doesn't manage to clinch there - Speshial circles away.
Speshial throws out a counter right but Kimura avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Speshial misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura tries to clinch up but Speshial circles away and keeps his distance.
Kimura throws a push kick but Speshial slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Speshial releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kimura closes the distance and pushes Speshial back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speshial breaks the clinch.
Speshial misses the jab.
As Speshial tries to get set, Kimura tries to push him back and clinch up but Speshial manages to avoid the attempt.
Speshial throws out a loose jab but Kimura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kimura seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kimura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kimura loads up on a big right hand but Speshial slips the punch.
A jab from Kimura misses.
Kimura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Masahiko Kimura has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Kimura.
Kimura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Speshial momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Speshial loads up on a big right hand but Kimura slips the punch.
Kimura feinted with a counter takedown.
Kimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speshial.
Kimura changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kimura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kimura throws a jab when Speshial was well out of range.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Speshial.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimura staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Speshial. That snapped Kimura's head back.
Kimura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Speshial under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Kimura.
A big left from Speshial misses.
Kimura connects with a looping right hand.
Speshial steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimura.
Kimura is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kimura scores with a hook.
Speshial throws a hook but Kimura blocks it.
Kimura attempts a counter takedown but Speshial avoids it well and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Speshial.
Speshial tests Kimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Speshial throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tests Speshial's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Speshial 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.
Speshial lands with a shot to the body.
Kimura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kimura defending well as Speshial loads up on a big left hand.
Kimura wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kimura throws the left hand but Speshial avoids the punch easily.
Speshial lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimura darts in and clinches Speshial up against the cage.
Kimura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Speshial - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kimura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Speshial smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sumwan Speshial will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Masahiko Kimura's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Speshial stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Speshial lands with a shot to the body.
Kimura tries to clinch but Speshial moves out of range.
Speshial ducks under a wild hook from Kimura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura ducks under a wild hook from Speshial.
Kimura tries to counter by clinching up but Speshial breaks away and moves out of range.
Speshial jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speshial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speshial tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kimura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Kimura finds it's way through Speshial's defenses.
Sumwan Speshial seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speshial waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kimura.
Kimura throws a leg kick but Speshial sees it coming and moves out of range.
Speshial moves out of range of the strikes.
Speshial misses with a looping right.
Kimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimura throws a lazy uppercut
and Speshial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura goes for a double leg but Speshial avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Speshial continues to drive forward.
Speshial throws a hook to the side of Kimura's head but Kimura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kimura is looking to counter the offense by Speshial and move into the clinch.
Kimura tries to land a leg kick but Speshial saw it coming and moves away.
Speshial lands with a nice body punch.
Kimura misses with a hook.
Speshial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kimura tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Speshial manages to circle out of the way.
Speshial loads up on a big right hand but Kimura slips the punch.
Speshial is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Speshial missing with a left hand there. Kimura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speshial misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speshial takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kimura ducks under a wild hook from Speshial.
Speshial misses the shot to the body.
Kimura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speshial throws out the jab.
Kimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speshial.
Kimura is looking to counter the offense by Speshial and move into the clinch.
Kimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kimura.
Kimura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Speshial tries to move into range but Kimura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sumwan Speshial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speshial swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kimura tries to clinch up but Speshial circles away and keeps his distance.
Kimura moves in looking to clinch but Speshial pushes him off.
Speshial throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kimura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speshial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kimura throws a shot from downtown. Speshial moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Speshial misses its intended target.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speshial swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kimura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speshial.
Kimura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumwan Speshial showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Masahiko Kimura's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kimura moves out of range of the strikes.
Kimura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Speshial throws a poor cross that misses
and Kimura counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kimura trying to control the position but instead, Speshial has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kimura into the cage.
Speshial misses with the head strike.
Speshial misses with a punch on the inside.
Kimura slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Speshial throws a head punch that misses.
Kimura jumps guard but Speshial stands there with Kimura around his waist. Kimura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speshial misses with a body punch.
Speshial misses with a body punch.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speshial avoids it.
Speshial blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kimura trying to stall but Speshial improves his position.
Speshial misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Speshial.
Speshial working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kimura tries to pull guard but Speshial won't allow it.
Speshial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kimura's elbow.
Kimura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kimura fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masahiko Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura trying to land knees to the body.
Speshial lands with a left to the head.
Sumwan Speshial is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speshial avoids it.
Kimura just leaning against Speshial, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Speshial as Kimura tries to tie him up.
Kimura missing with knees to the body.
Kimura has Speshial pressed against the cage.
Kimura has Speshial pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Masahiko Kimura.
Speshial just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Speshial coming out on top.
Kimura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masahiko Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speshial looks to throw the jab but Kimura is out of range.
Kimura tries to clinch but Speshial moves out of range.
Kimura throws an off balance right hand
and Speshial counters with a nice uppercut.
Speshial circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kimura - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Speshial on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kimura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kimura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kimura seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Speshial avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sumwan Speshial comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speshial 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sumwan Speshial!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pecilli (ranked 4493 p4p, 416 weight class) and Kevin Thompson (ranked 5314 p4p, 471 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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141 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Guillermo Pecilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pecilli lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Pecilli sprawls well.
Pecilli moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Thompson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Pecilli is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Thompson yanks on the arm and Pecilli is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Thompson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Maia (ranked 2415 p4p, 289 weight class) and Puntti Pena (ranked 5331 p4p, 578 weight class). Mickey Maia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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252 lbs
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265 lbs
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World class MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Puntti Pena!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a kick to the body.
Pena looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maia is fending him off so far but Pena persists. Nope, Maia circles away and we're back to standing.
Maia lands a slapping body shot.
Pena tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
Pena throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Pena shoots for a takedown but Maia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maia scores with a leg kick.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.
Maia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym 412-RoaR sponsored training facility in the buildup to the fight.
Pena takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Puntti Pena has been cut.
Maia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena misses with a takedown attempt - Maia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mickey Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puntti Pena.
Maia misses with a body punch
and Pena counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maia connects with a leg kick. Pena looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maia forces Pena back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pena misses with some punches.
Maia lands with a right to the head.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Maia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pena with a poor takedown
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pena is rocked!
Maia tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pena shoots in and drives through. Maia sprawls well.
Pena shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maia as he avoids it easily.
Pena on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pena looks winded!
Pena throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pena is still on wobbly legs! Can Maia finish him?
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Maia! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mickey Maia!
Mickey Maia 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 Cub Lamas (ranked 3807 p4p, 363 weight class) and Dern MacKenzie (ranked 4286 p4p, 399 weight class). Lamas comes to the cage accompanied by Dominica Music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cub Lamas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dern MacKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacKenzie wants to clinch up but Lamas keeps it at a distance.
MacKenzie moves into the clinch successfully.
Lamas lands a body shot in the clinch.
MacKenzie turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and MacKenzie manages to end up in side control.
Lamas is looking for a sweep.
MacKenzie is trying to get an arm triangle but Lamas is defending well.
MacKenzie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lamas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacKenzie tries for a kimura but Lamas is defending well.
Lamas is trying to control MacKenzie's posture but MacKenzie avoids it.
Lamas is looking for a sweep.
Lamas is pushing MacKenzie's head away, looking to escape. MacKenzie manages to hold on to the position though.
Lamas is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lamas is looking for a sweep.
MacKenzie is looking to take a break and control but Lamas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MacKenzie has an Americana. Lamas didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! MacKenzie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if MacKenzie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dern MacKenzie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laverne Mazzola (ranked 1436 p4p, 26 weight class) and Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 1276 p4p, 25 weight class). Mazzola comes to the cage accompanied by Il Canto Degli Italiani. This should be a great matchup!
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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
21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laverne Mazzola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Mazzola. That snapped Coleman Jr's head back.
Coleman Jr slips a jab and a cross from Mazzola.
Coleman Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been told by Mazzola's head coaches at LOD Visionary Athletics that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mazzola lands a jab.
A jab from Mazzola misses.
Mazzola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coleman Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mazzola closes the distance and pushes Coleman Jr back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mazzola scores a nice knee to the body.
Mazzola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mazzola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coleman Jr backwards.
Coleman Jr prevents a body shot from Mazzola.
Coleman Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coleman Jr backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mazzola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coleman Jr backwards.
Coleman Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mazzola.
Coleman Jr trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Mazzola.
Mazzola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mazzola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mazzola lands a shoulder strike.
Coleman Jr tries to work over Mazzola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coleman Jr can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Coleman Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Mazzola blocks a body shot from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzola controls the action.
Mazzola lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzola.
Mazzola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Mazzola - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mazzola lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mazzola.
Mazzola is struggling to control the position.
Coleman Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazzola controls his hands.
Mazzola is stalling here.
Mazzola misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola prevents a body shot from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman Jr misses with a body punch.
Coleman Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Mazzola.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Mazzola.
Coleman Jr misses with a body punch.
Mazzola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mazzola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coleman Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mazzola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mazzola tries to throw a body punch but Coleman Jr avoids it by throwing Mazzola back against the cage.
A short right from Mazzola.
Coleman Jr blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mazzola.
Mazzola lands a nice uppercut.
Coleman Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mazzola lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Mazzola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mazzola.
Mazzola scores with a shot to the side of Coleman Jr's head.
Coleman Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzola works on Coleman Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Mazzola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mazzola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mazzola lands a shot to the body.
Mazzola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mazzola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazzola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coleman Jr backwards.
Coleman Jr is rocked!
Mazzola lands a nice uppercut.
Coleman Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Mazzola finish him?
Mazzola lands with a light punch inside.
Mazzola lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coleman Jr missing with knees to the body.
Mazzola throws a big uppercut that drops Coleman Jr! More strikes from Mazzola and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Coleman Jr lies dazed against the cage as Mazzola celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laverne Mazzola!
A very excited looking Laverne Mazzola 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manol Josifov (ranked 2275 p4p, 271 weight class) and Baruch Zahav (ranked 3724 p4p, 424 weight class). Josifov comes to the cage accompanied by Bone Thugs N Harmony - Foe Tha Love of Money. 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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270 lbs
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258 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Manol Josifov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baruch Zahav!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahav lands a right hook to the body.
Zahav scores with the left hand. Josifov knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Manol Josifov has been cut.
Zahav misses with a body shot.
Zahav lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Josifov at a distance.
Zahav lands a jab to the nose.
Zahav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Josifov.
Zahav misses with an uppercut. Josifov saw that one coming.
Zahav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Josifov was well out of range. Poor timing from Zahav.
Josifov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Josifov ducks under a wild hook from Zahav.
Zahav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Josifov moves away.
Josifov defending well as Zahav loads up on a big left hand.
Zahav has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Josifov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Josifov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Josifov tries for a takedown but Zahav sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zahav misses with a looping right.
Zahav scores with a hook to the body. Josifov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Zahav misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahav throws a lazy right hand but Josifov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Josifov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zahav scores with a decent looking hook.
Manol Josifov's cut is getting worse.
Zahav looks to land a right hand but Josifov moved out of range.
Josifov moves forwards but Zahav connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Josifov is rocked!
Josifov ducks into an uppercut from Zahav and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baruch Zahav!
Baruch Zahav decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Dubois (ranked 2409 p4p, 361 weight class) and Mister Bean (ranked 2970 p4p, 426 weight class). Pierre Dubois had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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178 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Dubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Bean!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubois uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Dubois tries to clinch but Bean moves out of range.
Mister Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean throws a right hand that Dubois ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubois also avoids with ease.
Bean takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dubois scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bean in his tracks.
Bean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dubois looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dubois scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Bean.
Dubois tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
Dubois misses with a body shot.
Dubois has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dubois there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubois tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dubois moves out of range of the strikes.
Bean clobbers Dubois with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bean lands a right hook to the body.
Dubois throws a jab when Bean was well out of range.
Dubois needs to keep his hands up - Bean had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Bean. That snapped Dubois's head back.
Dubois wants to clinch up but Bean keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dubois scores with a body shot.
Dubois doesn't manage to clinch there - Bean circles away.
Bean looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dubois just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Dubois.
Bean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bean lands with an uppercut that bounces Dubois off the cage and back into range.
Bean jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dubois on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dubois gets a clinch.
Dubois swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean blocks a body shot from Dubois.
Bean is trying to push Dubois away but Dubois has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dubois lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dubois.
Bean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Dubois.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bean.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dubois backwards.
Dubois prevents a body shot from Bean.
Dubois's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubois lands a really nice looking cross but Bean seems unphased.
Dubois tries to clinch there but Bean circles away.
Dubois misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Bean lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dubois doesn't seem phased though.
Bean throws a shot to the body.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Dubois slips the punch.
Bean is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dubois had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean jabs Dubois to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dubois misses with a wild combination.
Dubois digs a good hook to Bean's body.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dubois moves away.
Dubois was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Dubois is looking to counter the offense by Bean and move into the clinch.
Bean moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean gets tackled into the cage by Dubois. Dubois maintains the clinch.
Dubois keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bean's efforts to push away.
Dubois misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dubois fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dubois tries to work over Bean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dubois's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bean lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bean manages to break the clinch.
Dubois avoids the body shot from Bean.
A jab lands there for Bean.
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!
Dubois takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dubois is looking to wear down Bean with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bean bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dubois's head backwards.
Dubois throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubois loads up on a big right hand but Bean slips the punch.
Dubois takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Bean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bean thuds his right hand into Dubois's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dubois uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Bean cracks Dubois with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bean scores with a shot to the body.
Dubois on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dubois is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bean.
Oh Dubois is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bean lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Dubois - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Bean!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mister Bean!
Mister Bean took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MayheM sportswear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joy Rones (ranked 1056 p4p, 161 weight class) and Garegin Balayan (ranked 584 p4p, 87 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joy Rones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garegin Balayan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rones scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Balayan misses the target.
Rones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balayan.
Rones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Balayan is looking to slow Rones down with leg kicks.
Rones swinging wildly here.
Balayan digs a good hook to Rones's body.
Rones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balayan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balayan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rones with a jab.
Balayan throws a leg kick but Rones moved away.
It looked like Rones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Balayan.
Rones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rones moves out of range as Balayan throws a body kick.
Rones lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a push kick.
Rones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balayan finds it's way round the side to connect with Rones's head.
Balayan lands a head kick!
Balayan misses the jab.
Rones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balayan defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Balayan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rones misses with a hook
and Balayan counters with a body kick.
Rones blocks a head kick by Balayan.
Balayan throws a series of punches but Rones avoids them all with ease.
Rones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rones scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Balayan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balayan misses with a hook. Rones ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balayan.
Rones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balayan throws a sloppy head kick and Rones moves out of range easily.
Rones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rones manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan connects with a looping right hand.
Rones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balayan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balayan throws a head kick but Rones moves out of range.
Rones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Balayan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A swing and a miss from Rones.
Rones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balayan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balayan scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Rones misses its intended target.
Balayan throws a sloppy head kick and Rones moves out of range easily.
Balayan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balayan misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan tries to land a front kick but Rones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balayan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Balayan throws the kick towards the body but Rones avoids it.
Balayan throws a hook to the side of Rones's head but Rones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Balayan looks to move away, Rones throws a big counter combo but Balayan just gets out of the way.
Balayan scores with a push kick.
Rones misses with a double jab
and Balayan counters with a straight right hand.
Balayan avoids the body shot from Rones.
Rones moves out of range of the body kick from Balayan.
Rones moves away from the strike by Balayan.
Garegin Balayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Balayan lands.
Rones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balayan loads up on a big right hand but Rones slips the punch.
Rones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balayan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balayan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balayan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balayan tries a quick counter leg kick but Rones is wise to it.
Balayan throws a sloppy head kick
and Rones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balayan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balayan. Balayan obviously looking to wear him down.
Rones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balayan finds it's way round the side to connect with Rones's head.
Rones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rones swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Balayan counter with a right hand.
Rones cracks Balayan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balayan.
Balayan throws a right hand that misses
and Rones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balayan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rones counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Balayan. Rones shrugs it off though.
Balayan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balayan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that round.
That's time! Rones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balayan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rones. That did some damage!
Balayan slips a straight right by Rones.
Rones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balayan lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Rones misses.
Rones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rones. Balayan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balayan throws a hook but Rones avoids it easily.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garegin Balayan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balayan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balayan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rones scrambles back to his feet.
Rones moves out of range of the body kick.
Balayan throws a hook but Rones blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Balayan missing with a left hand there. Rones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balayan avoids the body shot from Rones.
Rones misses with a lunging right hand
and Balayan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rones blocks the body kick.
Rones 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.
Balayan throws a body kick that misses
and Rones counters with a straight right hand.
Balayan misses with an uppercut.
Rones throwing a counter right hand but Balayan manages to avoid it.
Balayan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Balayan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rones.
Balayan fakes the leg kick and cracks Rones in the body.
Balayan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan throws a leg kick
and Rones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balayan lands a glancing blow to the side of Rones's head.
Rones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balayan.
Balayan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rones's head.
A low kick from Balayan is predictable there
and Rones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Rones misses
and Balayan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balayan throws a body kick that misses.
Rones throws a big counter combination but Balayan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Balayan moves out of range as Rones strikes.
Balayan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Balayan connects with a right hand. Rones shakes it off.
Rones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick from Balayan misses.
Balayan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balayan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balayan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Balayan throws a lazy head kick
and Rones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rones misses with a body shot.
Balayan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Balayan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rones misses with a lunging right hand
and Balayan counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Balayan misses
enabling Rones to counter with a crisp jab.
Balayan connects with a solid leg kick.
Rones throws out a loose jab but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balayan throws a push kick but Rones slaps the foot to one side.
Rones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rones throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Balayan to counter with a crisp jab.
Balayan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rones misses with a lunging right hand
and Balayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rones blocks a head kick by Balayan.
Balayan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rones throws a body punch but Balayan moves out of range.
Rones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balayan. That one must have hurt.
Balayan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rones's corner calls for a 1-2. Rones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan tests Rones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Balayan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balayan throws a leg kick which misses Rones's front leg but catches the back leg as Rones tries to avoid it.
Rones walks into a stiff left hand from Balayan.
Rones looks to land a right hand but Balayan moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Balayan misses.
Balayan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rones.
Balayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rones throws a jab but it's blocked by Balayan.
Balayan misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan misses with a low kick.
Balayan tries to land a body kick
and Rones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balayan throws a lazy body kick
and Rones counters with a nice uppercut.
Balayan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones misses with an uppercut.
And Balayan responds with a good body kick, but Rones manages to step out the way in time.
Rones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rones misses with a body shot.
Balayan connects with a body shot that sends Rones's belly button to the back.
Rones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balayan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rones throws a jab but it's blocked by Balayan.
Balayan feints a counter leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Balayan.
Rones misses with a hook
and Balayan counters with a thumping low kick.
Rones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balayan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rones lands a jab to Balayan's midsection.
Joy Rones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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!
Balayan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rones 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.
Balayan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rones.
It seemed like Balayan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balayan lands a body shot.
Rones swings for the body but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Balayan - that will leave a mark!
Rones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balayan throws out a loose jab but Rones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balayan misses with a series of wild punches.
Balayan throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rones to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rones drops Balayan with a beautiful combination! Balayan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rones is looking for the KO!
Balayan is rocked!
Rones lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Balayan head around and knocks him out cold! Rones hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joy Rones!
A relieved looking Joy Rones 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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