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RapidFC 67 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earle Nelson (ranked 4016 p4p, 415 weight class) and Martin Kabara (ranked 4098 p4p, 421 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earle Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Kabara!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabara checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Nelson as he connects with a hook.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Kabara misses.
Kabara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kabara walks into a straight right hand from Nelson.
A jab from Kabara does it's job there.
It looks like Earle Nelson has been cut.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nelson throws a head kick but Kabara moves out of range.
Kabara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Nelson misses with a hook. Kabara ducked under it nicely.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kabara moves away.
Kabara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kabara lands a jab.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Kabara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kabara cracks Nelson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nelson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kabara finish him?
Nelson is rocked!
Kabara checks the leg kick.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kabara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kabara throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Kabara connects with a nice looking jab.
Nelson lands a front kick.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kabara's sensitive parts.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kabara throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson slips a straight right by Kabara.
Nelson tried to counter with a leg kick but Kabara avoided it.
A combination from Kabara does no damage.
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
Kabara misses with a double jab.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson lands with an overhand left.
Kabara connects with the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kabara.
Kabara ducks right into an uppercut from Nelson.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin Kabara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a shot to the body.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kabara will feel that in the morning.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kabara throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kabara misses with the combination.
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
Kabara connects with the punch.
Kabara throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kabara 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.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Nelson scores with a push kick.
Nelson stuns Kabara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kabara looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kabara.
Nelson lands a big head kick that sends Kabara tumbling to the mat! Nelson takes a step backwards and waves Kabara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kabara is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Nelson! Kabara is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earle Nelson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Dorival (ranked 3905 p4p, 341 weight class) and Rex The Leviathan (ranked 3297 p4p, 296 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Dorival!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex The Leviathan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Leviathan is looking to score with low kicks.
The Leviathan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorival throws a hook to the side of The Leviathan's head but The Leviathan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Leviathan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dorival swings widly with a right hand
and The Leviathan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Leviathan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Leviathan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dorival throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Leviathan tries to move into range but Dorival moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dorival misses with an uppercut
and The Leviathan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dorival thinking.
Dorival throws out a loose jab but The Leviathan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Leviathan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dorival moves in looking to clinch but The Leviathan pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorival wants to clinch.
The Leviathan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dorival.
It looked like Dorival wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorival throws a big shot that misses.
The Leviathan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dorival misses with a jab to the body
and The Leviathan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Leviathan blocks a jab.
The Leviathan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Leviathan lands a big right hand that sends Dorival crashing to the mat! The Leviathan stays standing though and waves Dorival back to his feet!
Dorival is rocked!
Marco Dorival seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorival takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Dorival is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Leviathan cracks Dorival with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dorival tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but The Leviathan pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dorival is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex The Leviathan!
Rex The Leviathan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackson (ranked 3336 p4p, 359 weight class) and Angelica Nugulagamba (ranked 3031 p4p, 339 weight class). Nugulagamba has chosen Bartolito as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Angelica Nugulagamba!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Nugulagamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nugulagamba throws a good cross that connects.
Nugulagamba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nugulagamba misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimmy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angelica Nugulagamba.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Nugulagamba shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nugulagamba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nugulagamba forces his way into half guard.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Nugulagamba has control of the leg.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nugulagamba throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nugulagamba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Nugulagamba is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Nugulagamba is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nugulagamba content to control rather than advance.
Jackson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nugulagamba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Nugulagamba is controlling well.
Nugulagamba wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nugulagamba content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Nugulagamba is controlling well.
Jackson wants to sweep but Nugulagamba has passed to side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nugulagamba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Nugulagamba working away.
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nugulagamba controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugulagamba is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nugulagamba moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jackson wants to control but Nugulagamba postures up.
We've been informed that Nugulagamba has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nugulagamba lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Nugulagamba keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jackson tries to buck Nugulagamba off but Nugulagamba is having none of it.
Nugulagamba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nugulagamba lands some shots froms side control.
Nugulagamba is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nugulagamba connects with a decent elbow.
Nugulagamba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Nugulagamba seems content to control.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nugulagamba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelica Nugulagamba dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Angelica Nugulagamba has been cut.
Nugulagamba shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nugulagamba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nugulagamba shoots and misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nugulagamba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nugulagamba.
Nugulagamba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jimmy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angelica Nugulagamba.
Nugulagamba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nugulagamba.
Nugulagamba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nugulagamba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Nugulagamba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nugulagamba somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Nugulagamba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nugulagamba gets slowly back to his feet.
Nugulagamba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Nugulagamba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jimmy Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson slips under a jab from Nugulagamba.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jimmy Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nugulagamba closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Nugulagamba pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Nugulagamba saw that one coming.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Angelica Nugulagamba's cut even more.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nugulagamba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Nugulagamba moved out of range.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson tries to bum rush Nugulagamba with a series of wild strikes but Nugulagamba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nugulagamba shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Nugulagamba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nugulagamba shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nugulagamba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nugulagamba ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Nugulagamba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Nugulagamba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nugulagamba is just out of range.
Nugulagamba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nugulagamba gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugulagamba manages to avoid it.
Nugulagamba with the counter takedown but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Nugulagamba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugulagamba dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Nugulagamba fails to land the takedown.
Jackson scores with a jab. Nugulagamba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The cut above Angelica Nugulagamba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nugulagamba darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nugulagamba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Nugulagamba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nugulagamba is one step ahead there.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Nugulagamba is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Nugulagamba slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angelica Nugulagamba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Nugulagamba slips the punch.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Nugulagamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nugulagamba is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Nugulagamba slips the punch.
Nugulagamba has a takedown stuffed.
Nugulagamba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nugulagamba showed some decent athleticism there.
Nugulagamba is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugulagamba prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson wants to control but Nugulagamba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugulagamba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Angelica Nugulagamba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nugulagamba controlling the action here.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Nugulagamba wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Nugulagamba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Nugulagamba. Oh but Jackson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Nugulagamba goes limp - he's gone! Jackson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimmy Jackson!
After winning the bout, Jimmy Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaai Finau (ranked 2148 p4p, 258 weight class) and John McSulley (ranked 1559 p4p, 203 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaai Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John McSulley!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSulley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finau throws a poor cross that misses
and McSulley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheers as McSulley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finau doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Vaai Finau has been cut.
McSulley thuds his right hand into Finau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McSulley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McSulley misses with the body kick
and Finau counters with a nice uppercut.
Finau misses with an uppercut
and McSulley counters with an inside leg kick.
McSulley moves away from the strike by Finau.
Finau throws an overhand right that lands on McSulley's shoulder, as McSulley tries to avoid the shot.
McSulley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Finau connects with a good right hand that stumbles McSulley. McSulley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finau checks a leg kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSulley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McSulley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finau.
Finau loads up on a big right hand but McSulley slips the punch.
McSulley ducks under a wild hook from Finau.
Finau throws a low kick but McSulley avoids it.
McSulley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau misses with a straight right.
John McSulley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McSulley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finau throws a hook but McSulley avoids it easily.
McSulley cracks Finau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from McSulley.
Finau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finau checks the leg kick.
Finau throws a right hand that misses
and McSulley counters with a stiff right hand.
McSulley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finau shoots in and gets a takedown into McSulley's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSulley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finau wants to control from the top but McSulley keeps moving.
Finau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley keeping moving, preventing Finau from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Finau has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Finau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finau throws a big elbow that misses.
Finau has gone for a leg lock! McSulley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Finau's guard.
Finau looking to hit a scissor sweep but McSulley is one step ahead there.
Finau looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSulley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Finau has McSulley pulled in close to control his posture.
Finau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McSulley's guard.
Finau postures up in McSulley's guard and throws a big left but McSulley blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McSulley can't keep his opponent in guard - Finau advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McSulley defending well though.
McSulley wants to improve his position but Finau is controlling well.
Finau wants to free his trapped foot but McSulley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Finau 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.
Finau controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McSulley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Finau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McSulley regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John McSulley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaai Finau's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Finau connects with a single shot there.
McSulley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McSulley, pushing him back against the cage.
McSulley lands a left hand.
Finau tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McSulley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McSulley.
Finau takes a shot to the head.
Finau displaying some good clinch control by pressing McSulley up against the cage.
McSulley trying to control the position but instead, Finau has worked for underhooks and has pushed McSulley into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSulley can't find room to land a body shot as Finau controls the action.
McSulley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finau is keeping busy.
Finau tries to pull guard but McSulley won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley pushes Finau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finau has had enough of the clinch but McSulley keeps him there for the moment.
McSulley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finau backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finau misses with the head strike.
McSulley digs a right hand into Finau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finau's gas tank.
McSulley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley misses with a punch to the body.
McSulley lands with a right to the head.
McSulley can't find room to land a body shot as Finau controls the action.
McSulley lands with a light punch inside.
McSulley tries to throw a body punch but Finau avoids it by throwing McSulley back against the cage.
McSulley lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McSulley.
Finau gets through McSulley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McSulley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau stalling the fight.
McSulley misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McSulley fails to land.
Finau has a couple of punches blocked by McSulley.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finau swings wildly with an uppercut but McSulley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finau is struggling to control the position.
Finau is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from McSulley.
McSulley can't find room to land a body shot as Finau controls the action.
McSulley lands a shoulder strike.
John McSulley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Finau throws a punch but it's blocked by McSulley.
McSulley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSulley lands a body punch.
Finau prevents a body shot from McSulley.
McSulley throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McSulley misses with a punch to the body.
McSulley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from McSulley - that landed with a thud.
McSulley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finau blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from McSulley.
McSulley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McSulley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McSulley lands a hook that snaps the head of Finau backwards.
McSulley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finau backwards.
Finau is rocked!
McSulley working aggressively here.
Oh Finau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McSulley misses with a body punch.
McSulley controlling the action here for a moment.
Finau tries to work over McSulley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSulley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Finau up against the cage.
Finau seems to have got his legs back now.
Finau jumps guard but McSulley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaai Finau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finau is trying to break free.
McSulley avoiding damage.
Finau stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finau.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McSulley stalling.
Finau stalling in the clinch.
McSulley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSulley working aggressively here.
Finau 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.
John McSulley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vaai Finau's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Finau throws a big shot that misses.
Finau slips under a jab from McSulley.
Finau attempts a counter takedown but McSulley avoids it well and moves away.
Finau closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finau lands a shoulder strike.
Finau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McSulley lands an uppercut.
Finau tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McSulley smiles and moves away.
Finau looks to land a right hand but McSulley moved out of range.
Finau throws out a loose jab but McSulley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McSulley's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finau throws a hook to the side of McSulley's head but McSulley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McSulley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finau moves away from the strike by McSulley.
Finau throws a head kick but McSulley moves out of range.
McSulley flicks out a counter leg kick but Finau steps away.
McSulley misses with a looping left.
McSulley blocks a head kick by Finau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finau.
A big right from Finau misses.
Vaai Finau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSulley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McSulley throws a leg kick which misses Finau's front leg but catches the back leg as Finau tries to avoid it.
John McSulley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McSulley misses with an uppercut.
Finau is looking to counter with a body kick.
McSulley avoids the head kick by Finau.
McSulley throws a hook but Finau blocks it.
McSulley throws a sloppy head kick and Finau moves out of range easily.
Finau avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finau.
McSulley defending well as Finau loads up on a big left hand.
Finau throws a leg kick
and McSulley counters with a nice uppercut.
Finau throws a sloppy head kick and McSulley moves out of range easily.
Vaai Finau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McSulley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finau looks to land a right hand but McSulley moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSulley cracks Finau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finau throws a lazy uppercut
and McSulley counters with a low kick, right behind Finau 's knee.
Finau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McSulley scores with a nice right hand.
McSulley thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Finau.
McSulley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for McSulley.
Finau cracks McSulley with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from McSulley fails to land.
Finau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finau has a couple of punches blocked by McSulley.
Finau is trying to stall.
McSulley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Finau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McSulley slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finau as McSulley tries to tie him up.
McSulley swings wildly with an uppercut but Finau uses good head movement to avoid it.
McSulley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finau stalling in the clinch.
McSulley blocking some punches.
McSulley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finau misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McSulley!
McSulley steps in with a hook that catches Finau right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! McSulley follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Finau looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McSulley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 143 p4p, 21 weight class) and Billy Brown (ranked 961 p4p, 131 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by African Voodoo Drum Music. Brown has chosen CCR - Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a hook
and Bissainthe counters with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown misses the jab.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe 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.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Bissainthe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
A little feinted left hand from Bissainthe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bissainthe misses with a hook to the body
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Bissainthe lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws out a counter right but Bissainthe avoids it with no problem.
Brown misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bissainthe under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe's corner calls for a 1-2. Bissainthe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A telegraphed right hand from Bissainthe misses the target.
Bissainthe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bissainthe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bissainthe counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Brown.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe counters with a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bissainthe counter with a right hand.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bissainthe defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Bissainthe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bissainthe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown catches Bissainthe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bissainthe lands with a shot to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Bissainthe moved out of range.
Bissainthe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Bissainthe. That snapped Brown's head back.
Bissainthe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown misses the body punch
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
Brown misses with a hook.
Bissainthe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Bissainthe counters with a solid body kick.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Bissainthe was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe slips under a jab.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bissainthe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe throws a quick counter head kick but Brown was just out of range.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bissainthe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Bissainthe throws a big shot that misses.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bissainthe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Bissainthe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Brown misses.
Bissainthe walks into a jab.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown moves out of range as Bissainthe throws a body kick.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
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!
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bissainthe under the eye.
Brown with a hook.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a jab.
Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown misses with a left hand
letting Bissainthe counter with a right hand.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Billy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Bissainthe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bissainthe finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bissainthe throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Bissainthe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Bissainthe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown 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.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bissainthe misses its target.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a hook
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Bissainthe misses its target.
A left lands for Bissainthe.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Brown swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bissainthe.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bissainthe loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe counters with a good, hard body kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Bissainthe defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Bissainthe tried to counter with a leg kick but Brown avoided it.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bissainthe cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bissainthe misses the target.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Bissainthe tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Bissainthe off the cage and back into range.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Bissainthe lands an overhand right.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Brown blocks a head kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown misses the body punch
and Bissainthe counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bissainthe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Bissainthe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Bissainthe moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bissainthe misses the target.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Bissainthe ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bissainthe's hands.
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!
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Billy Brown has been cut.
Brown takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Toussaint Bissainthe did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Billy Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown looks to land a combination but Bissainthe avoids it well.
Bissainthe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bissainthe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe misses with a head kick.
Bissainthe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bissainthe jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Bissainthe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bissainthe loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bissainthe.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bissainthe.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Bissainthe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Brown misses.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown misses with a looping right.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown slips a jab from Bissainthe.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown misses with a left hand
and Bissainthe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bissainthe on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Bissainthe thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Bissainthe misses with a straight left.
Brown tries to move into range but Bissainthe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Bissainthe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bissainthe scores with a leg kick.
Bissainthe missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown slips a jab from Bissainthe.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bissainthe with a nice cross.
Bissainthe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Brown.
Bissainthe throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Brown jabs at Bissainthe's body.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Bissainthe slips a jab from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bissainthe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
A big left from Brown misses.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by Brown.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bissainthe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Brown misses with an uppercut
letting Bissainthe counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Bissainthe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Bissainthe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Bissainthe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bissainthe counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Bissainthe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bissainthe - that will leave a mark!
Billy Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown misses with a body shot.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bissainthe is looking to counter with head kicks.
Brown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bissainthe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bissainthe counter with a right hand.
Brown sizes up Bissainthe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bissainthe counter with a right hand.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bissainthe thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bissainthe lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Toussaint Bissainthe.
Well Bissainthe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Toussaint Bissainthe 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 1028 p4p, 135 weight class) and Coiote Magrin (ranked 1044 p4p, 138 weight class). Coiote Magrin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy Quinn's chin.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coiote Magrin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magrin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magrin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magrin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Quinn throws out a powerful jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magrin jumps guard but Quinn stands there with Magrin around his waist. Magrin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quinn lands a good knee to the midsection. Magrin won't want to take too many of those.
Magrin jumps guard but Quinn stands there with Magrin around his waist. Magrin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Magrin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Quinn to keep the fight standing.
Billy Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coiote Magrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn gets control of Magrin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Quinn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Quinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magrin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Quinn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quinn is keeping the position for now.
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Magrin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quinn pulls Magrin in to control the position.
Quinn continues to stall.
Quinn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Magrin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magrin keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully.
Magrin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn wants to sweep here but Magrin controlling him for the moment.
Quinn is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Roosters Coop that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Magrin tries to free his leg and advance position but Quinn is retaining full guard.
Quinn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magrin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Quinn looking to control.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quinn is working hard here to advance position.
Quinn looking to control.
Quinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Magrin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn pulls Magrin in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magrin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quinn working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Billy Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magrin closes the distance and clinches.
Magrin jumps guard but Quinn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Magrin tries to pull guard but Quinn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Magrin dodges an elbow strike from Quinn.
Magrin tries to pull guard but Quinn won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quinn throws an elbow but misses.
Quinn gets control of Magrin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Quinn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Magrin trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Quinn wants to hit a switch here but Magrin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Quinn there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrin wants to control the pace but Quinn is squirming around nicely.
Quinn tries to reverse the position but Magrin maintains control.
Quinn gets back to half guard.
Quinn wants to get back to full guard.
Magrin wants to take a breather but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn is pressing down on Magrin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Magrin trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn controls Magrin momentarily but Magrin frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magrin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Quinn keeping full guard, as Magrin tries to pass.
Quinn has Magrin pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magrin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magrin throws a right and a left that Quinn avoids nicely.
Magrin is looking to clinch.
Quinn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magrin has time to react.
Magrin tries to clinch up.
Quinn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Magrin eats them both and turns towards Quinn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Quinn lunges at Magrin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magrin's hand.
Magrin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magrin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quinn scores with a jab to the head.
Quinn clinches.
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!
Quinn breaks from the clinch.
Quinn jabs at Magrin's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Quinn.
Magrin walks into a stiff left hand from Quinn.
Quinn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quinn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Quinn scores with a leg kick.
Quinn lands the left hand.
Billy Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quinn.
Magrin is looking to clinch.
Quinn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Magrin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magrin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quinn gets tackled into the cage by Magrin. Magrin maintains the clinch.
Magrin avoiding damage as Quinn throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Quinn.
Magrin jumps guard but Quinn stands there with Magrin around his waist. Magrin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Quinn.
Quinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quinn breaks from the clinch.
Magrin is looking to clinch.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magrin needs to keep his hands up - Quinn had a free shot at his head there.
Quinn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quinn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quinn is looking to slow Magrin down with leg kicks.
Quinn connects with a jab.
Magrin clinches up with Quinn and pushes him back against the cage.
Magrin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands an uppercut.
Quinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quinn works the jab nicely.
Quinn rushes Magrin and presses him up against the cage.
Magrin blocks an elbow strike.
Quinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magrin can do to turn this around?
Quinn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magrin blocks a body shot from Quinn.
Quinn lands an uppercut.
Magrin is trying to pull guard but Quinn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Billy Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coiote Magrin.
Quinn missing with knees to the body.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Magrin holds him up against the cage and eventually Quinn drops back down to his feet.
Magrin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quinn smiles and moves away.
Magrin walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quinn lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magrin tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quinn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magrin at a distance.
Billy Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Quinn.
Quinn scores with a shot to the body.
Quinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magrin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magrin shoots in for a takedown but Quinn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn thumps Magrin with a low kick.
Quinn stalks Magrin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Magrin's face. Magrin staggers backwards, shaken.
Quinn scores with a jab. Magrin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Magrin has managed to clinch.
Quinn manages to break the clinch.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magrin has Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Magrin tries to pull guard but Quinn won't allow it.
Quinn breaks the clinch.
Quinn looks to land a combination but Magrin avoids it well.
Magrin is looking to clinch.
Magrin tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magrin throws a series of punches but Quinn avoids them all with ease.
Magrin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Quinn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quinn connects with a right hand. Magrin shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magrin tries to keep at a distance but Quinn has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quinn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magrin's brow.
Still in the clinch, Quinn scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quinn lands with a light punch inside.
Quinn works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Magrin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quinn looking to pass the guard.
Magrin trying to control the position here.
Magrin can't keep his opponent in guard - Quinn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Billy Quinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magrin trying to control from the bottom.
Quinn thows a huge punch but Magrin dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn seems to be working for a kimura but Magrin defends the submission attempt.
Quinn prevents Magrin from improving his position.
Quinn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Quinn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Magrin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Quinn.
Quinn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is looking for a kimura here.
Quinn is looking to take a break and control but Magrin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quinn stalling away here and it's allowed Magrin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Quinn tries to free his leg and advance position but Magrin is retaining full guard.
Magrin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Magrin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Magrin wants to sweep here but Quinn controlling him for the moment.
Billy Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Magrin keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully.
Quinn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quinn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magrin is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quinn 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Quinn!
Billy Quinn 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Karelin (ranked 1136 p4p, 53 weight class) and Luis Maestre (ranked 1084 p4p, 50 weight class). Ruslan Karelin 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruslan Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre tries to sprawl but Karelin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karelin in particular looking to stall.
Karelin 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.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Karelin lands with a punch from half guard.
Maestre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maestre looking for submissions off his back.
Karelin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin is nestled in close to Maestre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maestre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karelin is nestled in close to Maestre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Karelin.
Karelin is keen to just control but Maestre is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Maestre's head.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karelin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maestre is trying to get back to full guard.
Maestre taking some punishment here, with Karelin in his half guard.
Maestre looks winded!
Maestre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Maestre's head.
Maestre is rocked!
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Maestre is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
Karelin working Maestre over with strikes.
Maestre seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in half guard, Karelin seems content to control.
Maestre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karelin slips a nice elbow through Maestre's hands, connecting with Maestre's forehead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karelin is nestled in close to Maestre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin slows the pace down in half guard.
Maestre actively working from the bottom here.
Maestre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karelin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karelin winds up and cracks Maestre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maestre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maestre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karelin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maestre wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
Karelin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maestre actively working from the bottom here.
Karelin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin working Maestre over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Karelin.
Karelin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Karelin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Maestre's head.
Karelin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Maestre's head.
Maestre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karelin working Maestre over with strikes.
Maestre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Maestre! More strikes land and this one is all over! Karelin jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Karelin!
After the fight, Ruslan Karelin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gok Won Khun (ranked 735 p4p, 110 weight class) and Dom Severini (ranked 676 p4p, 99 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gok Won Khun!
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, Dom Severini!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severini gets a takedown into half guard.
Khun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Severini.
Khun is looking to control Severini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khun avoid being mounted?
Severini throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Severini landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Severini.
Khun is looking to improve his position.
Severini wants to control but Khun is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Severini.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severini looks to land a strike but Khun avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Severini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Severini works over Khun with some ground and pound from guard.
Khun is trying to keep Severini in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini throwing strikes from guard but Khun blocks nicely.
Khun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Severini.
Severini trying to control the position from guard on top but Khun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Severini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Severini is looking to work some ground and pound but Khun has wrist control.
Severini has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Desert Fitness & Training (12 Elites and Growing). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Severini wants to control from the top but Khun keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Severini misses with a hook
and Khun counters with a thumping low kick.
Khun tries to clinch but Severini is having none of it.
Severini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khun counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Severini avoids it really well and circles away.
Severini misses with a body shot.
A combination from Severini does no damage.
Khun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khun clinches up with Severini and pushes him back against the cage.
Severini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Severini is working for takedown but Khun is calmly controlling the position for now.
Severini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Severini tries to break free but Khun pushes him back against the cage.
Severini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khun's elbow.
Severini can't get the takedown.
Severini letting Khun take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khun stalls.
Severini trying to land knees to the body.
Khun working Severini over with knees to the body.
Khun breaks the clinch.
Khun needs to keep his hands up - Severini had a free shot at his head there.
Khun throws a head kick but Severini moves out of range.
Khun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Severini.
Khun moves in looking to clinch but Severini pushes him off.
Severini throws out a loose jab but Khun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khun slips under a jab.
Severini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khun is looking for a counter combo.
Severini clobbers Khun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Severini.
Khun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Severini.
Severini misses with an uppercut
letting Khun counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Severini pinned against the cage. Severini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gok Won Khun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khun lands with a kick to the temple. Severini shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Severini drops Khun with a straight right hand, right on the button! Severini follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Severini!
Dom Severini 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 Five Finger (ranked 1321 p4p, 179 weight class) and Satchmo Knox (ranked 940 p4p, 136 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: Riot | Three Days Grace. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Five Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Satchmo Knox!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Finger should have avoided that one.
Knox lands a jab to Finger's midsection.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Finger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Satchmo Knox has been cut.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Finger is out of range.
Finger throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Finger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finger was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Finger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Finger misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Finger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Satchmo Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finger swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finger counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Knox.
Finger scores with a nice head shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox 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.
Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finger walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finger moves away.
Finger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox throws a hook but Finger blocks it.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finger's hands.
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!
Finger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Finger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Finger scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Finger moved out of range nicely.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox 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.
Finger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Finger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knox takes a swing at Finger's ribcage but misses.
Finger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox throws out a counter right but Finger avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finger moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Finger throws a big counter combination but Knox scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Finger ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Finger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Finger is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satchmo Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Satchmo Knox'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.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Finger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Finger misses.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Finger.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Finger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Finger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox scores with a jab.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Finger is looking to counter punch.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Finger is just out of range.
Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox throws a jab when Finger was well out of range.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Finger moved out of range.
Finger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Finger misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Finger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Finger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finger slips under a jab from Knox.
Finger moves away from the strike by Knox.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Finger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Finger moved out of range.
Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger.
Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satchmo Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finger throws a right hand that misses
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Finger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
It looks like Finger has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Knox works Finger's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Five Finger has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox cracks a nice hook into Finger's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satchmo Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Finger cracks Knox with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finger jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finger takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Knox.
Finger 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Finger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finger.
Finger misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Finger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox is rocked!
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Finger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Five Finger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Finger counters with a crisp right that sends Knox to the canvas! Finger follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Five Finger!
A victorious Five Finger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Makres (ranked 732 p4p, 109 weight class) and Huwan Bagwis (ranked 1032 p4p, 146 weight class). Makres comes into the arena with SABATON - Coat of Arms blaring out of the sound system. John Makres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Makres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huwan Bagwis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bagwis throws a hook but Makres avoids it easily.
Makres throws a big counter combination but Bagwis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bagwis throws a nice looking combination but Makres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bagwis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makres was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagwis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bagwis.
Bagwis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makres manages to avoid it.
It looked like Makres was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bagwis throws a series of punches but Makres avoids them all with ease.
Makres appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bagwis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bagwis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Makres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Huwan Bagwis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagwis throws a jab when Makres was well out of range.
Makres looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bagwis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bagwis throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Makres misses the target.
A jab lands there for Bagwis.
Bagwis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bagwis throws a right and a left that Makres avoids nicely.
Makres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bagwis throws a shot to the body.
Bagwis fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwis misses with a body shot.
Bagwis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makres throws a sloppy head kick
and Bagwis counters with a low kick, right behind Makres 's knee.
Bagwis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bagwis.
Bagwis swings for the body but Makres moves out of range.
Makres moves out of range of the body kick.
Bagwis throws a right hand that misses
and Makres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Bagwis misses
and Bagwis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makres changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makres tried to counter with a leg kick but Bagwis avoided it.
Bagwis's coach down at Clark's Champion's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bagwis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bagwis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makres was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagwis.
Makres looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Makres throws a leg kick but Bagwis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bagwis throws a front kick aimed at Makres's knee but Makres avoids it well.
Bagwis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bagwis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Makres rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makres ducks under a wild hook from Bagwis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bagwis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bagwis.
Makres comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bagwis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bagwis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makres. Makres circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Makres drops Bagwis with a right and a left! Makres comes rushing in but Bagwis regains his composure and manages to keep Makres in guard.
Bagwis is rocked!
It looks like Huwan Bagwis has been cut.
Makres stands up and waves to Bagwis to follow him.
Makres ducks under a wild hook from Bagwis.
Makres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Bagwis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis looks to land a right hand but Makres moved out of range.
Makres fails to land with a series of punches.
Bagwis throws a body shot but no joy.
Makres misses with a looping left.
Bagwis blocks a leg kick.
Makres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Makres.
Makres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bagwis.
Makres half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bagwis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makres moves away.
Makres moves out of range as Bagwis strikes.
Makres has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bagwis finds it's way round the side to connect with Makres's head.
Bagwis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Makres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Bagwis. Beautiful body shot.
Bagwis misses with a leg kick
and Makres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bagwis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makres was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagwis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makres connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makres digs a good hook to Bagwis's body.
Bagwis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagwis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Makres blocks it well.
Bagwis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bagwis misses with a lunging right hand
and Makres counters with a straight right hand.
Makres just misses with a punch to the body.
Makres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bagwis.
Bagwis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makres moves out of range of the body kick from Bagwis.
Bagwis tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bagwis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagwis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bagwis swings for the body but Makres moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Huwan Bagwis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Huwan Bagwis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bagwis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makres.
Bagwis thuds a left hand into Makres's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bagwis!
Bagwis swings for the body but Makres moves out of range.
Bagwis misses with an uppercut
and Makres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagwis misses with a body punch
and Makres counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Bagwis down! Makres is looking to finish but Bagwis is intelligently defending himself.
Bagwis is still in real trouble! Can Makres finish him?
Bagwis is working an open guard so Makres takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bagwis cracks the inside of Makres's front leg.
Bagwis seems to have recovered his senses.
Makres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bagwis throws an overhand right that lands on Makres's shoulder, as Makres tries to avoid the shot.
Bagwis misses the shot to the body.
Bagwis takes a swing at Makres's ribcage but misses.
Bagwis slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwis cracks Makres with a good jab.
Makres misses with a wild body shot.
Bagwis throws the left hand but Makres avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Makres tenderised Bagwis's leg. Bagwis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makres on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bagwis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makres misses with a straight right.
Makres blocks a jab.
Bagwis throws a chopping leg kick but Makres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bagwis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bagwis lands with a nice body punch.
Bagwis looks for the body kick but Makres saw that one coming.
Huwan Bagwis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bagwis.
Bagwis looks to throw a body kick
and Makres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bagwis's knee momentarily.
Makres throws a lazy uppercut
and Bagwis counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makres throws a right hand that Bagwis ducks under and follows up with a left that Bagwis also avoids with ease.
Makres looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagwis is just out of range.
Bagwis clobbers Makres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bagwis scores with a leg kick.
Bagwis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makres tries to score with a low kick but Bagwis moves his leg out of the way.
Makres misses with a low kick.
Makres moves out of range of the body kick from Bagwis.
Makres throws a hook to the side of Bagwis's head but Bagwis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bagwis swings for the body but Makres moves out of range.
Bagwis punishes Makres's body with a nice straight punch.
Bagwis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bagwis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bagwis throws a body punch but Makres moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis thows a body kick. Makres tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Bagwis misses.
Makres appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bagwis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bagwis throws a body kick that misses.
Bagwis thumps Makres with a low kick.
Bagwis throws a body punch but Makres moves out of range.
Bagwis takes a swing at Makres's ribcage but misses.
Makres checks a low kick from Bagwis.
Bagwis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Makres takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bagwis swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Makres to counter with a crisp jab.
Makres throws a right hand that Bagwis ducks under and follows up with a left that Bagwis also avoids with ease.
Bagwis slips under a jab from Makres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bagwis.
Bagwis misses with a hook.
Makres feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bagwis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagwis misses with an uppercut.
Makres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bagwis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagwis throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Makres to counter with a crisp jab.
Makres lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bagwis backs up against the cage.
Bagwis throws a shot from downtown. Makres moves away and avoids it.
Makres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Makres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagwis was well out of range. Poor timing from Makres.
Bagwis thuds a left hand into Makres's body.
Makres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huwan Bagwis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Huwan Bagwis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bagwis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bagwis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bagwis slips a jab and a cross from Makres.
Makres throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bagwis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bagwis.
Bagwis misses with a kick to the body.
Makres appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bagwis takes one to the chin there.
Bagwis lands a front kick.
Bagwis misses with a body shot.
Makres slips under a jab from Bagwis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makres moves away from the strike by Bagwis.
Bagwis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makres is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bagwis stuns Makres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bagwis misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Makres misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwis thuds a left hand into Makres's body.
Bagwis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Makres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bagwis thuds his shin into the meat of Makres's side.
Bagwis throws a sloppy head kick and Makres moves out of range easily.
Makres throws a counter high kick but Bagwis was just alert enough to avoid it.
Makres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bagwis.
It looked like Makres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makres looks to land a right hand but Bagwis moved out of range.
Bagwis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Makres counters with a series of strikes. Bagwis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bagwis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Makres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bagwis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makres.
Makres ducks under a wild hook from Bagwis.
Makres is looking to counter punch.
Bagwis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Makres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bagwis staying out of range there.
Bagwis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bagwis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bagwis throws a jab but it's blocked by Makres.
Bagwis misses with a leg kick
and Makres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makres misses the jab.
Bagwis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bagwis looks to land a body kick but Makres moved away.
Makres loads up on a big right hand but Bagwis slips the punch.
Bagwis misses with an uppercut.
Makres misses with a body kick.
Bagwis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Makres keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Makres is looking for a counter combo.
Makres throws a series of strikes that have Bagwis backpedaling.
Bagwis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makres takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bagwis throws a front kick aimed at Makres's knee but Makres avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makres appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bagwis throws a leg kick but Makres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makres seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Makres staying out of range there.
Bagwis lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bagwis. Makres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bagwis.
Bagwis looks to throw the jab but Makres is out of range.
Makres takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bagwis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bagwis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bagwis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makres moves away.
Bagwis throws a push kick but Makres slaps the foot to one side.
Makres looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagwis is just out of range.
Bagwis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bagwis connects with a single shot there.
Makres takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bagwis blocks a head kick by Makres.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Bagwis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bagwis misses with a wild body shot.
Makres went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Makres scores with a four punch combination!
Makres throws a body punch but Bagwis moves out of range.
Bagwis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bagwis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makres.
Bagwis misses with a hook to the body
letting Makres counter with a right hand.
Makres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makres throws a big counter combination but Bagwis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bagwis throws a low kick but Makres avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huwan Bagwis really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huwan Bagwis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Makres staying out of range there.
Bagwis throws a poor cross that misses
and Makres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Bagwis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Makres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bagwis misses with a hook. Makres ducked under it nicely.
Makres loads up on a big right hand but Bagwis slips the punch.
Bagwis cracks a nice hook into Makres's ribs.
Bagwis misses with an uppercut. Makres saw that one coming.
Bagwis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bagwis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makres lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagwis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makres doesn't seem bothered though.
Bagwis blocks a low kick nicely.
Bagwis digs a good hook to Makres's body.
Bagwis looks to score with a jab to the body but Makres is just out of range.
Makres avoids the body shot from Bagwis.
Makres throwing a counter right hand but Bagwis manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwis lands a jab.
Bagwis misses the shot to the body.
Makres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bagwis.
Bagwis throws a body kick that misses.
Makres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Makres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bagwis.
Bagwis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makres.
Bagwis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bagwis just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMakres.
Makres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bagwis.
Crunch! Bagwis slams his shin into Makres's torso.
Bagwis misses the shot to the body.
Makres went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis just misses with a punch to the body.
Bagwis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bagwis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagwis was well out of range. Poor timing from Makres.
Bagwis misses with a hook to the body
and Makres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagwis misses with a jab to the body
and Makres counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Bagwis!
Makres decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Makres misses with the combination.
Bagwis misses with a leg kick
and Makres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bagwis misses with a low kick.
Bagwis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makres manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makres went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bagwis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Makres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bagwis throws out the jab.
It looked like Makres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makres will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bagwis throws a big shot that misses.
Bagwis fails to land with a series of punches.
Makres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bagwis.
Makres 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.
Bagwis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makres looks to land a body kick but Bagwis moved away.
Makres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bagwis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makres ducks under a wild hook from Bagwis.
Makres checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Makres tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makres loads up on a big right hand but Bagwis slips the punch.
Bagwis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bagwis lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Makres blocks the body kick.
Bagwis lands with a shot to the body.
Bagwis lands a jab to Makres's midsection.
Bagwis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bagwis tries to bum rush Makres with a series of wild strikes but Makres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huwan Bagwis dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Huwan Bagwis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bagwis throws a leg kick but Makres checks it.
Bagwis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makres's sensitive parts.
Makres misses with a hook.
Bagwis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Makres counters with a nice uppercut.
Makres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bagwis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makres throws out the jab.
A combination from Bagwis does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bagwis.
Bagwis scores with a sloppy right hand. Makres should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makres moves out of range of the leg kick from Bagwis.
Makres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bagwis punishes Makres's body with a nice straight punch.
Bagwis throws a leg kick
and Makres counters with a straight right hand.
Makres blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwis walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bagwis. Makres does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab-cross combination lands for Makres and sends Bagwis crashing to the mat! Makres follows him down to the mat - Bagwis regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Makres escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bagwis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makres lands a big right hook! Bagwis looks hurt but is still standing! Makres lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Bagwis falls down and Makres dives in with a huge hammer fist! Bagwis's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Makres runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Makres!
John Makres is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, John Makres started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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