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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lincekum (ranked 2918 p4p, 129 weight class) and Tom Thomas (ranked 1073 p4p, 44 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lincekum might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BYOB. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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136 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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140 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lincekum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincekum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Lincekum avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lincekum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lincekum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lincekum went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lincekum seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincekum looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lincekum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Lincekum's head but Lincekum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincekum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lincekum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Lincekum moved out of range nicely.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Tom Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincekum lands with an overhand left.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Lincekum.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Lincekum back into the cage.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lincekum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thomas avoiding damage.
Thomas continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincekum controlling the action here for a moment.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincekum tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lincekum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Lincekum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lincekum'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.
Lincekum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Lincekum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lincekum wants to stall.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincekum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Lincekum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas with a hook.
Lincekum throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Lincekum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lincekum.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lincekum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincekum connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lincekum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Lincekum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Lincekum connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Lincekum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Lincekum knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincekum keeps the fight on the outside.
Lincekum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a jab when Lincekum was well out of range.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas pushes Lincekum up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincekum.
Thomas presses Lincekum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thomas moves away from the strike by Lincekum.
Lincekum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincekum.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Lincekum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Lincekum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincekum throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincekum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Lincekum throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Lincekum throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lincekum throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Thomas.
Lincekum throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lincekum shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Lincekum to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincekum was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Lincekum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lincekum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Lincekum saw that one coming.
As Thomas looks to move away, Lincekum throws a big counter combo but Thomas just gets out of the way.
Lincekum slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body punch but Lincekum moves out of range.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lincekum misses with the combination.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincekum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a hook but Lincekum avoids it easily.
Lincekum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincekum ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
letting Lincekum counter with a right hand.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lincekum tries to counter by clinching up but Thomas breaks away and moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
A swing and a miss from Lincekum.
Lincekum misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Lincekum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Lincekum tries to clinch up.
Thomas feints and then cracks Lincekum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lincekum down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Lincekum drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lincekum doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Lincekum's head.
A jab from Lincekum misses.
A shot to the liver by Lincekum. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lincekum circles away quickly and effectively.
Lincekum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lincekum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Lincekum is looking for a counter combo.
Tom Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincekum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Lincekum will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincekum misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Lincekum slips the punch.
Lincekum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lincekum digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Lincekum's knee but Lincekum avoids it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lincekum looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lincekum.
Lincekum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Lincekum backpedaling.
Lincekum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Lincekum.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lincekum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lincekum defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Lincekum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab by Lincekum.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lincekum.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Lincekum keeps it at a distance.
Lincekum throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Lincekum's ribs.
Lincekum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Lincekum slips the punch.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincekum swinging wildly here.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Lincekum avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincekum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Lincekum counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincekum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincekum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lincekum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lincekum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas throws a hook but Lincekum blocks it.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincekum.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Lincekum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum misses with a hook.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Lincekum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lincekum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lincekum throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
Thomas tries to clinch but Lincekum is having none of it.
Lincekum scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas punishes Lincekum's body with a nice straight punch.
Lincekum swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas tries to clinch but Lincekum moves out of range.
Lincekum cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas tries to clinch but Lincekum is having none of it.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Lincekum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincekum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lincekum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincekum.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Lincekum keeps it at a distance.
Lincekum avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Lincekum blocks it.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tom Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincekum throws out the jab.
Lincekum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Lincekum jabs at Thomas's body.
Lincekum throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tim Lincekum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Lincekum's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincekum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Lincekum avoids it with no problem.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Lincekum fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lincekum throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Lincekum.
Well Thomas 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Thomas!
Tom Thomas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Tim Lincekum was interviewed post fight and said 'Hi guys, sorry I lost, I will make sure to try much better next time,ok?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dog The Multi Hunter (ranked 2382 p4p, 279 weight class) and Sergio Bujol (ranked 2301 p4p, 271 weight class). The Multi Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Hardwired - Metallica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Dog The Multi Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Multi Hunter throws a front kick aimed at Bujol's knee but Bujol avoids it well.
Bujol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Multi Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been informed that Bujol has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Multi Hunter.
Nice uppercut there from Bujol.
A left and a right from Bujol both land. Nice combination.
Bujol lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bujol misses the shot to the body.
Bujol just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThe Multi Hunter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Multi Hunter punishes Bujol's body with a nice straight punch.
Bujol throws a series of punches but The Multi Hunter avoids them all with ease.
Bujol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Multi Hunter with a jab.
The Multi Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Multi Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bujol manages to avoid it.
Bujol unleashes a big counter combination but The Multi Hunter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bujol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Multi Hunter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bujol fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Multi Hunter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Multi Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
The Multi Hunter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bujol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bujol misses.
The Multi Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
The Multi Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Multi Hunter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bujol has time to react.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Multi Hunter.
Bujol throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bujol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from The Multi Hunter misses its intended target.
Bujol throws a nice looking combination but The Multi Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bujol misses with the combination.
Bujol looks to land a combination but The Multi Hunter avoids it well.
Bujol takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bujol lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bujol is looking to slow The Multi Hunter down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Multi Hunter avoids the head kick by Bujol.
The Multi Hunter misses with a kick to the body.
The Multi Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sergio Bujol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Multi Hunter misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol throws a sloppy head kick and The Multi Hunter moves out of range easily.
The Multi Hunter slips under a jab from Bujol.
The Multi Hunter misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from The Multi Hunter misses.
The Multi Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bujol.
The Multi Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Multi Hunter connects with a body shot.
The Multi Hunter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bujol. Bujol obviously looking to wear him down.
The Multi Hunter throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bujol blocks the leg kick.
The Multi Hunter misses with a left hand
and Bujol counters with a two punch combo.
The Multi Hunter slips under a jab.
Bujol misses with a combination
and The Multi Hunter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Multi Hunter postures up.
The Multi Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Multi Hunter wants to control from the top but Bujol keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Multi Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bujol is keeping the position for now.
Bujol keeping moving, preventing The Multi Hunter from controlling successfully.
Bujol keeping full guard, as The Multi Hunter tries to pass.
The Multi Hunter trying to control but Bujol is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some bone on bone action there as Bujol checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Multi Hunter throws a leg kick but Bujol sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Multi Hunter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bujol throws a push kick but The Multi Hunter slaps the foot to one side.
The Multi Hunter thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Multi Hunter lands a jab.
Bujol misses with a wild combination.
Bujol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Multi Hunter.
Bujol moves out of range as The Multi Hunter strikes.
Bujol misses with a double jab.
Bujol moves out of range of the strikes.
The Multi Hunter misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bujol. Those never looked like landing.
The Multi Hunter lands with a hook. Bujol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Multi Hunter scores with a jab. Bujol acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Multi Hunter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bujol misses with a body punch
and The Multi Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Multi Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bujol blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Bujol 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bujol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Multi Hunter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bujol.
Bujol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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 Dog The Multi Hunter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bujol swats away the attempt to clinch by The Multi Hunter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bujol.
The Multi Hunter tries to clinch but Bujol moves out of range.
The Multi Hunter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bujol takes a swing at The Multi Hunter's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Bujol.
The Multi Hunter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter connects with the punch.
Bujol throws a series of punches but The Multi Hunter moves out of range.
The Multi Hunter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bujol checks a leg kick.
Bujol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Multi Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Bujol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Multi Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Multi Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Bujol sprawls well. He's pushed The Multi Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Multi Hunter misses with a hook. Bujol ducked under it nicely.
Bujol lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bujol throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Multi Hunter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bujol walks into a left hand.
Bujol avoids the head kick by The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Bujol.
Bujol tries to bum rush The Multi Hunter with a series of wild strikes but The Multi Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Multi Hunter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bujol tries to avoid it but The Multi Hunter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bujol to the ground. Bujol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bujol thumps The Multi Hunter with a low kick.
Bujol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bujol lands with a nice combination. The Multi Hunter backs away looking to recover.
Sergio Bujol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Multi Hunter scores with a nice head shot.
Sergio Bujol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Multi Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bujol was well out of range. Poor timing from The Multi Hunter.
Bujol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Multi Hunter throws out the jab.
Bujol is looking for the big counter here.
The Multi Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
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!
The Multi Hunter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bujol to the mat! Bujol manages to get full guard.
Bujol uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The Multi Hunter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bujol's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Multi Hunter at a distance.
The Multi Hunter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Multi Hunter misses with a looping right.
Bujol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bujol is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bujol is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Multi Hunter rather than just go for the knockout.
The Multi Hunter misses with an uppercut
and Bujol counters with a one-two to the body.
The Multi Hunter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Multi Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Bujol.
That kick from The Multi Hunter tenderised Bujol's leg. Bujol is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Multi Hunter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bujol fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Multi Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Bujol off balance momentarily.
A combination from Bujol does no damage.
As Bujol backs away, The Multi Hunter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The Multi Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bujol manages to avoid it.
Bujol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Multi Hunter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bujol misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bujol. Those never looked like landing.
Bujol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Multi Hunter.
Bujol lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Multi Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Bujol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Multi Hunter throws a jab when Bujol was well out of range.
Bujol misses with a looping left.
The Multi Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Bujol stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog The Multi Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Multi Hunter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Multi Hunter misses with a low kick.
The Multi Hunter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Multi Hunter misses with a double jab.
Bujol's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bujol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Multi Hunter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bujol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Multi Hunter's head.
The Multi Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and Bujol counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Multi Hunter. Bujol does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Multi Hunter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bujol misses with a few strikes there.
The Multi Hunter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bujol lands a jab-cross combination.
Bujol throws a leg kick which misses The Multi Hunter's front leg but catches the back leg as The Multi Hunter tries to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Bujol. No joy for The Multi Hunter on that attempt.
The Multi Hunter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bujols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Multi Hunter dodges the punch combination from Bujol.
Bujol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Multi Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Multi Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bujol manages to avoid it.
The Multi Hunter misses with a looping right.
Bujol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
Bujol 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.
Sergio Bujol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Bujol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bujol misses with a wild body shot.
The Multi Hunter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Multi Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bujol moves away.
Jab from The Multi Hunter.
Bujol tries to bum rush The Multi Hunter with a series of wild strikes but The Multi Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Multi Hunter thumps Bujol with a low kick.
A punch combination from Bujol misses.
No joy there for Bujol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Multi Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Bujol throws a counter combo.
Bujol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bujol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Multi Hunter throws the left hand but Bujol avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Multi Hunter.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Multi Hunter. That's going to slow Bujol down.
Bujol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Multi Hunter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Multi Hunter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bujol is out of range and The Multi Hunter settles back down.
As The Multi Hunter backs off Bujol throws a huge counter combo but The Multi Hunter manages to avoid it all.
Bujol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bujol!
Bujol misses with an uppercut. The Multi Hunter saw that one coming.
Bujol slips a jab from The Multi Hunter.
Bujol checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Multi Hunter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Multi Hunter misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Bujol does no damage.
The Multi Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Multi Hunter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bujol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bujol drops his hands momentarily and The Multi Hunter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bujol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Multi Hunter manages to avoid it.
Bujol throws a right and a left that The Multi Hunter avoids nicely.
Bujol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Multi Hunter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bujol eats them both and turns towards The Multi Hunter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bujol. The Multi Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Multi Hunter is looking to counter punch.
The Multi Hunter connects with a solid leg kick.
Bujol looks to land a right hand but The Multi Hunter moved out of range.
Bujol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Multi Hunter misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Multi Hunter, right into the meat.
Bujol throws a hook to the side of The Multi Hunter's head but The Multi Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bujol throws a body kick that misses.
Bujol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Multi Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Bujol.
The Multi Hunter tries to clinch up.
The Multi Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bujol.
The Multi Hunter is looking to score with low kicks.
Bujol is looking for the big counter here.
Bujol lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Multi Hunter connects with a leg kick. Bujol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Multi Hunter moves out of range of the body kick from Bujol.
The Multi Hunter goes for a double leg but Bujol avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bujol continues to drive forward.
Bujol throws the kick towards the body but The Multi Hunter avoids it.
The Multi Hunter lands a nice shot that snaps Bujol's head back.
Bujol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bujol there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bujol blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from The Multi Hunter misses.
Bujol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Multi Hunter.
Bujol swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Multi Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bujol scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bujol lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bujol is looking to chop away at The Multi Hunter's legs.
The Multi Hunter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bujol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Multi Hunter.
Despite the aggression on Bujol's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Multi Hunter moves into the clinch.
Bujol blocks an uppercut.
Bujol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Multi Hunter connects with a leg kick. Bujol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Multi Hunter dodges the punch combination from Bujol.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Multi Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Bujol gets caught napping as The Multi Hunter dives in and scores a takedown. Bujol manages to retain guard.
Bujol is looking to stand back up but The Multi Hunter counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bujol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if The Multi Hunter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bujol is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Multi Hunter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Multi Hunter's back!
You can see the frustration on The Multi Hunter's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bujol is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bujol is trying to stick to The Multi Hunter's back but The Multi Hunter is turning into Bujol. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bujol's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by The Multi Hunter.
Bujol has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. The Multi Hunter has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The Multi Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bujol.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Bujol.
I think Bujol 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog The Multi Hunter!
After winning the bout, Dog The Multi Hunter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samran Mookjai (ranked 738 p4p, 118 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 666 p4p, 108 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samran Mookjai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mookjai moves forwards but Bennet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mookjai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mookjai momentarily.
Bennet takes the fight into the clinch.
Mookjai tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet lands with a light punch inside.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet throws a punch but it's blocked by Mookjai.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennet throws a hook but Mookjai blocks it.
Bennet throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mookjai counter with a right hand.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Mookjai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet lands a jab to the nose.
Bennet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai blocks the body kick.
Bennet moves in looking to clinch but Mookjai pushes him off.
Mookjai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennet.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Mookjai is just out of range.
Bennet throws the left hand but Mookjai avoids the punch easily.
Mookjai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bennet lands with a straight right. Mookjai didn't see that one coming.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Mookjai moved out of range.
Mookjai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mookjai throws a body kick that misses.
Mookjai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennet.
Bennet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mookjai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
Mookjai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mookjai, as that shot connected.
Mookjai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a nice strike.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Mookjai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mookjai wants to land a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
Mookjai throws a looping overhand right but Bennet ducks down to avoid it.
Bennet throws an off balance right hand
and Mookjai counters with a straight right hand.
Mookjai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
A big left from Bennet misses.
It looked like Mookjai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bennet.
Bennet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
Mookjai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Mookjai is looking to counter punch.
Mookjai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Mookjai throws a jab when Bennet was well out of range.
Mookjai throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mookjai with a body shot.
Bennet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Mookjai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Mookjai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mookjai missing with a left hand there. Bennet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennet throws a hook but Mookjai avoids it easily.
Bennet misses with a hook. Mookjai ducked under it nicely.
Mookjai looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
Mookjai tries a head kick but it misses.
Mookjai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mookjai blocks a jab.
Mookjai looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mookjai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bennet throws the kick towards the body but Mookjai avoids it.
Mookjai throws a head kick but Bennet moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mookjai.
Mookjai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bennet slips a straight right by Mookjai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennet! But no joy.
Bennet misses with a right hand
and Mookjai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mookjai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet lands with an overhand left.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennet as he connects with a hook.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet throws a head kick but Mookjai moves out of range.
Mookjai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bennet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mookjai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mookjai moves away.
Mookjai staying out of range there.
Bennet with a jab.
Mookjai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Mookjai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
As Bennet looks to move away, Mookjai throws a big counter combo but Bennet just gets out of the way.
Mookjai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bennet takes a swing at Mookjai's ribcage but misses.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Mookjai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mookjai ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Bennet scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
Michael Bennet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mookjai misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet misses with a jab to the body
and Mookjai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mookjai moves away.
Mookjai misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mookjai avoids a kick to the body.
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Mookjai's head but Mookjai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennet jabs Mookjai right on the nose. Mookjai blinks but takes it well.
Mookjai blocks a jab.
Bennet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mookjai doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet cracks Mookjai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mookjai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Mookjai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mookjai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mookjai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mookjai counters with a left to the body.
Bennet loads up on a big right hand but Mookjai slips the punch.
Mookjai throwing a counter right hand but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Mookjai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Mookjai moved out of range.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Mookjai.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mookjai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bennet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mookjai counters with a straight right hand.
Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mookjai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Mookjai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mookjai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Mookjai thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mookjais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Mookjai. That snapped Bennet's head back.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennet scores with a nice body kick.
Bennet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mookjai slips under a jab from Bennet.
Mookjai looks to land a combination but Bennet avoids it well.
Mookjai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Bennet throws a lazy body kick
and Mookjai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mookjai to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Michael Bennet's cut even more.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mookjai throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mookjai. Those never looked like landing.
Mookjai throws a leg kick but Bennet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mookjai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mookjai avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Bennet scores with a decent looking hook.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennet.
Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mookjai.
Bennet misses with a body shot
and Mookjai counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennet lands a nice hook to Mookjai's body. Mookjai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bennet with a nice cross.
Mookjai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bennet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mookjai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mookjai cracks Bennet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet slips a jab from Mookjai.
Mookjai misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bennet slips under a jab from Mookjai.
Bennet tries a head kick but it misses.
Mookjai misses the jab.
Bennet appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mookjai misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Mookjai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet feints a counter leg kick.
Mookjai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennet misses with a right hand
and Mookjai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mookjai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Mookjai.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mookjai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Bennet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bennet scores with a leg kick.
Bennet lands a right hook to the body.
Bennet cracks a nice hook into Mookjai's ribs.
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Mookjai's head but Mookjai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mookjai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bennet just manages to avoid it.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mookjai.
Bennet scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet connects with a body shot that sends Mookjai's belly button to the back.
Bennet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mookjai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet misses with a left hand
and Mookjai counters with a body kick.
Bennet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mookjai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet walks into a left hand.
Mookjai looks for the body kick but Bennet saw that one coming.
Mookjai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bennet tries to clinch but Mookjai moves out of range.
Mookjai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mookjai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet looks for the body kick but Mookjai saw that one coming.
It looked like Mookjai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bennet connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Mookjai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mookjai misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennet! But no joy.
Mookjai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennet throws out the jab.
Bennet scores with the left hand. Mookjai knows he should have avoided that one.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mookjai.
Mookjai is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai throws a right hand that misses
and Bennet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mookjai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mookjai cracks a nice hook into Bennet's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet has Mookjai up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennet tries to clinch up.
It looked like Mookjai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bennet throws a shot to the body.
Bennet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennet defending well as Mookjai loads up on a big left hand.
Bennet scores with a nice strike.
Mookjai throws a body shot but no joy.
Mookjai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bennet throws the left hand but Mookjai avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Bennet - just one landing.
Mookjai takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
Bennet scores with a nice right hand.
Bennet throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mookjai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Michael Bennet's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mookjai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat.
Mookjai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bennet scores with a sloppy right hand. Mookjai should have avoided that one.
Mookjai blocks a jab.
Mookjai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mookjai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet throws a leg kick
and Mookjai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mookjai.
Mookjai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mookjai moves out of range of the body kick.
Mookjai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bennet. Bennet obviously looking to wear him down.
Bennet slips a straight right by Mookjai.
Mookjai moves out of range as Bennet throws a body kick.
Mookjai throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Bennet misses.
Samran Mookjai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennet lands a lovely overhand right.
Oooooh!!! Mookjai has knocked Bennet down with a huge combo! Mookjai steps away and waves a wobbly Bennet back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bennet is rocked!
Bennet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mookjai counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Bennet out cold! What a finish! Mookjai is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samran Mookjai!
An out of breath Samran Mookjai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 575 p4p, 93 weight class) and Sol Kwon (ranked 1611 p4p, 242 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon throws a lazy body kick
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sol Kwon has been cut.
Van Buren throws a low kick but Kwon moves out of range easily.
Kwon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut
letting Kwon counter with a right hand.
Kwon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses.
Kwon slips under a jab.
Van Buren moves out of range as Kwon strikes.
Van Buren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Van Buren.
Van Buren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kwon.
A head kick by Van Buren misses
and Kwon counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwon moves away.
Van Buren throws an off balance right hand
and Kwon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Buren lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kwon if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Buren 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.
Jab by Van Buren.
Van Buren swings widly with a right hand
letting Kwon counter with a right hand.
Kwon throws the left hand but Van Buren avoids the punch easily.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Buren misses with a low kick.
Kwon misses with a hook.
Kwon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Buren was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwon.
Kwon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Buren to score with a decent uppercut.
Kwon throws an overhand right that lands on Van Buren's shoulder, as Van Buren tries to avoid the shot.
Kwon throws a head kick that misses.
Van Buren throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Kwon counter with a right hand.
Kwon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Buren lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren scores with a jab. Kwon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Buren catches Kwon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kwon is rocked!
Van Buren feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Kwon collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joost Van Buren!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 898 p4p, 114 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 1759 p4p, 216 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Yes - Owner of a lonely heart. The crowd seem to be enjoying Winston's choice of entrance music: The Lost Boy. This should be a great matchup!
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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
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Winston checks it.
Winston misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Winston staying out of range there.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Winston ducks under and follows up with a left that Winston also avoids with ease.
Winston cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Winston changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Winston defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Winston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Winston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Winston works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Winston knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Winston misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
It seemed like Winston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Winston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Winston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanchez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Beta Fail in the buildup to the fight.
Winston throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Winston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez cracks Winston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Winston slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Winston slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Winston's knee but Winston avoids it well.
Winston checks the leg kick.
Winston avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winston gets slowly back to his feet.
Yes Man Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Winston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanchez defending well as Winston loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winston avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Winston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Winston is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
Winston is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Winston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winston throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Winston wants to free his trapped foot but Sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Winston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Winston lands with a punch from half guard.
Winston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winston is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Winston throws out a powerful jab.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Winston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yes Man Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Winston throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Winston's legs.
Winston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanchez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Winston keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston tries to pull guard but Sanchez holds him up against the cage and eventually Winston drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Winston with the counter takedown but Sanchez avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Winston down.
Winston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Winston avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winston misses with an uppercut
and Winston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Winston avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Winston.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Winston.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Winston walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Winston clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Winston fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanchez misses the target.
Yes Man Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Winston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Winston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Winston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Winston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winston down.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Winston ducked under it nicely.
Winston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winston is rocked!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Winston is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Winston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Winston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Winston is controlling him.
Winston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Winston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Winston moves out of range.
Winston with the counter takedown but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winston can do to turn this around?
Sanchez swings for the body but Winston moves out of range.
Jab from Winston.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Winston.
Sanchez throws a front kick that sends Winston stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Winston throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Winston shakes it off.
A shot to the body from Winston misses
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winston misses with a hook.
Winston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Winston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away.
Winston throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winston. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Winston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez punishes Winston's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Winston.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Winston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Winston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Winston moves out of range easily.
Winston changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Winston saw that one coming.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Winston slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Winston lands a body shot.
Winston checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Winston darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Winston into the cage.
Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Winston blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Winston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winston.
Winston closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Yes Man Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Winston lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
Winston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Winston moves out of range.
Winston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harry Winston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Winston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yes Man Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Yes Man Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brixton (ranked 709 p4p, 85 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 537 p4p, 68 weight class). Brixton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Akala - This is London. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Danny Brixton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brixton missing with a left hand there. Priester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danny Brixton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priester needs to keep his hands up - Brixton had a free shot at his head there.
Brixton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brixton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Priester has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Priester shoots in for a takedown but Brixton shows good takedown defense.
Brixton connects with an inside leg kick.
Brixton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Priester checks a leg kick.
Priester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brixton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Priester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Priester lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brixton will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brixton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Priester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Priester lands a nice shot that snaps Brixton's head back.
Brixton avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brixton.
Priester scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton digs a good body shot into Priester's ribs.
Priester misses with a wild combination.
Priester looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brixton swings for the body but Priester moves out of range.
Brixton misses with a leg kick
and Priester counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brixton thumps Priester with a low kick.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brixton.
Brixton works the jab nicely.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Priester throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Brixton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Priester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Priester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It appears Brixton was looking to counter with a kick there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brixton, as that shot connected.
Priester scores with a takedown into Brixton's guard.
Brixton is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Priester dives into side control.
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!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brixton struggling a bit here.
Brixton tries to buck Priester off but Priester is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
Brixton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brixton kicks off Priester and gets to his feet.
Brixton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brixton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Priester.
Brixton misses with a wild body shot.
Priester 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Priester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brixton.
Brixton throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
Priester throws out a counter right but Brixton avoids it with no problem.
Priester misses with a hook.
Brixton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Brixton.
Danny Brixton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Brixton motions for Priester to come forward. Brixton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brixton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Priester throws a body kick that misses.
Brixton misses with a hook to the body
and Priester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Priester slips a straight right by Brixton.
Priester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Priester throws a head kick but Brixton moves out of range.
Priester throws a sloppy head kick and Brixton moves out of range easily.
Priester lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priester closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Priester swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priester scores with a shot to the body.
Priester thumps Brixton with a low kick.
Brixton misses with a body punch
and Priester counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Priester fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brixton sprawls well initially but Priester persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brixton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Priester slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brixton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Priester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brixton has an active guard here but Priester has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Landon Priester will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Priester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brixton throwing a counter right hand but Priester manages to avoid it.
Priester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brixton.
Priester darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brixton misses with a low kick.
Brixton scores with a shot to the body.
Brixton staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Priester. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Brixton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Brixton.
It looks like Brixton has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Priester throws a hook to the side of Brixton's head but Brixton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Priester throws the kick towards the body but Brixton avoids it.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
Priester scores with a decent looking hook.
Priester lands with a good body shot.
Priester thuds a left hand into Brixton's body.
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!
Priester sizes up Brixton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Brixton misses its intended target.
Brixton throws a solid leg kick but Priester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brixton.
Brixton just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester moves away from the strike by Brixton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brixton.
Brixton misses the body punch
and Priester counters with a nice body kick.
Priester misses with an uppercut. Brixton saw that one coming.
Priester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Priester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Priester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brixton's sensitive parts.
Brixton swings for the body but Priester moves out of range.
Priester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brixton swings for the body but Priester moves out of range.
Priester scores with a leg kick.
Priester staying out of range there.
Brixton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Priester.
Brixton throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Priester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brixton moves out of range of the strikes.
Priester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brixton misses with a lunging right hand
and Priester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brixton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Priester at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton slips a straight right by Priester.
Brixton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Priester defending well as Brixton loads up on a big left hand.
Brixton scores with a nice body kick.
Priester throws a lazy uppercut
letting Brixton counter with a right hand.
Brixton misses with a looping left.
Brixton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Brixton.
Priester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Brixton does no damage.
Priester pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brixton back to the cage. Priester follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good leg kick by Priester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Priester slips a straight right by Brixton.
Brixton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Priester looks to land a right hand but Brixton moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Brixton - just one landing.
Priester looks to throw the jab but Brixton is out of range.
Brixton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priester moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Priester misses.
Brixton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Priester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brixton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Brixton misses.
Brixton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Priester misses with a two punch combination.
Priester throws a front kick that sends Brixton stumbling back into the cage.
Brixton slips a straight right by Priester.
Brixton misses with a head kick.
Brixton misses with a leg kick.
Priester let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice cross by Brixton.
Priester takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brixton throws a head kick that misses.
Brixton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brixton manages to avoid it.
And Brixton counters with a quick kick to the body but Priester blocks it.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brixton was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
A big right from Priester misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priester throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Brixton throws a jab but it's blocked by Priester.
Priester tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brixton defends well and Priester ends up having to push Brixton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brixton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brixton lands a nice looking body shot.
Priester takes a swing at Brixton's ribcage but misses.
Brixton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Priester shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Priester tries to land a front kick but Brixton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brixton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Brixton sizes up Priester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brixton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brixton lands a leg kick that knocks Priester off balance momentarily.
Brixton needs to keep his hands up - Priester had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester tests Brixton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Priester thuds his shin into the meat of Brixton's side.
Priester is looking to slow Brixton down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Landon Priester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Priester slips under a jab from Brixton.
Brixton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brixton jabs Priester right on the nose. Priester blinks but takes it well.
Brixton throws a body kick that misses.
Priester shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brixton is trying to defend but Priester finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brixton is looking for a sweep. Priester is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brixton is trying to maintain the position but Priester is very close to passing his half guard.
Brixton tries to roll over but Priester keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brixton regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brixton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brixton trying to control the position.
Brixton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Priester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Priester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brixton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Priester has passed into half guard!
Danny Brixton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brixton manages to get to full guard.
Brixton looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Priester has picked Brixton up and slammed him! Brixton can't keep hold of the triangle and Priester manages to pass to side control!
Brixton struggling a bit here.
Brixton trying to control but Priester flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Priester has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Brixton's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton tries to roll but Priester sticks to his back.
Priester has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Brixton's body.
Let's hope that Priester has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brixton wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Priester is not going to allow Brixton to sit and survive in this position.
Priester biding his time, controlling Brixton.
Priester is not going to allow Brixton to sit and survive in this position.
Brixton is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brixton wants to control his opponent's hands but Priester gets his hands free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Priester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Priester 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Priester!
An out of breath Landon Priester thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 173 p4p, 23 weight class) and Rage Parade (ranked 311 p4p, 47 weight class). Parade comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I KILL Cause I'm Hungry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alphonzo Mirage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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28
205 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rage Parade!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parade blocks the body kick.
Parade appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mirage throws a hook to the side of Parade's head but Parade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mirage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parade throws a big counter head kick but Mirage avoids it with no problem.
Mirage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mirage or not.
Mirage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parade's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Mirage fails to land.
Mirage lands a left hand.
It looks like Rage Parade has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Mirage.
Parade struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirage controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage manages to break the clinch.
Parade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mirage keeps Parade at a distance using the push kick.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parade moves away.
Parade only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Parade misses with an uppercut. Mirage saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mirage throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirage throws a leg kick but Parade moved away.
Parade avoids the head kick by Mirage.
Mirage throws a wild body kick that Parade sees coming a mile off.
Mirage connects with an inside leg kick.
Parade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mirage drives through and clinches with Parade against the cage.
Parade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Parade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parade is trying to maintain a safe position but Mirage gets an underhook and turns Parade into the cage.
Mirage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parade can't find room to land a body shot as Mirage controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Mirage.
Parade tries a body shot but Mirage blocks it.
Parade is pushing Mirage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirage backwards.
Parade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirage's elbow.
I was talking to Mirage's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Parade lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirage misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mirage.
Parade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mirage prevents a body shot from Parade.
Parade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parade struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirage controls his hands.
Mirage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parade has a couple of punches blocked by Mirage.
Mirage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parade is pushing Mirage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mirage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mirage breaks from the clinch.
Mirage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirage blocks the leg kick.
Mirage throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirage throws a solid leg kick but Parade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mirage.
Mirage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parade tries to clinch up but Mirage circles away and keeps his distance.
Parade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mirage misses with a double jab.
Parade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parade there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parade is out of range.
Parade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirage.
Parade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parade looks for the body kick but Mirage saw that one coming.
Parade avoids the body shot from Mirage.
Parade throws a lazy uppercut
and Mirage counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Parade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mirage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Parade is out of range and Mirage settles back down.
Parade wants to counter the offense by Mirage and move into the clinch position.
Parade tries to land a leg kick but Mirage saw it coming and moves away.
Parade blocks the body kick.
Parade counters with a body kick.
Mirage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mirage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mirage looks to throw a body kick
and Parade counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonzo Mirage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rage Parade's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mirage blocks a head kick by Parade.
Mirage throws a body kick that misses.
Mirage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mirage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirage.
Mirage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Parade takes a step back to recover.
Mirage misses with a two punch combination.
Parade tries to counter with a clinch but Mirage shakes him off and moves away.
Mirage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parade under the eye.
Parade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mirage finds it's way round the side to connect with Parade's head.
Parade has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mirage.
Mirage lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage catches Parade with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mirage looks for the body kick but Parade saw that one coming.
Mirage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mirage throws a low kick but Parade avoids it.
Parade throws a counter combo.
Mirage delivers a nice body kick.
Parade has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mirage.
Parade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parade misses with a lunging right hand
and Mirage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mirage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mirage misses with a straight left.
Mirage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mirage misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mirage lands a glancing blow to the side of Parade's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parade's hands.
Parade is rocked!
That has opened up Rage Parade's cut even more.
Mirage throws a push kick but Parade slaps the foot to one side.
Parade is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirage finish him?
Good standup being displayed there by Mirage as he connects with a hook.
Mirage with a jab.
Mirage drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Parade right on the button. Parade goes down! Mirage follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mirage gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonzo Mirage!
After winning the bout, Alphonzo Mirage thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Brophy (ranked 231 p4p, 36 weight class) and Colin Turnbull (ranked 562 p4p, 76 weight class). Brophy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is JME - The Very Best. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
280 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull misses with an uppercut.
Turnbull has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brophy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Turnbull's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brophy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turnbull scrambles back to his feet.
Turnbull wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turnbull.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turnbull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turnbull throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Turnbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy is looking to counter with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Turnbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brophy blocks a low kick nicely.
Turnbull throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turnbull throws a low kick but Brophy moves out of range easily.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnbull lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brophy backs up against the cage.
It looks like Red Brophy has been cut.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turnbull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turnbull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turnbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull misses with a hook.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
Brophy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turnbull cracks Brophy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turnbull tries to clinch
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turnbull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Brophy checks it.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a sloppy head kick
and Brophy counters with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Turnbull.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Turnbull throws a big counter head kick but Brophy avoids it with no problem.
Brophy tries to keep at a distance but Turnbull has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy digs a right hand into Turnbull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turnbull's gas tank.
Turnbull looks winded!
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy can't break the clinch.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Brophy lands a right hand.
Brophy lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to circle away but Turnbull has him pinned against the cage.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy cracks Turnbull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turnbull throws a front kick aimed at Brophy's knee but Brophy avoids it well.
Turnbull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the body.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Brophy avoids a kick to the body.
Turnbull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turnbull throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Red Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Red Brophy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brophy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turnbull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turnbull works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Red Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Turnbull sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turnbull missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brophy connects with an inside leg kick.
Brophy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Turnbull swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with an inside leg kick.
Turnbull is breathing heavily.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brophy.
Brophy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brophy drops Turnbull with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Turnbull! Brophy dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Brophy!
During a confident post fight interview, Red Brophy 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 Michael Brakeley (ranked 322 p4p, 46 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 85 p4p, 13 weight class). Brakeley comes into the arena with Woke up this Morning blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brakeley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Gaetz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brakeley doesn't seem phased though.
Brakeley dips to his left and cracks Gaetz with an uppercut!
Brakeley misses with a straight left.
Gaetz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brakeley on the side of the head.
Brakeley swings widly with a right hand
and Gaetz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brakeley's knee momentarily.
No joy there for Brakeley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brakeley throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaetz counters with a nice right hand that sends Brakeley toppling to the canvas! Brakeley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gaetz finish him?!
Brakeley is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brakeley throws a hook but Gaetz blocks it.
Oh Brakeley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brakeley leaves his chin hanging out and Gaetz seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Brakeley crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Link Gaetz! Link Gaetz retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Link Gaetz, 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.
Michael Brakeley was interviewed post fight and said 'yo, man this is bullshit.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Semenko (ranked 34 p4p, 6 weight class) and Akoni Gray (ranked 27 p4p, 5 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Semenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akoni Gray!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Semenko.
Crunch! Gray slams his shin into Semenko's torso.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Semenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Semenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gray scores with a sloppy right hand. Semenko should have avoided that one.
Gray throws a left and a right that both miss
and Semenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gray throws a leg kick but Semenko checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Semenko.
Gray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray throws a poor cross that misses
and Semenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Semenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Akoni Gray has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray moves away from the strike by Semenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Semenko takes one on the button.
Gray throws a body kick that misses.
Semenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Semenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray avoids the body shot from Semenko.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Semenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gray can pounce on him.
Gray throws a wild body kick that Semenko sees coming a mile off.
Gray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Semenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Gray misses
and Semenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Semenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a low kick, looking for Semenko's leg but Semenko calmly moves out of range.
Gray with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Semenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy body kick from Gray
and Semenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray cracks Semenko with a good jab.
Semenko looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Semenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray jabs Semenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gray throws a leg kick but Semenko moved away.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Semenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko walks into a stiff left hand from Gray.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Gray backs away, Semenko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Semenko.
An inside leg kick lands from Semenko.
Akoni Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenko lands with a right hand.
A jab from Gray misses.
Gray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gray is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Semenko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Semenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Semenko misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Semenko tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Semenko sets himself, and Gray steps forward looking for the clinch! Semenko avoids it this time.
Semenko misses with a wild body 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!
Gray cracks Semenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gray closes the distance and pushes Semenko back into the cage.
Semenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Semenko prevents a body shot from Gray.
Semenko lands a right hand.
Gray pushes Semenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akoni Gray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akoni Gray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Semenko. Gray shrugs it off though.
Semenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Semenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gray lands a leg kick that knocks Semenko off balance momentarily.
Semenko throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Semenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Semenko throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray dips to his left and cracks Semenko with an uppercut!
Gray misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Semenko blocks the low kick.
Semenko scores with a kick to the body.
Gray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Semenko lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semenko. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semenko misses with a hook to the body
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Semenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gray is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Semenko misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Semenko.
The fighters circling - Semenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray cracks Semenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Semenko throws a body kick that misses
and Gray counters with a thumping low kick.
Semenko ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Gray throws a leg kick but Semenko moved away.
Gray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Semenko. Semenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Gray moves out of range as Semenko strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gray motions for Semenko to come forward. Gray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Semenko throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Semenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Semenko moves away.
Gray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Semenko counters with a straight right hand.
Gray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Semenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Semenko.
Semenko throws out a leg kick but Gray moves out of range and Semenko only half commits.
Gray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Semenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Semenko.
Good work by Semenko as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Gray throws a head kick but Semenko moves out of range.
Gray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Semenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Semenko with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Semenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
Gray moves away from the strike by Semenko.
Gray moves out of range as Semenko strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Semenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akoni Gray'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.
Semenko misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gray.
Dave Semenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray motions for Semenko to come forward. Gray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray 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.
A big left from Semenko misses.
Semenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Semenko staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
Gray scores with the left hand. Semenko knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray scores with a nice head shot.
Gray with a hook.
A jab from Gray does it's job there.
Gray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Semenko prevents a body shot from Gray.
Gray blocking some punches.
Semenko with a knee to the head.
Gray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Semenko lands a shoulder strike.
Semenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gray avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gray.
Semenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Semenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gray misses with a hook.
Gray blocks the body kick.
Semenko lands a slapping body shot.
Gray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Semenko's hands.
Gray connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gray checks a leg kick nicely.
Semenko slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray connects with a crisp jab.
Gray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Semenko. Semenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Gray lands a slapping body shot.
Semenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Semenko misses
and Gray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gray is looking to clinch.
Gray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gray cracks Semenko with a good jab.
Gray looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray with a hook.
Semenko throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gray in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab from Gray does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick from Semenko.
Semenko misses with a wild combination.
Gray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semenko manages to avoid it.
It looked like Semenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gray looks to land a combination. Semenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Semenko is rocked!
Gray drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Semenko right on the button. Semenko goes down! Gray follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gray gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akoni Gray!
Akoni Gray decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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