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UnderGround FC 71 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Robertson (ranked 3242 p4p, 407 weight class) and Enzo Viticello (ranked 23537 p4p, 640 weight class). Chris Robertson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Viticello!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Viticello.
Viticello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Viticello drops Robertson with a beautiful combination! Robertson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Viticello is looking for the KO!
Robertson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Robertson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robertson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Robertson with that takedown attempt.
Robertson shoots in for a double leg but Viticello sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chris Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Viticello counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Viticello.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Robertson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Viticello.
Viticello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viticello feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Robertson sprawling to the canvas! Robertson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Viticello finish him?!
Oh Robertson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Viticello throws an overhand right that has Robertson reeling! Viticello follows up with more punches and Robertson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Enzo Viticello!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Callus (ranked 23976 p4p, 293 weight class) and Frankie Busul (ranked 2937 p4p, 158 weight class). Busul has chosen Damian Marley - Road to Zion ft. Nas as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Callus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Busul!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busul scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Callus doesn't seem bothered though.
Busul looks to throw the jab but Callus is out of range.
Callus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been told by Callus's head coaches at Cozad Amsterdam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Callus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Callus avoids the body shot from Busul.
Busul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Busul has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Callus is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Callus tries to clinch up.
Callus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Busul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Busul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Busul. Callus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Callus. Those never looked like landing.
Busul scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Busul.
Busul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Busul cracks Callus on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Callus falls backwards against the cage. Busul follows up with more strikes that drop Callus to his knees. Busul keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Callus! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Busul!
Frankie Busul took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Boss (ranked 2557 p4p, 330 weight class) and Dubaku Womba (ranked 6293 p4p, 573 weight class). Hugo Boss is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dubaku Womba!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Womba lands a jab to Boss's midsection.
Womba drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boss looking for a guillotine here but Womba defends easily.
Womba throwing strikes from guard but Boss blocks nicely.
Boss is looking for a triangle but Womba pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Womba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Womba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boss has an active guard here but Womba has managed to pass into half guard.
Womba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boss looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Womba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boss keeps working.
Womba is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Boss is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dubaku Womba!
Dubaku Womba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Almeida (ranked 2985 p4p, 380 weight class) and Andrew Jones (ranked 5249 p4p, 536 weight class). Jones has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Antonio Almeida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones prevents Almeida from improving his position.
Almeida is working hard here to advance position.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almeida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Almeida defends it well.
Almeida trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jones manages to pass to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida reaches up to try and control the position but Jones seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Almeida rolls and tries to escape and now Jones has his back!
Almeida tries to escape the position.
Almeida breaks Jones's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
Jones passes Almeida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almeida gets back to full guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almeida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Almeida is tightening it up a little... Jones has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jones reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jones taps out! Nice BJJ there by Almeida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Antonio Almeida!
Our winner, Antonio Almeida, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Andrew Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back, I've got way more to offer. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 1790 p4p, 102 weight class) and Boris Volkonof (ranked 1595 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Volkonof!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corassa lands with a kick to the temple. Volkonof shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Volkonof misses with a body punch
and Corassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkonof is rocked!
Volkonof looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
Volkonof is still on wobbly legs! Can Corassa finish him?
Volkonof clinches with his opponent.
Volkonof seems to have recovered his senses.
Corassa scores with a shoulder strike.
Corassa digs a right hand into Volkonof's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkonof's gas tank.
Volkonof drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Corassa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Corassa effectively controlling the action here.
Volkonof misses with a hook to the ribs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Volkonof 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Corassa - that landed with a thud.
Volkonof is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Corassa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Volkonof being controlled against the cage.
Corassa stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Corassa as the two fighters clinch.
Corassa pushes Volkonof back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Volkonof tries to work over Corassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Corassa.
Corassa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corassa slows down the pace here.
Volkonof is looking for a takedown.
Eduardo Corassa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Volkonof.
Volkonof tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Corassa.
Volkonof looks winded!
Corassa lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Corassa.
Corassa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkonofs head.
The referee calls for Corassa to work.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corassa.
Nice body punch from Corassa - that landed with a thud.
Corassa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Volkonof.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corassa just leaning against Volkonof, taking a breather.
Corassa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Corassa lands with a left to the head.
Volkonof is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Corassa digs a right hand underneath Volkonof's ribcage. Volkonof let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corassa lands a right hand.
Corassa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corassa effectively controlling the action here.
Corassa lands a nice uppercut.
Corassa lands with a light punch inside.
Corassa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Corassa pushes Volkonof back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corassa lands a nice uppercut.
Corassa lands with a light punch inside.
Corassa throws a big uppercut that drops Volkonof! More strikes from Corassa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Volkonof lies dazed against the cage as Corassa celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Liberal Stomper (ranked 766 p4p, 97 weight class) and Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 1034 p4p, 131 weight class). Stomper comes to the cage accompanied by They say that I'm Crazy. Liberal Stomper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ralphie Maldonado's chin.
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liberal Stomper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralphie Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stomper closes the distance and pushes Maldonado back into the cage.
Maldonado blocking some punches.
Maldonado can't find room to land a body shot as Stomper controls the action.
Maldonado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Stomper.
Stomper throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldonado.
Stomper works on Maldonado's body with a couple of short punches.
Maldonado misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldonado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stomper or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Maldonado.
Stomper lands a shot to the body.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Stomper blocks it.
Maldonado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maldonado misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stomper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldonado.
Stomper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maldonado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stomper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stomper has a couple of punches blocked by Maldonado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stomper throws a head punch that misses.
Maldonado digs a right hand underneath Stomper's ribcage. Stomper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stomper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stomper throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldonado.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stomper.
I was talking to Stomper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stomper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stomper misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stomper.
A hook to the body from Maldonado.
Stomper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maldonados head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stomper.
Stomper tries to throw a body punch but Maldonado avoids it by throwing Stomper back against the cage.
Stomper working aggressively here.
Stomper misses with the head strike.
Stomper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stomper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stomper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stomper working aggressively here.
Stomper throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldonado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stomper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Maldonado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldonado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stomper takes a shot to the head.
Stomper misses with the head strike.
Stomper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stomper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldonado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stomper blocks an uppercut.
Stomper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stomper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maldonado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stomper working aggressively here.
Stomper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Maldonado blocking some punches.
Stomper lands with a left to the head.
Maldonado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado wants to stall.
Stomper working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Stomper.
Stomper misses with some punches.
Maldonado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stomper's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Maldonado as the two fighters clinch.
Maldonado lands with a left to the head.
Stomper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stomper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stomper throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldonado.
Stomper lands a nice uppercut.
Stomper working aggressively here.
Maldonado misses with a body punch.
Stomper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stomper misses with some punches.
Maldonado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stomper working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maldonado.
Stomper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldonado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldonado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maldonado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stomper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Maldonado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Maldonado fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maldonado breaks the clinch.
Stomper is looking to clinch but Maldonado is avoiding it.
Stomper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stomper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maldonado on the side of the head.
Maldonado lands with a shot to the body.
Maldonado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stomper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stomper misses with a hook.
Maldonado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stomper moves into the clinch.
Stomper is leaning against Maldonado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liberal Stomper dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maldonado cracks Stomper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stomper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maldonado ducks under a wild hook from Stomper.
Maldonado was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Stomper throws out a loose jab but Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldonado staying out of range there.
Maldonado flicks out a counter leg kick but Stomper steps away.
Maldonado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stomper misses with a looping right.
Stomper gets a clinch.
Stomper scores with a shoulder strike.
Stomper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stomper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stomper misses with a punch on the inside.
Stomper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldonado can do to turn this around?
A short right from Maldonado on the inside.
Maldonado has a couple of punches blocked by Stomper.
A head punch on the inside from Stomper fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stomper blocks a body shot from Maldonado.
Maldonado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado pushes Stomper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maldonado misses with a body punch.
Maldonado lands a body punch.
Stomper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maldonado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldonado swings wildly with an uppercut but Stomper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stomper blocks an uppercut.
Liberal Stomper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stomper misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldonado.
Maldonado is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stomper is keeping busy.
Stomper misses with a punch on the inside.
Stomper prevents a body shot from Maldonado.
Stomper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stomper scores with a hook to the body.
Stomper scores with a shot to the side of Maldonado's head.
Stomper working aggressively here.
Maldonado blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stomper.
Maldonado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stomper backwards.
A short left from Stomper.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maldonado takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stomper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stomper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stomper throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldonado.
Stomper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maldonado - that landed with a thud.
Maldonado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stomper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maldonado.
Stomper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stomper fails to land.
Maldonado lands with a light punch inside.
Stomper presses Maldonado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stomper lands a shoulder strike.
Stomper misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado breaks from the clinch.
Stomper misses with a lunging right hand
and Maldonado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stomper misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Maldonado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stomper loads up on a big right hand but Maldonado slips the punch.
Maldonado misses with a looping right.
Stomper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stomper avoids the body shot from Maldonado.
Stomper tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldonado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maldonado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stomper throws a looping overhand right but Maldonado ducks down to avoid it.
Maldonado throws a body punch but Stomper moves out of range.
Maldonado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stomper.
Stomper loads up on a big right hand but Maldonado slips the punch.
Stomper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maldonado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stomper rather than just go for the knockout.
Stomper misses the jab.
Nice shot by Stomper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stomper misses with a hook to the body
and Maldonado counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stomper checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Stomper misses its intended target.
Stomper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldonado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maldonado staying out of range there.
Stomper clinches.
Maldonado gets through Stomper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maldonado blocking some punches.
Stomper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldonado misses with a punch to the body.
Stomper misses with a body punch.
Maldonado lands an uppercut.
Stomper lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liberal Stomper dominated that second round.
That's time! Stomper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stomper throws a jab when Maldonado was well out of range.
Maldonado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stomper's head.
Maldonado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stomper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldonado was well out of range. Poor timing from Stomper.
Stomper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maldonado scores with a body shot.
A big left from Stomper misses.
Maldonado moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stomper is rocked!
Stomper throws a looping overhand right but Maldonado ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Stomper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stomper clobbers Maldonado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stomper seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stomper drives through and clinches with Maldonado against the cage.
Maldonado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maldonado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Stomper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stomper misses with a straight right.
Stomper looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldonado is just out of range.
Stomper throws a shot from downtown. Maldonado moves away and avoids it.
Stomper walks into a jab.
Stomper lands with a hook. Maldonado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stomper throws the left hand but Maldonado avoids the punch easily.
Maldonado feints a counter leg kick.
A left lands for Stomper.
Stomper misses with a lunging right hand
and Maldonado counters with a nice right hand that sends Stomper toppling to the canvas! Stomper scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Maldonado finish him?!
It looks like Liberal Stomper has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stomper.
Stomper lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Maldonado misses.
Stomper swings widly with a right hand
and Maldonado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stomper misses the shot to the body.
Stomper throws out a loose jab but Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldonado unleashes a big counter combination but Stomper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ralphie Maldonado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liberal Stomper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stomper throws a hook to the side of Maldonado's head but Maldonado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldonado has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maldonado throws a push kick but Stomper slaps the foot to one side.
Stomper tries to clinch but Maldonado moves away
and Maldonado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stomper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldonado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stomper misses with a hook. Maldonado ducked under it nicely.
Maldonado lands a big uppercut and Stomper crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stomper looks OK. Maldonado waves Stomper back to his feet!
Ralphie Maldonado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stomper throws a lazy right hand but Maldonado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldonado is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maldonado tries to score with a low kick but Stomper moves his leg out of the way.
Stomper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stomper instigates a clinch.
Maldonado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stomper misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stomper's elbow.
Stomper blocks a body shot from Maldonado.
Maldonado gets through Stomper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maldonado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stomper's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Stomper fails to land.
Maldonado lands with a short shot to the head.
Maldonado can't find room to land a body shot as Stomper controls the action.
Maldonado slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stomper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Stomper.
Stomper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stomper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maldonado misses with some punches.
Maldonado has a couple of punches blocked by Stomper.
Maldonado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado misses with a body punch.
Stomper struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldonado controls his hands.
Maldonado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stomper blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralphie Maldonado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stomper 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liberal Stomper!
Liberal Stomper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Stallion (ranked 215 p4p, 24 weight class) and Juraj Divisek (ranked 461 p4p, 59 weight class). Stallion comes into the arena with Ozzy Osborne - Crazy Horse blaring out of the sound system. Juraj Divisek will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harvey Stallion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juraj Divisek!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divisek looks to score with a jab to the body but Stallion is just out of range.
Divisek misses with an uppercut. Stallion saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Stallion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Divisek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stallion to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stallion prevents Divisek from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Divisek pushes Stallion off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stallion. Divisek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Divisek misses the shot to the body.
Stallion attempts a counter takedown but Divisek avoids it well and moves away.
Divisek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stallion seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Divisek ducks under a wild hook from Stallion.
Stallion blocks a jab.
Divisek takes a swing at Stallion's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stallion closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Divisek's guard.
Divisek is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Stallion dives into side control.
Divisek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stallion has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Stallion are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stallion in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Divisek tries to escape but Stallion is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stallion trying to control the position but Divisek is working away.
Divisek tries to escape but Stallion is in control.
Divisek sneaks out the side door and pushes Stallion away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion looking to score a takedown here. Divisek is defending well but Stallion drives through and ends up in Divisek's guard.
Divisek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Divisek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stallion slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stallion 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.
Divisek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stallion has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stallion scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Stallion seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Divisek wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Divisek is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Stallion postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stallion lands a nice forearm strike.
Divisek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stallion has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallion misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stallion scoring with punches from side control.
Divisek tries to escape but Stallion is in control.
Stallion looks up at the clock and then as Divisek takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stallion smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Stallion.
Stallion scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Divisek to see if he's OK.
Divisek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stallion is controlling him well.
Stallion working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stallion scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stallion trying to control the position but Divisek is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallion landing strikes.
Stallion landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Divisek is trying to get back to his feet.
Divisek throws Stallion to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallion has closed the distance and engaged Divisek in a clinch.
Stallion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Divisek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stallion pulls guard effortlessly.
Divisek wants to stand but Stallion is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stallion looking for a sweep. Not yet Stallion, not yet.
Divisek decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Divisek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stallion tries to counter with a takedown but Divisek is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Stallion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Divisek throws out a loose jab but Stallion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divisek throws the left hand but Stallion avoids the punch easily.
Stallion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Divisek's waist but Divisek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stallion off to one side.
Stallion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Divisek throws a hook but Stallion blocks it.
Stallion staying out of range there.
Stallion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stallion throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Divisek is trying to buck Stallion off.
Stallion grinds an elbow into Divisek's temple.
Divisek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stallion has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stallion working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Divisek is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Stallion seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Divisek pushes Stallion away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stallion gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stallion misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Stallion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Divisek can do to turn this around?
Stallion throws a body shot but no joy.
Stallion shoots in and drives through. Divisek sprawls well.
Stallion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stallion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stallion shoots for a takedown but Divisek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Stallion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Divisek tries to sprawl but Stallion drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Harvey Stallion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Divisek pushes Stallion off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stallion clinches.
Stallion takes a shot to the head.
Divisek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stallion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stallion tries to pull guard but Divisek won't allow it.
Stallion jumps guard but Divisek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stallion jumps guard but Divisek stands there with Stallion around his waist. Stallion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stallion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Divisek is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
Divisek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stallion or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Divisek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stallion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Divisek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Divisek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stallion tries to pull guard but Divisek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Divisek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stallion backwards.
Divisek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stallion.
Stallion blocks a body shot from Divisek.
Stallion misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Divisek as the two fighters clinch.
Divisek struggles to land a body shot inside as Stallion controls his hands.
Divisek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Divisek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Divisek lands with a short shot to the head.
Stallion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallion has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Divisek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Divisek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stallion has been working on his balance at Chris Leben KO Academy , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Divisek.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Divisek.
Divisek working aggressively here.
Stallion jumps guard but Divisek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Divisek.
Divisek throws a punch but it's blocked by Stallion.
Divisek presses Stallion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Divisek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stallions head.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Divisek prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Divisek.
A right hook to the body lands for Divisek.
Divisek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Divisek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stallion seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Divisek can turn it around.
Divisek gets underhooks to prevent Stallion's takedown attempt.
Divisek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallion tries to pull guard but Divisek holds him up against the cage and eventually Stallion drops back down to his feet.
Divisek misses with a body punch.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Divisek lands with a short shot to the head.
Stallion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Divisek.
A nice left hand lands by Divisek.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
Divisek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stallion is trying to pull guard but Divisek has him pressed against the cage.
Divisek has a couple of punches blocked by Stallion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Divisek tries to work over Stallion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Divisek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stallion tries to pull guard but Divisek won't allow it.
Divisek blocks a body shot from Stallion.
Stallion jumps guard but Divisek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Divisek moves away from the strike by Stallion.
Stallion connects with a single shot there.
Divisek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stallion moves away.
Divisek throws a body punch but Stallion moves out of range.
Divisek throws a lazy right hand but Stallion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stallion tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Divisek manages to circle out of the way.
Divisek misses with a hook. Stallion ducked under it nicely.
Stallion drives through and clinches with Divisek against the cage.
Stallion manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stallion has a closed guard, preventing Divisek from standing up.
Divisek stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juraj Divisek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stallion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stallion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Divisek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Divisek.
Divisek looks to land a left hand but Stallion moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stallion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stallion misses with a wild body shot.
Divisek lands a jab to Stallion's midsection.
Stallion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stallion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stallion closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Divisek's guard.
Divisek is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Divisek misses with a body punch.
Stallion is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Divisek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Divisek misses with some punches.
Stallion gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Divisek regains guard.
Divisek has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stallion off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Divisek misses with a wild body shot.
Divisek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divisek.
Stallion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juraj Divisek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Divisek keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Divisek scores with the left hand. Stallion knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice sprawl there from Divisek as Stallion shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Stallion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Divisek lands with an uppercut that bounces Stallion off the cage and back into range.
Divisek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stallion.
Divisek jabs at Stallion's body.
Stallion tries to clinch but Divisek moves out of range.
Divisek thuds his right hand into Stallion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stallion just misses with a punch to the body.
Stallion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Divisek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stallion scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Divisek lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Divisek.
Stallion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Divisek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stallion.
Divisek throws a hook but Stallion avoids it easily.
Divisek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Divisek throws a lazy right hand but Stallion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek misses the shot to the body.
Stallion just misses with a punch to the body.
Stallion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Divisek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stallion shoots in for a takedown but Divisek shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek swings for the body but Stallion moves out of range.
Stallion scores with a hook to the body. Divisek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Divisek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stallion.
Stallion shoots in for a takedown but Divisek shows good takedown defense.
Divisek needs to keep his hands up - Stallion had a free shot at his head there.
Divisek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stallion counters with a single leg into guard. Divisek didn't expect that.
Divisek uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Divisek takes a swing at Stallion's ribcage but misses.
Stallion tries to counter by clinching up but Divisek breaks away and moves out of range.
Divisek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Divisek.
Stallion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Divisek throws a body shot but no joy.
Stallion dives in and grabs Divisek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Divisek pushes down on Stallion's head and hops out.
Juraj Divisek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stallion scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stallion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Divisek tries to avoid it but Stallion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Divisek to the ground. Divisek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Divisek throws a jab but it's blocked by Stallion.
A big left from Divisek misses.
Stallion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Divisek manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Divisek misses.
Stallion is looking to wear down Divisek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Divisek misses with a body shot.
Divisek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stallion.
Stallion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Divisek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stallion misses with a body shot.
Stallion ducks under a wild hook from Divisek.
Stallion defending well as Divisek loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divisek just misses with a punch to the body.
Stallion ducks under a wild hook from Divisek.
Stallion changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stallion shoots in looking for a takedown but Divisek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stallion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Divisek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallion feints and as Divisek raises his hands in defense, Stallion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Divisek wants to get back to his feet but Stallion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Divisek has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Stallion is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Stallion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Divisek to keep the fight standing.
Divisek takes a shot to the head.
Stallion is trying to pull guard but Divisek has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Stallion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Divisek on the inside.
Stallion is trying to pull guard but Divisek has him pressed against the cage.
Stallion is trying to pull guard but Divisek has him pressed against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stallion tries to pull guard but Divisek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Divisek throws a punch but it's blocked by Stallion.
A left hand lands to the body for Divisek.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stallion has Divisek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Divisek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Divisek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
A shot in the inside from Divisek.
Stallion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Divisek smiles and moves away.
Stallion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Divisek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Divisek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Divisek misses with a body shot.
Stallion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stallion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Divisek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stallion clinches up with Divisek and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Divisek.
A short body shot lands from Divisek as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallion blocking some punches.
Divisek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Divisek.
Divisek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Divisek.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Divisek.
Stallion can't get the takedown.
Stallion prevents a body shot from Divisek.
Divisek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stallion backwards.
Stallion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Divisek to keep the fight standing.
Divisek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek lands an uppercut.
Juraj Divisek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Divisek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Divisek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stallion backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Divisek.
Divisek tries a body shot but Stallion blocks it.
Stallion is trying to pull guard but Divisek has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Divisek.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stallion's elbow.
Stallion is trying to drag Divisek to the mat but Divisek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stallion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Divisek lands with a left to the head.
Divisek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stallion tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Divisek defends well and Stallion ends up having to push Divisek into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stallion closes the distance looking to clinch
and Divisek counters with a stiff right hand.
Divisek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stallion.
Divisek looks to throw the jab but Stallion is out of range.
Stallion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Divisek misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Divisek dips to his left and cracks Stallion with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divisek looks to score with a jab to the body but Stallion is just out of range.
Stallion wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stallion tries to clinch but Divisek moves out of range.
Divisek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stallion.
Stallion misses with a wild body shot.
Divisek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Divisek as Stallion shoots in.
Stallion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Divisek throws a looping overhand right but Stallion ducks down to avoid it.
Stallion ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stallion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Divisek pinned against the cage. Divisek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Stallion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stallion closes the distance and clinches.
Stallion jumps into guard, dragging Divisek to the mat.
Stallion has a closed guard, preventing Divisek from standing up.
Stallion is trying to control the position but Divisek postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stallion is on top in guard.
Harvey Stallion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion throwing strikes from guard but Divisek blocks nicely.
Divisek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stallion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Divisek is keeping the position for now.
Stallion stops Divisek from standing up.
Divisek pushes Stallion off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Divisek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stallion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stallion is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Divisek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stallion jumps guard but Divisek stands there with Stallion around his waist. Stallion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stallion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Divisek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short uppercut from Divisek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Divisek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Divisek misses with the head strike.
Stallion fails to pull guard.
Divisek works on Stallion's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Divisek.
Stallion drags the fight down to the ground.
Divisek stands up from Stallion's guard - Divisek perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stallion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Juraj Divisek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stallion misses with a body shot.
Stallion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Divisek was covering up waiting for the punch and Stallion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Divisek is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Stallion presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Divisek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stallion or not.
Stallion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Stallion jumps guard but Divisek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stallion swings wildly with an uppercut but Divisek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stallion fails to pull guard.
Stallion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Divisek walks away with a smile on his face. Stallion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Divisek lands a jab to Stallion's midsection.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Divisek stuns Stallion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Divisek swings for the body but Stallion moves out of range.
Divisek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juraj Divisek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Divisek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juraj Divisek!
Juraj Divisek is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Juraj Divisek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coleman (ranked 177 p4p, 25 weight class) and Henry Akinwande (ranked 309 p4p, 47 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Akinwande!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akinwande throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
Akinwande on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coleman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Coleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman scores with the left hand. Akinwande knows he should have avoided that one.
Coleman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akinwande tries a head kick but it misses.
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Coleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Coleman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left and a right from Akinwande both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Phil Coleman has been cut.
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!
Coleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Coleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coleman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Akinwande is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinwande is working to avoid the ground and pound but Coleman connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Coleman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coleman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Coleman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Coleman in side control, throwing shots but Akinwande defends.
Coleman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Coleman is chipping away with strikes.
Akinwande felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Coleman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Akinwande is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Coleman tries to score with some ground and pound. Akinwande controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Coleman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control the position but Akinwande is working away.
Coleman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Akinwande is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Coleman 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.
Coleman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Akinwande avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Coleman.
Coleman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Akinwande is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Coleman landing a few strikes.
Akinwande takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Akinwande managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coleman.
Coleman working the ground and pound.
Akinwande taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Coleman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Akinwande wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Akinwande parries the strikes from Coleman easily there. Coleman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Akinwande to escape.
Coleman tries to score with some ground and pound. Akinwande controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Coleman wants to control but Akinwande is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Coleman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Akinwande is being controlled here.
Coleman trying to control the action but Akinwande is working from the bottom.
Akinwande being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Coleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Akinwande for as long as he can get away with.
An elbow from Coleman crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Coleman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akinwande fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henry Akinwande seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akinwande looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coleman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Akinwande tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Akinwande.
Coleman lands a body shot.
Akinwande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Akinwande.
Akinwande is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Coleman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinwande scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Akinwande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman avoids the head kick by Akinwande.
Coleman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Coleman is looking to wear down Akinwande with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Akinwande lands with a straight right. Coleman didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coleman takes a swing at Akinwande's ribcage but misses.
Akinwande ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Akinwande lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Akinwande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akinwande now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinwande moves away.
Akinwande comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akinwande rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coleman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akinwande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Akinwande does no damage.
Akinwande connects with a looping right hand.
Akinwande throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.
Henry Akinwande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman throws a hook but Akinwande blocks it.
Akinwande looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akinwande has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akinwande was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Akinwande throws a lazy uppercut
and Coleman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akinwande manages to avoid it.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akinwande manages to avoid it.
Coleman misses with an uppercut.
Akinwande doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Akinwande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coleman throws out the jab.
Akinwande throws out a counter right but Coleman avoids it with no problem.
Coleman throws out a loose jab but Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinwande.
Coleman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akinwande throws a looping overhand right but Coleman ducks down to avoid it.
Coleman scores with a jab. Akinwande acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akinwande throws out a powerful jab.
Nice takedown defense from Akinwande. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
Coleman scores with a hook.
Akinwande with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coleman to score with a decent uppercut.
Akinwande throws a body shot but no joy.
Coleman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Coleman misses with a hook
and Akinwande cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akinwande avoids the body shot from Coleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Akinwande throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinwande is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coleman.
Akinwande lands a nice shot to the body.
Coleman misses with a wild body shot.
Akinwande flicks out a counter leg kick but Coleman steps away.
Coleman takes a swing at Akinwande's ribcage but misses.
Akinwande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akinwande throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coleman takes a swing at Akinwande's ribcage but misses.
Akinwande unleashes a big counter combination but Coleman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Coleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akinwande.
A counter left hand to the body from Coleman misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phil Coleman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Akinwande misses with a leg kick.
Coleman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coleman, as that shot connected.
Coleman throws a hook but Akinwande blocks it.
Jab by Akinwande.
Akinwande fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akinwande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akinwande appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Akinwande.
Akinwande throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coleman misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman misses with a jab to the body
and Akinwande counters with a nice uppercut.
Coleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinwande throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Coleman crashing down! Coleman tries to stagger back to his feet but Akinwande just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Coleman asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Akinwande! Henry Akinwande retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Henry Akinwande 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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