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PFC 78 Andreev vs Darkk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Deadmarsh (ranked 1788 p4p, 215 weight class) and Sherm Davis (ranked 1801 p4p, 216 weight class). Davis has chosen Raf Rundell Ft. Show Boy - Sweet Cheeks as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sherm Davis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Deadmarsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sherm Davis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Davis thumps Deadmarsh with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Deadmarsh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice cross by Deadmarsh.
Davis scores with a head kick. Deadmarsh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Adam Deadmarsh has been cut.
Deadmarsh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Deadmarsh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deadmarsh takes one to the chin there.
Davis slips a jab from Deadmarsh.
Good standup being displayed there by Deadmarsh as he connects with a hook.
Deadmarsh tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deadmarsh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deadmarsh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Deadmarsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadmarsh has a takedown stuffed.
Davis 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.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Deadmarsh lands a right hook to the body.
Deadmarsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis throws a push kick but Deadmarsh slaps the foot to one side.
Davis misses with a hook to the body
and Deadmarsh counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Deadmarsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Deadmarsh catches Davis right on the button with a cross.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deadmarsh.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Deadmarsh ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Deadmarsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Deadmarsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deadmarsh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deadmarsh lands a body shot.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adam Deadmarsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Deadmarsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deadmarsh throws a big shot that misses.
Davis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davis tries to clinch but Deadmarsh is having none of it.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deadmarsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Deadmarsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deadmarsh is looking for a counter combo.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Deadmarsh in a clinch.
Deadmarsh scores with a hook to the body.
Davis throws an elbow that misses.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Deadmarsh controls his hands.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deadmarsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deadmarsh can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deadmarsh takes an elbow to the temple.
Deadmarsh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deadmarsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deadmarsh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deadmarsh gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Deadmarsh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Deadmarsh avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Deadmarsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Deadmarsh.
Davis blocking some punches.
Deadmarsh lands a nice uppercut.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Deadmarsh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Deadmarsh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Deadmarsh has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Deadmarsh digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deadmarsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Adam Deadmarsh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Deadmarsh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deadmarsh swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis throws a jab when Deadmarsh was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Deadmarsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deadmarsh jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Davis delivers a nice body kick.
Deadmarsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deadmarsh.
Davis tries to sprawl but Deadmarsh drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Deadmarsh.
Davis wants to control but Deadmarsh is keeping busy.
Deadmarsh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis is not content to let Deadmarsh control the position.
Deadmarsh controlling the action here.
Deadmarsh working Davis over with strikes.
Deadmarsh is nestled in close to Davis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Deadmarsh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Deadmarsh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Deadmarsh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deadmarsh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control but Deadmarsh is keeping busy.
Deadmarsh throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Deadmarsh wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Deadmarsh throws a big right hand that misses.
Deadmarsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Davis misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Davis wants to control but Deadmarsh postures up.
Deadmarsh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Deadmarsh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Davis down.
Davis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davis keeps trying to improve his position.
Deadmarsh is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Deadmarsh lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Davis is not content to let Deadmarsh control the position.
Deadmarsh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Davis is avoiding damage well.
Davis is being controlled here.
Deadmarsh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Davis dodges the ground and pound from Deadmarsh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davis is trying to escape the position but Deadmarsh is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Deadmarsh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Deadmarsh'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!
Deadmarsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis with a nice cross.
Davis looks for the body kick but Deadmarsh saw that one coming.
Deadmarsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Deadmarsh connects with a body shot that sends Davis's belly button to the back.
Davis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Deadmarsh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deadmarsh takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Deadmarsh.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Deadmarsh misses with an uppercut.
Davis wants to counter with a clinch but Deadmarsh pushes him away.
Nice cross by Deadmarsh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Deadmarsh thumps Davis with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deadmarsh checks a leg kick.
Deadmarsh misses with a hook.
Deadmarsh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis leaves Deadmarsh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deadmarsh misses with a wild body shot.
Deadmarsh goes for a double leg but Davis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Davis continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Deadmarsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deadmarsh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davis throws a hook but Deadmarsh blocks it.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Deadmarsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Deadmarsh misses with a straight left.
Deadmarsh lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Deadmarsh is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deadmarsh connects with a jab.
Deadmarsh throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Deadmarsh only half commits.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Deadmarsh misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Deadmarsh scores with a body shot.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Deadmarsh has a takedown stuffed.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Deadmarsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Deadmarsh misses with a straight right.
Davis throws a fast counter high kick but Deadmarsh manages to duck under it in time.
Sherm Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deadmarsh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Deadmarsh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Davis backs up against the cage.
Deadmarsh lands a jab to the nose.
Deadmarsh fakes the leg kick and cracks Davis in the body.
Davis tries to clinch but Deadmarsh is having none of it.
Deadmarsh cracks Davis with an open hand slap.
Deadmarsh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Deadmarsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deadmarsh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Deadmarsh thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deadmarsh misses with a wild body shot.
Davis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Davis 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.
Deadmarsh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Deadmarsh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Deadmarsh settles back down.
Deadmarsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Davis misses.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Deadmarsh moves out of range easily.
Deadmarsh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sherm Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deadmarsh misses with a body kick.
A big left from Davis misses.
Deadmarsh throwing a counter right hand but Davis manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Deadmarsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deadmarsh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Deadmarsh!
After winning the bout, Adam Deadmarsh 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalibor Drahomir (ranked 974 p4p, 154 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 569 p4p, 91 weight class). Drahomir comes into the arena with Outspoken blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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209 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dalibor Drahomir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drahomir tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Drahomir misses.
Bennet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bennet pushes Drahomir up against the cage in a clinch.
Drahomir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Drahomir avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet scores with a shoulder strike.
Drahomir can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Drahomir blocks a body shot from Bennet.
Drahomir prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Drahomir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Drahomir lands with a short shot to the head.
Bennet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drahomir lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Drahomir on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drahomir's elbow.
Drahomir digs a right hand into Bennet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennet's gas tank.
A short right from Drahomir.
Bennet tries to work over Drahomir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Drahomir.
A head punch on the inside from Drahomir fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drahomir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Still in the clinch, Drahomir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drahomir lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Bennet.
Drahomir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Drahomir.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennet moves into the clinch.
Bennet digs a right hand into Drahomir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drahomir's gas tank.
A short right from Drahomir on the inside.
Drahomir misses with a punch to the body.
Drahomir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drahomir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Bennet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drahomir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drahomir prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Drahomir digs a right hand underneath Bennet's ribcage. Bennet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drahomir lands with a left to the head.
Drahomir throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir pushes Bennet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drahomir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Drahomir fails to land.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drahomir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Drahomir.
Bennet pushes Drahomir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Drahomir.
Drahomir prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Drahomir misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drahomir misses with a body punch.
Drahomir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Drahomir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir blocks a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Drahomir.
Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drahomir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Drahomir throws a head kick that misses.
Drahomir throws a chopping leg kick but Bennet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennet digs a good hook to Drahomir's body.
Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drahomir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bennet throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, jab by Drahomir - just one landing.
Bennet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drahomir was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bennet checks a leg kick.
Drahomir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drahomir.
Bennet clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drahomir has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Drahomir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Drahomir.
Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drahomir on the side of the head.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet forces Drahomir back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennet.
Bennet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drahomir backwards.
Drahomir lands an uppercut.
Bennet lands a right hand.
Bennet pushes Drahomir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drahomir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drahomir prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Drahomir misses with a punch to the body.
Drahomir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drahomir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Dalibor Drahomir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
Bennet lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drahomir throws a nice looking combination but Bennet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drahomir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennet is able to avoid easily.
Bennet lands a slapping body shot.
Drahomir walks into a stiff left hand from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Drahomir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet takes a swing at Drahomir's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Drahomir misses its target.
Bennet throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drahomir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet scores with a push kick.
Drahomir throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennet misses with a body shot
and Drahomir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drahomir blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bennet.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Drahomir throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Drahomir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Drahomir.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Drahomir throws a leg kick but Bennet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bennet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drahomir on the side of the head.
Drahomir blocks a head kick by Bennet.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Drahomir is just out of range.
Bennet scores with a body shot.
Bennet slips a jab from Drahomir.
Bennet follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bennet lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drahomir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drahomir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Drahomir.
Drahomir has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Drahomir lands a nice uppercut.
Dalibor Drahomir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drahomir swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet scores with a hook to the body.
Drahomir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drahomir pushes Bennet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drahomir takes a shot to the head.
Bennet breaks from the clinch.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
Bennet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drahomir.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennet misses the target.
Drahomir thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michael Bennet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drahomir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drahomir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennet to score with a decent uppercut.
Bennet throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Drahomir to counter with a crisp jab.
Drahomir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
It looked like Drahomir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drahomir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Bennet throws a solid leg kick but Drahomir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennet.
Bennet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bennet throws a poor cross that misses
and Drahomir counters with a good low kick that Bennet was not able to check.
Drahomir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drahomir checks a leg kick.
Bennet misses with a leg kick.
As Bennet tries to get set, Drahomir tries to push him back and clinch up but Bennet manages to avoid the attempt.
Drahomir swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bennet counters with a nice leg kick.
Drahomir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Bennet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body.
Bennet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drahomir counters with a good, hard body kick but Bennet shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drahomir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennet misses the target.
Drahomir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bennet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drahomir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drahomir lands a right hook to the body.
Drahomir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drahomir misses with a body kick.
Drahomir moves away from the strike by Bennet.
Bennet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bennet lands with a cross.
Bennet lands a high kick!
Drahomir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bennet throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drahomir counters with an outside leg kick.
Drahomir slips a jab from Bennet.
Bennet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drahomir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drahomir steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bennet. That one must have hurt.
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Drahomir saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Bennet backs away, Drahomir returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bennet walks into a stiff left hand from Drahomir.
Bennet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drahomir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennet. Bennet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet throws a jab but it's blocked by Drahomir.
Drahomir lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Drahomir ducks down to avoid it.
Bennet swings for the body but Drahomir moves out of range.
Bennet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bennet lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennet thuds his right hand into Drahomir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennet misses with a right hand
and Drahomir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drahomir takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drahomir blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet moves away from the strike by Drahomir.
Bennet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bennet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drahomir under the eye.
Drahomir throws a right hand that misses
and Bennet counters with a nice body shot.
Drahomir tries to move into range but Bennet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drahomir throws a nice looking combination but Bennet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drahomir lands a two punch combo.
Drahomir tries to bum rush Bennet with a series of wild strikes but Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drahomir blocks a head kick by Bennet.
Drahomir defending well as Bennet loads up on a big left hand.
As Bennet backs away, Drahomir returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bennet slips a straight right by Drahomir.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drahomir.
Bennet lands with a hook. Drahomir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drahomir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drahomir was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
It looked like Drahomir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bennet lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Bennet.
Drahomir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drahomir is looking to counter punch.
Drahomir misses with a body shot.
Bennet throws a sloppy head kick and Drahomir moves out of range easily.
Drahomir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennet.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
and Drahomir counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drahomir slips a jab from Bennet.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet lands with an uppercut that bounces Drahomir off the cage and back into range.
Bennet tries a low kick but Drahomir avoids it.
A good leg kick by Bennet.
Drahomir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drahomir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bennet has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bennet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drahomir checks a low kick from Bennet.
Drahomir is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Bennet misses.
Drahomir swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drahomir lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bennet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bennet 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bennet!
Michael Bennet bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 1256 p4p, 171 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 1252 p4p, 170 weight class). Winston kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Lost Boy. Yef Yew has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Winston's chin.
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston misses with a lunging right hand
and Yew makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winston counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yew is pulling down on Winston's head to control his posture.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yew's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yew has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Winston has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Winston tries to pull guard but Yew forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Winston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Winston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston decides to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Winston is proving hard to escape from.
Winston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winston looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Yew has picked Winston up and slammed him! Winston can't keep hold of the triangle and Yew manages to pass to side control!
Winston is looking to regain half guard here but Yew keeps moving and retains side control.
Winston is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Yew is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Winston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winston is working hard here to advance position.
Winston wants to control but Yew is having none of it.
Winston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Winston can't escape the position.
Yew trying to control but Winston is having none of it.
Winston tries to reverse the position but Yew maintains control.
Yew looking to control and managing it successfully.
Winston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston wants to hold on but Yew pushes him away.
Winston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Winston tries to hold on but Yew postures up.
Winston is desperately trying to improve his position but Yew has a good base and remains in mount.
Winston tries to lock up and control but Yew gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Winston is trying desperately to improve position.
Winston wants to hold on but Yew pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew controlling the pace for now.
Winston is working to get back to half guard.
Yew avoids the attempt from Winston to control.
Winston is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yew is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yef Yew dominated that round.
That's time! Winston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yew scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice jab there from Yew.
Winston misses the shot to the body.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
and Yew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yew is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Winston with a body shot.
Winston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yew misses with a left hand
and Winston counters with a stiff right hand.
Winston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yew doesn't seem bothered though.
Yew slips a straight right by Winston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Yew misses.
Yew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yew throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winston avoids the body shot from Yew.
Winston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Yew throws out a counter right but Winston avoids it with no problem.
Yew missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yew connects with a body shot.
Winston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yew avoids it really well and circles away.
Yew just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston connects with a crisp jab.
Winston tests Yew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yew.
Winston misses the body punch
and Yew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winston.
Nice body punch from Yew.
Yew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yew takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winston throws a hook to the side of Yew's head but Yew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winston throws a body punch but Yew moves out of range.
Yew throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands a jab.
Yew defending well as Winston loads up on a big left hand.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston looks to land a combination. Yew sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yew connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Winston scrambles back to his feet.
Winston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yew misses with a low kick as Winston jumps back.
Winston misses with a takedown attempt
letting Yew counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Good work by Winston as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yef Yew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Yew jabs Winston right on the nose. Winston blinks but takes it well.
Yew has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Winston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yew explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Winston defending well as Yew loads up on a big left hand.
Winston changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winston's hands.
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston defending well as Yew loads up on a big left hand.
Yef Yew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yef Yew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Winston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Winston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yew.
Yew misses with a leg kick.
Yew takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yew misses with an uppercut
and Yew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yew throws Winston to one side and escapes!
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!
Winston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Winston throws a body punch but Yew moves out of range.
Yew feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yew in his tracks.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yew appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Winston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Winston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Yew.
Yew lands a nice shot to the body.
Winston takes a swing at Yew's ribcage but misses.
Yew dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winston. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yew counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yew takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Yew throws a looping overhand right but Winston ducks down to avoid it.
Winston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston misses with a body punch
and Winston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yew misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Winston as he connects with a hook.
Winston misses with an uppercut
and Yew counters with a straight right hand.
Yew throws a hook but Winston blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yew.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Yew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Winston misses the target.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Winston misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yew! But no joy.
Winston fails with the takedown
and Yew counters with a stiff right hand.
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yew.
Winston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yew swings widly with a right hand
and Winston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yew thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Yew to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
and Winston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winston throws a big shot that misses.
Winston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yew counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston misses with a hook. Yew ducked under it nicely.
Winston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yew.
Yew doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Winston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Winston cracks Yew with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Yew misses.
Winston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winston looks to land a left hand but Yew moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yef Yew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yew has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yef Yew!
Yef Yew decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 538 p4p, 85 weight class) and Samran Mookjai (ranked 416 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Samran Mookjai enters the cage!
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218 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samran Mookjai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren connects with a crisp jab.
Mookjai moves away from the strike by Van Buren.
Nice defenses there by Mookjai.
A combination from Van Buren does no damage.
Mookjai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Buren lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Buren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Buren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mookjai.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Buren.
Van Buren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mookjai counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Van Buren throws a looping overhand right but Mookjai ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Van Buren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mookjai doesn't seem phased though.
Van Buren tries to land a body kick
enabling Mookjai to counter with a crisp jab.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Buren throws a leg kick which misses Mookjai's front leg but catches the back leg as Mookjai tries to avoid it.
Van Buren throws a hook to the side of Mookjai's head but Mookjai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Buren swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mookjai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Buren misses with a wild body shot.
Mookjai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mookjai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Buren.
Van Buren misses with a hook.
Mookjai lands a really nice looking cross but Van Buren seems unphased.
Van Buren goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Buren misses with a left hand
enabling Mookjai to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut
and Mookjai counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Buren misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Buren misses the target.
Van Buren throws a sloppy head kick
and Mookjai counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Buren throws a lazy body kick
and Mookjai counters with a nice uppercut.
Mookjai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren missing with a left hand there. Mookjai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Buren thuds a left hand into Mookjai's body.
Mookjai misses with a straight left.
Van Buren throws a hook to the side of Mookjai's head but Mookjai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mookjai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
Mookjai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mookjai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mookjai blocks a jab.
Mookjai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mookjai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Buren had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Buren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Buren tries a head kick but it misses.
Mookjai defending well as Van Buren loads up on a big left hand.
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Buren jabs Mookjai right on the nose. Mookjai blinks but takes it well.
Van Buren throws a head kick but Mookjai moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren misses with a body shot
and Mookjai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mookjai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Buren swings widly with a right hand
and Mookjai counters with a nice leg kick.
Mookjai looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range.
Van Buren lands with an overhand left.
Mookjai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Buren.
Van Buren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Buren seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Buren sends Mookjai crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Van Buren is motioning to the referee to let Mookjai up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mookjai is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mookjai to counter with a crisp jab.
Mookjai is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Buren finish him?
Van Buren throws the left hand but Mookjai avoids the punch easily.
Van Buren misses with a shot to the body
and Mookjai counters with a stiff right hand.
Mookjai seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Buren throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Mookjai stumbling backwards into the cage! Mookjai bounces back off the cage towards Van Buren, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Van Buren lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Van Buren celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joost Van Buren!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott John (ranked 557 p4p, 69 weight class) and JR Adams Junior (ranked 573 p4p, 72 weight class). Adams Junior comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Looking for the Stone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Scott John has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, JR Adams Junior!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adams Junior.
Adams Junior scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
Adams Junior lands a body shot.
Adams Junior misses with a looping right.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
John throws a hook but Adams Junior avoids it easily.
John jabs at Adams Junior's body.
John lunges at Adams Junior with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams Junior's hand.
Adams Junior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adams Junior does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adams Junior scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adams Junior looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adams Junior has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adams Junior there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adams Junior is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Adams Junior shoots in but John avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice cross by Adams Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John walks into a jab.
Adams Junior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adams Junior misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adams Junior closes the distance and lands a one-two.
John tries a low kick but Adams Junior avoids it.
John scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adams Junior darts in looking for a takedown but John gets double underhooks and turns Adams Junior into the cage.
Adams Junior lands with a cross.
JR Adams Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
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!
Adams Junior scores with a three punch combo!
John is rocked!
Adams Junior closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops John! Adams Junior dives in looking to finish! John is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JR Adams Junior!
A relieved looking JR Adams Junior thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Jackal (ranked 574 p4p, 59 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 313 p4p, 36 weight class). Jackal comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Panikov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fighters kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Jacky Jackal has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jacky Jackal seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacky Jackal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jackal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panikov throws a right hand that misses
and Jackal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooh!!! Panikov has knocked Jackal down with a huge combo! Panikov steps away and waves a wobbly Jackal back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jackal is rocked!
Panikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Jackal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackal seems to have got his legs back now.
Panikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Panikov misses with a hook.
Jackal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Panikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackal.
Panikov misses with a looping right.
Panikov avoids the head kick by Jackal.
Jackal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Panikov throws out a counter right but Jackal avoids it with no problem.
Panikov checks a low kick from Jackal.
Panikov throws a hook but Jackal blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackal.
Jackal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Panikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Panikov throws a head kick but Jackal moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Panikov. Jackal shrugs it off though.
Sergey Panikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Panikov lands a big head kick that sends Jackal to the canvas! Panikov follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Panikov!
Sergey Panikov took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You lose to slow learner with little skill, how you feel? I smoke cigarettes, 40 a day, and eat pizza.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 126 p4p, 19 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 76 p4p, 12 weight class). Payne has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Max Payne enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws out a powerful jab.
Reich thuds his right hand into Payne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reich walks into a left hand.
Reich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Payne throws a one two combo.
Payne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reich momentarily.
Payne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reich takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reich 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.
Payne connects with an inside leg kick.
Payne loads up on a big right hand but Reich slips the punch.
Reich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Max Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reich throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws a lazy uppercut
and Reich counters with a low kick, right behind Payne 's knee.
A head kick from Reich lands but Payne takes it in his stride.
Reich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Reich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reich's calf.
Payne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Reich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reich connects with a leg kick. Payne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Payne slips a jab from Reich.
Payne ducks right into an uppercut from Reich.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reich throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne slips a jab from Reich.
Reich lands a jab to Payne's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reich can pounce on him.
Reich lands a nice hook to Payne's body. Payne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reich lands a high kick!
It looks like Max Payne has been cut.
Payne misses with a right hand
and Reich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Payne.
Reich scores with a kick to the body.
Reich throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Reich lands with an overhand left.
Payne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Payne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reich checks a leg kick.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reich. Reich obviously looking to wear him down.
Payne misses with a wild combination.
Reich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Payne misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Payne misses
and Reich counters with a nice kick to the body.
Payne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payne misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Reich.
Payne misses with a hook.
Payne misses with a hook. Reich ducked under it nicely.
Reich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Payne is looking for the big counter here.
Payne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reich.
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!
Reich pushes Payne away with a front kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Payne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reich. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Payne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Payne does no damage.
Reich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Reich - just one landing.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Reich moves away and avoids it.
Reich moves away from the strike by Payne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Reich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Payne'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.
Reich scores with a kick to the body.
Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payne can do to turn this around?
Payne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payne misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with an outside leg kick.
Reich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reich digs a good hook to Payne's body.
Payne connects with a right hand. Reich shakes it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Reich blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payne to score with a decent uppercut.
Reich lands a right hook to the body.
Payne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reich. Reich obviously looking to wear him down.
Payne is breathing heavily.
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!
Reich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne misses with a right hand
and Reich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Reich misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Payne misses.
Reich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reich is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Payne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reich has got the better of the exchanges.
That kick from Reich tenderised Payne's leg. Payne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payne misses with a right hand
and Reich counters with a left to the body.
Payne's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Payne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reich.
Payne tries to move into range but Reich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Payne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reich in his tracks.
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!
Payne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reich throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reich throws a big shot that misses.
Reich misses the jab.
Reich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reich misses with an uppercut.
Reich takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reich tried to score with a low kick but Payne checks it.
Jab from Reich.
Reich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Payne throws a lazy head kick
and Reich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Reich misses.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Reich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Payne is rocked!
Payne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne swings for the body but Reich moves out of range.
Reich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne throws out a counter right but Reich avoids it with no problem.
Reich moves out of range of the leg kick from Payne.
Payne scores with a nice strike.
A clash of legs there as Payne blocks the low kick.
Payne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reich lands a really nice looking cross but Payne seems unphased.
Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Reich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich lands a big head kick that sends Payne tumbling to the mat! Reich takes a step backwards and waves Payne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Payne is still on wobbly legs! Can Reich finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Reich - that's a beauty! Payne is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Reich can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jarred Reich!
Jarred Reich is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jarred Reich 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 Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 362 p4p, 45 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 145 p4p, 22 weight class). Dimitrov comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Energy. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dimitrov throws a head kick that half lands.
Gaetz tries to move into range but Dimitrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gaetz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gaetz misses with a body kick.
As Gaetz looks to move away, Dimitrov throws a big counter combo but Gaetz just gets out of the way.
Gaetz scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Dimitrov.
Gaetz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaetz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaetz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimitrov throws out the jab.
Gaetz tries a quick counter leg kick but Dimitrov is wise to it.
Dimitrov drops Gaetz with a beautiful combination! Gaetz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dimitrov is looking for the KO!
Gaetz is rocked!
It looks like Link Gaetz has been cut.
Daniel Dimitrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaetz is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimitrov finish him?
Gaetz throws a lazy right hand but Dimitrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaetz seems to have recovered his senses.
Dimitrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov cracks Gaetz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dimitrov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gaetz to stand back up!
Dimitrov throws a right hand that misses
and Gaetz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimitrov throws a head kick that misses.
Gaetz moves out of range of the body kick from Dimitrov.
Gaetz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dimitrov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gaetz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Gaetz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimitrov manages to avoid it.
Dimitrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dimitrov dips to his left and cracks Gaetz with an uppercut!
Dimitrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimitrov tries to move into range but Gaetz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dimitrov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gaetz counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimitrov misses with a body shot
and Gaetz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimitrov misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz keeps Dimitrov at a distance using the push kick.
Dimitrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dimitrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Dimitrov.
Gaetz scores with a body shot.
Dimitrov is breathing heavily.
Dimitrov instigates a clinch.
Dimitrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrov taking a breather.
Gaetz breaks the clinch.
Dimitrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaetz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimitrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaetz scores with a leg kick.
Dimitrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaetz moves away.
Dimitrov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gaetz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimitrov is rocked!
Daniel Dimitrov's cut is getting worse.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gaetz.
Oh Dimitrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dimitrov switches off momentarily and Gaetz cracks him with a monster right hand! Dimitrov topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Gaetz dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Gaetz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Link Gaetz!
A victorious Link Gaetz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stein (ranked 47 p4p, 8 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 227 p4p, 33 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stein might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red - Falling Sky. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein lands a body shot.
Crunch! Stein slams his shin into Hallick's torso.
That kick from Hallick tenderised Stein's leg. Stein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hallick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stein throws a head kick that misses.
Hallick gets tackled into the cage by Stein. Stein maintains the clinch.
Stein works on Hallick's body with a couple of short punches.
Stein can't find room to land a body shot as Hallick controls the action.
Stein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hallick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stein misses with a punch to the body.
Stein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stein tests Hallick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
Hallick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stein staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein throws a leg kick but Hallick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stein drives through and clinches with Hallick against the cage.
Stein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stein tries to land a front kick but Hallick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hallick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hallick lands a nice shot that snaps Stein's head back.
Stein loads up on a big right hand but Hallick slips the punch.
Stein connects with the punch.
Stein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallick was well out of range. Poor timing from Stein.
Stein misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Hallick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hallick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Frank Stein has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hallick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stein. That did some damage!
Hallick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hallick gets tackled into the cage by Stein. Stein maintains the clinch.
Stein lands a damaging elbow.
Hallick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stein struggles to land a body shot inside as Hallick controls his hands.
Stein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stein lands a nice shot to the body.
Stein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hallick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stein scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stein throws an elbow but misses.
Stein blocking some punches.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Hallick on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hallick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallick.
Hallick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Stein misses
and Hallick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stein throws a head kick but Hallick moves out of range.
Hallick looks to land a left hand but Stein moved out of range nicely.
It appears Stein was looking to counter with a kick there.
Stein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hallick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallick avoids the body shot from Stein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein scores with a punch to the head.
Stein with a hook.
Stein looks for the body kick but Hallick saw that one coming.
Stein tries to clinch but Hallick moves out of range.
Stein lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stein.
That has opened up Al Hallick's cut even more.
Nice cross by Hallick.
Hallick lands an overhand right.
Stein throws a low kick but Hallick moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Stein dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hallick misses with a combination
and Stein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hallick missing with a left hand there. Stein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hallick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stein on the side of the head.
Stein has Hallick up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallick.
Hallick blocks an elbow strike.
Stein cracks Hallick with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallick misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stein.
Stein tries to throw a body punch but Hallick avoids it by throwing Stein back against the cage.
Hallick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stein lands an elbow just above Hallick 's eye.
The cut above Al Hallick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hallick throws a punch but it's blocked by Stein.
Stein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Stein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick pushes Stein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hallick tries to throw a body punch but Stein avoids it by throwing Hallick back against the cage.
Hallick working aggressively here.
Stein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stein prevents a body shot from Hallick.
Hallick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hallick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stein.
Stein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Hallick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hallick prevents a body shot from Stein.
Stein lands an elbow that stopped Hallick in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Al Hallick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Stein!
Frank Stein retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Frank Stein, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 23 p4p, 3 weight class) and Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 85 p4p, 14 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ebeneezer Darkk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev misses with a left hand
and Darkk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Andreev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Andreev.
Darkk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Andreev looks to land a combination. Darkk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good shot there by Andreev.
Andreev blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darkk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andreev misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andreev.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andreev.
It seemed like Darkk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andreev connects with a right hand. Darkk shakes it off.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andreev.
Darkk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Alexey Andreev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreev digs a good hook to Darkk's body.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darkk sprawls well. Darkk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andreev gets slowly back to his feet.
Darkk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Andreev with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Andreev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkk misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Andreev misses the target.
Andreev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andreev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
Jab from Darkk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Ebeneezer Darkk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andreev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darkk at a distance.
Darkk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darkk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andreev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andreev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darkk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andreev shoots for a double leg takedown but Darkk sprawls well. He's pushed Andreev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andreev throws a combination that misses
and Darkk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darkk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andreev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darkk slips a jab from Andreev.
Darkk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Andreev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andreev throws out a powerful jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Darkk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Andreev has got the better of the exchanges.
Andreev misses with a takedown attempt
and Darkk counters with a nice right hand that sends Andreev toppling to the canvas! Andreev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Darkk finish him?!
Andreev is rocked!
Darkk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Darkk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andreev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andreev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darkk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Andreev misses the target.
Darkk misses with a lunging right hand
and Andreev counters with a nice uppercut.
Andreev misses with a looping right.
Darkk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andreev misses with a looping left.
Darkk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Andreev.
Darkk swings for the body but Andreev moves out of range.
Andreev throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Andreev's front leg but catches the back leg as Andreev tries to avoid it.
Andreev connects with the punch.
Andreev lunges at Darkk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darkk's hand.
Andreev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darkk swivels and escapes.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darkk sprawls well. Darkk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andreev gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Darkk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andreev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andreev takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev swinging wildly here.
Darkk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Andreev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andreev throws a big shot that misses.
Andreev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Darkk responds with a good body kick, but Andreev manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Andreev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darkk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darkk slips a straight right by Andreev.
Alexey Andreev is winning the standup battle so far.
Andreev throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk flicks out a counter leg kick but Andreev steps away.
Andreev fails with the takedown.
Darkk unleashes a big counter combination but Andreev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Darkk enables Andreev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Darkk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andreev trying to control but Darkk is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Darkk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andreev stopping the sweep attempt from Darkk.
Andreev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darkk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andreev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andreev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andreev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Andreev postures up in Darkk's guard and throws a big left but Darkk blocks it.
Andreev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Andreev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Darkk looking for a sweep. Not yet Darkk, not yet.
Darkk keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully.
Andreev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darkk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darkk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Andreev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Darkk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andreev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darkk's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darkk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Darkk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andreev throws a series of punches but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk throws out a counter right but Andreev avoids it with no problem.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
It looked like Andreev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Darkk.
Andreev throws a right and a left that Darkk avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darkk defends it nicely.
Andreev lands with a nice combination. Darkk backs away looking to recover.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Andreev misses with an uppercut
and Darkk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darkk throws a body kick that misses
and Darkk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darkk feints and then cracks Andreev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andreev down.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Andreev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Andreev blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darkk throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown but Darkk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darkk scores with a body shot.
Darkk stuffs the takedown.
Andreev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Darkk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Andreev.
Darkk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev scores with a nice strike.
Andreev misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Darkk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Andreev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darkk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darkk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andreev throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Darkk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andreev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk is trying to get back to full guard.
Darkk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Darkk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Darkk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Andreev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreev trying to control the position but Darkk is working away.
Darkk has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Andreev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Andreev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Darkk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Darkk tries to buck Andreev off but Andreev is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Andreev off and has taken his back!
Andreev rolls, trying to escape but Darkk keeps control of the position.
Andreev covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Darkk lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Darkk punishes Andreev with strikes from the back mount.
I really don't envy Andreev right now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andreev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
I really don't envy Andreev right now.
Darkk lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Andreev throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andreev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darkk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andreev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Darkk's half guard.
Darkk manages to get to full guard.
Darkk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darkk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andreev has managed to get both his arms back between Darkk's legs - danger averted.
Andreev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Darkk working for a triangle but Andreev defends it easily.
Andreev postures up and lands a big shot to Darkk's brow.
Darkk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andreev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andreev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Andreev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andreev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andreev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andreev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andreev distracts Darkk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andreev throws a big elbow that misses.
Darkk controls Andreev momentarily but Andreev frees himself.
Darkk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Andreev wants to control from the top but Darkk keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully.
Andreev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Darkk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andreev has managed to get both his arms back between Darkk's legs - danger averted.
Darkk has his foot on Andreev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andreev works his way back into a safe position though.
Andreev trying to control but Darkk is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Andreev misses with a takedown
and Darkk counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andreev connects with a body shot.
Andreev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darkk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darkk throws a counter combo.
Andreev throws a nice looking combination but Darkk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darkk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Andreev with a body shot.
Andreev throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darkk throws a body kick that misses
and Andreev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Andreev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andreev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Andreev!
Alexey Andreev retains his middleweight title!
Alexey Andreev 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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