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IMMA 85: Pyle vs Egyptian PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Hedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Hedman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hedman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hedman needs to keep his hands up - Kurze had a free shot at his head there.
Kurze thuds his right hand into Hedman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hedman is rocked!
Kurze throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hedman clean off his feet! He's out cold! Kurze stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konrad Kurze!
Konrad Kurze made sure to mention his sponsor, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vvierme Llamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes to the cage accompanied by Man From Atlantis. Llamer has chosen Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Vvierme Llamer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Namor McKenzie's chin.
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241 lbs
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namor McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vvierme Llamer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llamer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McKenzie.
McKenzie scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Vvierme Llamer has been cut.
McKenzie tries to score with a low kick but Llamer moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Llamer.
Nice body punch from McKenzie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Llamer.
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
McKenzie misses with a body kick.
Llamer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McKenzie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Llamer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKenzie connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - McKenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Llamer throws a looping overhand right but McKenzie ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie defending well as Llamer loads up on a big left hand.
Namor McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Llamer.
Llamer blocks a jab.
Llamer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Namor McKenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKenzie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for McKenzie.
McKenzie is looking to slow Llamer down with leg kicks.
McKenzie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKenzie.
Llamer looks gassed!
McKenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Llamer.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from McKenzie.
Llamer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKenzie throws out the jab.
McKenzie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Llamer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKenzie.
Llamer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McKenzie scores with a leg kick.
Llamer throws a hook but McKenzie blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llamer tries to move into range but McKenzie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Llamer avoids the body shot from McKenzie.
Llamer misses with a double jab
and McKenzie counters with a nice kick to the body.
McKenzie thuds his shin into the meat of Llamer's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Llamer checks a low kick from McKenzie.
Llamer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McKenzie. McKenzie obviously looking to wear him down.
Llamer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands an overhand right.
McKenzie throws a right hand that Llamer ducks under and follows up with a left that Llamer also avoids with ease.
McKenzie moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands a big head kick that sends Llamer tumbling to the mat! McKenzie takes a step backwards and waves Llamer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Llamer is rocked!
That has opened up Vvierme Llamer's cut even more.
McKenzie cracks Llamer with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Llamer falls to his knees and McKenzie doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Namor McKenzie!
Namor McKenzie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blixt Boxlund!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furfur lands a jab-cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boxlund.
Furfur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boxlund checks the leg kick nicely there.
Furfur misses with a low kick.
Furfur looks for the body kick but Boxlund saw that one coming.
Boxlund stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Furfur.
Furfur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Furfur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxlund. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boxlund crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Furfur - the referee stops the clock and Boxlund gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Furfur. Boxlund manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boxlund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boxlund's corner calls for a 1-2. Boxlund obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxlund connects with a jab.
Boxlund misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund checks a leg kick.
Boxlund tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boxlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furfur.
Furfur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Furfur connects with a high kick.
Boxlund on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Furfur throws a body kick that misses.
Furfur misses with a low kick.
Boxlund swings for the body but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxlund. That did some damage!
Furfur throws a head kick that misses.
Boxlund throws a head kick but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur tries to land a leg kick but Boxlund saw it coming and moves away.
Furfur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boxlund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Furfur cracks Boxlund with a good jab.
Furfur throws a leg kick
and Boxlund counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furfur lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Furfur blocks an uppercut.
Boxlund misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Boxlund.
Furfur pushes off an throws an elbow but Boxlund leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boxlund tries to throw a body punch but Furfur avoids it by throwing Boxlund back against the cage.
Boxlund lands a nice shot to the body.
Furfur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Furfur trying to land knees to the body.
Furfur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur blocks an uppercut.
Boxlund misses with a punch to the body.
Boxlund struggles to land a body shot inside as Furfur controls his hands.
Furfur breaks from the clinch.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxlund tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Furfur is able to avoid easily.
Boxlund throws a hook but Furfur blocks it.
Boxlund blocks a low kick nicely.
Furfur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boxlund's sensitive parts.
Boxlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furfur moves away.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Boxlund.
Furfur throws a lazy right hand but Boxlund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxlund moves in looking to clinch but Furfur pushes him off.
Furfur throws a right and a left that Boxlund avoids nicely.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund looks to land a left hand but Furfur moved out of range nicely.
Boxlund lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Furfur circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxlund checks a low kick from Furfur.
Furfur tries to land a body kick
and Boxlund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxlund misses with an uppercut. Furfur saw that one coming.
Boxlund takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boxlund tries to clinch up
and Furfur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boxlunds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Furfur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Boxlund counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boxlund blocks a low kick nicely.
Furfur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boxlund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Furfur can pounce on him.
Zophiel Furfur is winning the standup battle so far.
Furfur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furfur throws a chopping leg kick but Boxlund manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Furfur lands with a slapping head kick.
Furfur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Furfur staying out of range there.
Furfur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boxlund is out of range.
Boxlund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Furfur.
Furfur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxlund.
Furfur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boxlund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furfur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur blocks a head kick by Boxlund.
Furfur throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boxlund's head.
Boxlund is rocked!
Furfur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxlund is still on wobbly legs! Can Furfur finish him?
Boxlund gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zophiel Furfur!
Zophiel Furfur decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Lil' Jamal - Genetic For Terror. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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203 lbs
22 - 5 - 0 |
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Narushima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Narushima.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Congo shoots in but Narushima avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Congo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narushima.
Narushima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Narushima there as he acknowledges the shot.
Congo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Congo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Narushima. Narushima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Narushima cracks a nice hook into Congo's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Congo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narushima moves away.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Narushima tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima needs to keep his hands up - Congo had a free shot at his head there.
Congo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Congo checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Narushima is predictable there
and Congo counters with a left to the body.
Congo's corner calls for a 1-2. Congo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Narushima thumps Congo with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo scores with a three punch combo!
Narushima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima cracks the inside of Congo's front leg.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Congo looks to land a body kick but Narushima moved away.
Narushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Congo throws a poor cross that misses
and Narushima counters with a good, hard body kick but Congo shrugs it off.
Congo throws a hook to the side of Narushima's head but Narushima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Congo misses the body punch
and Narushima counters with a left to the body.
Narushima digs a good body shot into Congo's ribs.
Congo is breathing heavily.
Narushima thumps Congo with a low kick.
Congo checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Congo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narushima throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Congo on the side of the head.
Narushima looks for the body kick but Congo saw that one coming.
Congo checks a low kick from Narushima.
Narushima thows a body shot but no joy.
Congo looks to land a left hand but Narushima moved out of range nicely.
Narushima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Congo is out of range and Narushima settles back down.
Narushima jabs Congo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Congo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Kublai Congo has been cut.
Congo checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Congo misses with a hook to the body
and Narushima counters with a nice body shot.
Narushima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Congo rather than just go for the knockout.
Horrible takedown by Congo or perhaps it was just good defense by Narushima which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kublai Congo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Narushima looks to land a combination but Congo avoids it well.
Narushima 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!
Narushima lets loose with a powerful body kick. Congo will feel that in the morning.
A slapping body kick lands there for Narushima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Narushima lands a leg kick that knocks Congo off balance momentarily.
Narushima scores with a jab to the body.
Narushima lands with a straight right. Congo didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
Congo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Narushima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Narushima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Congo if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Narushima checks a leg kick.
Narushima misses with a low kick.
Narushima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Narushima throws a sloppy head kick and Congo moves out of range easily.
Congo moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima drops Congo with a beautiful combination! Congo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Narushima is looking for the KO!
Ryo Narushima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narushima dips to his left and cracks Congo with an uppercut!
Congo is rocked!
Narushima cracks the inside of Congo's front leg.
Oh Congo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Congo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Narushima drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Congo's head, knocking him out cold! Narushima is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryo Narushima!
After winning the bout, Ryo Narushima thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano has chosen Kid Charlemagne 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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30
217 lbs
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215 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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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
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marciano is fending him off so far but Howell persists. Nope, Marciano circles away and we're back to standing.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Howell throws a low kick, looking for Marciano's leg but Marciano calmly moves out of range.
Marciano scores with a nice strike.
Howell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Lester Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Howell.
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Marciano takes one on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Howell 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 Marciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marciano gets caught flat footed, as Howell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howell postures up in Marciano's guard and throws a big left but Marciano blocks it.
Howell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marciano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Howell throws an elbow that misses. Marciano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Howell's guard. Nice move by Marciano!
Howell wants to sweep here but Marciano controlling him for the moment.
Marciano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marciano stopping the sweep attempt from Howell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rocky Marciano hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Howell is just out of range.
Howell lands a really nice looking cross but Marciano seems unphased.
Marciano is looking to clinch but Howell is avoiding it.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Howell lands a high kick!
It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Howell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howell slips a jab from Marciano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a spinning back kick!
Howell misses with a takedown
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marciano motions for Howell to come forward. Marciano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Howell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Howell throws a head kick that misses
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Howell looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Howell avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Nice uppercut lands for Marciano. That snapped Howell's head back.
Marciano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howell, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howell blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Howell.
Howell tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Howell back against the cage.
Howell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howell is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marciano.
Good body shot from Marciano.
Howell blocks an elbow strike.
Howell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Howell struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Howell tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marciano obliges.
Howell avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Howell's defenses.
It looks like Lester Howell has been cut.
Marciano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Howell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Howell misses with some punches.
Howell tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Howell back against the cage.
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 Lester Howell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Howell tries to score with a low kick but Marciano moves his leg out of the way.
Howell checks a low kick from Marciano.
Howell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marciano's calf.
Marciano thows a body kick. Howell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marciano lands with a shot to the body.
Marciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Howell rather than just go for the knockout.
Howell thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocky Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano throws a shot to the body.
Marciano connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
Howell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Marciano lands with a nice body punch.
Howell throws a body kick that misses.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marciano misses with a double jab.
Marciano lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
Marciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Howell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Marciano lands.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
Marciano scores with a head kick. Howell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano works over Howell's head and body with a nice combination.
Howell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marciano lands with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Marciano as he connects with a hook.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Marciano slips a straight right by Howell.
Marciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howell throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Howell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marciano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lester Howell's cut is getting worse.
Howell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Howell struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Howell.
Howell blocks an elbow strike from Marciano.
Howell misses with the head strike.
Marciano lands a nice elbow.
Marciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lester Howell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Howell tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Howell misses with a body punch.
Howell misses with a body punch.
Howell trying to stall but Marciano improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Marciano.
Marciano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Howell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howell misses with a body punch.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Howell.
Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howell's face.
Jeez, Lester Howell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Howell has Marciano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marciano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marciano pushes Howell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marciano obliges.
Howell trying to control the position but instead, Marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Howell into the cage.
Marciano lands an elbow inside that Howell shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lester Howell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rocky Marciano!
Post fight, Rocky Marciano took to the microphone: '“With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he’ll never know.”'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goldman is looking to slow Torni down with leg kicks.
Torni throws a leg kick but Goldman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goldman to score with a decent uppercut.
Goldman misses the jab.
Goldman cracks the inside of Torni's front leg.
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goldman. That did some damage!
Torni wants to slow Goldman down by chopping away at his legs.
Goldman tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torni.
Torni takes a swing at Goldman's ribcage but misses.
Goldman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Goldman scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni throws a leg kick but Goldman checks it.
Torni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torni keeps the fight on the outside.
Torni throws a combination that misses
and Goldman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Torni misses
and Goldman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni connects with a body shot that sends Goldman's belly button to the back.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torni swings for the body but Goldman moves out of range.
Torni throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Goldman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goldman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goldman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Goldman.
Goldman moves in looking to clinch but Torni pushes him off.
Torni connects with an inside leg kick.
Goldman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Goldman wants to clinch up but Torni keeps it at a distance.
Goldman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torni.
Goldman tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Goldman does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torni defending well as Goldman loads up on a big left hand.
Goldman is looking to slow Torni down with leg kicks.
Goldman misses the jab.
Torni tries to work over Goldman's front leg with a kick but Goldman checks it.
Torni misses with a wild combination.
Goldman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Torni had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Goldman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goldman scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheers as Torni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goldman doesn't seem phased though.
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
Torni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torni ducks under a wild hook from Goldman.
Goldman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goldman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torni. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Goldman lands an overhand right.
Torni ducks under a wild hook from Goldman.
Goldman misses with a straight left.
Jab by Torni.
Torni throws a leg kick that misses.
Torni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goldman tries to clinch but Torni is having none of it.
Goldman throws a lazy uppercut
and Torni counters with a thumping low kick.
Goldman tries to clinch up but Torni circles away and keeps his distance.
Goldman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torni throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldman.
A shot to the liver by Torni. Beautiful body shot.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Goldman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldman misses with a leg kick
and Torni finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni scoring well with a low kick there.
Torni staying out of range there.
Goldman connects with a leg kick. Torni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goldman is looking to clinch.
Torni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Torni.
Nice uppercut lands for Goldman. That snapped Torni's head back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torni!
Goldman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Torni momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torni slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
Goldman throws a push kick but Torni slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goldman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Torni.
Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goldman throws out a loose jab but Torni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torni throws a leg kick
and Goldman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Torni moves out of range as Goldman throws a body kick.
Torni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Abe Goldman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goldman staying out of range there.
Goldman throws a hook but Torni avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Torni finds it's target.
Goldman throws a leg kick which misses Torni's front leg but catches the back leg as Torni tries to avoid it.
Torni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Torni blocks a jab.
Torni tries to land a front kick but Goldman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goldman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni throws a nice looking combination but Goldman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldman misses with a double jab.
Torni moves out of range of the strikes.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torni throws a front kick that sends Goldman stumbling back into the cage.
Torni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goldman lands with an uppercut that bounces Torni off the cage and back into range.
Torni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goldman is out of range and Torni settles back down.
Goldman tries to clinch up but Torni circles away and keeps his distance.
Goldman slips a jab from Torni.
Torni scores with a jab.
Torni blocks a jab.
Torni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.
Torni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Torni misses with a kick to the body.
Torni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Torni.
Goldman misses with an uppercut. Torni saw that one coming.
Torni throws a leg kick but Goldman checks it.
A clash of legs there as Goldman blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goldman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torni has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Torni misses with a leg kick.
Torni cracks the inside of Goldman's front leg.
Torni throws a hook to the side of Goldman's head but Goldman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torni blocks a head kick by Goldman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torni misses with a double jab.
Goldman defending well as Torni loads up on a big left hand.
Torni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goldman.
Goldman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goldman checks a leg kick.
Goldman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goldman doesn't manage to clinch there - Torni circles away.
Torni misses the shot to the body.
Goldman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Goldman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Torni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torni tries to move into range but Goldman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goldman throws a wild body kick that Torni sees coming a mile off.
Goldman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman lands a nice shot to the body.
Goldman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torni tries a low kick but Goldman avoids it.
Torni misses with a kick to the body.
Torni tries to land a leg kick but Goldman saw it coming and moves away.
Goldman blocks a leg kick.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goldman's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman jabs at Torni's body.
Goldman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torni misses with the combination.
Goldman connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lauri Torni will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Goldman is looking to chop away at Torni's legs.
Goldman digs a good hook to Torni's body.
Torni misses with a low kick as Goldman jumps back.
Torni is looking to land body kicks.
Goldman scores with a nice strike.
Torni throws a wild body kick that Goldman sees coming a mile off.
Goldman takes the fight into the clinch.
Goldman swings wildly with an uppercut but Torni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torni's elbow.
Goldman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldman misses with some punches.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
Torni trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torni backwards.
Torni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from Goldman fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torni.
Torni pushes off an throws an elbow but Goldman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Torni trying to control the position but instead, Goldman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torni into the cage.
Torni stalls.
Goldman has a couple of punches blocked by Torni.
Goldman tries to work over Torni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldman misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman can't find room to land a body shot as Torni controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni is stalling here.
Goldman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman has a couple of punches blocked by Torni.
Goldman misses with the head strike.
Torni lands with a short shot to the head.
Torni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Torni blocks a body shot from Goldman.
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman swings wildly with an uppercut but Torni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torni lands a left hand.
Goldman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goldman avoids a wild elbow strike from Torni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldman misses with the head strike.
Torni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Torni throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torni.
Torni lands an elbow that stopped Goldman in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Torni.
Goldman tries to circle away but Torni has him pinned against the cage.
Torni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goldman's defenses.
Nice elbow from Torni.
Torni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldman.
Goldman tries to throw a body punch but Torni avoids it by throwing Goldman back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Goldman breaks the clinch.
Goldman moves out of range of the strikes.
Torni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goldman misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni counters with a right hand to the body.
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldman checks a low kick from Torni.
Torni tried to score with a low kick but Goldman checks it.
Torni connects with a body shot that sends Goldman's belly button to the back.
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!
Goldman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torni scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torni lands a nice looking body shot.
Goldman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lauri Torni.
I think Torni 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lauri Torni!
A very excited looking Lauri Torni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denjat comes to the cage accompanied by U.S.A. National Anthem. Scott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West - Power. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmoud Denjat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denjat scoring well with a low kick there.
Denjat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denjat. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Denjat checks it well.
Denjat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scott scores with a shot to the body.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Denjat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Denjat moves out of range as Scott throws a body kick.
Denjat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scott misses with a hook.
Denjat throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Mahmoud Denjat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Scott both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Denjat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denjat.
Denjat is looking to land body kicks.
Denjat just misses with a punch to the body.
Denjat shoots in but Scott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denjat. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott avoids the body shot from Denjat.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Denjat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Denjat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Denjat throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Denjat defends it nicely.
Denjat lands a right hook to the body.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Denjat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Denjat.
Denjat throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Denjat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Scott circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmoud Denjat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Denjat.
Denjat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Denjat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott blocks the body kick.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denjat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denjat manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Denjat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Denjat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Denjat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denjat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a low kick, looking for Denjat's leg but Denjat calmly moves out of range.
Scott misses the jab.
Scott slips a jab from Denjat.
Scott avoids the head kick by Denjat.
Denjat throws a front kick aimed at Scott's knee but Scott avoids it well.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denjat. Denjat obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott lands a glancing blow to the side of Denjat's head.
Denjat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denjat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scott swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Denjat lands a high kick!
Scott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 Mahmoud Denjat will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott lands a head kick!
Denjat moves away from the strike by Scott.
Denjat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scott throws a body punch but Denjat moves out of range.
Denjat avoids the head kick by Scott.
Maximus Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Denjat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Denjat misses with a looping left.
Scott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scott tries to bum rush Denjat with a series of wild strikes but Denjat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Denjat moves out of range of the leg kick from Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Scott misses.
Denjat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denjat moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Denjat!
Scott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Denjat.
Denjat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Denjat blocks the leg kick.
Denjat throws a front kick aimed at Scott's knee but Scott avoids it well.
Scott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denjat avoids a kick to the body.
Denjat is looking to wear down Scott with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Denjat throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Denjat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scott's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Denjat, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Denjat against the cage but Denjat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Denjat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denjat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denjat.
Scott avoids the body shot from Denjat.
Scott blocks a leg kick.
Denjat throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Denjat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Denjat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denjat.
Denjat avoids the body shot from Scott.
Denjat ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Denjat wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Denjat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denjat misses with a body shot.
Denjat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Denjat throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a one two combo.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Denjat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses.
Denjat misses with a kick to the body.
Denjat moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Denjat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Denjat throws a poor cross that misses
and Scott counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denjat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Denjat scrambles back to his feet.
Denjat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Scott misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmoud Denjat dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Denjat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Denjat as he connects with a hook.
Scott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scott tries a low kick but Denjat avoids it.
Denjat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denjat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denjat. Denjat obviously looking to wear him down.
Denjat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denjat lands with a kick to the temple. Scott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scott checks a leg kick.
Denjat blocks a low kick nicely.
Denjat scores with a kick to the body.
Scott tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denjat. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denjat throws a hook to the side of Scott's head but Scott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Denjat moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Denjat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Denjat lands a right hook to the body.
Denjat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denjat throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Denjat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Scott.
Scott scores with a head kick. Denjat tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Denjat misses with a low kick as Scott jumps back.
Maximus Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Denjat throws a body kick that misses
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott walks into a jab.
Denjat tries a low kick but Scott avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denjat throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Denjat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Denjat throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott throws a head kick but Denjat moves out of range.
Scott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Denjat.
Denjat throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
Good work by Scott as he checks the leg kick.
Scott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Denjat is able to avoid easily.
Denjat throws a low kick but Scott moves out of range easily.
Denjat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scott under the eye.
Denjat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott blocks a head kick by Denjat.
Scott scoring well with a low kick there.
Denjat throws out a leg kick but Scott moves out of range and Denjat only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Denjat.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Denjat moved away.
Denjat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Denjat throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott is looking to slow Denjat down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Denjat is out of range.
Denjat blocks a leg kick.
Denjat throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denjat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Denjat sees coming a mile off.
Mahmoud Denjat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mahmoud Denjat.
Well Denjat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahmoud Denjat!
Mahmoud Denjat gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Steele has chosen Freak On A Leash 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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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Matos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steele.
A head kick misses from De Matos.
De Matos misses with a leg kick
and Steele finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Steele throws a head kick that misses
and De Matos counters with a straight right hand.
De Matos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.
Steele cracks a nice hook into De Matos's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Matos digs a good hook to Steele's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steele. That's going to slow De Matos down.
Steele wants to clinch up but De Matos keeps it at a distance.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and De Matos moves out of range easily.
De Matos lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from De Matos is predictable there
and Steele counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
De Matos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele avoids the head kick by De Matos.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele tries to clinch up but De Matos circles away and keeps his distance.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Good work by Steele as he checks the leg kick.
Steele slips under a jab from De Matos.
De Matos scores with a head kick.
De Matos misses with a head kick.
De Matos ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
De Matos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steele on the side of the head.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and De Matos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Matos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steele looks to throw the jab but De Matos is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Matos avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Matos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Matos cracks Steele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steele is looking to slow De Matos down with leg kicks.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Matos.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Matos tries a low kick but Steele avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Steele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
De Matos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Matos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Matos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Steele rushes De Matos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Steele is working De Matos over against the cage.
De Matos is breathing heavily.
De Matos tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
De Matos has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
De Matos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Matos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Matos's elbow.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.
De Matos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Steele.
A short uppercut from Steele.
De Matos tries to break free but Steele pushes him back against the cage.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as De Matos controls the action.
De Matos breaks from the clinch.
Steele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
De Matos wants to get back to striking at distance but Steele won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele tries a body shot but De Matos blocks it.
Steele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Matos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele works on De Matos's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Matos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Steele blocks the leg kick.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele tries to move into range but De Matos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Matos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
De Matos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Matos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Matos throws out the jab.
De Matos throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Matos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Matos wants to land a leg kick but Steele is out of range.
George Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele moves out of range of the body kick from De Matos.
De Matos checks the leg kick.
Steele cracks De Matos with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos throws a body kick that misses
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Matos is rocked!
De Matos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh De Matos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steele throws the left hand but De Matos avoids the punch easily.
A big left from De Matos misses.
De Matos seems to have got his legs back now.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Matos was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
De Matos lands a head kick. Steele smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Steele sends De Matos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Steele is motioning to the referee to let De Matos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
De Matos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steele wants to clinch up but De Matos keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
De Matos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by De Matos.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
De Matos just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele closes the distance and pushes De Matos back into the cage.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but De Matos avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Steele landing knees to the head.
De Matos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Matos is looking to land body kicks.
De Matos scores with a spinning back kick!
De Matos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos pushes Steele away with a front kick.
Steele avoids the body shot from De Matos.
Steele scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Matos walks into a jab.
De Matos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Matos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steele feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends De Matos sprawling to the canvas! De Matos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Steele finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele lands a leg kick that knocks De Matos off balance momentarily.
De Matos throws a low kick but Steele moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by De Matos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
and Steele counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts De Matos! He's just covering up as Steele starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Steele!
During a confident post fight interview, George Steele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hiro Nakamura enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruanti closes the distance and pushes Nakamura back into the cage.
Ruanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruanti rushes Nakamura and presses him up against the cage.
Ruanti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Ruanti avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
Nakamura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakamura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruanti blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruanti works on Nakamura's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruanti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
Ruanti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruanti pushes Nakamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruanti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nakamura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakamura.
Ruanti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakamura tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruanti avoids the damage to the body.
Ruanti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakamura.
Ruanti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ruanti misses
and Nakamura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura clinches with his opponent.
Nakamura wants a takedown.
Ruanti scores with a shot to the side of Nakamura's head.
Ruanti managing to block the knees to the body from Nakamura.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Ruanti controls the action.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Ruanti.
Ruanti lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ruanti.
Ruanti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nakamura blocking some punches.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruanti tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruanti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruanti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruanti breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti misses with a head kick.
Ruanti moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruanti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakamura avoids a kick to the body.
Ruanti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nakamura if he has to take too many more of those.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
Ruanti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakamura. That did some damage!
Ruanti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ruanti takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Ruanti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Ruanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruanti connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruanti fakes the leg kick and cracks Nakamura in the body.
Nakamura looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruanti sprawls well. He's pushed Nakamura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniel Ruanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Nakamura.
Ruanti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruanti cracks a nice hook into Nakamura's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruanti.
That kick from Ruanti tenderised Nakamura's leg. Nakamura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nakamura. Ruanti shrugs it off though.
Ruanti lands a lovely overhand right.
Ruanti connects with a looping right hand.
Ruanti misses the shot to the body.
Ruanti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruanti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruanti wants to land a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range.
Nakamura thumps Ruanti with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nakamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruanti just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruanti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Nakamura counter with a right hand.
Nakamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruanti is looking to clinch.
Ruanti throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
A big left from Nakamura misses.
Ruanti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruanti moves away.
Ruanti throws a solid leg kick but Nakamura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruanti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti dominated 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.
Nakamura steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ruanti. That one must have hurt.
Nakamura throws out a loose jab but Ruanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruanti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nakamura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruanti takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Nakamura tries to score with a low kick but Ruanti moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Ruanti.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruanti.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
Nakamura feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakamura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ruanti is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruanti is on top in guard.
Nakamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruanti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nakamura is refusing to be controlled, as Ruanti sits in half guard.
Nakamura wants to control but Ruanti is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti trying to control the action but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Nakamura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruanti drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nakamura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nakamura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nakamura!
Nakamura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ruanti is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Ruanti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ruanti is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nakamura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruanti keeps working.
Nakamura working away.
Ruanti is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ruanti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakamura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Nakamura are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nakamura working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nakamura throws an elbow but Ruanti slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ruanti gets back to half guard.
Nakamura throwing shots but Ruanti is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruanti won't allow Nakamura to pass to mount.
Ruanti is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiro Nakamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nakamura throws a looping overhand right but Ruanti ducks down to avoid it.
Ruanti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruanti throws a leg kick
and Nakamura counters with a solid body kick.
Ruanti slips a jab from Nakamura.
Ruanti jabs Nakamura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Nakamura does it's job there.
Ruanti moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruanti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruanti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nakamura counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruanti misses with the combination.
Ruanti throws a right hand that Nakamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakamura also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a looping overhand right but Ruanti ducks down to avoid it.
Ruanti tries to score with a low kick but Nakamura moves his leg out of the way.
Ruanti throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Ruanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamura.
Ruanti tests Nakamura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruanti thows a leg kick but Nakamura checks it
and Nakamura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruanti thinking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruanti.
Nakamura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruanti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruanti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Daniel Ruanti has been cut.
Daniel Ruanti is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
No luck for Nakamura with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruanti to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruanti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruanti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nakamura takes a swing at Ruanti's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Ruanti.
Ruanti misses with a kick to the body.
Nakamura digs a good hook to Ruanti's body.
Nakamura moves into range and clinches up with Ruanti.
Ruanti blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daniel Ruanti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maybe Ruanti would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruanti.
Nakamura blocks a body shot from Ruanti.
Nakamura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Ruanti controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ruanti fails to land.
Nakamura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakamura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
A short body shot lands from Nakamura as the two fighters clinch.
Ruanti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
Nakamura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruantis head.
Nakamura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruanti backwards.
Ruanti is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Ruanti fails to land.
Oh Ruanti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakamura creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ruanti's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ruanti drops to his knees and Nakamura pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Nakamura!
Hiro Nakamura is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Hiro Nakamura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinuhe Egyptian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Marines' Hymn. Egyptian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Egyptian Entrance Song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinuhe Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyle misses the shot to the body.
Egyptian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egyptian, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Pyle misses the target.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Egyptian is looking to score with low kicks.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egyptian throws a push kick but Pyle slaps the foot to one side.
Pyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Egyptian.
Pyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Pyle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyle is looking to score with low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pyle.
Pyle throws a looping overhand right but Egyptian ducks down to avoid it.
Egyptian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian misses the jab.
Pyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Pyle. That snapped Egyptian's head back.
Pyle throws a good cross that connects.
Pyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sinuhe Egyptian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Egyptian tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pyle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gomer Pyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Pyle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Egyptian misses with a series of wild punches.
Egyptian drops his hands momentarily and Pyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pyle has a takedown stuffed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyle checks a low kick from Egyptian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pyle blocks a head kick by Egyptian.
Pyle shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Egyptian manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pyle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Egyptian seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pyle chips away with some ground and pound.
Pyle stopping the sweep attempt from Egyptian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian managing to control the position.
Pyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pyle postures up in Egyptian's guard and throws a big left but Egyptian blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pyle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Egyptian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Egyptian has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Pyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pyle passes into half guard.
Pyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Egyptian's head.
Pyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Egyptian's head.
Pyle trying to control from half guard but Egyptian is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egyptian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pyle.
Egyptian wants to improve his position but Pyle is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomer Pyle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Egyptian forces Pyle back against the cage and clinches.
Pyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egyptian has a couple of punches blocked by Pyle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Egyptian.
Pyle gets through Egyptian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pyle blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Egyptian.
Pyle blocks an uppercut.
Pyle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Egyptian uses from the top position.
Pyle looking to control.
Egyptian won't allow Pyle to sweep him here.
Pyle is working an open guard so Egyptian takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pyle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Egyptian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pyle.
Pyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Egyptian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomer Pyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Egyptian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pyle.
Egyptian trying to control the position.
Egyptian has Pyle pulled in close to control his posture.
Pyle pushing down on Egyptian's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian is trying to control but can't.
Pyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Egyptian's head.
Pyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Egyptian's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egyptian regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pyle.
Pyle connects with a couple of short punches.
Pyle trying to control but Egyptian is working from the bottom.
Pyle 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.
Pyle looking to sit in guard and control but Egyptian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian trying to control but Pyle is working from the bottom.
Egyptian stopping the sweep attempt from Pyle.
Egyptian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Pyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pyle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Egyptian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Egyptian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Egyptian has managed to get both his arms back between Pyle's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pyle working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Egyptian has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomer Pyle dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Egyptian needs to keep his hands up - Pyle had a free shot at his head there.
Pyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egyptian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Egyptian stuffs the takedown attempt from Pyle. Pyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomer Pyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Egyptian thows a leg kick but Pyle checks it
and Pyle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Egyptian scores with a kick to the body.
Egyptian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Egyptian lands with a kick to the temple. Pyle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Egyptian as Pyle shoots in.
Pyle throws a head kick that half lands.
Egyptian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pyle.
Egyptian avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle dives in and grabs Egyptian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Egyptian pushes down on Pyle's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gomer Pyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egyptian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pyle fails to land the takedown.
Egyptian misses with a body kick.
Pyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pyle throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Pyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pyle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egyptian delivers a nice body kick.
Pyle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egyptian.
Pyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Egyptian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian has closed the distance and engaged Pyle in a clinch.
Pyle blocks a body shot from Egyptian.
Egyptian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egyptian tries to throw a body punch but Pyle avoids it by throwing Egyptian back against the cage.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Pyle.
Egyptian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Egyptian has Pyle pressed against the cage.
Egyptian is trying to maintain a safe position but Pyle gets an underhook and turns Egyptian into the cage.
Pyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Egyptian controls his hands.
Egyptian throws a head punch that misses.
Egyptian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pyle letting Egyptian take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Egyptian throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sinuhe Egyptian.
Egyptian avoids the head kick by Pyle.
Pyle blocks a head kick by Egyptian.
Pyle tries to score with a low kick but Egyptian moves his leg out of the way.
Egyptian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pyle rather than just go for the knockout.
Pyle closes the distance and clinches up with Egyptian, looking for a takedown. Pyle pushes Egyptian against the cage but Egyptian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pyle fails to land the takedown.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throws a hook to the side of Egyptian's head but Egyptian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pyle scores with a three punch combo!
Egyptian cracks the inside of Pyle's front leg.
Egyptian scores with a shot to the body.
Egyptian clinches up with Pyle and pushes him back against the cage.
Egyptian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Egyptian tries a body shot but Pyle blocks it.
Pyle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egyptian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Egyptian obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinuhe Egyptian really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pyle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Egyptian's waist but Egyptian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pyle off to one side.
Pyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pyle is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Egyptian as Pyle shoots in.
Oh Pyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egyptian. Egyptian obviously looking to wear him down.
Pyle seems to have got his legs back now.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pyle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gomer Pyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Egyptian lands a big right hand that sends Pyle crashing to the mat! Egyptian stays standing though and waves Pyle back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Egyptian does no damage.
Egyptian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian slips a jab and a cross from Pyle.
Pyle walks into a straight right hand from Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Pyle moves out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Horrible takedown by Pyle or perhaps it was just good defense by Egyptian which made him look bad.
Egyptian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Egyptian wants it to stay on the feet.
Egyptian lands a brutal head kick. Pyle looks out on his feet and Egyptian throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Sinuhe Egyptian!
Sinuhe Egyptian is the new welterweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sinuhe Egyptian waved his t-shirt featuring Sublime Supplements's logo in front of the cameras.
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