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Syn' 166: The Great Debate PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lachance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gable has chosen Rick Derringer - I am a Real American as his entrance music. Dan Gable has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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282 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lachance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachance tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gable counters with a takedown into side control.
Lachance is trying to improve his position.
Gable is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lachance sneaks back into half guard.
Gable works his way into side control.
Lachance is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance tries to bench press Gable off him but Gable keeps the position.
Lachance is not content to let Gable control the position.
Gable tries to move to mount but Lachance blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lachance is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gable content to control rather than advance.
Lachance makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lachance.
Gable tries to free his leg and advance position but Lachance is retaining full guard.
Lachance wants to sweep here but Gable controlling him for the moment.
Lachance working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gable doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gable manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gable avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lachance to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gable is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lachance pulls down on the head and he's put Gable to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tim Lachance!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Che Satomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Scribner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satomi comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Boys. 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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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Satomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Scribner!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scribner closes the distance but Satomi moves to the side
and Satomi counters with a takedown into side control.
Satomi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Satomi controlling the position.
Satomi is looking to take a break and control but Scribner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Satomi has an Americana. Scribner didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Satomi is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Satomi hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Che Satomi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzys Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko has chosen The Eagle Lands as his entrance music. Gattsu Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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221 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzys Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Emelianenko - just one landing.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Soszynski with a series of wild strikes but Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soszynski closes the distance and clinches up with Emelianenko, looking for a takedown. Soszynski pushes Emelianenko against the cage but Emelianenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Soszynski rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Soszynski is controlling the position.
Soszynski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Emelianenko pushes Soszynski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but Soszynski has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soszynski moves away.
Soszynski has his takedown stuffed
and Emelianenko counters with a series of strikes. Soszynski will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzys Soszynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Soszynski tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko tests Soszynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emelianenko lands a big right hand that sends Soszynski crashing to the mat! Emelianenko stays standing though and waves Soszynski back to his feet!
Soszynski is rocked!
Emelianenko sends Soszynski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Emelianenko is motioning to the referee to let Soszynski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Soszynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soszynski slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Emelianenko knocks Soszynski out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gattsu Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tate's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Diamonds Aren't Forever. Zimmerman has chosen Linkin Park-- What Ive Done as his entrance music. 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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153 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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152 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tate misses with the body kick
and Zimmerman counters with a straight right hand.
Tate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zimmerman counters with a nice body kick.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Zimmerman tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandon Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Tate tenderised Zimmerman's leg. Zimmerman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tate tries to clinch up but Zimmerman circles away and keeps his distance.
Zimmerman throws a lazy body kick
and Tate counters with a nice body kick.
Zimmerman thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Tate misses
and Zimmerman counters with a nice uppercut.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Zimmerman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Zimmerman there.
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zimmerman, pushing him back against the cage.
Tate connects with a knee to the head.
Tate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zimmerman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zimmerman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Zimmerman blocks a body shot from Tate.
Tate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimmerman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Zimmerman.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate.
Tate seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Zimmerman looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
Tate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zimmerman backwards.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate blocks an elbow strike.
Tate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zimmerman managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Tate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tate scores a nice knee to the body.
Tate is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.
Tate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zimmerman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zimmerman counters with a left to the body.
Zimmerman ducks under a wild hook from Tate.
Zimmerman misses the body punch
and Tate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zimmerman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tate works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zimmerman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Zimmerman from controlling successfully.
Zimmerman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Zimmerman from controlling successfully.
Zimmerman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tate, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zimmerman shoots in and bounces Tate off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tate holds on and takes a little breather.
Zimmerman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zimmerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zimmerman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zimmerman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zimmerman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate is pulling down on Zimmerman's head. It's preventing any offense from Zimmerman, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brandon Tate will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zimmerman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
Zimmerman throws a poor cross that misses
and Tate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tate tries to score with a low kick but Zimmerman moves his leg out of the way.
Zimmerman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tate is looking to clinch but Zimmerman is avoiding it.
Zimmerman has his takedown stuffed
and Tate counters with a leg kick.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zimmerman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zimmerman trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman throwing strikes from guard but Tate blocks nicely.
Tate managing to control the position.
Zimmerman throws a strike but Tate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate gets to his feet - Zimmerman follows without any prompting.
That's two 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.
Tate misses with a leg kick.
Tate tries to clinch up but Zimmerman circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Zimmerman to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Zimmerman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zimmerman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brandon Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Zimmerman.
Tate wants to land a leg kick but Zimmerman is out of range.
Tate looks to throw a body kick
and Zimmerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zimmerman connects with a leg kick. Tate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zimmerman connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate thows a leg kick but Zimmerman checks it
and Zimmerman counters with a leg kick.
Zimmerman avoids the head kick by Tate.
Zimmerman blocks a head kick by Tate.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the leg kick from Tate.
Tate throws a solid leg kick but Zimmerman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tate.
Brandon Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zimmerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Zimmerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zimmerman slips a straight right by Tate.
Tate digs a good body shot into Zimmerman's ribs.
Tate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zimmerman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Tate misses
and Zimmerman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tate's guard.
Tate seems keen to control Zimmerman's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to sweep here but Zimmerman controlling him for the moment.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Zimmerman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tate seems keen to control Zimmerman's posture.
Tate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Zimmerman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tate controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brandon Tate wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zimmerman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tate tries to roll over but Zimmerman keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Zimmerman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Zimmerman connects with a nice looking jab.
Tate thumps Zimmerman with a low kick.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate is looking to clinch but Zimmerman is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Zimmerman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zimmerman thows a leg kick but Tate checks it
and Tate counters with an inside leg kick.
Tate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zimmerman.
Zimmerman misses with a left hand
and Tate counters with a leg kick.
Zimmerman checks a leg kick nicely.
Tate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tate closes the distance and clinches.
Tate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zimmerman is defending well for now.
Tate avoids a wild elbow strike from Zimmerman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman jumps guard but Tate stands there with Zimmerman around his waist. Zimmerman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tate misses with a knee strike.
Tate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Zimmerman avoids the damage to the body.
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zimmerman misses with a knee to the head.
Zimmerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zimmerman looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
Tate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zimmerman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate.
A knee to the head by Tate.
Zimmerman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two 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.
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tate throws a head punch that misses.
Tate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zimmerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zimmerman misses with a knee strike.
Tate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zimmerman.
Nice elbow from Tate.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
Tate just leaning against Zimmerman, taking a breather.
Tate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimmerman avoids it.
Zimmerman tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Zimmerman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zimmerman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
Tate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Tate.
Zimmerman avoiding damage as Tate throws knees to the body.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zimmerman lands with a left to the head.
Zimmerman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tate misses with a knee strike.
Tate misses with a knee to the head.
Tate landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zimmerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate missing with knees to the body.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate avoiding damage as Zimmerman throws knees to the body.
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.
Tate tries a knee to the head but Zimmerman blocks it.
Tate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zimmerman managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Tate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zimmerman.
Tate is looking to control Zimmerman's arms but Zimmerman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the cage.
Tate slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Zimmerman avoiding damage as Tate throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Brandon Tate!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Brandon Tate!
Brandon Tate wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nameless One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nameless One is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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World class boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nameless One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Lee!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and One counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Lee defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by One.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
One lands a few punches from side control.
One tries to advance position but instead Lee slips a leg back in to half guard.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
One thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is holding on to half guard well.
One scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee tries to roll over but One keeps him under control.
One thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
One 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.
Lee is holding on to half guard well.
One sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
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.
One throws a strike but Lee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
One trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
One with a flurry of punches that miss.
One thows a big elbow that misses.
One landing with the ground and pound.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
One passes into half guard.
One thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
One is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lee reverses the position - he's now on top in One's guard.
One not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
Lee won't allow One to sweep him here.
One might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fred Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nameless One dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through One's defenses.
Lee avoids the body shot from One.
One gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee lands a high kick!
One looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but One persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee avoids the body shot from One.
One takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee throws a push kick but One slaps the foot to one side.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed One's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
One with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. One will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nameless One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
One shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. One does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee pushes One away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends One tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves One back to his feet - he wants the finish!
One is rocked!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
One seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee stuns One with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! One drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lee follows One to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Lee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Alarcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandito has chosen Slayer - Hell Awaits as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
180 lbs
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24
184 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Alarcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chino Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandito changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alarcon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alarcon wants to control but Bandito postures up.
Bandito wants to control but Alarcon is keeping him busy.
Bandito working the ground and pound from side control.
Bandito wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alarcon, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandito wants to control but Alarcon is keeping him busy.
Bandito looks up at the clock and then as Alarcon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bandito smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bandito is looking to take a break and control but Alarcon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alarcon wants to control but Bandito postures up.
Alarcon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarcon is pressing down on Bandito's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alarcon trying to keep a closed guard but Bandito is proving a slippery customer.
Alarcon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alarcon working a defensive guard here.
Alarcon wants to sweep but no luck.
Bandito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alarcon looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oscar Alarcon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bandito throws a combination that misses
and Alarcon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alarcon seems to be working for a kimura but Bandito defends the submission attempt.
Alarcon is looking for a kimura but Bandito is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alarcon to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon wants to stand but Bandito has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Alarcon is looking to stall here but Bandito recovers full guard.
Alarcon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bandito is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alarcon off and has taken his back!
Alarcon trying to control the hands but Bandito won't let him.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito scores with strikes from the back.
Bandito tries to get the hooks in deep but Alarcon pushed the leg off.
Bandito is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bandito gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bandito gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bandito apologises and we restart here on the feet.
A head kick by Bandito misses
and Alarcon counters with a takedown into side control.
Alarcon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bandito, who protects the arm well.
Alarcon working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alarcon is looking to take a break and control but Bandito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Bandito's face as Alarcon controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alarcon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bandito avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alarcon.
Alarcon swings around for an armbar but Bandito sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Alarcon's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oscar Alarcon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alarcon takes one on the button.
Bandito misses with an uppercut
and Alarcon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alarcon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bandito doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alarcon.
Bandito wants to improve his position but Alarcon is controlling well.
Alarcon wants to take a breather but Bandito is having none of it.
Alarcon trying to control from Bandito's half guard. Bandito has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bandito trying to control the position.
Alarcon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alarcon's guard.
Alarcon trying to keep a closed guard but Bandito is proving a slippery customer.
Alarcon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bandito forces his way into half guard.
Bandito working over Alarcon with some ground and pound. Alarcon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alarcon is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bandito is keen to just control but Alarcon is a slippery customer.
Alarcon is trying to control but can't.
Bandito throwing shots but Alarcon is blocking nicely.
Alarcon is looking to control Bandito's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alarcon avoid being mounted?
Bandito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bandito is looking for a kimura but Alarcon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bandito to get the leverage.
Alarcon is trying to control but can't.
Bandito frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon taking shots to the head.
Bandito is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alarcon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bandito connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bandito wants to control the pace but Alarcon is squirming around nicely.
Bandito with shots to the head and body - Alarcon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alarcon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bandito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alarcon tries to hold on but Bandito postures up.
Alarcon is in a horrible position here. Bandito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon tries to lock up and control but Bandito gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alarcon is looking to improve his position but Bandito isn't that keen on the idea.
Bandito lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Alarcon is looking to improve his position but Bandito isn't that keen on the idea.
Bandito trying to control but Alarcon is having none of it.
Alarcon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandito seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alarcon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chino Bandito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alarcon throws the kick towards the body but Bandito avoids it.
Alarcon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bandito is out of range.
A big left from Alarcon misses.
Bandito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alarcon moves away.
Alarcon throws a hook but Bandito blocks it.
Bandito throws a head kick that misses
and Alarcon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A low kick from Bandito misses
and Alarcon counters with a body kick.
Bandito misses with a hook
and Alarcon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandito checks the leg kick.
Alarcon misses with an uppercut
and Bandito counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alarcon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bandito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alarcon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alarcon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alarcon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Alarcon.
Alarcon tries to pass to full mount but Bandito defends it.
Alarcon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alarcon is keen to just control but Bandito is a slippery customer.
Alarcon throwing shots but Bandito is blocking nicely.
Alarcon is keen to just control but Bandito is a slippery customer.
That's two 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.
Bandito is positioning himself well to prevent Alarcon advancing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oscar Alarcon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bandito dives in and grabs Alarcon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alarcon pushes down on Bandito's head and hops out.
Bandito thows a leg kick but Alarcon checks it
and Alarcon counters with an inside leg kick.
Alarcon lunges at Bandito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bandito's hand.
Alarcon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bandito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alarcon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alarcon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alarcon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bandito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bandito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alarcon throws a leg kick
and Bandito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alarcon throws a low kick but Bandito moves out of range easily.
Bandito falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alarcon counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito throws a sloppy head kick
and Alarcon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alarcon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alarcon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bandito.
Alarcon looks to land a right hand but Bandito moved out of range.
Alarcon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bandito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alarcon.
Bandito has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bandito tries to clinch
and Alarcon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Alarcon.
Alarcon stalks Bandito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bandito's face. Bandito staggers backwards, shaken.
Bandito connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Bandito misses
and Alarcon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bandito is predictable there
and Alarcon counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandito tries for a takedown but Alarcon circles away easily
and Alarcon counters with a thumping low kick.
Oscar Alarcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chino Bandito.
A punch lands to the side of Bandito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bandito misses with a left hand
and Alarcon counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alarcon throws a series of punches but Bandito avoids them all with ease.
Alarcon misses with a low kick.
Oscar Alarcon is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bandito misses the body punch
and Alarcon counters with a left to the body.
Alarcon connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandito slips under a jab from Alarcon.
Alarcon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bandito has time to react.
Alarcon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alarcon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Alarcon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alarcon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Oscar Alarcon!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Oscar Alarcon!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Oscar Alarcon!
Oscar Alarcon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gundar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector LaRue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorsen comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder struck- ACDC. Hector LaRue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
273 lbs
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272 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gundar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector LaRue!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
LaRue misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thorsen counters with a right hand to the body.
LaRue throws a lazy uppercut
letting Thorsen counter with a right hand.
LaRue throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorsen counters with a low kick, right behind LaRue 's knee.
LaRue misses with a left hand
and Thorsen counters with a good low kick that LaRue was not able to check.
LaRue misses with a body punch
and Thorsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
LaRue throws a sloppy body shot
and Thorsen counters with a big head kick but LaRue shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaRue scores with a jab to the body.
LaRue misses the body punch
and Thorsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
LaRue looks gassed!
Thorsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping LaRue at a distance.
Thorsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but LaRue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thorsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thorsen looks to land a combination but LaRue avoids it well.
LaRue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Thorsen finds it's target.
It looks like Hector LaRue has been cut.
Thorsen is looking to wear down LaRue with body shots, in fact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen connects with a leg kick. LaRue looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thorsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorsen keeps LaRue at a distance using the push kick.
LaRue walks into a straight right hand from Thorsen.
No joy there for Thorsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hector LaRue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaRue darts in trying to clinch
enabling Thorsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorsen throws a series of punches but LaRue avoids them all with ease.
LaRue with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thorsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
LaRue throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thorsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LaRue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRue takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thorsen lands a body shot.
Thorsen connects with a right hand. LaRue shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Thorsen.
LaRue on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thorsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Thorsen.
LaRue moves out of range of the body kick.
LaRue misses with a jab to the body
letting Thorsen counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Hector LaRue's cut even more.
Thorsen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thorsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thorsen cracks the inside of LaRue's front leg.
Thorsen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thorsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Thorsen. Beautiful body shot.
Thorsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
LaRue walks into a left hand.
Thorsen lands a nice hook to LaRue's body. LaRue takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorsen.
Thorsen throws a series of punches but LaRue avoids them all with ease.
Thorsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thorsen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
LaRue misses the body punch
and Thorsen counters with a good, hard body kick but LaRue shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaRue takes one to the chin there.
The cut above Hector LaRue's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
LaRue takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thorsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorsen.
LaRue misses with a shot to the body
enabling Thorsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Hector LaRue's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRue takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thorsen scores with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Thorsen scores with a four punch combination!
LaRue is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hector LaRue's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gundar Thorsen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheszlav The Spermbank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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223 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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213 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vyacheszlav The Spermbank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from The Spermbank is predictable there
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Spermbank's guard.
Silva stands and steps away. The Spermbank gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A low kick from The Spermbank misses
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Spermbank throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Spermbank doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
The Spermbank wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva wants to stand up but The Spermbank is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The Spermbank is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
Silva wants to stand up but The Spermbank is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva connects with a leg kick. The Spermbank looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Spermbank throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
The Spermbank is breathing heavily.
The Spermbank throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Spermbank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Spermbank throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Spermbank up against the cage.
The Spermbank is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Vyacheszlav The Spermbank has been cut.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Spermbank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Spermbank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but The Spermbank is blocking nicely.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Spermbank takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Spermbank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vyacheszlav The Spermbank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
The Spermbank takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Spermbank takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but The Spermbank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Spermbank throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Good shot there by Silva.
The Spermbank tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Spermbank throws a combination that misses
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Spermbank really felt that one!
The Spermbank tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends The Spermbank tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves The Spermbank back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That kick from Silva tenderised The Spermbank's leg. The Spermbank is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Spermbank.
The Spermbank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Spermbank is rocked!
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Spermbank's head.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Spermbank on the side of the head.
Silva lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. The Spermbank is looking to close the distance but Silva sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! The Spermbank crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope The Spermbank is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kenji Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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24
197 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lawler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lawler tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lawler is avoiding damage well.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie trying to control the position but Lawler is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Gracie tries to roll but Lawler sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lawler wants to get back to his feet.
Lawler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lawler prevents Gracie from improving his position.
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.
Lawler wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lawler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lawler tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gracie.
Lawler stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Lawler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lawler doesn't seem phased though.
Lawler throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a straight left.
Lawler wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Lawler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eric Lawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lawler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Lawler is defending well.
Lawler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aaron Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawler throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Lawler counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lawler connects with a body shot.
Lawler lands with a good body shot.
Lawler misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Lawler misses.
Lawler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Aaron Gracie has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Lawler with an uppercut!
Lawler tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Lawler throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lawler's guard now.
Lawler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lawler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lawler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lawler lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie throws a hook but Lawler blocks it.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawler but Lawler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
Lawler's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lawler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie lands a jab to Lawler's midsection.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eric Lawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lawler.
Lawler wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lawler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler.
Gracie misses with a hook
letting Lawler counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawler misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lawler's guard now.
Gracie stops Lawler from standing up.
Lawler keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie postures up in Lawler's guard and throws a big left but Lawler blocks it.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lawler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Lawler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to hold on but Lawler postures up.
Lawler tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie regains half guard.
Lawler seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Lawler trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Lawler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lawler as Gracie shoots in.
Lawler moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Lawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawler is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Lawler fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Lawler moved out of range nicely.
Lawler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lawler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawler as he jumps to the side.
Aaron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawler throws a one two combo.
Lawler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawler tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Lawler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawler.
Lawler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Lawler scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Lawler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lawler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Eric Lawler!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Eric Lawler!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Eric Lawler!
Eric Lawler wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OMG Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekaku comes to the cage accompanied by IV. Zulud has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Hakuin Ekaku could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to OMG Zulud's chin.
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28
144 lbs
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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
22 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakuin Ekaku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OMG Zulud!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulud tries to land a body kick
and Ekaku counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zulud!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zulud is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zulud tries to hold on but Ekaku postures up.
Ekaku with a couple of short strikes.
Zulud is working to get back to half guard.
Ekaku throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zulud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud tries to lock up and control but Ekaku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ekaku wants to control the pace but Zulud is squirming around nicely.
Zulud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Ekaku looking to finish Zulud with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zulud!
Zulud regains half guard.
Zulud wants to get back to full guard.
Ekaku missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ekaku perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zulud wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ekaku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ekaku lands with some strikes.
Zulud is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ekaku tries to control but Zulud wriggling away.
Zulud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ekaku will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ekaku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ekaku landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zulud is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zulud moves forwards but Ekaku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ekaku. Zulud shrugs it off though.
Zulud throws a lazy head kick
and Ekaku counters with a body kick.
Ekaku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ekaku thumps Zulud with a low kick.
Zulud misses with a left hand
and Zulud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ekaku lands a nice shot to the body.
Zulud throws a lazy uppercut
and Ekaku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zulud throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ekaku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zulud's knee momentarily.
Ekaku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zulud tries to clinch up but Ekaku circles away and keeps his distance.
Ekaku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ekaku misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ekaku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zulud will feel that in the morning.
No joy there for Ekaku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zulud misses with a kick to the body
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zulud misses the shot to the body.
Zulud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ekaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zulud throws a sloppy body shot
and Ekaku counters with an outside leg kick.
Zulud misses with a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with an inside leg kick.
Zulud throws a lazy head kick
and Ekaku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zulud is breathing heavily.
Zulud misses with a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with a nice body kick.
Ekaku cracks Zulud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zulud throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekaku counters with a left and a right that stings Zulud.
Ekaku throws a right hand that Zulud ducks under and follows up with a left that Zulud also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ekaku counters with a series of strikes. Zulud will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulud throws a poor cross that misses
and Zulud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zulud misses with a takedown
and Ekaku counters with a one-two to the body.
Zulud takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Zulud finds it's way through Ekaku's defenses.
Zulud throws a lazy body kick
and Ekaku counters with a right hand to the body.
Ekaku throws a head kick that half lands.
Zulud takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ekaku cracks Zulud with a good jab.
Zulud takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zulud throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekaku counters with a head kick.
Ekaku scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zulud is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the head.
Zulud is still on wobbly legs! Can Ekaku finish him?
Zulud throws a head kick that misses
and Ekaku counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zulud seems to have recovered his senses.
Zulud misses with a right hand
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ekaku throws a head kick that Zulud semi-blocks.
Ekaku is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zulud throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekaku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekaku connects with a leg kick. Zulud looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zulud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ekaku counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hakuin Ekaku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ekaku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zulud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ekaku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zulud takes one to the chin there.
Ekaku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zulud can do to turn this around?
Ekaku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zulud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ekaku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zulud under the eye.
Ekaku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Ekaku.
Zulud has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ekaku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku takes one on the button.
Zulud drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ekaku is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zulud cracks Ekaku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zulud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Ekaku.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zulud throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Zulud
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zulud misses with a kick to the body
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ekaku closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zulud thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
and Ekaku counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zulud thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
and Ekaku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zulud really felt that one!
Zulud has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zulud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zulud throws a right hand that misses
and Ekaku counters with a left and a right that stings Zulud.
Ekaku throws a low kick, looking for Zulud's leg but Zulud calmly moves out of range.
Ekaku works Zulud's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Ekaku is predictable there
and Zulud counters with a two punch combo.
Zulud thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zulud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zulud misses with a right hand
and Ekaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zulud tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ekaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zulud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zulud misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zulud throws a combination that misses
and Ekaku counters with a two punch combo.
Zulud throws a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zulud misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ekaku darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hakuin Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Zulud misses with a lunging right hand
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ekaku swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zulud counters with a nice leg kick.
Ekaku lands with a straight right. Zulud didn't see that one coming.
Zulud connects with a leg kick. Ekaku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ekaku throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud throws a sloppy head kick
letting Ekaku counter with a right hand.
Ekaku throws a series of punches but Zulud moves out of range.
Zulud throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekaku counters with a nice body kick.
Ekaku just misses with a punch to the body.
Zulud smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zulud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left lands for Ekaku.
Zulud sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulud throws a sloppy head kick
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ekaku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ekaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Zulud misses with a right hand
and Zulud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Zulud is predictable there
and Ekaku counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ekaku.
OMG Zulud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Zulud misses
and Ekaku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ekaku cracks Zulud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ekaku lands with a shot to the body.
Ekaku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ekaku scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ekaku.
Zulud thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
and Zulud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zulud feints a jab promting Ekaku to slip. Zulud then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ekaku slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a three punch combo that has Zulud backing up. Zulud nods at Ekaku to acknowledge the strikes.
Zulud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ekaku jabs Zulud right on the nose. Zulud blinks but takes it well.
Ekaku lands with a nice body punch.
Zulud misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a left to the body.
Ekaku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zulud throws a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with a thumping low kick.
Zulud throws a head kick that misses
and Ekaku counters with a good low kick that Zulud was not able to check.
A nice combination there by Ekaku.
Zulud throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekaku counters with a series of strikes. Zulud will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ekaku. Ekaku obviously looking to wear him down.
Ekaku throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zulud closes the distance but Ekaku moves to the side
and Ekaku counters with a good low kick that Zulud was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ekaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zulud's head.
Zulud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku.
Zulud throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ekaku to counter with a crisp jab.
Zulud looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zulud takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ekaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zulud's sensitive parts.
Zulud thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
and Ekaku counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zulud throws a sloppy head kick
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick.
Zulud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ekaku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Zulud is predictable there
and Ekaku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Ekaku. Those never looked like landing.
Zulud is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A low kick from Zulud misses
and Ekaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zulud.
Zulud misses with a double jab
and Ekaku counters with a stiff right hand.
Zulud misses with a right hand
and Ekaku counters with a nice leg kick.
Zulud gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zulud throws a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with a thumping low kick.
Zulud throws a leg kick
and Ekaku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zulud really felt that one!
Ekaku lands with an overhand left.
Ekaku scores with a punch to the head.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ekaku lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zulud backs up against the cage.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ekaku lands a head kick. Zulud smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ekaku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zulud counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zulud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ekaku counters with a good, hard body kick but Zulud shrugs it off.
Zulud thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
and Ekaku counters with a low kick, right behind Zulud 's knee.
Ekaku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zulud throws a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ekaku is looking to chop away at Zulud's legs.
Zulud has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ekaku finds it's way round the side to connect with Zulud's head.
Ekaku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zulud throws a leg kick
and Ekaku counters with a series of strikes. Zulud will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku lands a jab.
Ekaku misses with a left hand
and Zulud counters with a single leg into guard. Ekaku didn't expect that.
Zulud trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zulud is looking to work some ground and pound but Ekaku has wrist control.
Zulud looking to sit in guard and control but Ekaku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zulud controls Ekaku momentarily but Ekaku frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku wants to control from the top but Zulud keeps moving.
Ekaku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ekaku looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku had his way with OMG Zulud in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zulud throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ekaku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zulud really felt that one!
Zulud throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body kick there by Ekaku.
A good leg kick by Zulud.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ekaku.
Ekaku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zulud slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Zulud.
Ekaku lands a head kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ekaku checks a leg kick.
Ekaku throws a one two combo.
A low kick from Ekaku misses
enabling Zulud to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ekaku cracks the inside of Zulud's front leg.
Zulud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ekaku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zulud misses with a kick to the body
and Ekaku counters with a nice leg kick.
Ekaku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zulud throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Zulud misses with a hook
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Zulud falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zulud is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Good exchange - Ekaku coming out on top.
Zulud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ekaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ekaku throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Zulud throws a leg kick
and Ekaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zulud throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Zulud is predictable there
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zulud throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ekaku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Ekaku scores with a four punch combination!
Ekaku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zulud thows a leg kick but Ekaku checks it
and Ekaku counters with a leg kick.
Zulud scores with a sloppy right hand. Ekaku should have avoided that one.
Zulud tries to clinch but Ekaku moves out of range.
Zulud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ekaku throws a sloppy head kick and Zulud moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulud. Ekaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekaku misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Zulud misses
and Ekaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Zulud
and Ekaku counters with a low kick, right behind Zulud 's knee.
Zulud misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
OMG Zulud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Ekaku. Beautiful body shot.
Zulud tries to clinch but Ekaku moves away
and Ekaku counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zulud works over Ekaku's head and body with a nice combination.
Ekaku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zulud's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ekaku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zulud scrambles back to his feet.
Zulud thumps Ekaku with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zulud in his tracks.
A good leg kick by Ekaku.
Zulud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zulud misses with the body kick
and Ekaku counters with a low kick, right behind Zulud 's knee.
A punch lands to the side of Zulud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zulud stuffs the takedown attempt from Ekaku. Ekaku gets slowly back to his feet.
Zulud walks into a stiff left hand from Ekaku.
Zulud throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zulud's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku throws a nice looking combination but Zulud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zulud misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hakuin Ekaku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zulud tests Ekaku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakuin Ekaku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ekaku 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Hakuin Ekaku wins by unanimous decision!
Hakuin Ekaku retains his bantamweight title!
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