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PFC 31 Manuel vs Nordskov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petter Norlin (ranked 5457 p4p, 552 weight class) and Ryan Del Oeste (ranked 4497 p4p, 478 weight class). Del Oeste is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Coming Home. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petter Norlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Del Oeste!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Oeste moves away from the strike by Norlin.
Norlin moves out of range of the body kick.
Norlin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Del Oeste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norlin moves into the clinch.
Norlin misses with a knee to the head.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Oeste is trying to pull guard but Norlin has him pressed against the cage.
Norlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Del Oeste in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Norlin lands an elbow that stopped Del Oeste in his tracks for a moment.
Norlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Del Oeste taking a breather.
Norlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Norlin.
Del Oeste has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Norlin uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Oeste is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Norlin is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste trying to control the position.
Del Oeste looking for a guillotine here but Norlin defends easily.
Del Oeste looking for a guillotine here but Norlin defends easily.
Del Oeste looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Norlin passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Del Oeste's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Del Oeste throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Norlin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Oeste keeps working.
Del Oeste tries to improve position but can't.
Del Oeste is trying to control Norlin's posture but Norlin avoids it.
Del Oeste stops Norlin from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste is trying to control Norlin's posture but Norlin avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norlin taking a breather here.
Del Oeste manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Del Oeste wants to control but Norlin is keeping busy.
Norlin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Norlin is taking a breather. Del Oeste says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Del Oeste shoots in and drives through. Norlin sprawls well.
Norlin is looking to counter the offense by Del Oeste and move into the clinch.
Del Oeste's coach down at Blackscar Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Del Oeste's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Del Oeste shoots for a double leg takedown but Norlin sprawls well. He's pushed Del Oeste's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petter Norlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Del Oeste.
Norlin misses with a body shot.
Norlin clinches with his opponent.
Norlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Del Oeste is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Norlin to keep the fight standing.
Norlin landing knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Del Oeste on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Del Oeste tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Norlin smiles and moves away.
Norlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Norlin darts in and clinches Del Oeste up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petter Norlin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Del Oeste fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norlin, pushing him back against the cage.
Norlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Norlin working Del Oeste over with knees to the body.
Norlin scores with a knee to the head.
Del Oeste is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Norlin to keep the fight standing.
Del Oeste takes a knee right on the jaw!
Del Oeste takes a knee right on the jaw!
Del Oeste takes a knee to the side of the body.
Norlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Del Oeste won't want to take too many of those.
Norlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Oeste can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Norlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Del Oeste's face.
A body shot lands from Norlin.
Del Oeste is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norlin.
Norlin scores with a knee to the head.
Norlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Del Oeste backwards.
Norlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Del Oeste in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Norlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norlin crunches a lovely knee into Del Oeste's ribcage.
Norlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Del Oeste is rocked!
Norlin has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Del Oeste - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Norlin, and another! Del Oeste is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Petter Norlin!
In defeat, Ryan Del Oeste stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tomorrow I'll be back in camp training, getting better than ever. Then I will come back and show what I am really made of.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ford (ranked 3549 p4p, 444 weight class) and Mozes Amaury (ranked 3319 p4p, 418 weight class). Martyn Ford is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Martyn Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mozes Amaury!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amaury, right into the meat.
Ford throws a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Amaury!
Ford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amaury.
Ford feinted with a counter takedown.
Ford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amaury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ford feinted with a counter takedown.
Ford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Amaury misses with a body kick.
Amaury misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford moves forwards but Amaury connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Amaury throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Amaury looks to land a body kick but Ford moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Amaury. Ford shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mozes Amaury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ford walks into a left hand.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amaury.
Amaury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ford.
Amaury tries to counter with a clinch but Ford shakes him off and moves away.
Amaury throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ford's head.
Amaury throws a nice head kick!
Amaury lands a body shot.
Amaury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Amaury thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ford if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amaury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ford's calf.
Ford has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Amaury's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ford under the eye.
Ford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaury lands a front kick.
Amaury sizes up Ford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Amaury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Amaury cracks Ford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crunch! Amaury slams his shin into Ford's torso.
Amaury clinches up with Ford and pushes him back against the cage.
Ford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Amaury just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ford fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Amaury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Amaury lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Amaury lands a left hand.
Amaury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amaury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Amaury turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Amaury just stands there and leans against the cage.
Amaury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amaury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ford is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amaury lands with a right to the head.
Amaury is leaning against Ford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Amaury creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ford with a big uppercut! Ford tries to clinch up but Amaury pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ford to the mat! Ford covers up and Amaury unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mozes Amaury!
After winning the bout, Mozes Amaury 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Bango (ranked 2667 p4p, 132 weight class) and Tim Lincekum (ranked 1546 p4p, 77 weight class). Lincekum is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BYOB. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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136 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Bango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Lincekum!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bango rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lincekum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lincekum throws a jab but it's blocked by Bango.
Lincekum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DJ Bango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincekum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lincekum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bango.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lincekum! But no joy.
Bango avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bango throws a hook but Lincekum blocks it.
Lincekum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bango cracks Lincekum with a good jab.
Bango takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bango has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bango has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bango there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bango sizes up Lincekum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lincekum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bango.
Bango avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lincekum defending well as Bango loads up on a big left hand.
Bango misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lincekum.
Bango lands a nice looking body shot.
Lincekum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lincekum is looking to slow Bango down with leg kicks.
Lincekum misses with a straight left.
Lincekum throws a series of punches but Bango avoids them all with ease.
Bango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bango misses with a straight left.
Bango really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bango throws a right hand that misses
and Lincekum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincekum.
Bango jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincekum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lincekum lands a glancing blow to the side of Bango's head.
Bango scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bango swings for the body but Lincekum moves out of range.
Bango bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bango keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lincekum.
Bango is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bango ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum.
It looked like Bango wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bango misses with a series of wild punches.
Lincekum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bango throws out the jab.
Lincekum throws out a counter right but Bango avoids it with no problem.
Bango slips under a jab from Lincekum.
Danga de danga de dang - Bango scores with a four punch combination!
Bango throws a lazy uppercut
and Lincekum counters with a right hand to the body.
Bango on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lincekum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bango.
Bango slips under a jab.
Lincekum blocks a jab.
Lincekum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bango.
Bango misses with a wild combination.
Lincekum with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bango lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bango digs a good hook to Lincekum's body.
Lincekum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bango throws a big shot that misses.
Bango looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincekum is just out of range.
Lincekum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lincekum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bango throws a body punch but Lincekum moves out of range.
Lincekum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lincekum throws an overhand right that lands on Bango's shoulder, as Bango tries to avoid the shot.
Bango throws a shot from downtown. Lincekum moves away and avoids it.
Bango cracks Lincekum with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincekum scores with a one two! Bango had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lincekum slips a straight right by Bango.
Bango takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lincekum jabs Bango right on the nose. Bango blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bango walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bango scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lincekum in his tracks.
Lincekum staying out of range there.
Bango misses with a looping right.
Lincekum takes one on the button.
Bango slips under a jab.
Bango swings for the body but Lincekum moves out of range.
As Bango backs off Lincekum throws a huge counter combo but Bango manages to avoid it all.
Bango takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lincekum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bango.
Lincekum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincekum.
Lincekum takes a swing at Bango's ribcage but misses.
Bango is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Lincekum misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bango misses the target.
Bango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincekum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lincekum misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Bango misses the target.
Lincekum misses with a combination
and Bango counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Lincekum will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bango throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Bango misses.
Bango ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bango takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bango works Lincekum's body with a nice hook.
Bango misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Lincekum there.
Lincekum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bango counters with a stiff right hand.
Bango punishes Lincekum's body with a nice straight punch.
Lincekum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Bango there.
Lincekum is rocked!
Bango missing with a left hand there. Lincekum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bango throws a body shot but no joy.
Lincekum throws a right hand that misses
and Lincekum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lincekum is still on wobbly legs! Can Bango finish him?
Lincekum looks to land a right hand but Bango moved out of range.
Lincekum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bango at a distance.
Bango swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Bango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bango steps in with a hook that catches Lincekum right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bango follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lincekum looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Bango!
In defeat, Tim Lincekum stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hi guys, sorry I lost, I will make sure to try much better next time,ok?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Tuck (ranked 2739 p4p, 284 weight class) and Kim Jong Un (ranked 2078 p4p, 225 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kim Jong Un was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Tuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Jong Un!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Un swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuck.
Tuck takes the fight into the clinch.
Jong Un blocks a body shot from Tuck.
Jong Un goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jong Un misses with a body punch.
Jong Un struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuck controls his hands.
Jong Un told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jong Un lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Robin Tuck has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Tuck fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jong Un.
Jong Un scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tuck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jong Un taking a breather.
Tuck misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuck.
Jong Un tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tuck working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jong Un.
Jong Un doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tuck misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tuck fails to land.
Jong Un goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jong Un displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tuck up against the cage.
Jong Un has Tuck pushed against the cage.
Jong Un misses with the head strike.
Tuck misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jong Un lands with a left to the head.
Jong Un lands a big right hand that drops Tuck! The killer instinct kicks in and Jong Un finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jong Un!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jong Un!
A very excited looking Kim Jong Un rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Robin Tuck had this to say: 'Fuck the refs!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 1294 p4p, 162 weight class) and Jesse Enkamp (ranked 2395 p4p, 273 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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167 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Whitey O Whitersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Jesse Enkamp!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Whitersson lands with a nice body punch.
O Whitersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
O Whitersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Enkamp slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson lands a head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Enkamp.
Whitey O Whitersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Enkamp.
Enkamp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enkamp takes one to the chin there.
O Whitersson throws a series of punches but Enkamp avoids them all with ease.
Enkamp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enkamp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Whitersson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Whitersson tries a body shot but Enkamp blocks it.
O Whitersson throws a head punch that misses.
O Whitersson lands an elbow that stopped Enkamp in his tracks for a moment.
Enkamp manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from O Whitersson misses the target.
Enkamp steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
O Whitersson scores with a body shot.
Enkamp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Whitersson.
Enkamp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O Whitersson looks to land a combination but Enkamp avoids it well.
Enkamp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O Whitersson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Enkamp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Whitersson.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but O Whitersson steps away.
O Whitersson throws a jab but it's blocked by Enkamp.
Nice uppercut lands for O Whitersson. That snapped Enkamp's head back.
O Whitersson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Enkamp is trying to break the clinch but O Whitersson has him pressed against the cage.
Enkamp is trying to force a seperation but O Whitersson has the dominant position.
Enkamp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Whitersson misses with the head strike.
Enkamp breaks from the clinch.
Enkamp dodges the punch combination from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson backing away here, and Enkamp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - O Whitersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Enkamp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
O Whitersson lands with an overhand left.
O Whitersson lands a nice hook to Enkamp's body. Enkamp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Whitersson moves into the clinch.
O Whitersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkamp.
A right hook to the body lands for O Whitersson.
Enkamp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Whitersson has Enkamp pressed against the cage, preventing Enkamp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp is trying to break the clinch but O Whitersson is controlling him.
O Whitersson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Whitersson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Whitersson trying to land knees to the body.
O Whitersson misses with a punch to the body.
O Whitersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Enkamp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Whitersson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Enkamp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Enkamp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Whitersson misses with a hook.
Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by O Whitersson as he connects with a hook.
O Whitersson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Enkamp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Enkamp walks into a stiff left hand from O Whitersson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Whitersson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson takes a swing at Enkamp's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - O Whitersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut.
And Enkamp responds with a good body kick, but O Whitersson manages to step out the way in time.
Enkamp circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Whitersson moves out of range as Enkamp throws a body kick.
O Whitersson misses with a looping right.
O Whitersson backing away here, and Enkamp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Whitersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkamp.
Enkamp is trying to push O Whitersson away but O Whitersson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Enkamp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throws the left hand but Enkamp avoids the punch easily.
Enkamp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitey O Whitersson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Whitersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enkamp.
Enkamp throws a fast counter high kick but O Whitersson manages to duck under it in time.
O Whitersson looks to land a right hand but Enkamp moved out of range.
Enkamp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O Whitersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enkamp can do to turn this around?
O Whitersson throws a hook but Enkamp blocks it.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but O Whitersson steps away.
O Whitersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Enkamp appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Enkamp throws a head kick that misses.
O Whitersson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Whitersson lands a nice looking body shot.
O Whitersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Enkamp is just out of range.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but O Whitersson steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enkamp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Whitersson looks to throw the jab but Enkamp is out of range.
Enkamp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O Whitersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enkamp.
O Whitersson backing away here, and Enkamp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkamp moves out of range as O Whitersson strikes.
O Whitersson tries to clinch there but Enkamp circles away.
Enkamp replies with a solid counter kick to the body but O Whitersson blocks it well.
O Whitersson lands a lovely overhand right.
O Whitersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Whitersson wants to clinch.
O Whitersson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Whitersson takes a swing at Enkamp's ribcage but misses.
Enkamp thinks about the counter body kick.
Whitey O Whitersson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson has closed the distance and engaged Enkamp in a clinch.
O Whitersson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Whitersson has Enkamp pressed against the cage, preventing Enkamp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Enkamp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enkamp moves out of range as O Whitersson strikes.
O Whitersson backing away here, and Enkamp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
O Whitersson wants to clinch up but Enkamp keeps it at a distance.
Enkamp steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
O Whitersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throws a right hand that misses
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
O Whitersson takes a swing at Enkamp's ribcage but misses.
O Whitersson throws a shot from downtown. Enkamp moves away and avoids it.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up but Enkamp circles away and keeps his distance.
Enkamp feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Whitersson throws a looping overhand right but Enkamp ducks down to avoid it.
Enkamp flicks out a counter leg kick but O Whitersson steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Whitersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Enkamp feints a counter leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Enkamp 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Whitersson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Whitersson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Whitersson duly obliges.
O Whitersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enkamp was well out of range. Poor timing from O Whitersson.
Enkamp defending well as O Whitersson loads up on a big left hand.
Enkamp tries a quick counter leg kick but O Whitersson is wise to it.
O Whitersson throws a hook but Enkamp avoids it easily.
O Whitersson misses with a combination
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that stops O Whitersson in his tracks momentarily.
O Whitersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Whitersson.
Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Enkamp ducks under a wild hook from O Whitersson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Whitersson misses the shot to the body.
O Whitersson throws an overhand right that lands on Enkamp's shoulder, as Enkamp tries to avoid the shot.
O Whitersson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Enkamp misses with a low kick.
A left lands for O Whitersson.
Enkamp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Whitersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Enkamp misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitey O Whitersson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for O Whitersson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enkamp misses with a head kick.
A jab from O Whitersson misses.
O Whitersson throws a jab but it's blocked by Enkamp.
Enkamp counters with a body kick.
O Whitersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Enkamp was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A chopping leg kick lands by Enkamp.
O Whitersson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Whitersson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enkamp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Enkamp throws out a leg kick but O Whitersson moves out of range and Enkamp only half commits.
O Whitersson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Enkamp momentarily.
Enkamp is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Are you kidding me?! O Whitersson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Enkamp clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Whitey O Whitersson!
Whitey O Whitersson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Mamu Melamies (ranked 2248 p4p, 214 weight class) and Watsz Mawe (ranked 1024 p4p, 113 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibrahim Mamu Melamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Watsz Mawe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melamies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Melamies stuffs the takedown attempt from Mawe. Mawe gets slowly back to his feet.
Mawe throws a right and a left that Melamies avoids nicely.
Mawe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Melamies scores with a one two! Mawe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mawe wants to clinch.
Melamies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Melamies stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Melamies lands a jab to the nose.
Mawe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Melamies.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mawe shoots in looking for a takedown. Melamies tries to sprawl out of it but Mawe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Melamies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Melamies doesn't seem bothered though.
Melamies has managed to clinch.
Mawe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watsz Mawe.
Melamies is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Melamies is working Mawe over against the cage.
Melamies throws a head punch that misses.
Mawe is trying to trip Melamies. He has hold of a leg but Melamies is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mawe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Melamies definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Melamies has his hands on Mawe's head, controlling the position.
Mawe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melamies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mawe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mawe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Melamies keeping moving, preventing Mawe from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Melamies holds on and takes a little breather.
Melamies lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mawe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mawe looking for a guillotine here but Melamies defends easily.
Mawe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mawe keeping moving, preventing Melamies from controlling successfully.
Melamies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mawe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Melamies has managed to get both his arms back between Mawe's legs - danger averted.
Melamies knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mawe on the ground.
Melamies controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mawe keeping moving, preventing Melamies from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mawe has his foot on Melamies's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Melamies works his way back into a safe position though.
Mawe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Melamies can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mawe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melamies is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mawe throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Melamies escapes and throws Mawe's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Melamies throws the left hand but Mawe avoids the punch easily.
Melamies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mawe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mawe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mawe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Melamies is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mawe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mawe's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melamies controls the action.
Mawe is trying to break free.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Melamies.
Mawe can't escape the position.
Melamies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mawe can do to turn this around?
Melamies biding his time, controlling Mawe.
Mawe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Melamies trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mawe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mawe tries to lock up and control but Melamies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Melamies sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mawe is working to get back to half guard.
Melamies tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mawe tries to reverse the position but Melamies maintains control.
Mawe keeps trying to improve his position.
Melamies controlling his opponent.
Mawe wants to hold on but Melamies pushes him away.
Watsz Mawe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mawe is looking to improve his position but Melamies isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Melamies can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mawe is looking to escape.
Mawe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mawe tries to lock up and control but Melamies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mawe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mawe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Melamies walks into a jab.
Mawe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Melamies sprawls well. Melamies wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mawe gets slowly back to his feet.
Mawe 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.
Melamies throws a leg kick which misses Mawe's front leg but catches the back leg as Mawe tries to avoid it.
No luck for Mawe with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melamies keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watsz Mawe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melamies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Mawe.
Mawe dives in and grabs Melamies's left leg, looking for a takedown. Melamies pushes down on Mawe's head and hops out.
Melamies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mawe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Melamies keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watsz Mawe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melamies moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Melamies connects with a looping right hand.
Mawe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Melamies to the mat! Melamies manages to get full guard.
Melamies controls Mawe momentarily but Mawe frees himself.
Melamies looking for a sweep. Not yet Melamies, not yet.
Mawe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mawe tries to free his leg and advance position but Melamies is retaining full guard.
Melamies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mawe wants to control from the top but Melamies keeps moving.
Melamies trying to control the position here.
Melamies has momentary wrist control but Mawe slips an elbow through the middle.
Melamies is trying to keep Mawe in close.
Mawe stopping the sweep attempt from Melamies.
Melamies is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mawe wants to control from the top but Melamies keeps moving.
Melamies keeping full guard, as Mawe tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mawe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mawe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Melamies manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mawe has Melamies in his guard.
Mawe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Melamies is aware though and is defending well.
Mawe is looking for a triangle but Melamies pushes his legs off easily.
Melamies avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mawe being controlled here, momentarily.
Watsz Mawe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mawe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Melamies showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melamies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mawe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Melamies has managed to get both his arms back between Mawe's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Melamies, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Mamu Melamies!
After the fight, Ibrahim Mamu Melamies was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stein (ranked 836 p4p, 123 weight class) and Mikael Brophy (ranked 581 p4p, 80 weight class). Stein's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red - Falling Sky. Brophy has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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222 lbs
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205 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Stein avoids it with no problem.
Stein looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Stein defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Stein looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Stein.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
Brophy thows a leg kick but Stein checks it
and Stein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Brophy misses
letting Stein counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mikael Brophy has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stein moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Brophy looks to throw a body kick
and Stein counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stein ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Brophy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been told by Stein's head coaches at Sweat that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stein misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy feints a counter leg kick.
Stein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Frank Stein has been cut.
Brophy looks to land a body kick but Stein moved away.
Stein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stein misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein scores with a nice right hand.
Stein misses with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a leg kick.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick from Stein.
Brophy lands a nice shot that snaps Stein's head back.
Stein looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
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!
Brophy moves away from the strike by Stein.
Brophy 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 left lands for Stein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stein is looking to counter the offense by Brophy and move into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Stein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brophy doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Mikael Brophy's cut even more.
Nice body kick there by Brophy.
Stein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Stein misses.
A nice side step and Brophy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brophy lands a left and a right that send Stein crashing to the mat, dazed. Brophy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Stein.
Brophy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brophy cracks the inside of Stein's front leg.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Stein slips the punch.
Stein gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stein throws a leg kick but Brophy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot by Stein.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Stein 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.
A close round but Mikael Brophy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Stein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stein misses the shot to the body.
Brophy misses the body punch
and Stein counters with a head kick that drops Brophy to the mat! Brophy scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Brophy is rocked!
Brophy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stein counters with a big right hand! Oh Brophy is in trouble here! Stein follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Stein!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Stein thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 703 p4p, 80 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 551 p4p, 70 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jazz Cartier - Dead or Alive. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Penn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carter is out of range and Penn settles back down.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reco Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
Penn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn fakes the leg kick and cracks Carter in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penn throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn 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.
Carter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Penn scores with a nice body kick.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
It seemed like Penn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Carter lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Reco Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
Carter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Penn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Carter avoids the head kick by Penn.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Carter lands.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Carter tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Carter.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Penn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Carter misses the jab.
Penn wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Carter tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penn misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn connects with a high kick.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter'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.
Carter tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Penn scores with a leg kick.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Penn unleashes a big counter combination but Carter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Carter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Penn connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carter takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Carter swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn jabs at Carter's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Reco Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Penn.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Carter.
Penn staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Penn.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Michael Carter's cut is getting worse.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Penn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carter throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Carter only half commits.
Penn throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Carter blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn scores with a spinning back kick!
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Penn scores with a hook.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carter takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penn slips a straight right by Carter.
Penn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Penn kicks off Carter and gets to his feet.
Penn scores with the left hand. Carter knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter is looking for a counter combo.
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn.
Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Penn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carter.
Penn defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Michael Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Penn lands but Carter takes it in his stride.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reco Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter slips a straight right by Penn.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Penn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
Penn lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn jabs at Carter's body.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Penn defends well and Carter ends up having to push Penn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carter has time to react.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Carter throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Penn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Penn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Penn is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Carter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Penn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Carter working the ground and pound but Penn is defending the strikes.
Penn is not content to let Carter control the position.
Penn pushes Carter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reco Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reco Penn!
A victorious Reco Penn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Mayhem (ranked 366 p4p, 52 weight class) and Kromog The Terror Of The Island (ranked 523 p4p, 75 weight class). Kromog The Terror Of The Island has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from The Terror Of The Island.
Mayhem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Terror Of The Island as he jumps to the side.
Mayhem misses with a looping right.
The Terror Of The Island staying out of range there.
Mayhem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Terror Of The Island.
A head kick misses from Mayhem.
The Terror Of The Island throws a body punch but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayhem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Terror Of The Island throws out a loose jab but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Terror Of The Island throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
The Terror Of The Island throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mayhem to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayhem looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for The Terror Of The Island!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Terror Of The Island keeping his opponent close.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem is looking to take a break and control but The Terror Of The Island is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayhem is staying tight to The Terror Of The Island's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The Terror Of The Island takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Terror Of The Island taking a bit of punishment here - Mayhem scoring with strikes.
The Terror Of The Island felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mayhem wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Terror Of The Island, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Terror Of The Island prevents Mayhem from moving into mount.
The Terror Of The Island parries the strikes from Mayhem easily there. Mayhem is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Terror Of The Island to escape.
Mayhem trying to control the action but The Terror Of The Island is working from the bottom.
Mayhem misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Terror Of The Island tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mayhem wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem controls the position.
The strikes coming from Mayhem are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The Terror Of The Island is not content to let Mayhem control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Terror Of The Island is looking for a sweep.
The Terror Of The Island is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mayhem connects with a decent elbow.
Mayhem wants to control for a moment but The Terror Of The Island uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The Terror Of The Island avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mayhem.
Mayhem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayhem takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Terror Of The Island tries to roll over but Mayhem keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Terror Of The Island slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but The Terror Of The Island keeps moving.
Mayhem pushing down on The Terror Of The Island's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mayhem throwing shots but The Terror Of The Island is blocking nicely.
Mayhem lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayhem throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mayhem has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mayhem lands strikes from half guard.
The Terror Of The Island is staying active underneath Mayhem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mayhem dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mayhem is defended easily by The Terror Of The Island.
Mayhem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Terror Of The Island can do to turn this around?
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but The Terror Of The Island is just out of range.
The Terror Of The Island lands a slapping body shot.
Mayhem closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mayhem.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Terror Of The Island scores with a nice right hand.
The Terror Of The Island fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayhem closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. The Terror Of The Island quickly recovers to half guard.
Bryan Mayhem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayhem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Terror Of The Island's head.
Mayhem is thwarting The Terror Of The Island's attempts to control the position.
Mayhem wants to take a breather but The Terror Of The Island is having none of it.
The Terror Of The Island blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayhem.
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!
Mayhem is taking a breather. The Terror Of The Island says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Terror Of The Island tries to get to full guard but Mayhem has control of the leg.
Mayhem working the head and body with strikes.
The Terror Of The Island is refusing to be controlled, as Mayhem sits in half guard.
Mayhem throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing The Terror Of The Island to regain full guard.
The Terror Of The Island keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
The Terror Of The Island tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mayhem loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mayhem is pushing down on The Terror Of The Island's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Terror Of The Island is fighting to maintain full guard but Mayhem has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mayhem drops an elbow to the side of The Terror Of The Island's head.
The Terror Of The Island is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mayhem looks to land a strike but The Terror Of The Island avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mayhem lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but The Terror Of The Island has wrist control.
The Terror Of The Island bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayhem's guard.
The Terror Of The Island postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to sweep here but The Terror Of The Island controlling him for the moment.
Mayhem is adopting a defensive guard.
The Terror Of The Island sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mayhem has The Terror Of The Island pulled in close to control his posture.
Mayhem is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Terror Of The Island defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing The Terror Of The Island from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mayhem wants to sweep here but The Terror Of The Island controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Terror Of The Island scores with a nice strike.
Mayhem throws a jab but it's blocked by The Terror Of The Island.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kromog The Terror Of The Island will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Mayhem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The Terror Of The Island throws a body punch but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem misses with a right hand
enabling The Terror Of The Island to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayhem is looking to slow The Terror Of The Island down with leg kicks.
Mayhem staying out of range there.
Mayhem was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mayhem slips a straight right by The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Terror Of The Island just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayhem wants to slow The Terror Of The Island down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like The Terror Of The Island was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mayhem misses with a takedown attempt - The Terror Of The Island sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem throws a jab but it's blocked by The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem lands with a shot to the body.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a hook. Mayhem ducked under it nicely.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but The Terror Of The Island moved out of range.
Mayhem throws a jab but it's blocked by The Terror Of The Island.
Mayhem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Terror Of The Island's head backwards.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a low kick but The Terror Of The Island moves out of range easily.
The Terror Of The Island stuns Mayhem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayhem thows a leg kick but The Terror Of The Island checks it
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Terror Of The Island looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayhem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Terror Of The Island manages to avoid it.
The Terror Of The Island lands a nice looking body shot.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Terror Of The Island slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Mayhem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island lands a slapping body shot.
The Terror Of The Island bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayhem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Terror Of The Island connects with a body shot that sends Mayhem's belly button to the back.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Mayhem is looking to score with low kicks.
The Terror Of The Island ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
The Terror Of The Island gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem trying to control but The Terror Of The Island is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mayhem's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mayhem trying to control but The Terror Of The Island is working from the bottom.
Mayhem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayhem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Terror Of The Island working a defensive guard here.
Mayhem slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem thows a huge punch but The Terror Of The Island dodges it nicely.
Mayhem takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayhem is trying to control the action in half guard but The Terror Of The Island is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Terror Of The Island is trying to get back to full guard.
The Terror Of The Island keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayhem sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The Terror Of The Island keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Mayhem there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Terror Of The Island regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mayhem stopping the sweep attempt from The Terror Of The Island.
Mayhem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mayhem stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Terror Of The Island swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Terror Of The Island keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayhem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a jab to the body
and Mayhem counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Terror Of The Island thinking.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from The Terror Of The Island.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayhem has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Mayhem!
In his post fight interview, Bryan Mayhem started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Manuel (ranked 448 p4p, 18 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 129 p4p, 4 weight class). Nordskov has chosen Fugle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Manuel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Manuel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nordskov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuel.
Manuel throws a hook but Nordskov avoids it easily.
Nordskov counters with a body kick.
Manuel avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov defending well as Manuel loads up on a big left hand.
Manuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nordskov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nordskov misses with a right hand
enabling Manuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Nordskov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nordskov throws a front kick that sends Manuel stumbling back into the cage.
Nordskov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manuel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nordskov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Manuel avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Nordskov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nordskov manages to break the clinch.
Manuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordskov throws a jab but it's blocked by Manuel.
Manuel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Nordskov throws a counter combo.
Manuel avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
A little feinted left hand from Manuel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nordskov, right into the meat.
Manuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Nordskov.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nordskov!
The fighters circling - Manuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manuel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nordskov scoring well with a low kick there.
Nordskov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Manuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Manuel misses.
Nordskov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manuel is out of range and Nordskov settles back down.
Manuel scores with a punch to the head.
Manuel throws a right and a left that Nordskov avoids nicely.
Nordskov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nordskov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manuel throws a hook but Nordskov blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nordskov connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manuel feints and then cracks Nordskov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nordskov down.
Nordskov tries to score with a low kick but Manuel moves his leg out of the way.
Manuel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Nordskov.
Nordskov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nordskov connects with a looping right hand.
Manuel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nordskov's sensitive parts.
Manuel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nordskov counters with an inside leg kick.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Nordskov.
Manuel looks to land a left hand but Nordskov moved out of range nicely.
Nordskov feints and then cracks Manuel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manuel down.
Manuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nordskov.
A little feinted left hand from Manuel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nordskov lands with an overhand left.
Manuel avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
Manuel throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Manuel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nordskov finds it's way round the side to connect with Manuel's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel staying out of range there.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.
Manuel avoids a kick to the body.
Nordskov connects with a solid leg kick.
Nordskov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nordskov misses with a kick to the body.
Nordskov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manuel.
Manuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Manuel moves out of range of the body kick from Nordskov.
Manuel is looking to counter punch.
Nordskov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manuel.
Nordskov throws a body punch but Manuel moves out of range.
Nordskov misses with a looping right.
Manuel throws a hook to the side of Nordskov's head but Nordskov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manuel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manuel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manuel throws a shot from downtown. Nordskov moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nordskov.
Nordskov throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuel misses the shot to the body.
Nordskov misses with a jab to the body
letting Manuel counter with a right hand.
Nordskov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nordskov throws a leg kick
and Manuel counters with a low kick, right behind Nordskov 's knee.
Manuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nordskov throws out the jab.
Nordskov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Manuel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nordskov digs a good hook to Manuel's body.
Manuel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nordskov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Manuel throws a front kick aimed at Nordskov's knee but Nordskov avoids it well.
Nordskov throws out a loose jab but Manuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nordskov has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel jumps guard.
Manuel looking for a guillotine here but Nordskov defends easily.
Manuel has his foot on Nordskov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nordskov works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Nordskov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manuel misses with a hook.
Nordskov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nordskov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Manuel misses its intended target.
Manuel misses with a straight right.
Nordskov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nordskov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Nordskov.
Nordskov feints a counter leg kick.
Manuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Nordskov.
Nordskov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordskov misses with a hook.
Manuel is looking to counter punch.
Nordskov misses with a body shot.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manuel misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nordskov! But no joy.
Manuel missing with a left hand there. Nordskov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nordskov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov cracks a nice hook into Manuel's ribs.
Nordskov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manuel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nordskov catches Manuel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manuel walks into a straight right hand from Nordskov.
Manuel misses with a double jab.
Nordskov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Manuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manuel backing away here, and Nordskov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nordskov throws a lazy right hand but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manuel throws a big shot that misses.
Nordskov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Manuel blocks it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nordskov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manuel moves away.
Manuel misses with a hook.
Manuel misses with a hook.
Nordskov tries a quick counter leg kick but Manuel is wise to it.
Manuel throws a head kick but Nordskov moves out of range.
Manuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Manuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nordskov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuel misses with a wild combination.
Nordskov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nordskov.
Manuel lands a head kick!
Nordskov thuds his shin into the meat of Manuel's side.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuel.
Mads Nordskov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Manuel scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Mads Nordskov has been cut.
Manuel misses with a hook. Nordskov ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nordskov. Manuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Manuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nordskov.
A swing and a miss from Manuel.
Nordskov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manuel if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Manuel misses its intended target.
Manuel takes a swing at Nordskov's ribcage but misses.
Nordskov lands a nice shot to the body.
Nordskov looks to throw the jab but Manuel is out of range.
Manuel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nordskov misses with a low kick.
Nordskov dips to his left and cracks Manuel with an uppercut!
Nordskov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nordskov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manuel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Manuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nordskov throws out a powerful jab.
Nordskov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nordskov works the jab nicely.
Nordskov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuel looks to land a left hand but Nordskov moved out of range nicely.
Manuel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nordskov swings for the body but Manuel moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nordskov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manuel slips a jab from Nordskov.
Manuel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manuel misses with a body kick.
Manuel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nordskov doesn't seem bothered though.
Manuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nordskov walks into a stiff left hand from Manuel.
Manuel loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Manuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordskov was well out of range. Poor timing from Manuel.
Manuel throws a shot from downtown. Nordskov moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Nordskov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Manuel takes one to the chin there.
Nordskov lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nordskov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manuel. That one must have hurt.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut. Manuel saw that one coming.
Manuel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nordskov cracks Manuel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nordskov!
Manuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Nordskov.
Nordskov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manuel.
Manuel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nordskov throws out the jab.
Nordskov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manuel's head backwards.
Manuel misses with a straight left.
Manuel throws a good cross that connects.
Manuel misses with a straight left.
Manuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel moves away from the strike by Nordskov.
A little feinted left hand from Manuel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nordskov misses with a low kick as Manuel jumps back.
A cross from Manuel lands.
Manuel slips under a jab.
Manuel looks to land a right hand but Nordskov moved out of range.
Nordskov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel misses with a hook
and Nordskov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nordskov moves out of range as Manuel strikes.
Nordskov looks to throw the jab but Manuel is out of range.
Nordskov tests Manuel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manuel misses with a hook.
Nordskov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nordskov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nordskov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manuel. That did some damage!
Nordskov throws the left hand but Manuel avoids the punch easily.
Manuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manuel looks to throw the jab but Nordskov is out of range.
Manuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nordskov.
Manuel 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.
Nordskov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manuel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manuel cracks Nordskov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nordskov lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manuel. Manuel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Manuel throws a low kick, looking for Nordskov's leg but Nordskov calmly moves out of range.
Manuel throws a hook but Nordskov blocks it.
Manuel misses with a looping left.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.
Manuel throws a looping overhand right but Nordskov ducks down to avoid it.
Nordskov with a hook.
Nordskov throws a good cross that connects.
Nordskov throws a leg kick but Manuel checks it.
Manuel throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Manuel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Nordskov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Manuel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manuel is trying to pull guard but Nordskov has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel blocks a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manuel manages to pull guard.
Nordskov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Manuel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nordskov has managed to get both his arms back between Manuel's legs - danger averted.
Manuel has an active guard here but Nordskov has managed to pass into half guard.
Manuel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel trying to control here.
Manuel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nordskov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Manuel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nordskov is working away from the top position though.
Manuel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nordskov pulls his head out easily.
Manuel is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Nordskov is tapping! Great win for Manuel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Peter Manuel!
Peter Manuel is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Peter Manuel 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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