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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Leikola (ranked 1101 p4p, 117 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 682 p4p, 79 weight class). Leikola's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Panikov has chosen Fighters as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ismo Leikola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leikola walks into a straight right hand from Panikov.
A jab from Panikov misses.
Panikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leikola tries a head kick but it misses.
Leikola throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Panikov.
Panikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Panikov scores with a jab to the body.
Panikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Panikov lands a jab.
Leikola is rocked!
Panikov staying out of range there.
Oh Leikola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leikola misses with the combination.
Leikola seems to have got his legs back now.
Panikov loads up on a big right hand but Leikola slips the punch.
Leikola is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leikola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Leikola.
Panikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leikola momentarily.
Leikola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Panikov.
Nice defenses there by Leikola.
Leikola cracks Panikov with a good jab.
Panikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leikola will feel that in the morning.
We've been informed that Panikov 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.
Leikola is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov lands a left and a right that send Leikola crashing to the mat, dazed. Panikov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A solid leg kick lands there for Leikola.
Decent striking displayed by Panikov there.
Panikov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Leikola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panikov.
A telegraphed right hand from Panikov misses the target.
Panikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Panikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panikov slips a jab from Leikola.
Sergey Panikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Panikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Leikola.
Leikola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panikov.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Panikov - that will leave a mark!
Leikola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Panikov can pounce on him.
Leikola throws a push kick but Panikov slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Leikola.
Panikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leikola counters with a body kick that stops Panikov in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Panikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leikola doesn't seem phased though.
Leikola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panikov.
Leikola connects with a solid leg kick.
Leikola avoids a kick to the body.
Leikola looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've been told by Leikola's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leikola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leikola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Panikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leikola misses with a body shot.
Panikov misses with a head kick.
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leikola throws a jab but it's blocked by Panikov.
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leikola had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Panikov punishes Leikola's body with a nice straight punch.
Leikola looks for the body kick but Panikov saw that one coming.
Leikola defending well as Panikov loads up on a big left hand.
Panikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Panikov misses.
Leikola lands a jab to Panikov's midsection.
Leikola scores with a jab to the head.
Panikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leikola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Panikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leikola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leikola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leikola misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Leikola misses the target.
Leikola throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leikola avoids a kick to the body.
Panikov missing with a left hand there. Leikola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leikola half committed to a counter leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panikov.
Leikola staying out of range there.
Leikola appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Panikov throws a looping overhand right but Leikola ducks down to avoid it.
Leikola blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leikola.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Panikov.
Panikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leikola misses with a wild combination.
Panikov connects with a jab.
Leikola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Panikov checks it well.
Panikov lands with a straight right. Leikola didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Panikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leikola doesn't seem phased though.
Leikola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leikola is looking to slow Panikov down with leg kicks.
Panikov throws a big shot that misses.
Panikov throws a good cross that connects.
Panikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leikola throws a shot to the body.
Leikola sizes up Panikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Panikov tests Leikola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Leikola coming out on top.
Leikola throws a sloppy head kick and Panikov moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Panikov.
Panikov throws an overhand right that drops Leikola like a sack of potatoes! Panikov dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Panikov!
Sergey Panikov took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You lose to slow learner with little skill, how you feel? I smoke cigarettes, 40 a day, and eat pizza.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thomas (ranked 969 p4p, 48 weight class) and Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 712 p4p, 33 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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136 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas catches Payakarakatong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Payakarakatong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakarakatong misses with a looping right.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Payakarakatong dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Payakarakatong cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Payakarakatong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Payakarakatong moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Payakarakatong moves away and avoids it.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas avoids the body shot from Payakarakatong.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Payakarakatong's head.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Payakarakatong.
Thomas lands a body shot.
I was talking to Thomas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from Payakarakatong.
A hook to the body from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Payakarakatong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Payakarakatong lands a left hand.
Payakarakatong prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Payakarakatong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas leaning against his opponent.
Payakarakatong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong has Thomas pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakarakatong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakarakatong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Payakarakatong.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payakarakatong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Payakarakatong.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payakarakatong's elbow.
Payakarakatong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakarakatong lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payakarakatong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payakarakatong lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong lands a jab to the nose.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Payakarakatong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payakarakatong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Payakarakatong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thomas moves out of range as Payakarakatong throws a body kick.
Payakarakatong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Payakarakatong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Payakarakatong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas throws a body punch but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Payakarakatong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Payakarakatong moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
And Payakarakatong responds with a good body kick, but Thomas manages to step out the way in time.
Thomas throws a body punch but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Payakarakatong moved out of range.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Payakarakatong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakarakatong ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
A little jabbing left from Payakarakatong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas throws a jab when Payakarakatong was well out of range.
Payakarakatong throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Payakarakatong ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakarakatong throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payakarakatong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas tries to clinch up
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Tom Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Payakarakatong moved out of range nicely.
Thomas slips under a jab from Payakarakatong.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Payakarakatong counters with a crisp right hand that drops Thomas! Payakarakatong lets Thomas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas throws a hook but Payakarakatong blocks it.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Payakarakatong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas tries to clinch but Payakarakatong is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Payakarakatong misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Payakarakatong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payakarakatong cracks Thomas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thomas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Payakarakatong finish him?
Payakarakatong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Payakarakatong counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Van Veen (ranked 696 p4p, 91 weight class) and Bomb Com (ranked 709 p4p, 93 weight class). Van Veen comes to the cage accompanied by Give it ALL. Com has chosen Bombs Away as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bomb Com!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Com throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Veen counters with a straight right hand.
Com has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Com missing with a left hand there. Van Veen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Com tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Com ducks right into an uppercut from Van Veen.
Van Veen moves in looking to clinch but Com pushes him off.
Van Veen moves out of range of the body kick from Com.
Com jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen cracks Com with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Veen closes the distance and pushes Com back into the cage.
Van Veen swings wildly with an uppercut but Com uses good head movement to avoid it.
Com misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Com.
Van Veen blocks an uppercut.
Com swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Com tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Com working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Veen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Com controls his hands.
Com scores with a nice hook to the head.
Com blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Com fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Veen.
Com lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Com misses with a punch to the body.
Com throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Com throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Com's elbow.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Com controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Com.
Com has a couple of punches blocked by Van Veen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Com.
Com misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Com.
Com scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Com.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Veen.
Van Veen digs a right hand underneath Com's ribcage. Com let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Com lands a body shot.
Van Veen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coms head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Veen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Com can't find room to land a body shot as Van Veen controls the action.
Com tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Veen misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Veen.
Com blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Veen breaks the clinch.
Com tests Van Veen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice combination there by Com.
Van Veen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Veen moves out of range as Com strikes.
Com uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Van Veen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Veen thumps Com with a low kick.
Com has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Veen finds it's way round the side to connect with Com's head.
Van Veen checks a leg kick nicely.
Com misses with a hook.
Com uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Veen.
Com punishes Van Veen's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Veen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Com will feel that in the morning.
Van Veen looks to land a left hand but Com moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Veen.
Com tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Veen is able to avoid easily.
Van Veen walks into a stiff left hand from Com.
Com closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Com looks to land a strike but Van Veen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Com is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Veen has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Com throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Veen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Com throwing strikes from guard but Van Veen blocks nicely.
Com passes Van Veen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Com missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Com wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Veen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Com thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Veen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen is refusing to be controlled, as Com sits in half guard.
Van Veen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van Veen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Com.
Com sitting in guard here, content to control.
Com throws an elbow that misses. Van Veen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Com's guard. Nice move by Van Veen!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Com has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Van Veen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Com.
Van Veen taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bomb Com will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Veen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Com if he has to take too many more of those.
Com drops his hands momentarily and Van Veen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Com fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Veen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Veen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Com does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Veen jabs Com right on the nose. Com blinks but takes it well.
We've been told by Van Veen's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A lazy left from Van Veen finds it's target.
Com takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Veen connects with a body shot that sends Com's belly button to the back.
Van Veen thumps Com with a low kick.
Van Veen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Veen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Van Veen.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the body
enabling Com to counter with a crisp jab.
Com throws a shot from downtown. Van Veen moves away and avoids it.
Ludo Van Veen is winning the standup battle so far.
Com uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
Com scores with a hook to the body. Van Veen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Com throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Van Veen.
Van Veen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Com avoids the head kick by Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Com takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Com misses with a low kick.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Com.
Com throws the kick towards the body but Van Veen avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Veen. That snapped Com's head back.
Com throws a jab when Van Veen was well out of range.
Van Veen lands with an overhand left.
Van Veen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ludo Van Veen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Com defending well as Van Veen loads up on a big left hand.
Com is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Veen with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Van Veen. Beautiful body shot.
Com throws a jab when Van Veen was well out of range.
Com takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Com.
Van Veen misses with an uppercut. Com saw that one coming.
Com throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Com has time to react.
Van Veen throws the left hand but Com avoids the punch easily.
Com shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Veen thuds his right hand into Com's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Com throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Veen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Veen sizes up Com with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Com ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen connects with a body shot.
Van Veen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Com momentarily.
Com tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Veen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Com throws a push kick but Van Veen slaps the foot to one side.
Van Veen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Com tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Veen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Com's sensitive parts.
Com scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen catches Com with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Com keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Com connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Van Veen misses.
Van Veen throws a hook to the side of Com's head but Com sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Com.
Com throws out a leg kick but Van Veen moves out of range and Com only half commits.
Van Veen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Com moves out of range as Van Veen strikes.
Com throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Com with a hook.
A jab lands there for Van Veen.
Com displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Veen throws out the jab.
Com unleashes a big counter combination but Van Veen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Com keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Com blocks a jab.
Com looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Veen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Veen misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Van Veen lands but Com takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Com blocks the low kick.
Com has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Com ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen missing with a left hand there. Com was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Veen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Veen blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Veen misses the target.
Van Veen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Com.
Van Veen connects with a crisp jab.
Com misses the shot to the body.
Com attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Com misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Veen throws the left hand but Com avoids the punch easily.
Com tried to score with a low kick but Van Veen checks it.
Com throws a leg kick but Van Veen moved away.
Com looks to throw the jab but Van Veen is out of range.
Van Veen is looking to counter punch.
Van Veen scores with a jab. Com acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen misses with a straight left.
Com is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Veen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Com.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Van Veen.
Com attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Com is just out of range.
Com fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Veen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Veen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Com fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Veen manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Veen!
Van Veen misses with a body shot.
Com tried to score with a low kick but Van Veen checks it.
Com looks to land a left hand but Van Veen moved out of range nicely.
Com circles away from the clinch attempt.
Com takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen takes the fight into the clinch.
Com's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Veen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Com.
Com blocks a jab.
Com turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Veen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Veen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Veen swings widly with a right hand
and Com connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Van Veen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Veen slips under a jab from Com.
Com on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Com circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Veen lands with a shot to the body.
Com bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Veen's head.
Nice defenses there by Com.
Com avoids a kick to the body.
Com throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Veen counters with a nice uppercut.
Com cracks a nice hook into Van Veen's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Com takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Com looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Com throws a solid leg kick but Van Veen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Com.
Com throws the left hand but Van Veen avoids the punch easily.
Van Veen misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Com dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Veen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Veen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Veen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Com with the counter takedown but Van Veen avoids it easily.
Com pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Veen lands a really nice looking cross but Com seems unphased.
Com takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Veen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Com on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Com throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Van Veen there.
Van Veen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Com.
Van Veen throws a good cross that connects.
Com scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Com misses with a hook.
Com swings for the body but Van Veen moves out of range.
Com misses with a wild combination.
Com's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Veen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Com to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Com throws a strike but Van Veen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Com throws his legs up looking for a submission but Van Veen uses it to pass to side control.
Van Veen controls the position from side control.
Com is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen gets to mount! Com was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Van Veen controlling the position easily from mount.
Com is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Com is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Veen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Van Veen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ludo Van Veen made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 640 p4p, 72 weight class) and Joan Vila (ranked 553 p4p, 58 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tommy Gavin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tommy Gavin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Vila throws a chopping leg kick but Gavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vila scoring well with a low kick there.
Vila misses with a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a thumping low kick.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vila feints a counter leg kick.
Vila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gavin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Tommy Gavin has been cut.
Gavin misses with a low kick as Vila jumps back.
Vila goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gavin misses with a wild combination.
Vila connects with a body shot that sends Gavin's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin lands a glancing blow to the side of Vila's head.
Vila misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
It looked like Gavin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vila lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vila takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Vila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gavin.
Vila walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vila has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Vila.
Vila misses with a body kick.
Gavin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. Vila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vila.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Vila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vila throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gavin swings for the body but Vila moves out of range.
Vila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vila manages to avoid it.
Gavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Vila.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vila missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vila listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Vila.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
Vila misses with a straight right.
Gavin avoids a kick to the body.
Vila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gavin moves out of range as Vila strikes.
Vila misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gavin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vila scores with a nice right hand.
Gavin misses with a few strikes there.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vila manages to avoid it.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
Vila looks to throw a body kick
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Vila looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vila takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a low kick but Vila avoids it.
Vila throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gavin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vila's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vila misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Vila blocks the leg kick.
Vila throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gavin.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Vila's shoulder, as Vila tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Vila misses.
Vila looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Gavin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vila moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Vila.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Vila.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vila takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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 Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gavin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vila looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Gavin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Vila catches Gavin right on the button with a cross.
Vila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vila uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joan Vila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Vila blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Gavin misses.
Gavin cracks Vila with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Vila lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gavin doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Vila misses.
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Vila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Gavin backs off Vila throws a huge counter combo but Gavin manages to avoid it all.
Gavin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vila at a distance.
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!
Vila lands a nice looking body shot.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vila throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Gavin scores with a nice strike.
Vila takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vila thumps Gavin with a low kick.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gavin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vila if he has to take too many more of those.
Gavin slips under a jab from Vila.
Gavin lands a jab to Vila's midsection.
Vila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.
Gavin thows a body kick. Vila tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gavin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vila's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vila stalks Gavin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gavin's face. Gavin staggers backwards, shaken.
Gavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vila. That did some damage!
Vila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Gavin tests Vila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vila walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vila.
The fighters circling - Vila throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vila thows a leg kick but Gavin checks it
and Gavin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a chopping leg kick but Gavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vila, right into the meat.
Gavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Gavin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gavin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Vila's shoulder, as Vila tries to avoid the shot.
Gavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body punch from Vila.
Vila misses with a series of wild punches.
Vila throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Vila throws a leg kick which misses Gavin's front leg but catches the back leg as Gavin tries to avoid it.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vila connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vila throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Vila misses with a left hand
and Vila takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vila has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gavin.
Vila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vila.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Vila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Gavin as he connects with a hook.
Vila lunges at Gavin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gavin's hand.
Oooooh!!! Gavin has knocked Vila down with a huge combo! Gavin steps away and waves a wobbly Vila back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vila is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Gavin.
Vila is still on wobbly legs! Can Gavin finish him?
Vila is breathing heavily.
Gavin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Vila tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Gavin!
After the big win, Tommy Gavin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Groove Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Lopez (ranked 915 p4p, 148 weight class) and Mikael Brophy (ranked 837 p4p, 133 weight class). Brophy has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Martez Lopez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martez Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Martez Lopez has been cut.
Brophy tries to land a body kick
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk. Lopez catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Lopez misses.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Lopez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brophy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lopez is in Brophy's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Brophy.
Brophy is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Brophy is retaining full guard.
Brophy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lopez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brophy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brophy's head.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Brophy blocks nicely.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Brophy blocks nicely.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brophy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brophy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lopez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brophy scrambles back to his feet.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martez Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Brophy's body.
Brophy defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Brophy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Lopez defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Brophy tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martez Lopez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Brophy.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brophy misses with a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Brophy fights it but they end up in guard.
Brophy keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Lopez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez postures up in Brophy's guard and throws a big left but Brophy blocks it.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Brophy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lopez is trying to keep Brophy in close.
Lopez is really struggling to control Brophy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Brophy controlling him for the moment.
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brophy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brophy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brophy has passed into side control.
Lopez tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Lopez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lopez postures up.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brophy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez throws a strike but Brophy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brophy is one step ahead there.
Lopez managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brophy keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brophy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martez Lopez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lopez tries for a takedown but Brophy circles away easily
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brophy throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brophy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brophy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
Lopez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A low kick from Brophy misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Lopez tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brophy was covering up waiting for the punch and Lopez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brophy is on top in guard.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brophy is one step ahead there.
Mikael Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brophy stacks Lopez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brophy!
Brophy gets to mount! Lopez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lopez is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lopez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brophy. What's that going to do exactly?
Brophy avoids the attempt from Lopez to control.
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
Martez Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez tries to hold on but Brophy postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brophy prevents Lopez from getting the reversal.
Brophy avoids the attempt from Lopez to control.
Lopez is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brophy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lopez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brophy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martez Lopez!
An out of breath Martez Lopez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rage Parade (ranked 510 p4p, 84 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 1037 p4p, 166 weight class). Parade comes into the arena with I KILL Cause I'm Hungry blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rage Parade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto doesn't manage to clinch there - Parade circles away.
Parade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cotto scores with a head kick. Parade tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Rage Parade has been cut.
Cotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parade.
It looked like Parade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parade tries to clinch
and Cotto counters with a head kick. That will keep Parade thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cotto throws a jab when Parade was well out of range.
Parade throws a head kick but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto connects with a solid leg kick.
Cotto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cotto scoring well with a low kick there.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parade.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parade throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Parade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto tries a head kick but it misses.
Parade tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cotto manages to circle out of the way.
Parade moves out of range of the leg kick from Cotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cotto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cotto's knee momentarily.
Parade takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Parade misses with an uppercut
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto blocks the body kick.
Cotto moves into the clinch.
Parade has a couple of punches blocked by Cotto.
Parade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cotto works on Parade's body with a couple of short punches.
Cotto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parade avoids it.
Parade lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Cotto scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto'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.
Parade works on Cotto's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotto throws a leg kick
and Parade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cotto.
Cotto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parade. That did some damage!
Parade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cotto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cotto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Cotto backs away, Parade returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Parade slips a straight right by Cotto.
Parade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotto.
Parade takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cotto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parade.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Parade crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cotto - the referee stops the clock and Parade gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cotto. Parade manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cotto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Parade's head.
Cotto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parade.
Cotto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws a low kick, looking for Parade's leg but Parade calmly moves out of range.
Cotto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cotto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cotto throws a sloppy head kick and Parade moves out of range easily.
Cotto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cotto's knee momentarily.
Cotto misses with an uppercut
and Parade counters with a left and a right that stings Cotto.
Cotto lands a really nice looking cross but Parade seems unphased.
Cotto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotto throws a combination that misses
and Parade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotto looks winded!
Parade cracks Cotto with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Parade has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cotto to stand back up!
Cotto is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto drops his hands for a split second and Parade immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Cotto face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Parade follows up with a right hand that knocks Cotto into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rage Parade!
Rage Parade seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Lee Grace (ranked 759 p4p, 108 weight class) and Colin Turnbull (ranked 835 p4p, 119 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Lee Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grace.
Grace tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Grace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grace.
Grace manages to break the clinch.
Turnbull tries to score with a low kick but Grace moves his leg out of the way.
Grace wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grace lands a head shot.
Grace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
Turnbull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turnbull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turnbull wants to land a leg kick but Grace is out of range.
Grace lands with an overhand left.
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!
Turnbull takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Grace saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Turnbull there.
Grace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turnbull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grace rushes Turnbull and presses him up against the cage.
Grace breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turnbull. That's going to slow Grace down.
Grace slips a straight right by Turnbull.
Grace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Turnbull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grace throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnbull lands a leg kick that knocks Grace off balance momentarily.
Grace tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grace misses with a straight right.
Turnbull misses with a body shot
and Grace counters with a stiff right hand.
Turnbull lands a jab to the head.
Grace throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grace scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grace lands with a nice body punch.
Turnbull swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turnbull rushes Grace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grace, right into the meat.
Grace scores with a leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Turnbull has knocked Grace down with a huge combo! Turnbull steps away and waves a wobbly Grace back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Turnbull misses
and Grace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turnbull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grace. Grace obviously looking to wear him down.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grace wants to clinch.
Turnbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grace.
Turnbull connects with a body shot that sends Grace's belly button to the back.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Turnbull! Grace is backing up but he can't get away as Turnbull lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Grace and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Colin Turnbull!
Colin Turnbull decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sendou Kitano (ranked 473 p4p, 79 weight class) and Harold Nicolas (ranked 343 p4p, 51 weight class). Kitano comes to the cage accompanied by Hokuto No Ken - You wa Shock. Nicolas has chosen I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harold Nicolas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sendou Kitano's chin.
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214 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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Sendou Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano scores with a hook to the body. Nicolas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nicolas ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Nicolas with the counter takedown but Kitano avoids it easily.
Kitano lunges at Nicolas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nicolas's hand.
Kitano gets a clinch.
Kitano working aggressively here.
A short right from Kitano on the inside.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano misses with a body punch.
Kitano tries to land knees in the clinch but Nicolas avoids the damage to the body.
Kitano is pressed up against the cage. Nicolas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kitano down to the mat. Kitano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nicolas 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nicolas is defending well for now.
Kitano has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolas.
Nicolas blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano tries to work over Nicolas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kitano has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolas.
Kitano lands with a short shot to the head.
Kitano with a knee to the head.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Kitano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolas.
Kitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nicolas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nicolas tries for a takedown but Kitano manages to get underhooks.
Kitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kitano misses with a knee strike.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sendou Kitano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Nicolas.
Kitano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Kitano on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nicolas blocks an uppercut.
Nicolas prevents a body shot from Kitano.
Nicolas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kitano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kitano darts in and clinches Nicolas up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kitano fails to land.
Nicolas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kitano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nicolas is defending well for now.
Kitano working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nicolas wants to take the fight to the mat but Kitano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kitano.
Nicolas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kitano prevents it.
Kitano misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolas.
Kitano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitano tries to work over Nicolas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kitano pushes Nicolas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kitano lands with a right to the head.
Kitano tries a knee to the head but Nicolas blocks it.
Kitano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas blocks an uppercut.
Kitano tries to land a knee to the head but Nicolas blocks with his arms.
Kitano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nicolas.
Kitano scores with a knee to the head.
Kitano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
Kitano stops a takedown attempt from Nicolas.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kitano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sendou Kitano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kitano moves into the clinch successfully.
Kitano misses with a knee strike.
Kitano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nicolas blocks a body shot from Kitano.
Kitano working aggressively here.
Nicolas is looking for a takedown.
Nicolas prevents a body shot from Kitano.
Kitano gets underhooks to prevent Nicolas's takedown attempt.
Kitano gets through Nicolas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kitano has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano lands with a right to the head.
Nicolas blocking some punches.
Kitano lands a knee to the head.
Kitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nicolas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Kitano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano misses with a knee to the head.
Nicolas managing to block the knees to the body from Kitano.
A short uppercut from Kitano.
Nicolas blocking some punches.
Kitano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nicolas is working for takedown but Kitano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sendou Kitano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Nicolas.
A knee to the head by Kitano.
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicolas.
Kitano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kitano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kitano tries a body shot but Nicolas blocks it.
Kitano gets through Nicolas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kitano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nicolas tries for a takedown but Kitano manages to get underhooks.
Kitano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nicolas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nicolas is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kitano presses Nicolas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kitano fails to land.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano tries a body shot but Nicolas blocks it.
Kitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nicolas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas tries to score a body lock takedown but Kitano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kitano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kitano misses with a knee strike.
Nicolas blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
A knee to the head by Kitano.
Kitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nicolas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kitano.
Nicolas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nicolas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kitano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nicolas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kitano after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano tries to land knees in the clinch but Nicolas avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kitano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Nicolas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kitano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nicolas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kitano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nicolas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kitano after a bit of a struggle.
Kitano lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolas looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sendou Kitano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Kitano misses.
Nicolas feints the counter takedown.
Nicolas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kitano. Kitano obviously looking to wear him down.
Nicolas tries to keep at a distance but Kitano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kitano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicolas can do to turn this around?
Kitano lands a nice uppercut.
Kitano can't find room to land a body shot as Nicolas controls the action.
Kitano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sendou Kitano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Kitano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano misses with a knee to the head.
Kitano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicolas.
Kitano looking to throw knees to the head but Nicolas is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Kitano misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano looking to throw knees to the head but Nicolas is blocking nicely.
Kitano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nicolas blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolas.
Kitano misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano misses with a knee strike.
Kitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kitano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicolas.
Kitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolas.
Nicolas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kitano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kitano looking to throw knees to the head but Nicolas is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano tries to work over Nicolas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kitano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Kitano fails to land.
Kitano presses Nicolas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nicolas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kitano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sendou Kitano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kitano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nicolas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nicolas staying out of range there.
Nicolas moves out of range as Kitano strikes.
Kitano tried to score with a low kick but Nicolas checks it.
Nicolas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harold Nicolas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano cracks Nicolas with an open hand slap.
Kitano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nicolas's head.
Kitano closes the distance and pushes Nicolas back into the cage.
Kitano is pressed up against the cage. Nicolas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kitano down to the mat. Kitano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sendou Kitano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Nicolas.
Kitano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Kitano misses.
Nicolas with the counter takedown but Kitano avoids it easily.
Kitano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nicolas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitano throws a body punch but Nicolas moves out of range.
Kitano closes the distance and pushes Nicolas back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sendou Kitano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kitano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sendou Kitano!
Sendou Kitano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Harold Nicolas stepped up to the mic, saying 'I can't believe you touched my face! You'll be hearing from my lawyer, you animal!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 216 p4p, 25 weight class) and Carlos Ortega (ranked 116 p4p, 12 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Ortega misses.
Fitzpatrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ortega finds it's way round the side to connect with Fitzpatrick's head.
Ortega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Fitzpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick works Ortega's body with a nice hook.
Ortega misses with a right hand
letting Fitzpatrick counter with a right hand.
Ortega's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fitzpatrick under the eye.
Fitzpatrick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ortega's head.
Ortega lands a body shot.
Fitzpatrick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzpatrick is looking to clinch but Ortega is avoiding it.
Fitzpatrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ortega tries a body shot but Fitzpatrick blocks it.
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ortega tries to work over Fitzpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega cracks Fitzpatrick with a nice body shot.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzpatrick is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ortega defending well as Fitzpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzpatrick avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Ortega blocks a jab.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega.
Fitzpatrick thuds his right hand into Ortega's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carlos Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzpatrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fitzpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Ortega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fitzpatrick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fitzpatrick stalks Ortega and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ortega's face. Ortega staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortega was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fitzpatrick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega throws a poor cross that misses
and Fitzpatrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ortega blocks a leg kick.
Ortega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega lands a two punch combo.
Fitzpatrick blocks a leg kick.
Fitzpatrick drops his hands momentarily and Ortega takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ortega to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzpatrick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ortega throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fitzpatrick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ortega closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ortega jabs Fitzpatrick right on the nose. Fitzpatrick blinks but takes it well.
Ortega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ortega takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ortega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortega uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fitzpatrick has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortega now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Fitzpatrick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ortega.
Ortega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitzpatrick.
Ortega swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ortega lands with a nice body punch.
Fitzpatrick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ortega misses with a left hand
and Fitzpatrick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortega slips under a jab from Fitzpatrick.
Ortega catches Fitzpatrick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That kick from Ortega tenderised Fitzpatrick's leg. Fitzpatrick is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Ortega finds it's target.
Ortega swings for the body but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fitzpatrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fitzpatrick slips a jab and a cross from Ortega.
Fitzpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortega.
Fitzpatrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzpatrick is looking for a counter combo.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortega.
A jab from Fitzpatrick does it's job there.
Ortega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Ortega there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ortega fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab when Ortega was well out of range.
Fitzpatrick lands a head shot.
Ortega keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Ortega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzpatrick is looking to counter punch.
Ortega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fitzpatrick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega looks to land a body kick but Fitzpatrick moved away.
That kick from Ortega tenderised Fitzpatrick's leg. Fitzpatrick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fitzpatrick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ortega dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Ortega. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Fitzpatrick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Ortega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzpatrick throwing a counter right hand but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Ortega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzpatrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortega.
Fitzpatrick avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hook to the body.
Ortega catches Fitzpatrick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fitzpatrick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortega tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ortega slips a straight right by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortega bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.
Ortega lands a glancing blow to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.
Fitzpatrick throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzpatrick.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzpatrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination that misses
and Ortega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fitzpatrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortega.
Fitzpatrick stalks Ortega and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ortega's face. Ortega staggers backwards, shaken.
Ortega scores with a jab. Fitzpatrick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fitzpatrick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortega. Ortega circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ortega lands a right hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortega.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Fitzpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortega keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortega was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzpatrick.
Ortega throws a shot from downtown. Fitzpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortega.
Fitzpatrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzpatrick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fitzpatrick connects with a single shot there.
Fitzpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortega is just out of range.
Ortega now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ortega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice body shot.
Fitzpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it.
A jab from Ortega misses.
Fitzpatrick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ortega jabs Fitzpatrick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ortega keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitzpatrick.
As Ortega tries to get set, Fitzpatrick tries to push him back and clinch up but Ortega manages to avoid the attempt.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortega.
A slow jab from Fitzpatrick misses its intended target.
Fitzpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab by Ortega.
Ortega throws out a loose jab but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick throws a right hand that Ortega ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortega also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick rushes Ortega and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fitzpatrick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ortega's brow.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside.
Ortega blocks a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Ortega lands a body punch.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice body punch from Fitzpatrick.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortega slips a jab and a cross from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick wants to clinch.
Fitzpatrick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fitzpatrick.
Nice defenses there by Ortega.
Ortega lands a jab to Fitzpatrick's midsection.
Ortega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzpatrick throws out the jab.
Fitzpatrick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carlos Ortega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Ortega misses.
Fitzpatrick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fitzpatrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortega counters with an inside leg kick.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fitzpatrick moves out of range as Ortega throws a body kick.
Fitzpatrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Ortega there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ortega.
Fitzpatrick throws a sloppy body shot
and Ortega counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Ortega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fitzpatrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortega.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ortega changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Fitzpatrick's head but Fitzpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Ortega avoids it easily.
Ortega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzpatrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortega connects with a looping right hand.
Fitzpatrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortega.
Ortega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fitzpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Ortega.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortega misses the target.
Ortega defending well as Fitzpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
Ortega throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega tries to land a leg kick but Fitzpatrick saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a body punch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice body shot.
Fitzpatrick has closed the distance and engaged Ortega in a clinch.
Fitzpatrick blocks a body shot from Ortega.
Ortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ortega throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzpatrick moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Ortega misses.
Ortega lands a nice hook to Fitzpatrick's body. Fitzpatrick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fitzpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ortega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Fitzpatrick catches Ortega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fitzpatrick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortega jabs Fitzpatrick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fitzpatrick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzpatrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortega punishes Fitzpatrick's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Ortega does no damage.
Ortega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fitzpatrick doesn't seem bothered though.
Ortega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortega misses with a looping right.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzpatrick.
A jab lands there for Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands with a straight right. Ortega didn't see that one coming.
Fitzpatrick moves out of range of the body kick.
Ortega keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzpatrick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fitzpatrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick scores with the left hand. Ortega knows he should have avoided that one.
Fitzpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ortega shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fitzpatrick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ortega.
Ortega misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Ortega.
Ortega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitzpatrick's sensitive parts.
Ortega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fitzpatrick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fitzpatrick wants to clinch.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fitzpatrick defending well as Ortega loads up on a big left hand.
Francis Fitzpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick is looking to clinch.
Fitzpatrick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot lands for Ortega.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega swats away the attempt to clinch by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Ortega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ortega connects with a leg kick. Fitzpatrick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fitzpatrick connects with a single shot there.
Ortega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzpatrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortega has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ortega takes a swing at Fitzpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Ortega takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ortega winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Ortega!
Carlos Ortega tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 124 p4p, 15 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 96 p4p, 12 weight class). 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
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, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mirage is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Semenko.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Semenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mirage misses with a leg kick
and Semenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Semenko punishes Mirage's body with a nice straight punch.
Semenko looks to land a right hand but Mirage moved out of range.
Semenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirage.
Mirage misses with the body kick
and Semenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mirage throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Semenko tenderised Mirage's leg. Mirage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Semenko avoids the head kick by Mirage.
Semenko moves away from the strike by Mirage.
Semenko connects with a leg kick. Mirage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirage moves out of range as Semenko strikes.
Semenko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mirage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Semenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mirage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semenko manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mirage is looking to counter punch.
Semenko throws a head kick that Mirage semi-blocks.
Semenko tries to clinch up but Mirage circles away and keeps his distance.
Mirage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mirage lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Mirage tenderised Semenko's leg. Semenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Semenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirage.
Mirage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Semenko 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.
Nice body punch from Semenko.
Mirage lands a lovely overhand right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mirage.
Semenko lands a nice hook to Mirage's body. Mirage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semenko.
Mirage blocks a head kick by Semenko.
Semenko throws a right hand that misses
and Mirage counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mirage on the inside.
Mirage tries to work over Semenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirage controls his hands.
Mirage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
Mirage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mirage or not.
Mirage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirage digs a right hand into Semenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Semenko's gas tank.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mirage avoids it.
Mirage misses with a punch to the body.
Mirage blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Mirage.
A short uppercut from Mirage.
Mirage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mirage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Semenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage tries to work over Semenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Semenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Mirage backwards.
Mirage presses Semenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Semenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Semenko.
Mirage misses with a body punch.
Mirage can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
Semenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Semenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
Semenko lands with a right to the head.
Mirage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenko throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Semenko.
A bit of stalling here from Mirage.
Mirage swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Semenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mirage.
Mirage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mirage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Semenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mirage scrambles back to his feet.
Mirage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semenko.
Mirage throwing a counter right hand but Semenko manages to avoid it.
Mirage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Semenko replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mirage blocks it well.
Semenko throws a hook to the side of Mirage's head but Mirage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirage blocks the leg kick.
Semenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mirage throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Semenko throws a hook but Mirage avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mirage misses with a head kick.
Mirage moves out of range as Semenko throws a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mirage. Semenko shrugs it off though.
Mirage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dave Semenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Semenko moves out of range as Mirage throws a body kick.
Mirage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mirage looks to throw the jab but Semenko is out of range.
Semenko steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Mirage.
Nice cross by Semenko.
Mirage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Semenko.
Semenko tests Mirage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Semenko throws a lazy right hand but Mirage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Semenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mirage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Semenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mirage's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenko looks to land a right hand but Mirage moved out of range.
Mirage pushes Semenko away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Semenko connects with a leg kick. Mirage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Semenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mirage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mirage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Semenko. Semenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mirage.
Semenko dips to his left and cracks Mirage with an uppercut!
Mirage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Semenko connects with a body shot.
Semenko misses the jab.
It appears Mirage was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mirage throws a body kick that misses
and Semenko counters with a leg kick.
Semenko lands a head kick. Mirage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Semenko's hands.
Semenko looks for the body kick but Mirage saw that one coming.
Mirage misses with a straight left.
Mirage tries to score with a low kick but Semenko moves his leg out of the way.
Mirage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenko.
Semenko cracks Mirage with an open hand slap.
Semenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mirage throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab from Mirage.
Mirage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semenko lands with a kick to the temple. Mirage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mirage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Semenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mirage scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Mirage.
Semenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirage.
Mirage throws a low kick but Semenko avoids it.
Mirage lands with a kick to the ribs.
Semenko is breathing heavily.
Mirage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Semenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirage.
Semenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Semenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mirage, as that shot connected.
Semenko is rocked!
A slow jab from Mirage misses its intended target.
Semenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirage finish him?
Semenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mirage. Mirage obviously looking to wear him down.
Mirage pounces like a tiger and cracks Semenko with a vicious hook! Semenko is down but not out! Mirage follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alphonzo Mirage!
Alphonzo Mirage is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Alphonzo Mirage made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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