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PFC 57 Crank vs Mayhem PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rewell (ranked 4871 p4p, 403 weight class) and Kerisiano Lagomau (ranked 5114 p4p, 418 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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258 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Rewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerisiano Lagomau!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rewell looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagomau is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lagomau! But no joy.
A cross from Rewell lands.
Rewell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lagomau tests Rewell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rewell tries a head kick but it misses.
Rewell tries a head kick but it misses.
Lagomau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rewell with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lagomau crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rewell - the referee stops the clock and Lagomau gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rewell. Lagomau manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rewell throws a head kick but Lagomau moves out of range.
Lagomau looks to throw the jab but Rewell is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rewell.
Lagomau slips under a jab from Rewell.
Lagomau was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lagomau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rewell lands with a hook. Lagomau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Kerisiano Lagomau has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rewell misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rewell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lagomau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rewell misses with a left hand
and Lagomau counters with a left and a right that stings Rewell.
Rewell tries to score with a low kick but Lagomau moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Lagomau misses
and Lagomau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lagomau's coach down at Samran Muay Thai was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lagomau's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alexander Rewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Rewell.
Rewell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rewell throws a series of punches but Lagomau avoids them all with ease.
Lagomau lands a big head kick that sends Rewell tumbling to the mat! Lagomau takes a step backwards and waves Rewell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rewell is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Rewell has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rewell throws a head kick but Lagomau moves out of range.
Rewell scores with a jab.
Lagomau misses with a straight left.
Rewell throws a poor cross that misses
and Lagomau counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagomau catches Rewell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lagomau blocks the body kick.
Rewell looks to land a combination but Lagomau avoids it well.
Lagomau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rewell throws a poor cross that misses
and Lagomau counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Lagomau finds it's way through Rewell's defenses.
Rewell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rewell throws a nice head kick!
Rewell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lagomau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lagomau connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rewell. Rewell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rewell scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rewell lands a really nice looking cross but Lagomau seems unphased.
Lagomau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lagomau moves out of range of the body kick from Rewell.
Lagomau misses with a hook
and Rewell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lagomau swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Rewell to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Lagomau.
Rewell moves away from the strike by Lagomau.
Jab from Lagomau.
Rewell checks a leg kick.
Rewell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lagomau's sensitive parts.
Rewell throws a sloppy head kick and Lagomau moves out of range easily.
Lagomau is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lagomau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rewell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rewell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lagomau under the eye.
That has opened up Kerisiano Lagomau's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rewell connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Lagomau.
Rewell misses with a series of wild punches.
Rewell throws out a powerful jab.
Lagomau misses with an uppercut.
Rewell misses with a head kick.
Rewell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lagomau throws a jab when Rewell was well out of range.
Lagomau throws a poor cross that misses
and Rewell counters with a body kick.
Lagomau tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Rewell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rewell slips a straight right by Lagomau.
Lagomau lands a big head kick that sends Rewell tumbling to the mat! Lagomau takes a step backwards and waves Rewell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lagomau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lagomau feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rewell sprawling to the canvas! Rewell rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lagomau finish him?!
Oh Rewell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lagomau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rewell's calf.
Rewell scores with a nice body kick.
Rewell seems to have got his legs back now.
Lagomau throws a hook but Rewell avoids it easily.
Rewell throws a jab but it's blocked by Lagomau.
Rewell avoids the body shot from Lagomau.
Lagomau is looking to slow Rewell down with leg kicks.
Kerisiano Lagomau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rewell clobbers Lagomau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rewell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lagomau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rewell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rewell lands an overhand right.
Rewell misses with a low kick.
Rewell tried to score with a low kick but Lagomau checks it.
No joy there for Rewell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lagomau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rewell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lagomau is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rewell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rewell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The cut above Kerisiano Lagomau's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lagomau throws a head kick but Rewell moves out of range.
Rewell is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rewell.
Rewell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lagomau blocks a head kick by Rewell.
Lagomau throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lagomau. Rewell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lagomau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rewell misses with a left hand
and Lagomau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lagomau lands a nice hook to Rewell's body. Rewell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rewell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lagomau can pounce on him.
Lagomau defending well as Rewell loads up on a big left hand.
Lagomau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Rewell.
Rewell tries to land a body kick
letting Lagomau counter with a right hand.
Lagomau misses with a wild body shot.
Lagomau ducks under a wild hook from Rewell.
Rewell throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rewell throws a sloppy head kick and Lagomau moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Lagomau misses.
Rewell throws a nice looking combination but Lagomau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rewell staying out of range there.
Rewell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lagomau sends Rewell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lagomau is motioning to the referee to let Rewell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lagomau throws a looping overhand right but Rewell ducks down to avoid it.
Rewell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lagomau's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rewell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lagomau sends Rewell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lagomau is motioning to the referee to let Rewell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Alexander Rewell's cut is getting worse.
Lagomau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rewell.
Lagomau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rewell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kerisiano Lagomau's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rewell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lagomau.
Lagomau throws a low kick but Rewell avoids it.
Rewell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rewell throws a lazy body kick
and Lagomau counters with a crisp one two that drops Rewell! Lagomau thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rewell to his feet! Rewell is in big trouble!
Rewell throws a nice looking combination but Lagomau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lagomau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rewell misses with a lunging right hand
and Lagomau counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rewell misses with a low kick.
Lagomau lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rewell is looking to land body kicks.
Rewell throws an off balance right hand
and Lagomau counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerisiano Lagomau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rewell throws a body kick that misses.
Lagomau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That kick from Lagomau tenderised Rewell's leg. Rewell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lagomau jabs Rewell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lagomau lands a slapping body shot.
Rewell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lagomau.
Lagomau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lagomau checks a low kick from Rewell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagomau cracks Rewell with a good jab.
Rewell misses the shot to the body.
Rewell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Rewell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagomau lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rewell looks to land a left hand but Lagomau moved out of range nicely.
Rewell throws the left hand but Lagomau avoids the punch easily.
Lagomau lands a left and a right that send Rewell crashing to the mat, dazed. Lagomau thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rewell digs a good hook to Lagomau's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rewell might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lagomau looks to throw the jab but Rewell is out of range.
Lagomau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rewell.
Lagomau slips a jab from Rewell.
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!
Lagomau moves out of range as Rewell strikes.
That kick from Rewell tenderised Lagomau's leg. Lagomau is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lagomau misses the jab.
A big left from Lagomau misses.
It looked like Rewell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rewell needs to keep his hands up - Lagomau had a free shot at his head there.
Lagomau drops Rewell with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rewell looks back up at him and smiles so Lagomau waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rewell swings widly with a right hand
and Lagomau counters with a huge right that knocks Rewell out cold! Lagomau is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kerisiano Lagomau!
During a confident post fight interview, Kerisiano Lagomau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sherm Davis (ranked 1702 p4p, 200 weight class) and Altair Brain (ranked 5282 p4p, 498 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Raf Rundell Ft. Show Boy - Sweet Cheeks. Brain has chosen 300 Violin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class MT
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sherm Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Altair Brain!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brain misses the shot to the body.
Davis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brain manages to circle out of the way.
Brain misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Brain looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brain moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brain momentarily.
It looks like Altair Brain has been cut.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brain is out of range.
Davis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Beta Fail in the buildup to the fight.
Brain misses with a hook to the body
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brain stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Brain throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Brain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brain has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Brain controls the action.
Brain misses with some punches.
Brain's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brain's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brain tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Brain back against the cage.
Davis misses with an elbow over the top.
Brain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Brain's head.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brain scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Davis throws an elbow that misses.
Brain wants to break free but Davis has control.
Brain breaks from the clinch.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brain throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brain is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis rushes Brain and presses him up against the cage.
Brain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brain is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brain backwards.
Brain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis throws a big uppercut that drops Brain! More strikes from Davis and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brain lies dazed against the cage as Davis celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sherm Davis!
Sherm Davis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Altair Brain spoke after the fight, saying 'It happenes sometimes, but I thought I was better today. Sometimes you lose like this.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parker Lewis (ranked 4038 p4p, 340 weight class) and Harry Grout (ranked 2545 p4p, 235 weight class). Grout has chosen Fletch's gift for Grouty as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Parker Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Grout!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Grout.
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Grout had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Grout.
Lewis throws a push kick but Grout slaps the foot to one side.
Grout tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Grout does no damage.
Lewis instigates a clinch.
Grout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grout drops Lewis with a beautiful combination! Lewis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grout is looking for the KO!
It looks like Parker Lewis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis avoids the head kick by Grout.
Grout lands a big head kick that sends Lewis to the canvas! Grout follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Grout!
During a confident post fight interview, Harry Grout 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilson (ranked 1479 p4p, 140 weight class) and Robert Diggs (ranked 2243 p4p, 208 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson dives in and grabs Diggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diggs pushes down on Wilson's head and hops out.
We've been hearing reports that Wilson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diggs tries to score with a low kick but Wilson moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggs lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diggs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Diggs.
Wilson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wilson escapes and throws Diggs's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wilson is trying to move to mount but Diggs reverses beautifully and ends up in Wilson's guard.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diggs is controlling him.
Diggs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Diggs controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs stands up over Wilson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Diggs postures up.
Diggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Diggs throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diggs's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
Diggs has an active guard here but Wilson has managed to pass into half guard.
Diggs trying to get back to full guard but Wilson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs regains half guard.
Diggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diggs keeps working.
Diggs tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diggs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wilson controlling the pace.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Diggs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diggs wants to get back to full guard but Wilson has passed into side control.
Diggs is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wilson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diggs throws a head kick that misses.
Diggs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diggs prevents Wilson from standing back up.
Diggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diggs uses his free foot to push down on Wilson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wilson.
Diggs throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diggs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diggs.
Diggs unloads with some shots from mount but Wilson bucks and avoids them well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throwing strikes here but Wilson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wilson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Diggs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wilson tries to lock up and control but Diggs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diggs landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Sam Wilson has been cut.
Diggs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Diggs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Diggs unloads with some shots from mount but Wilson bucks and avoids them well.
Wilson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wilson manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Wilson is refusing to be controlled, as Diggs sits in half guard.
Robert Diggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is staying active underneath Diggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggs seems to be looking for submissions.
Diggs tries to pass to full mount but Wilson defends it.
Diggs throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wilson to regain full guard.
Diggs prevents Wilson from getting back to his feet.
Diggs lands a couple of digs.
Diggs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diggs with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diggs throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diggs's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
Diggs wants to hit a switch here but Wilson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Diggs there!
Wilson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs can't escape the position.
Wilson content just to control the position here.
Diggs taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Diggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wilson takes one to the side of the head.
Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Diggs in a clinch.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.
Diggs pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson is rocked!
Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself, with Wilson pressed up against the cage and cracks Wilson with a massive uppercut! Wilson goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Diggs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Diggs!
An out of breath Robert Diggs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rage Parade (ranked 1540 p4p, 239 weight class) and Mozes Amaury (ranked 1595 p4p, 249 weight class). Parade comes to the cage accompanied by I KILL Cause I'm Hungry. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rage Parade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mozes Amaury!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaury throws a hook but Parade blocks it.
Parade throws a head kick that misses.
Parade throws an overhand right that lands on Amaury's shoulder, as Amaury tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amaury.
Amaury thows a leg kick but Parade checks it
and Parade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Mozes Amaury has been cut.
Parade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amaury throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amaury misses with a hook.
Mozes Amaury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaury motions for Parade to come forward. Amaury throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amaury misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaury scores with a nice body kick.
Amaury wants to land a leg kick but Parade is out of range.
Parade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parade lands with an uppercut that bounces Amaury off the cage and back into range.
Amaury fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Parade misses with a jab to the body
and Amaury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parade 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amaury.
Parade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amaury can pounce on him.
Parade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amaury can pounce on him.
Amaury drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Parade rushes Amaury and presses him up against the cage.
Parade lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Amaury on the inside.
Parade holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amaury is working Parade over against the cage.
Parade blocking some punches.
Amaury works on Parade's body with a couple of short punches.
Parade prevents a body shot from Amaury.
Amaury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parade's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Amaury has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Amaury blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaury throws a push kick but Parade slaps the foot to one side.
Amaury is looking to score with low kicks.
Parade connects with a single shot there.
Amaury explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Parade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amaury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parade throws a sloppy head kick and Amaury moves out of range easily.
Parade cracks the inside of Amaury's front leg.
Amaury scores with a nice head shot.
Parade throws the left hand but Amaury avoids the punch easily.
Amaury misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Amaury misses.
Parade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Amaury lands a leg kick that knocks Parade off balance momentarily.
Parade lands with an uppercut that bounces Amaury off the cage and back into range.
Parade moves out of range as Amaury throws a body kick.
Parade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Amaury.
Amaury lands a jab to the head.
Amaury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parade.
Amaury lands a head kick!
It looks like Rage Parade has been cut.
Amaury uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amaury.
Parade looks to land a combination but Amaury avoids it well.
Amaury thumps Parade with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Amaury.
Parade slips under a jab from Amaury.
Parade is looking to counter punch.
Amaury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amaury moves forwards but Parade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Amaury throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parade slips under a jab from Amaury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaury lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Parade misses the target.
Parade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amaury throws a leg kick
and Parade counters with a straight right hand.
Amaury throws a lazy right hand but Parade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Amaury moves away from the strike by Parade.
Amaury looks to land a body kick but Parade moved away.
Parade blocks a leg kick.
Amaury throws a right hand that misses
and Parade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amaury misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parade feints and then cracks Amaury's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amaury down.
Amaury digs a good hook to Parade's body.
Parade loads up on a big right hand but Amaury slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mozes Amaury dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Amaury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Amaury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parade.
Parade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amaury. That did some damage!
Amaury lands with a kick to the temple. Parade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Amaury slips under a jab.
Parade avoids the body shot from Amaury.
Amaury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parade manages to avoid it.
Amaury drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Amaury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parade was well out of range. Poor timing from Amaury.
Amaury thows a body kick. Parade tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amaury throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Parade to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Amaury.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Parade.
Parade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Amaury misses its intended target.
Amaury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Amaury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Amaury misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Amaury.
Amaury looks to land a left hand but Parade moved out of range nicely.
Parade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parade closes the distance and clinches.
Amaury lands an uppercut.
Parade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amaury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parade.
A little feinted left hand from Parade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Parade thuds his shin into the meat of Amaury's side.
Amaury lands an overhand right.
Parade closes the distance looking to clinch
and Amaury counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Amaury lands with a straight right. Parade didn't see that one coming.
Parade misses with a straight right.
Amaury misses with a head kick.
Parade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amaury.
Amaury avoids a kick to the body.
Parade moves out of range as Amaury strikes.
Parade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Amaury misses with a head kick.
Parade throws a hook but Amaury avoids it easily.
Parade will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Parade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Amaury lands with a nice body kick.
Amaury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amaury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parade.
Amaury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaury throws a body shot but no joy.
Amaury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parade.
Parade is looking to clinch.
Amaury slips a jab from Parade.
Amaury tries a quick counter leg kick but Parade is wise to it.
Parade rushes Amaury and presses him up against the cage.
Parade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parade struggles to land a body shot inside as Amaury controls his hands.
Amaury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parade lands a left hand.
Amaury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amaury tries to pull guard but Parade holds him up against the cage and eventually Amaury drops back down to his feet.
Parade blocks an uppercut.
Parade has had enough of the clinch but Amaury keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amaury.
Amaury misses with the head strike.
Parade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amaury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Mozes Amaury's cut even more.
Rage Parade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parade digs a right hand underneath Amaury's ribcage. Amaury let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Parade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Amaury is breathing heavily.
Parade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Amaury up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amaury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parade tries to stall but Amaury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Amaury fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amaury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Parade just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rage Parade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mozes Amaury.
Parade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parade.
Amaury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mozes Amaury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Parade is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Parade.
Amaury throws a jab but it's blocked by Parade.
Nice cross by Parade.
Parade moves out of range of the body kick from Amaury.
Parade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Parade misses with a straight left.
Mozes Amaury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amaury throws out a powerful jab.
Parade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Amaury takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parade. Amaury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Amaury as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaury's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Amaury scrambles back to his feet.
Parade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Amaury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Amaury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parade.
A low kick from Amaury misses
enabling Parade to counter with a crisp jab.
Parade lands a slapping body shot.
Parade connects with a single shot there.
Parade doesn't manage to clinch there - Amaury circles away.
Amaury takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Amaury misses with a low kick.
Parade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parade wants to clinch.
Amaury tries a quick counter leg kick but Parade is wise to it.
Parade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amaury throws out the jab.
Amaury looks to score with a jab to the body but Parade is just out of range.
Amaury stuns Parade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Amaury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amaury misses with a lunging right hand
and Parade counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parade throws a jab but it's blocked by Amaury.
Amaury punishes Parade's body with a nice straight punch.
Amaury scores with a body shot.
Parade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amaury feints a counter leg kick.
Amaury throws a poor cross that misses
and Parade counters with an inside leg kick.
Parade checks a low kick from Amaury.
Nice uppercut lands for Amaury. That snapped Parade's head back.
Parade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amaury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amaury throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Amaury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parade clinches up with Amaury and pushes him back against the cage.
Parade wants to break free but Amaury has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaury has a couple of punches blocked by Parade.
Parade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amaury backwards.
I was talking to Parade's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Amaury misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Parade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amaury's elbow.
Parade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amaury backwards.
Amaury misses with the head strike.
Amaury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Amaury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amaury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amaury blocks a body shot from Parade.
A short right from Parade.
A nice left hand lands by Parade.
Amaury throws a head punch that misses.
Amaury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amaury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mozes Amaury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parade lands a nice uppercut.
Parade has Amaury pushed against the cage.
Parade lands a right hand.
Amaury struggles to land a body shot inside as Parade controls his hands.
Parade slowing the pace effectively.
Rage Parade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parade tries to throw a body punch but Amaury avoids it by throwing Parade back against the cage.
Parade tries a body shot but Amaury blocks it.
Amaury lands a nice shot to the body.
Parade leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amaury.
Parade lands a left hand.
Parade lands a right hand.
Amaury tries to work over Parade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rage Parade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amaury has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mozes Amaury!
A relieved looking Mozes Amaury thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Blasts (ranked 802 p4p, 93 weight class) and Ash Catchum (ranked 1267 p4p, 154 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Blasts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ash Catchum!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blasts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Catchum staying out of range there.
Catchum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blasts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blasts connects with a high kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blasts, right into the meat.
Blasts throws a solid leg kick but Catchum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blasts.
Blasts misses with a body kick.
Blasts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blasts swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Catchum moved away.
Catchum scores with a hook to the body. Blasts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blasts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Catchum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Blasts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blasts ducks right into an uppercut from Catchum.
Blasts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Catchum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catchum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blasts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Catchum blocks a leg kick.
Blasts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Catchum throws out a powerful jab.
Catchum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blasts in his tracks.
Blasts defending well as Catchum loads up on a big left hand.
Catchum throws a right hand that misses
letting Blasts counter with a right hand.
Blasts blocks a jab.
Blasts stuns Catchum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blasts looks to land a body kick but Catchum moved away.
Blasts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Catchum.
Catchum checks a low kick from Blasts.
Blasts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blasts misses with a hook.
Catchum slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rupert Blasts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Blasts misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Blasts.
Catchum scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts forces Catchum back against the cage and clinches.
Blasts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blasts.
A head punch on the inside from Blasts fails to land.
Catchum struggles to land a body shot inside as Blasts controls his hands.
Blasts misses with a knee to the head.
Catchum misses with the head strike.
Catchum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blasts misses with a punch on the inside.
Blasts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Catchum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Catchum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blasts prevents a body shot from Catchum.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Catchum.
Blasts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blasts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Catchum tries to work over Blasts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Catchum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blasts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Catchum presses Blasts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Catchum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blasts's elbow.
Blasts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Catchum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blasts seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Catchum can turn it around.
Catchum has a couple of punches blocked by Blasts.
Catchum tries to work over Blasts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blasts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Catchum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Catchum working aggressively here.
Blasts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blasts tries a body shot but Catchum blocks it.
Catchum working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catchum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blasts taking a breather.
Catchum scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blasts blocks an uppercut.
Blasts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blasts looking to slow down the pace here.
Blasts misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catchum.
Blasts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Catchum lands a shot to the body.
Blasts misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Catchum.
Blasts lands with a light punch inside.
Catchum lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catchum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rupert Blasts will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blasts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blasts.
Blasts slips under a jab.
Blasts tries a low kick but Catchum avoids it.
Catchum misses with a hook to the body
and Blasts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Catchum lands with a nice body punch.
Catchum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Blasts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Catchum moves out of range of the body kick from Blasts.
Catchum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blasts with a body shot.
Blasts tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Catchum is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Catchum misses.
Blasts cracks Catchum with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blasts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Catchum throws out the jab.
Blasts scores with a jab. Catchum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blasts swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Catchum to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Catchum misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Catchum on the side of the head.
Blasts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Catchum.
Blasts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blasts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Catchum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blasts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Catchum.
Blasts throws a low kick but Catchum avoids it.
Catchum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blasts counters with a nice leg kick.
Blasts tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Catchum is able to avoid easily.
Catchum ducks under a wild hook from Blasts.
Catchum slips under a jab.
Catchum now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blasts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blasts slips under a jab.
Blasts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Catchum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Catchum misses the shot to the body.
Blasts throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Catchum jabs Blasts right on the nose. Blasts blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catchum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catchum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blasts was well out of range. Poor timing from Catchum.
Catchum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Catchum loads up on a big right hand but Blasts slips the punch.
Rupert Blasts is winning the standup battle so far.
Blasts tries a low kick but Catchum avoids it.
Blasts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blasts throws a front kick aimed at Catchum's knee but Catchum avoids it well.
Catchum lands a nice looking body shot.
Blasts connects with a looping right hand.
Catchum slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blasts misses with a looping right.
Blasts feints and then cracks Catchum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Catchum down.
Catchum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blasts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blasts moves away from the strike by Catchum.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Catchum checks it.
Blasts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts works the jab nicely.
Blasts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Catchum checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blasts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Catchum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blasts.
Blasts tried to score with a low kick but Catchum checks it.
Blasts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Catchum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blasts scrambles back to his feet.
Blasts misses with a wild body shot.
Blasts defending well as Catchum loads up on a big left hand.
Blasts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Catchum is out of range.
Catchum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Catchum ducks under a wild hook from Blasts.
Catchum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blasts, right into the meat.
Catchum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Catchum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blasts doesn't seem bothered though.
Blasts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blasts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Blasts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catchum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Catchum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Catchum.
Catchum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blasts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blasts moves into the clinch.
Rupert Blasts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Catchum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blasts.
Blasts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Catchum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Catchum blocks an uppercut.
Blasts working aggressively here.
Blasts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Catchum has a couple of punches blocked by Blasts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catchum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rupert Blasts will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blasts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Catchum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blasts in his tracks.
Catchum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Catchum there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blasts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blasts misses with a hook. Catchum ducked under it nicely.
Blasts misses with a body kick.
Catchum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blasts.
Catchum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blasts throws a head kick that misses.
Catchum misses with a series of wild punches.
Catchum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Catchum throws out the jab.
Blasts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Catchum.
Blasts seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Catchum lands a nice looking body shot.
Blasts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blasts throws a leg kick that misses.
Catchum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catchum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blasts throws a leg kick
and Catchum counters with a two punch combo.
Blasts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Catchum throws a hook but Blasts blocks it.
Blasts jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Blasts misses with a head kick.
Blasts takes one on the button.
Blasts 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.
Blasts throws a push kick but Catchum slaps the foot to one side.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Catchum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Catchum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Catchum throws a body shot but no joy.
Catchum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Catchum blocks the low kick.
Blasts tries to clinch up but Catchum circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Catchum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blasts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blasts swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ash Catchum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rupert Blasts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts throws a push kick but Catchum slaps the foot to one side.
Catchum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blasts counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catchum moves away from the strike by Blasts.
Catchum looks to land a left hand but Blasts moved out of range nicely.
Catchum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Catchum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Catchum.
Catchum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Catchum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Catchum throws an overhand right that lands on Blasts's shoulder, as Blasts tries to avoid the shot.
Blasts lands a glancing blow to the side of Catchum's head.
Blasts blocks a jab.
Blasts feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blasts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blasts throws a leg kick but Catchum checks it.
Catchum looks to land a left hand but Blasts moved out of range nicely.
Catchum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts throws a head kick that misses.
Blasts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blasts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Catchum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blasts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Catchum.
Catchum cracks Blasts with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Catchum has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blasts to stand back up!
Blasts is rocked!
BAM! Catchum delivers a spinning backfist that drops Blasts like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Ash Catchum!
A relieved looking Ash Catchum thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Paunovic (ranked 742 p4p, 86 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 1023 p4p, 125 weight class). Winston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Lost Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoran Paunovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Winston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Winston drives through with a takedown into guard.
Winston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Winston takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Winston throwing strikes from guard but Paunovic blocks nicely.
Winston cracks Paunovic with a solid left hand.
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paunovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winston is one step ahead there.
Paunovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston cracks Paunovic with a solid left hand.
Paunovic striking off his back but it's not causing Winston any problems.
Winston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Winston lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic is trying to keep Winston in close.
Winston landing with the ground and pound.
Paunovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Winston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winston moves into full guard.
Winston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paunovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Winston working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Paunovic has passed into half guard!
Paunovic content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Winston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paunovic is working away from the top position though.
Winston looking for submissions off his back.
Winston actively working from the bottom here.
Winston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paunovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winston looking for submissions off his back.
Paunovic is controlling the pace.
Paunovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winston defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston controlling the position for now.
Winston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paunovic pulls his head out easily.
Paunovic is looking to take a break and control but Winston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paunovic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Winston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paunovic is working away from the top position though.
Paunovic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Winston.
Paunovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paunovic scoring with some ground and pound.
Winston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paunovic defends well.
Winston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Winston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paunovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Winston is tightening it up a little... Paunovic has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Paunovic reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Paunovic taps out! Nice BJJ there by Winston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Harry Winston!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Harry Winston waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 917 p4p, 107 weight class) and Ebyn Dall (ranked 452 p4p, 62 weight class). Dall has chosen Under the Blood as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall throws out a leg kick but Laine moves out of range and Dall only half commits.
A big right from Laine misses.
Laine swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Dall looks to land a combination but Laine avoids it well.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Dall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Laine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dall lands a slapping body shot.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Laine.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall misses with a low kick as Laine jumps back.
Laine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Dall cracks Laine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine stuffs the takedown attempt from Dall. Dall gets slowly back to his feet.
Laine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine slips under a jab from Dall.
Dall lands a high kick!
Laine wants to land a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Laine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Laine gets a clinch.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dall's elbow.
Dall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Laine.
Laine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall shoots in and bounces Laine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Laine is trying to keep Dall in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Laine is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Gangsterdamage that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Laine has Dall pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine controls Dall momentarily but Dall frees himself.
Laine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laine checks it well.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall.
As Dall tries to get set, Laine tries to push him back and clinch up but Dall manages to avoid the attempt.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine lands with a nice body punch.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Dall with the counter takedown but Laine avoids it easily.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dall.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muuka Laine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Laine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dall throws a wild body kick that Laine sees coming a mile off.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Dall wants to land a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Dall tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does 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!
Laine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dall drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Laine regains half guard.
Laine is concentrating on defense, preventing Dall from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ebyn Dall will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dall is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Dall coming out on top.
Dall with a nice cross.
Dall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laine's head backwards.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Laine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Dall misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laine.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Dall's knee but Dall avoids it well.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Laine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dall.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dall looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine moves out of range as Dall strikes.
A jab from Dall misses.
Laine doesn't manage to clinch there - Dall circles away.
Dall lands a lovely overhand right.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine throws a low kick, looking for Dall's leg but Dall calmly moves out of range.
Laine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Laine throws a quick counter head kick but Dall was just out of range.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Dall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Laine.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
Laine blocks a body shot from Dall.
Dall misses with a punch to the body.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine moves away from the strike by Dall.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Laine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laine with a jab.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laine tries to avoid it but Dall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laine to the ground. Laine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dall tries a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Dall throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine lands a slapping body shot.
Dall defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Laine throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dall.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laine moves in looking to clinch but Dall pushes him off.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall moves out of range of the leg kick from Laine.
Laine misses with a few strikes there.
Dall throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Dall moves his leg out of the way.
Dall throws out a powerful jab.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall lands with a shot to the body.
Ebyn Dall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dall.
Laine lands with a shot to the body.
Dall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Laine misses.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Dall lands a nice shot to the body.
Dall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dall drives through with a takedown into Laine's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Laine has control of Dall's left arm, preventing Dall from doing any damage.
Laine keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Laine is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebyn Dall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laine slips a jab from Dall.
Muuka Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Dall off balance momentarily.
Laine wants to clinch up but Dall keeps it at a distance.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dall. That's going to slow Laine down.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Laine throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch but Dall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dall misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Laine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws out a leg kick but Dall moves out of range and Laine only half commits.
Dall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Dall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dall to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dall.
Dall looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Laine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dall lands a glancing blow to the side of Laine's head.
Laine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Dall checks a low kick from Laine.
Dall lands the left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dall.
Laine swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall sizes up Laine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Dall.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall.
Dall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laine as he jumps to the side.
Laine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
Dall avoids the head kick by Laine.
Dall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laine.
Laine misses with a head kick.
No luck for Dall with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laine.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Dall lands a really nice looking cross but Laine seems unphased.
Dall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ebyn Dall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Laine tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dall slips a straight right by Laine.
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Dall with the counter takedown but Laine avoids it easily.
Laine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dall.
Laine throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dall.
Dall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Laine as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Laine misses.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch but Dall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Dall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine has closed the distance and engaged Dall in a clinch.
Dall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laine.
Dall blocking some punches.
Dall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laine's calf.
Laine ducks right into an uppercut from Dall.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Dall finds it's way through Laine's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ebyn Dall.
I've got Dall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebyn Dall!
In his post fight interview, Ebyn Dall 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blade (ranked 1790 p4p, 277 weight class) and Sol Kwon (ranked 702 p4p, 117 weight class). Jake Blade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sol Kwon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade closes the distance but Kwon moves to the side
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blade wants to clinch up but Kwon keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Blade's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Kwon misses its intended target.
Blade clinches up with Kwon and pushes him back against the cage.
Kwon breaks the clinch.
Blade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kwon, pushing him back against the cage.
Kwon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Blade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kwon! But no joy.
Blade darts in trying to clinch
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade instigates a clinch.
Kwon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade lands a hook that snaps the head of Kwon backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon takes a shot to the head.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Kwon avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Kwon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwon controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Blade.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
Kwon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blade closes the distance and clinches.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blade misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon is looking to break free of the clinch but Blade has double underhooks.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwon blocks an uppercut.
Kwon prevents a body shot from Blade.
Kwon lands a hook that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Kwon lands with a short shot to the head.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Kwon avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade working aggressively here.
Blade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kwons head.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
Kwon breaks the clinch.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blade tries to clinch but Kwon is having none of it.
Kwon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blade moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Kwon misses.
Kwon throws a poor cross that misses
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kwon scores with the left hand. Blade knows he should have avoided that one.
Blade takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Kwon.
Kwon cracks Blade with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blade.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwon.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kwon blocks a body shot from Blade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Blade.
Kwon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Kwon.
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!
Kwon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwon.
Blade prevents Kwon from breaking the clinch.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwon's elbow.
Kwon manages to break the clinch.
Blade scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Sol Kwon has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kwon moves out of range of the strikes.
Kwon looks to land a right hand but Blade moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Blade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sol Kwon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blade moves into the clinch.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Kwon avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Blade misses with some punches.
Kwon blocks a body shot from Blade.
Blade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwon can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blade.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwon.
Kwon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kwon throws a lazy uppercut
and Blade counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kwon! Blade lets Kwon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kwon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kwon is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Blade ducks right into an uppercut from Kwon.
Kwon keeps the fight on the outside.
Blade moves into the clinch successfully.
Kwon blocks an uppercut.
Kwon manages to break the clinch.
Blade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kwon seems to have recovered his senses.
Blade jabs at Kwon's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Blade as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blade moves away.
Blade drops Kwon with a naaaaasty hook - Kwon is in real trouble here! Blade dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
Jake Blade seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spank Crank (ranked 497 p4p, 78 weight class) and Bryan Mayhem (ranked 613 p4p, 96 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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224 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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spank Crank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crank pinned against the cage. Crank gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from Crank.
Crank loads up on a big right hand but Mayhem slips the punch.
Mayhem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crank. That did some damage!
Mayhem lands a jab.
Mayhem looking to score a takedown here. Crank is defending well but Mayhem drives through and ends up in Crank's guard.
Mayhem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crank wants to stand and escape but Mayhem is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem postures up in Crank's guard and throws a big left but Crank blocks it.
Mayhem postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crank keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Mayhem preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayhem throws an elbow that misses. Crank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mayhem's guard. Nice move by Crank!
Crank postures up.
Mayhem is adopting a defensive guard.
Crank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayhem manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crank manages to get himself to full guard.
Crank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Crank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crank pulls Mayhem in close to his closed guard and prevents Mayhem from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mayhem looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mayhem won't allow Crank to sweep him here.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Crank has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to control but Crank is working from the bottom.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Crank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mayhem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Spank Crank has been cut.
Crank throws a good cross that connects.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Mayhem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mayhem slips under a jab from Crank.
Mayhem scores with a hook.
Mayhem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crank throws out the jab.
Mayhem shoots in for a takedown but Crank shows good takedown defense.
Mayhem connects with an inside leg kick.
Mayhem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayhem cracks Crank with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crank misses with an uppercut.
Mayhem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayhem slips a straight right by Crank.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crank throws a hook but Mayhem blocks it.
Mayhem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Mayhem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crank drops his hands momentarily and Mayhem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mayhem jabs Crank to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mayhem throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bryan Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses.
Crank throws a leg kick which misses Mayhem's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayhem tries to avoid it.
Crank blocks a low kick nicely.
Crank blocks a jab.
Crank misses with a looping right.
Crank 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mayhem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spank Crank's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mayhem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayhem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crank throws a shot from downtown. Mayhem moves away and avoids it.
Crank gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayhem.
A good leg kick by Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a wild body kick that Crank sees coming a mile off.
Mayhem misses with a body shot
and Crank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crank checks the leg kick.
Crank misses with a hook. Mayhem ducked under it nicely.
Mayhem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mayhem needs to keep his hands up - Crank had a free shot at his head there.
Crank throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
Crank misses with a body shot.
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crank avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Crank. That snapped Mayhem's head back.
Crank connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crank.
Mayhem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayhem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mayhem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crank takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Crank misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Crank.
Crank walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mayhem lands an overhand right.
Crank tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bryan Mayhem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Mayhem as Crank shoots in.
Crank swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem cracks a nice hook into Crank's ribs.
Mayhem shoots and misses
and Crank counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crank on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayhem. Mayhem obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Crank misses with a low kick as Mayhem jumps back.
Crank misses with a hook
and Mayhem counters with a good, hard body kick but Crank shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crank.
Crank throws a body shot but no joy.
Crank drops his hands momentarily and Mayhem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayhem looks for a takedown but Crank sprawls well.
Mayhem lands an overhand right.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crank misses with a looping right.
Mayhem slips a straight right by Crank.
Crank misses with a low kick.
Mayhem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Mayhem.
Mayhem has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Crank blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crank scores with a sloppy right hand. Mayhem should have avoided that one.
Crank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with the body kick
and Crank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crank connects with a body shot.
Crank 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.
Mayhem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crank's calf.
Crank takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
Crank looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
Crank with a jab.
Mayhem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crank takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crank connects with a leg kick. Mayhem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mayhem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crank throws a low kick but Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Crank is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mayhem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crank.
Mayhem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crank was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayhem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crank punishes Mayhem's body with a nice straight punch.
Crank tries for a takedown but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayhem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crank on the side of the head.
Crank takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mayhem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Mayhem releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mayhem moves away from the strike by Crank.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but Crank sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crank attempts a counter takedown but Mayhem avoids it well and moves away.
Good leg kick by Crank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crank misses with a hook.
Crank throws a looping overhand right but Mayhem ducks down to avoid it.
Mayhem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crank throws out a loose jab but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crank is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayhem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crank looks to land a left hand but Mayhem moved out of range nicely.
Crank throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
Crank throws an overhand right that lands on Mayhem's shoulder, as Mayhem tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Spank Crank will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spank Crank's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Mayhem.
Mayhem connects with a jab.
Crank misses with a left hand
and Mayhem counters with a left to the body.
Crank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayhem is looking to land body kicks.
Mayhem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crank at a distance.
Mayhem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mayhem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayhem throws a leg kick
and Crank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Crank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crank throws a leg kick that misses.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Crank takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crank fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mayhem on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayhem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crank misses with a straight left.
Crank missing with a left hand there. Mayhem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses.
Mayhem lands a leg kick that knocks Crank off balance momentarily.
Crank thows a leg kick but Mayhem checks it
so Mayhem counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mayhem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Crank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan Mayhem has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayhem with a nice head shot there.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Crank has wrist control.
Mayhem content to stall in guard here.
Mayhem looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayhem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mayhem throws a big counter head kick but Crank avoids it with no problem.
Crank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayhem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crank with a hook.
Mayhem lands with a straight right. Crank didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayhem. That snapped Crank's head back.
Mayhem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mayhem lands with an uppercut that bounces Crank off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Mayhem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crank throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayhem.
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Crank is just out of range.
Mayhem scores with a nice strike.
Crank misses with a right hand
and Mayhem counters with a nice leg kick.
Crank slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by Mayhem - just one landing.
Crank misses with an uppercut.
Crank shoots in and drives through. Mayhem sprawls well.
Mayhem lands a jab to Crank's midsection.
Mayhem scores with a jab.
Mayhem lands a jab to the head.
Crank throws a front kick aimed at Mayhem's knee but Mayhem avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Mayhem.
Mayhem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crank is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crank 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 decent looking cross lands there for Mayhem.
Crank is rocked!
Crank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Crank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayhem fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Crank to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Crank looks to clinch but Mayhem throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Crank taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bryan Mayhem!
After winning the bout, Bryan Mayhem 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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