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HFC 49:Mogh vs Saneuji 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Louis (ranked 3973 p4p, 3725 weight class) and Chris Wilson (ranked 227 p4p, 213 weight class). Wilson has chosen The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis scores with a push kick.
Wilson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Louis defends well and Wilson ends up having to push Louis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Louis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that Louis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wilson gets tackled into the cage by Louis. Louis maintains the clinch.
Louis gets control of Wilson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Louis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Louis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Louis!
Louis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Louis trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Louis is controlling well.
Louis trying to control the pace.
Wilson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Louis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilson is looking to control Louis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilson avoid being mounted?
Louis content to control rather than advance.
Louis trying to mount his opponent but Wilson defends it.
Louis trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Louis slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown but Louis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Louis. No joy for Wilson on that attempt.
Steve Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Wilson.
Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt
and Louis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Louis has Wilson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Louis has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wilson is trying to keep an underhook but Louis manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Louis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Louis prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Louis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wilson is just riding it out for now. Louis eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Louis seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is refusing to be controlled, as Louis sits in half guard.
Louis controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson wants to control but Louis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Louis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Louis gets a double leg takedown into Wilson's guard.
Wilson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Louis escapes and throws Wilson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson wants to control but Louis postures up.
Louis is working to tighten his grip on Wilson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Wilson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Louis is really squeezing tight and eventually Wilson passes out! Louis breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steve Louis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evert Norddahl (ranked 2315 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Olan Zapina (ranked 190 p4p, 205 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evert Norddahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olan Zapina!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norddahl shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zapina as he avoids it easily.
Zapina lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Zapina.
Norddahl dives in for a single leg takedown but Zapina sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zapina throws a fast counter high kick but Norddahl manages to duck under it in time.
Still in the clinch, Zapina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zapina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 Norddahl is rocked!
Zapina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norddahl backwards.
Oh Norddahl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zapina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zapina.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zapina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zapina gets underhooks to prevent Norddahl's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evert Norddahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zapina pushes Norddahl against the cage. Zapina is working some dirty boxing. Zapina pushes off with a quick right hook! Norddahl goes down! Norddahl tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Zapina moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olan Zapina!
Olan Zapina 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Golubev (ranked 2931 p4p, 2748 weight class) and Akira Watanabe (ranked 340 p4p, 317 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrik Golubev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Watanabe !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe wants to clinch.
Golubev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Golubev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golubev is breathing heavily.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Adrik Golubev has been cut.
Watanabe stalling against the cage.
Watanabe has Golubev pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe working Golubev over with knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Golubev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golubev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Adrik Golubev's cut is getting worse.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golubev's face.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watanabe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Golubev's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Golubev blocks it.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe slowing the pace effectively.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Golubev won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Golubev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golubev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Golubev up against the cage.
Watanabe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Golubev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golubev's face.
Adrik Golubev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golubev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe stalling against the cage.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Golubev won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe working Golubev over with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Golubev won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrik Golubev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watanabe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Golubev avoids it.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Golubev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Golubev takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golubev is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Golubev's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golubev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golubev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golubev's face.
Jeez, Adrik Golubev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Golubev won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golubev's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adrik Golubev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Akira Watanabe !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinky Eye (ranked 3282 p4p, 2363 weight class) and Xigua Tou (ranked 380 p4p, 302 weight class). Eye comes to the cage accompanied by Antti Tuisku - Grind mayhem. Tou is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gwen Stacy - Gone Fishing. See You In A Year.. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pinky Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Xigua Tou!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eye will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tou is defended easily by Eye.
Eye shoots in and gets a takedown into Tou's guard.
Eye definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tou is trying to keep Eye in close.
Tou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eye doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eye manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye lands a couple of digs.
Our spies down at at Canucks Combat Club inform us that Tou has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Eye trying to control the position from guard on top but Tou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye distracts Tou with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eye is stalling in the full guard.
Tou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eye is one step ahead there.
Tou keeping moving, preventing Eye from controlling successfully.
Tou working for a triangle but Eye defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eye's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eye makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eye wants to control from the top but Tou keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eye is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eye scoring with some ground and pound.
Tou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eye is one step ahead there.
Eye throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye working some strikes from top position.
Eye in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eye has a hand on Tou's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tou takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Eye 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.
Tou lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eye hang on?
Eye is working to get back to half guard.
Tou misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tou putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tou thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Eye is desperately trying to improve his position but Tou has a good base and remains in mount.
Tou with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eye tries to hold on but Tou pushes him away.
Tou swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Eye is now in Tou's guard. A big mistake from Tou there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eye trying to control the position from guard on top but Tou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tou looking for a sweep. Not yet Tou, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pinky Eye will probably get the nod.
That's time! Eye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eye slaps away a takedown attempt from Tou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eye tries for a takedown but Tou circles away easily
and Tou holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Eye gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tou regains guard.
Eye passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tou is trying to control Eye's posture but Eye avoids it.
Eye controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tou looks to move to half guard but instead Eye has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye looking to control but Tou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tou is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Eye goes for an armbar but Tou turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tou.
Eye bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tou's guard.
Tou 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.
Eye is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tou is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tou has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eye is trying to keep Tou in close.
Tou throws a big elbow that misses.
Eye wants to sweep but no luck.
Tou trying to control the position from guard on top but Eye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eye is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tou won't allow Eye to sweep him here.
Eye throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tou wants to control from the top but Eye keeps moving.
Tou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tou trying to control the position from guard on top but Eye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eye bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tou's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eye avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eye trying to control but Tou is working from the bottom.
Pinky Eye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tou is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pinky Eye dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Eye connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eye stuffs the takedown attempt from Tou. Tou gets slowly back to his feet.
Eye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tou is fending him off so far but Eye persists. Nope, Tou circles away and we're back to standing.
Eye throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tou tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Eye is in Tou's guard.
Eye working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Eye scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tou is trying to hold Eye in close to prevent damage but Eye has managed to pass into half guard.
Tou wants to improve his position but Eye is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eye looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Eye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tou can do to turn this around?
Eye lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Eye trying to control the action but Tou is working from the bottom.
Eye is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tou is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Xigua Tou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tou tries to get to full guard but Eye has control of the leg.
Tou works his way to full guard. Good work.
Eye distracts Tou with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tou lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Eye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eye lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tou looking for a sweep. Not yet Tou, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tou pulls Eye in close to his closed guard and prevents Eye from doing any damage or advancing position.
Eye keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tou's head.
Eye postures up in Tou's guard and throws a big left but Tou blocks it.
Eye stays in close to Tou's body and controls the position.
Eye working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Eye wants to control from the top but Tou keeps moving.
Eye working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eye trying to control but Tou is working from the bottom.
Eye scoring with some ground and pound.
Eye won't allow Tou to sweep him here.
Eye is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Eye tries to free his leg and advance position but Tou is retaining full guard.
Eye not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Eye has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eye connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinky Eye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eye, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinky Eye!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pinky Eye thanked Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ville Valo (ranked 1798 p4p, 1750 weight class) and Buddah Joe (ranked 90 p4p, 87 weight class). The key to victory for Ville Valo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ville Valo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valo moves into the clinch successfully.
Valo slowing the pace effectively.
Joe jumps guard.
Valo is looking to work some ground and pound but Joe has wrist control.
Joe is looking for a triangle but Valo pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo wants to get up but he can't break Joe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Valo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Joe pulls Valo in close to his closed guard and prevents Valo from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe looking for a guillotine here but Valo defends easily.
Valo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Joe's guard.
Valo is sitting in close to Joe's body. Joe has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Valo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Valo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Joe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buddah Joe!
Buddah Joe is the new super heavyweight champion!
The defeated Ville Valo had this to say: 'Sleep with both your eyes open. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kaburagi (ranked 2575 p4p, 1442 weight class) and Dusty Sleeth (ranked 324 p4p, 201 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Kaburagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dusty Sleeth!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sleeth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaburagi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sleeth manages to circle out of the way.
Kaburagi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sleeth has time to react.
Sleeth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kaburagi sprawls well. Kaburagi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sleeth gets slowly back to his feet.
Sleeth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kaburagi quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleeth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaburagi defending well though.
Sleeth perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaburagi lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Kaburagi tries to roll over but Sleeth keeps him under control.
Kaburagi gets full guard.
Kaburagi looking for a guillotine here but Sleeth defends easily.
Kaburagi trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sleeth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaburagi's head.
Sleeth wants to pass the guard but Kaburagi is keeping the position.
Kaburagi keeping moving, preventing Sleeth from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleeth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sleeth controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sleeth trying to control but Kaburagi is working from the bottom.
Kaburagi looking to control.
Kaburagi has momentary wrist control but Sleeth slips an elbow through the middle.
Sleeth landing with the ground and pound.
My spies in Mythic Co. inform me that Sleeth has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kaburagi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sleeth is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sleeth trying to control but Kaburagi is working from the bottom.
Sleeth stands and throws Kaburagi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kaburagi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sleeth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaburagi's head.
Sleeth wants to free his trapped foot but Kaburagi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sleeth lands strikes from half guard.
Kaburagi is looking to get back to full guard here but Sleeth has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sleeth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kaburagi is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaburagi is pressing down on Sleeth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kaburagi keeping moving, preventing Sleeth from controlling successfully.
Sleeth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sleeth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kaburagi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sleeth has managed to get both his arms back between Kaburagi's legs - danger averted.
Sleeth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sleeth working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Sleeth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaburagi looks to land a left hand but Sleeth moved out of range nicely.
Sleeth with the counter takedown but Kaburagi avoids it easily.
Sleeth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaburagi counters with a single leg into guard. Sleeth didn't expect that.
Sleeth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaburagi postures up.
Kaburagi wants to control from the top but Sleeth keeps moving.
Sleeth has Kaburagi pulled in close to control his posture.
Sleeth wants to sweep here but Kaburagi controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaburagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaburagi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sleeth wants to sweep here but Kaburagi controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaburagi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sleeth throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaburagi jabs Sleeth right on the nose. Sleeth blinks but takes it well.
Sleeth wants to clinch up but Kaburagi keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Kaburagi misses its intended target.
Kaburagi misses with a body shot.
Sleeth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sleeth closes the distance and clinches up with Kaburagi, looking for a takedown. Sleeth pushes Kaburagi against the cage but Kaburagi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sleeth dives in for a single leg takedown but Kaburagi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kaburagi gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleeth is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kaburagi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sleeth wants to control but Kaburagi postures up.
Sleeth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kaburagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sleeth takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sleeth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kaburagi.
Kaburagi trying to control the action but Sleeth is working from the bottom.
Sleeth struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi cracks Sleeth with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kaburagi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Akira Kaburagi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sleeth on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kaburagi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sleeth has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kaburagi gets to mount! Sleeth was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kaburagi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kaburagi thowing shots but they're missing.
Sleeth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaburagi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kaburagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sleeth can do to turn this around?
Kaburagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sleeth trying to hold on to Kaburagi's head to control him but Kaburagi postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sleeth tries to roll over but Kaburagi keeps him under control.
Sleeth gets full guard.
Sleeth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kaburagi manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaburagi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sleeth defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sleeth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kaburagi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaburagi stuffs the takedown.
Sleeth fails with a takedown attempt.
Kaburagi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sleeth moves away.
Kaburagi scores with a jab. Sleeth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sleeth looks to throw the jab but Kaburagi is out of range.
Kaburagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sleeth feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaburagi moves into the clinch.
Kaburagi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sleeth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kaburagi prevents it.
Akira Kaburagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Sleeth.
Sleeth goes for a takedown attempt but Kaburagi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sleeth shoots in and drives through. Kaburagi sprawls well.
Kaburagi looks to land a left hand but Sleeth moved out of range nicely.
Kaburagi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sleeth at a distance.
Kaburagi ducks under a wild hook from Sleeth.
Sleeth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sleeth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kaburagi avoids it really well and circles away.
Kaburagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaburagi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sleeth is trying to defend but Kaburagi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi is pressing down on Sleeth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sleeth is holding on for now.
Sleeth tries to roll over but Kaburagi keeps him under control.
Sleeth trying to hold on to Kaburagi's head to control him but Kaburagi postures up.
Sleeth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kaburagi.
Kaburagi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sleeth trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaburagi wants to pass the guard but Sleeth is defending well.
Kaburagi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sleeth defending well though.
Kaburagi is looking to take a break and control but Sleeth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sleeth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sleeth manages to get to full guard.
Kaburagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sleeth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sleeth controls Kaburagi momentarily but Kaburagi frees himself.
Kaburagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kaburagi wants to control from the top but Sleeth keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sleeth's corner calls for a 1-2. Sleeth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaburagi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kaburagi won't allow Sleeth to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Kaburagi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaburagi 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Kaburagi!
In his post fight interview, Akira Kaburagi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Dusty Sleeth stepped up to the mic, saying 'I’m coming back, better then ever! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axton Burgess (ranked 1000 p4p, 1913 weight class) and Kimo Apolo (ranked 140 p4p, 253 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axton Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Apolo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apolo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burgess connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Apolo scrambles back to his feet.
Burgess connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Burgess.
Burgess jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Burgess's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Apolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burgess connects with a crisp jab.
Jab from Apolo.
It looks like Axton Burgess has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess wants to clinch
and Apolo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Apolo avoids the body shot from Burgess.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Apolo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Apolo takes a swing at Burgess's ribcage but misses.
Apolo avoids the body shot from Burgess.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Apolo misses the body punch
and Burgess counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burgess takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Apolo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Apolo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burgess.
Apolo connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a wild body shot.
Apolo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burgess counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Apolo throws a lazy uppercut
and Apolo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burgess fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apolo throws a body shot but no joy.
Burgess clinches with his opponent.
Burgess swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burgess misses with a punch on the inside.
Burgess lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apolo or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolo jumps guard but Burgess stands there with Apolo around his waist. Apolo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Apolo tries to pull guard but Burgess forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Apolo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burgess smiles and moves away.
Axton Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimo Apolo.
Apolo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Burgess counter with a right hand.
Burgess closes the distance but Apolo moves to the side
enabling Apolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Burgess fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apolo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Apolo works Burgess's body with a nice hook.
Apolo lunges at Burgess with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burgess's hand.
Burgess throws a hook but Apolo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burgess closes the distance but Apolo moves to the side
and Apolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apolo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Burgess to counter with a crisp jab.
Burgess throws a lazy right hand but Apolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Apolo! But no joy.
Apolo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burgess's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgess misses with an uppercut
and Apolo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Burgess! Apolo lets Burgess back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Burgess is rocked!
Axton Burgess's cut is getting worse.
Apolo misses with a left hand
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Axton Burgess will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Axton Burgess's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Apolo cracks Burgess on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Burgess falls backwards against the cage. Apolo follows up with more strikes that drop Burgess to his knees. Apolo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Burgess! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Apolo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Okon Igwe (ranked 2749 p4p, 1258 weight class) and Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 170 p4p, 86 weight class). Ryu Akutagawa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Okon Igwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryu Akutagawa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Akutagawa finds it's way through Igwe's defenses.
It looks like Okon Igwe has been cut.
Akutagawa catches Igwe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akutagawa throws a big shot that misses.
Igwe takes the fight into the clinch.
Igwe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akutagawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Igwe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Akutagawa to keep the fight standing.
Igwe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akutagawa smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okon Igwe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akutagawa lands a head shot.
Igwe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Igwe moves into the clinch successfully.
Igwe blocks a body shot from Akutagawa.
Igwe tries to pull guard but Akutagawa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Akutagawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Akutagawa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igwe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akutagawa smiles and moves away.
Akutagawa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Igwe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akutagawa, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Igwe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Igwe tries to pull guard but Akutagawa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Igwe pulls guard effortlessly.
Igwe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Akutagawa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Igwe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akutagawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Igwe is tightening it up a little... Akutagawa has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Akutagawa reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Akutagawa taps out! Nice BJJ there by Igwe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Okon Igwe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Romero (ranked 333 p4p, 902 weight class) and Devon Sage (ranked 30 p4p, 81 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devon Sage!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero keeps control of Sage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sage blocking some punches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sage is trying to push Romero away but Romero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sage looking for a takedown.
Sage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romero as he avoids it easily.
Ernesto Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Sage.
Sage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sage's coach down at Hellfire Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sage's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Sage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sage blocks an uppercut.
Sage misses with an elbow over the top.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Sage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
A short left from Romero.
Sage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Romero's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romero prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Sage - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Romero.
Sage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sage misses with a takedown attempt - Romero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Sage.
Romero connects with a looping right hand.
Romero moves into range and clinches up with Sage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Sage.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Romero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero gets through Sage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sage blocking some punches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sage.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sage gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sage.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romero jabs Sage right on the nose. Sage blinks but takes it well.
Sage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sage rushes Romero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Romero being controlled against the cage.
Sage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sage is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sage jumps guard but Romero stands there with Sage around his waist. Sage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sage tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sage clinches up against the cage.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romero just stands there and leans against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sage has Romero pushed against the cage.
Sage breaks from the clinch.
Romero stuffs the takedown.
Romero moves into the clinch.
Sage is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sage looking for a takedown.
Ernesto Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Sage.
Romero misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romero smiles and moves away.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sage.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Romero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sage lands a body punch.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero lands a right hand.
Sage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sage tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sage.
Romero lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero clinches.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sage.
Romero working aggressively here.
Sage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Sage taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sage.
Sage wants a takedown.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sage can do to turn this around?
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Sage.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sage fails to pull guard.
Ernesto Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sage looking to stall.
Sage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sage can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Sage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romero smiles and moves away.
Romero has closed the distance and engaged Sage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sage tries to score a body lock takedown but Romero shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sage trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sage into the cage.
Sage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sage is looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romero pushes Sage up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Sage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sage gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Romero.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sages head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Sage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sage blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Sage jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romero walks away with a smile on his face. Sage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ernesto Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Sage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romero circles away.
Sage clinches.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Sage.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sage backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Sage drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ernesto Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Sage.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Sage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Sage jumps guard but Romero turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage blocking some punches.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sage.
Sage is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sage is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
Sage is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.
Sage blocking some punches.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sage is trying to stall.
Sage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sage fails to land.
Sage blocking some punches.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sage.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sage pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero gets to his feet - Sage follows without any prompting.
Sage shoots for a double leg takedown but Romero sprawls well. He's pushed Sage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sage backwards.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sage working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Romero blocks a head kick by Sage.
Romero scores with a punch to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sage wants to break free but Romero has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sage wants to take the fight to the mat but Romero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Romero rushes Sage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Romero.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sage looking for a takedown.
Ernesto Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Sage.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sage has his takedown stuffed
and Romero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romero.
Sage wants to get back to his feet but Romero passes into half guard.
Sage trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like Romero is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero passes into side control, despite Sage's attempt to control the position.
Sage is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Romero off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sage trying to control.
Sage is trying to control but Romero is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Sage tries to control but Romero wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sage throws some wild stikes that Romero manages to avoid easily.
Romero wants to hold on but Sage pushes him away.
Romero blocking the ground and pound.
Romero is in a horrible position here. Sage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sage controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Sage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sage misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Romero is squirming around, avoiding Sage's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Sage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sage looking to secure an arm triangle but Romero defends it well.
Romero tries to buck Sage off but Sage takes his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ernesto Romero will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Romero with a hook.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Sage back into the cage.
Sage takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Sage wants to break free but Romero has control.
Romero blocks a body shot from Sage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sage.
Sage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero slaps away a takedown attempt from Sage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romero lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Sage seems unphased.
Sage gets tackled into the cage by Romero. Romero maintains the clinch.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sage backwards.
Sage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Sage backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romero prevents it.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sage tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
Ernesto Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Sage.
Sage tries for a takedown but Romero manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sage manages to break the clinch.
Romero drives through and clinches with Sage against the cage.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sage backwards.
Ernesto Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage successfully pulls guard.
Sage kicks Romero off and gets to his feet.
Romero moves into the clinch successfully.
Sage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sage manages to pull guard.
Sage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Devon Sage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sage 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.
Sage working a defensive guard here.
Sage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romero defends well.
Sage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romero defends well.
Romero engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Romero stands up from Sage's guard - Romero perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:44
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Romero!
Ernesto Romero retains his featherweight title!
Ernesto Romero decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Worf Mogh (ranked 430 p4p, 732 weight class) and Amakusa Saneuji (ranked 32 p4p, 55 weight class). Mogh comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme The Loot. Saneuji is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zen Spirit. Worf Mogh 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Worf Mogh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amakusa Saneuji!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saneuji closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Saneuji lands in his opponent's guard.
Mogh wants to sweep here but Saneuji controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saneuji wants to control from the top but Mogh keeps moving.
Saneuji has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gold Samurai's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Saneuji postures up in Mogh's guard and throws a big left but Mogh blocks it.
Saneuji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mogh controlling the position.
Saneuji drops back looking for a leg! Mogh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mogh manages to kick Saneuji off! Saneuji jumps back into Mogh's guard.
Mogh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mogh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saneuji is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mogh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mogh has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogh postures up and lands a big shot to Saneuji's brow.
Mogh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saneuji is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saneuji had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mogh defends it easily.
Mogh trying to control the position from guard on top but Saneuji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saneuji working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mogh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mogh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saneuji working for a triangle but Mogh defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saneuji looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mogh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saneuji's head.
Saneuji looking for a guillotine here but Mogh defends easily.
Saneuji is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mogh defends well.
Mogh landing some decent shots from guard.
Mogh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saneuji is keeping the position for now.
Saneuji has his foot on Mogh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mogh works his way back into a safe position though.
Mogh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogh trying to control the position from guard on top but Saneuji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saneuji looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mogh landing some decent shots from guard.
Saneuji is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mogh is aware though and is defending well.
Saneuji is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mogh won't allow Saneuji to sweep him here.
Mogh trying to control but Saneuji is working from the bottom.
Saneuji had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mogh defends it easily.
Mogh connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogh wants to control from the top but Saneuji keeps moving.
Saneuji is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mogh defends well.
Saneuji escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mogh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mogh stands up over Saneuji, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mogh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saneuji is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mogh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mogh landing with the ground and pound.
 Saneuji is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Amakusa Saneuji will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saneuji looks for a takedown but Mogh sprawls well.
Mogh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saneuji eats them both and turns towards Mogh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saneuji is still on wobbly legs! Can Mogh finish him?
BOOM! Mogh lands a beautiful left hook that drops Saneuji. Saneuji tries to recover but Mogh is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Saneuji lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Worf Mogh!
Worf Mogh retains his bantamweight title!
After the fight, Worf Mogh 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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