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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Speech Cobras. Jonathan Hawkins acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hawkins has hold of one of Burns's legs. Burns is fighting the takedown attempt but Hawkins gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hawkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Burns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burns tries to get out of the position.
Hawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Hawkins forces his way into half guard.
Hawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawkins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hawkins landing punches.
Burns really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burns is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Burns in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control but Burns is having none of it.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
Hawkins scoring with strikes but Burns is staying in there.
Hawkins landing shots from mount.
Hawkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Burns tries to buck Hawkins off but he can't manage it.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawkins on the ground.
Hawkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hawkins dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns is bucking up trying to escape but Hawkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burns is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hawkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burns is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hawkins lands a nice shot to the head.
Hawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hawkins dominating with strikes here.
Burns is rocked!
Hawkins dominating with strikes here.
Oh Burns is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkins tries to control but Burns wriggling away.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
Burns is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burns is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Burns really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hawkins unloading with bombs!
Hawkins trying to control but Burns is having none of it.
Hawkins lands a big shot there that rocks Burns but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hawkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawkins controlling the pace for now.
Hawkins raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hawkins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins scoring with strikes but Burns is staying in there.
Hawkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Burns is bucking up trying to escape but Hawkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burns takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hawkins's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Hawkins!
Our winner, Jonathan Hawkins, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo's entrance music is I'm a Soldier, I'm a Fighter. A fine choice. Burns Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Simba Burns Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns Jr is out of range and Azevedo settles back down.
Burns Jr avoids the body shot from Azevedo.
Azevedo throws the left hand but Burns Jr avoids the punch easily.
Hugo Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azevedo throws a jab when Burns Jr was well out of range.
Azevedo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Burns Jr.
Azevedo blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Azevedo misses with a double jab.
Burns Jr throws a nice head kick!
Burns Jr checks a leg kick.
Azevedo clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Azevedo looking to stall.
Burns Jr lands with a left to the head.
Azevedo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
Azevedo throws the kick towards the body but Burns Jr avoids it.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr checks a low kick from Azevedo.
Burns Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azevedo.
Burns Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Azevedo.
Burns Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azevedo.
Burns Jr throws a solid leg kick but Azevedo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.
Azevedo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns Jr is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azevedo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burns Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo has Burns Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Burns Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Azevedo.
Burns Jr has had enough of the clinch but Azevedo keeps him there for the moment.
Burns Jr is pressed up against the cage. Azevedo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burns Jr down to the mat. Burns Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Azevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azevedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azevedo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns Jr.
Azevedo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Azevedo sees coming a mile off.
Azevedo throws a solid leg kick but Burns Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azevedo.
Burns Jr looking to score a takedown here. Azevedo is defending well but Burns Jr drives through and ends up in Azevedo's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Burns Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Azevedo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burns Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Azevedo wants to control from the top but Burns Jr keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burns Jr is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr won't allow Azevedo to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Azevedo is on top in guard.
Azevedo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr keeping moving, preventing Azevedo from controlling successfully.
Azevedo tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns Jr is retaining full guard.
Burns Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Azevedo is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azevedo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns Jr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Azevedo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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 Hugo Azevedo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Azevedo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Azevedo stops Burns Jr from getting back to his feet.
Azevedo prevents Burns Jr from improving his position.
Burns Jr scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Azevedo manages to mount him!
Azevedo dominating with strikes here.
Burns Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo trying to control but Burns Jr is having none of it.
Azevedo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo landing shots from mount.
Azevedo wants to control the pace but Burns Jr is squirming around nicely.
Azevedo controlling the position easily from mount.
Azevedo lands a nice shot to the head.
Burns Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azevedo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burns Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hugo Azevedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Azevedo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burns Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns Jr really wants to buck Azevedo off and get back to his feet.
Azevedo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Azevedo landing strikes from the mount and Burns Jr is in trouble!
Azevedo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo unloading with bombs!
Azevedo 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.
Azevedo controlling the pace for now.
Burns Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burns Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Azevedo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Azevedo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burns Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Azevedo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Azevedo lands with some strikes.
Azevedo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burns Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo controlling the position easily from mount.
Burns Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Azevedo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Burns Jr is looking to control Azevedo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burns Jr avoid being mounted?
Azevedo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burns Jr is not content to let Azevedo control the position.
Azevedo lands strikes from half guard.
Burns Jr trying to control here.
Azevedo trying to control from half guard but Burns Jr is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Burns Jr!
Burns Jr is looking to get to half guard.
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!
Azevedo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Burns Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azevedo cracks Burns Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Azevedo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burns Jr is looking to improve his position but Azevedo isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Azevedo 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. This is the final round!
Azevedo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burns Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azevedo misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Burns Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burns Jr 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.
Azevedo scores with a jab to the head.
Azevedo connects with a leg kick. Burns Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Azevedo misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azevedo, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azevedo lands a jab to the nose.
Azevedo tries to clinch but Burns Jr is having none of it.
Burns Jr lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azevedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azevedo.
Burns Jr walks into a straight right hand from Azevedo.
Burns Jr avoids the body shot from Azevedo.
Azevedo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Azevedo connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.
Good leg kick by Burns Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns Jr. That snapped Azevedo's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.
Azevedo misses the shot to the body.
Azevedo throws a leg kick but Burns Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Azevedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burns Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Azevedo.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Azevedo.
Hugo Azevedo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo misses the shot to the body.
Azevedo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burns Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Simba Burns Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azevedo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns Jr keeps working.
Azevedo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Burns Jr tries to control but Azevedo manages to take his back.
Burns Jr is trying to break free.
Burns Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Azevedo's guard. Nice work there by Burns Jr.
Azevedo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo looking to control but Burns Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burns Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Azevedo controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr tries to lock up and control but Azevedo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hugo Azevedo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Azevedo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Azevedo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Azevedo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Azevedo!
A very excited looking Hugo Azevedo 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 Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peregrin Broadfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broadfoot is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Killed the Pirates. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esko Takanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peregrin Broadfoot!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broadfoot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takanen. Takanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Broadfoot throws a hook but Takanen blocks it.
Takanen misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takanen, right into the meat.
Takanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broadfoot.
Takanen cracks Broadfoot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Peregrin Broadfoot has been cut.
Takanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Broadfoot scores with a jab. Takanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Takanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takanen throws out a loose jab but Broadfoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Broadfoot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takanen doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broadfoot takes a kick to the side of the head.
Broadfoot thows a body shot but no joy.
Broadfoot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadfoot scores with a punch to the head.
Broadfoot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Broadfoot throws a shot from downtown. Takanen moves away and avoids it.
Broadfoot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Broadfoot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Broadfoot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Broadfoot just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanen moves forwards but Broadfoot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Takanen.
Broadfoot looks for a takedown but Takanen sprawls well.
Takanen forces Broadfoot back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Takanen.
Broadfoot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takanen digs a right hand underneath Broadfoot's ribcage. Broadfoot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Broadfoot wants to take the fight to the mat but Takanen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Broadfoot looking for a takedown.
Esko Takanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peregrin Broadfoot.
Takanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Broadfoot tries a body shot but Takanen blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takanen lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takanen.
Broadfoot throws a punch but it's blocked by Takanen.
Broadfoot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takanen prevents it.
Broadfoot looks winded!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Takanen lands a shot to the body.
Broadfoot misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Takanen.
Broadfoot lands a right hand.
Takanen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen breaks the clinch.
Broadfoot ducks under a wild hook from Takanen.
Broadfoot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Broadfoot. That did some damage!
Takanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takanen just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Takanen tenderised Broadfoot's leg. Broadfoot is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid body kick from Takanen.
Takanen scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Takanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadfoot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takanen.
Broadfoot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Broadfoot.
Takanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Takanen finds it's target.
Broadfoot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Broadfoot's knee momentarily.
Broadfoot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Broadfoot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Broadfoot ducks right into an uppercut from Takanen.
Broadfoot is rocked!
That has opened up Peregrin Broadfoot's cut even more.
Takanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Broadfoot tries to keep at a distance but Takanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takanen lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Takanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peregrin Broadfoot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Broadfoot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Broadfoot shoots in for a takedown but Takanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takanen lands a glancing blow to the side of Broadfoot's head.
A head kick misses from Takanen.
Broadfoot fails with the takedown.
Esko Takanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Broadfoot or perhaps it was just good defense by Takanen which made him look bad.
Esko Takanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peregrin Broadfoot.
Takanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Broadfoot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takanen scores with a kick to the body.
Broadfoot is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broadfoot instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takanen's elbow.
Takanen is leaning against Broadfoot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broadfoots head.
Takanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takanen is pressed up against the cage. Broadfoot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Takanen down to the mat. Takanen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Takanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Broadfoot can do to turn this around?
Broadfoot looks to throw the jab but Takanen is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takanen, as that shot connected.
Takanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takanen connects with a leg kick. Broadfoot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Broadfoot is still on wobbly legs! Can Takanen finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takanen flashes Broadfoot a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Broadfoot's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Broadfoot crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Takanen punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esko Takanen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satan has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
20 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Satan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan has managed to clinch.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satan.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satan looking for a takedown.
Satan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Satan prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas lands a body punch.
Douglas prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
Satan tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Satan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas tries to work over Satan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Satan.
Satan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Douglas lands a nice uppercut.
Satan wants to stall.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Satan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Satan lands an uppercut.
Douglas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satan is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Billy Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Satan.
Satan blocks a body shot from Douglas.
A short right from Douglas on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas scores with a shot to the side of Satan's head.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Satan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Satan trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Satan into the cage.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Satan controls his hands.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Satan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Satan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas gets underhooks to prevent Satan's takedown attempt.
Satan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satan pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satan throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Satan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satan struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Satan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Douglas lands with a left to the head.
Satan blocks a body shot from Douglas.
A short left from Douglas.
Satan effectively controlling the action here.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Satan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Douglas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Satan backwards.
Satan breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Satan, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas is looking to chop away at Satan's legs.
Douglas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Douglas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Satan.
Billy Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satan throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.
Satan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douglas has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Douglas at a distance.
Satan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Douglas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Satan moves into the clinch.
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 Billy Douglas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Satan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Satan wants to land a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas throws a head kick but Satan moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Douglas.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Satan.
Billy Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satan scores with a shot to the body.
Douglas digs a good body shot into Satan's ribs.
Satan looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Satan throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Satan is just out of range.
Douglas 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Satan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a hook but Satan avoids it easily.
Satan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Satan.
Satan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Douglas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Satan scores with a head kick. Douglas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Satan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Satan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Douglas as he avoids it easily.
Douglas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but Satan avoids it.
Satan thows a body shot but no joy.
Billy Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satan manages to avoid it.
Satan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Satan moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Satan misses with a straight left.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Satan misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas lands with a right hand.
Douglas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Satan.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Satan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas misses with a right hand
and Satan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Douglas thinking.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Douglas connects with a body shot that sends Satan's belly button to the back.
Douglas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satan.
Satan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Douglas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Satan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Douglas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Satan scrambles back to his feet.
Douglas throws a push kick but Satan slaps the foot to one side.
Douglas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Satan counters with a head kick. That will keep Douglas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Satan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Douglas rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Satan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Douglas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan swinging wildly here.
Douglas throws a wild body kick that Satan sees coming a mile off.
Satan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Satan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Satan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Satan wants to advance to full mount but Douglas doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Douglas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Satan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Douglas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Douglas lands with a nice body kick.
Douglas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Douglas misses with a kick to the body
letting Satan counter with a right hand.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas punishes Satan's body with a nice straight punch.
Douglas throws a head kick but Satan moves out of range.
Satan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Douglas.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satan scores with the left hand. Douglas knows he should have avoided that one.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satan.
Satan ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satan manages to avoid it.
Satan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Satan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Satan is just out of range.
Douglas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Douglas throws a wild body kick that Satan sees coming a mile off.
Satan walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
Nice defenses there by Satan.
Douglas swinging wildly here.
Satan digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
Douglas slaps away a takedown attempt from Satan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan connects with an inside leg kick.
Satan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Douglas pinned against the cage. Douglas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Douglas tries to keep at a distance but Satan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Satan backwards.
Billy Douglas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Satan.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Satan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satan blocking some punches.
Satan misses with a punch on the inside.
Damien Satan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satan.
Satan manages to break the clinch.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Satan is just out of range.
Douglas throws a head kick but Satan moves out of range.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Douglas misses
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satan thows a body shot but no joy.
Douglas cracks Satan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Satan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglas works Satan's body with a nice hook.
Satan is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan misses with a body shot.
Satan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Douglas. That one must have hurt.
Satan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satan moves away.
Douglas lands with a nice body kick.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satan shoots for a takedown but Douglas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Billy Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Satan.
Satan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Douglas does no damage.
Satan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas throws a sloppy body shot
and Satan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Douglas's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Douglas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Douglas!
Billy Douglas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jik Chuyhn Jyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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28
143 lbs
18 - 2 - 0 |
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28
145 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jik Chuyhn Jyu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jyu 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.
A low kick from Draclau is predictable there
and Draclau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jyu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jyu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draclau.
Draclau throws a low kick but Jyu moves out of range easily.
Jyu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Draclau tries to clinch up
and Jyu counters with a nice leg kick.
Jyu lands a lovely overhand right.
Draclau blocks a low kick nicely.
Jyu connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Draclau tenderised Jyu's leg. Jyu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draclau misses with a leg kick.
Draclau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jyu throws a push kick but Draclau slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Jyu.
Jyu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Jyu blocks the low kick.
Draclau tries to clinch but Jyu moves out of range.
Jab by Jyu.
Draclau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alphons Draclau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Draclau finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jik Chuyhn Jyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Draclau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draclau misses with a kick to the body
and Jyu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Draclau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jyu blocks a jab.
Draclau thows a body kick. Jyu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jyu misses with a head kick.
Draclau shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Draclau was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Draclau prevents Jyu from getting the reversal.
Draclau scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jyu?
Draclau controlling from mount.
Jyu gets back to half guard.
Jyu is refusing to be controlled, as Draclau sits in half guard.
Draclau seems to be working for a kimura but Jyu defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Draclau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jyu is trying to get back to full guard.
Draclau trying to control from Jyu's half guard. Jyu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyu has momentary wrist control but Draclau slips an elbow through the middle.
Jyu keeping full guard, as Draclau tries to pass.
Draclau controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draclau stopping the sweep attempt from Jyu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that round.
That's time! Draclau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Draclau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jyu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Draclau thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jyu if he has to take too many more of those.
Draclau lands a nice shot to the body.
Draclau closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Draclau taking a breather here.
Jyu sneaks back into half guard.
Jyu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jyu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Draclau can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alphons Draclau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draclau scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyu is trying to control the position but Draclau postures up.
Jyu has his foot on Draclau's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Draclau works his way back into a safe position though.
Draclau postures up in Jyu's guard and throws a big left but Jyu blocks it.
Draclau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Draclau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jyu is trying to keep Draclau in close.
Draclau throws a big right hand that misses.
Jyu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draclau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jyu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draclau looking to sit in guard and control but Jyu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Draclau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jyu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jyu wants to pass the guard but Draclau is keeping the position.
Draclau trying to control the position.
Draclau is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jyu defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jyu trying to control but Draclau is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Draclau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Draclau trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Draclau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draclau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jyu.
Draclau misses with a kick to the body
and Jyu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draclau.
A clash of legs there as Jyu blocks the low kick.
Draclau throws out a loose jab but Jyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jyu connects with a body shot.
Jyu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Draclau under the eye.
Draclau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jyu digs a good body shot into Draclau's ribs.
Jyu misses with a straight left.
Jyu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draclau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draclau throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau swats away the attempt to clinch by Jyu.
Draclau feints and then cracks Jyu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jyu down.
Jyu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draclau throws a wild body kick that Jyu sees coming a mile off.
Draclau motions for Jyu to come forward. Draclau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Draclau is looking to clinch.
Draclau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jyu on the side of the head.
Jyu moves out of range of the body kick.
Jyu looks to land a body kick but Draclau moved away.
Jyu throws a head kick that misses.
Jyu misses with a low kick.
Draclau connects with a single shot there.
Jyu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jik Chuyhn Jyu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Draclau.
Jyu tests Draclau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jyu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Draclau tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Jyu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Draclau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jyu.
Draclau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jyu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jyu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Jyu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Draclau's head.
Draclau shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jyu is trying to defend but Draclau finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jyu is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau is looking for a kimura but Jyu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draclau to get the leverage.
Draclau is stalling here. Jyu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Draclau seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jyu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jyu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Draclau can't do much from the bottom here.
Jyu trying to control the action but Draclau is working from the bottom.
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Draclau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Draclau struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jyu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jyu tries to score with some ground and pound. Draclau controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Draclau regains half guard, as Jyu was trying to land strikes.
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 Alphons Draclau.
Well Draclau 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphons Draclau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Pur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kip Pur has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
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, Kip Pur !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Pur or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro which made him look bad.
No luck for Pur with that takedown attempt.
Pur slips a jab and a cross from Castro.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castro 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 Pur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castro tries to score with a low kick but Pur moves his leg out of the way.
Castro lands a front kick.
Castro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castro connects with a solid leg kick.
Castro scores with a nice head shot.
Castro connects with a right hand. Pur shakes it off.
Pur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pur misses with a takedown attempt
and Castro counters with an outside leg kick.
Boss Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kip Pur .
Pur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Castro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Castro scores with a shot to the body.
Castro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castro misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pur with a poor takedown
and Castro counters with a straight right hand.
Castro scores with a hook.
Pur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castro.
Pur looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castro is fending him off so far but Pur persists. Nope, Castro circles away and we're back to standing.
Castro cracks Pur with a good jab.
Pur sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Castro misses with a double jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Castro!
Castro closes the distance and pushes Pur back into the cage.
Castro lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castro.
Pur is trying desperately to land a takedown but Castro is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pur .
Pur prevents a body shot from Castro.
Castro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Castro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pur .
Pur tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castro swivels and escapes.
Castro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pur .
Castro has closed the distance and engaged Pur in a clinch.
Pur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castro after a bit of a struggle.
Castro scores with a shot to the side of Pur 's head.
Castro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castro struggles to land a body shot inside as Pur controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Castro.
A short uppercut from Castro.
Castro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castro lands a left hand.
Castro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Castro misses with a punch on the inside.
Castro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Pur .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Castro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castro.
Castro scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Castro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro lands a nice uppercut.
Castro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Castro lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castro stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Castro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Castro!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pur seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Castro is holding on tight.
Castro wants to control but Pur is having none of it.
Castro working to try and regain half guard.
Castro is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pur is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Castro is surviving well by controlling Pur 's body position as best he can.
Castro is looking to improve his position but Pur isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pur working for a guillotine from mount but Castro is in no mood to give up.
Pur goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Castro turns into him and now he's in Pur 's guard.
Castro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pur shoots in looking for a takedown but Castro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pur 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Castro throws a shot to the body.
Pur fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pur .
Boss Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kip Pur .
Pur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castro.
Castro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro takes a swing at Pur 's ribcage but misses.
Castro throws a series of strikes that have Pur backpedaling.
Castro stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pur is defended easily by Castro.
Pur needs to keep his hands up - Castro had a free shot at his head there.
Castro throws a leg kick but Pur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Castro digs a good body shot into Pur 's ribs.
Castro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castro wants it to stay on the feet.
Pur drives through with a takedown into Castro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pur is breathing heavily.
Castro wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castro keeping moving, preventing Pur from controlling successfully.
Castro pulls Pur in close to his closed guard and prevents Pur from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pur drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Castro dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pur has a closed guard, preventing Castro from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castro is one step ahead there.
Castro wants to stand but Pur is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro gets to his feet. Pur looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pur shoots in for a double leg but Castro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castro misses with a body shot.
Pur shoots in looking for a takedown but Castro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pur 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pur shoots and misses
and Castro counters with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castro.
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!
Castro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castro throws a jab when Pur was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
Pur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Castro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Castro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Castro.
Castro throws a right and a left that Pur avoids nicely.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pur can do to turn this around?
Pur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pur somewhat.
Boss Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Castro.
Castro connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Castro - the referee stops the clock and Pur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Castro. Pur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pur .
Pur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boss Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kip Pur .
A decent looking cross lands there for Castro.
Pur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Castro scores with a spinning back kick!
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pur blocks a head kick by Castro.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castro.
Pur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Castro counters with a good low kick that Pur was not able to check.
Castro cracks Pur with a good jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castro.
Pur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Castro.
Castro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pur 's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro throws a head kick that half lands.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Boss Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pur 's hands.
Castro fakes the leg kick and cracks Pur in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castro can pounce on him.
Pur shoots in for a double leg but Castro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick lands from Castro.
Castro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pur .
Pur gets tackled into the cage by Castro. Castro maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castro.
Castro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castro is pressed up against the cage. Pur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castro down to the mat. Castro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pur closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castro circles away.
Pur sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Pur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kip Pur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Pur 's front leg but catches the back leg as Pur tries to avoid it.
Pur drops his hands momentarily and Castro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Pur misses with a takedown
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pur backs up against the cage.
Castro slaps away a takedown attempt from Pur , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Castro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castro delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pur steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castro. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Pur moves out of range easily.
Kip Pur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro 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.
Pur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castro scoring well with a low kick there.
Castro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Castro clinches up against the cage.
Castro scores with a shoulder strike.
Castro has Pur pushed against the cage.
Castro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pur backwards.
Boss Castro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Castro.
Kip Pur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pur or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Castro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castro 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Castro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrell comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Touch This. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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28
179 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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29
185 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stanley Burrell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caparas cracks Burrell with an open hand slap.
Caparas checks a low kick from Burrell .
Caparas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caparas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caparas thumps Burrell with a low kick.
Burrell throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Danilo Caparas has been cut.
Burrell ducks under a wild hook from Caparas.
Burrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caparas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burrell 's calf.
Caparas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burrell .
Caparas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caparas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Burrell does no damage.
Burrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burrell lands a nice shot that snaps Caparas's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell throws a head kick but Caparas moves out of range.
Caparas with a nice cross.
Caparas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caparas lands a right hook to the body.
Caparas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burrell 's head backwards.
Caparas misses the shot to the body.
Caparas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burrell avoids the body shot from Caparas.
Burrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caparas.
Burrell misses with a straight left.
Caparas looks for the body kick but Burrell saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell checks a low kick from Caparas.
Burrell scores with a jab.
A big right from Caparas misses.
Caparas misses with a straight left.
Caparas lands a head kick. Burrell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burrell misses the jab.
Danilo Caparas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caparas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burrell manages to avoid it.
Burrell avoids the body shot from Caparas.
Good standup being displayed there by Burrell as he connects with a hook.
Burrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caparas thuds a left hand into Burrell 's body.
Caparas misses with an uppercut.
Caparas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burrell .
Burrell throws a leg kick but Caparas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caparas looks for the body kick but Burrell saw that one coming.
Caparas throws a wild body kick that Burrell sees coming a mile off.
Burrell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Burrell .
Caparas tests Burrell 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burrell scores with a head kick. Caparas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Burrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Caparas throws a hook but Burrell blocks it.
Burrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caparas.
Caparas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burrell .
Burrell checks a leg kick.
Caparas checks a leg kick.
Burrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burrell connects with a single shot there.
Burrell ducks under a wild hook from Caparas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caparas misses the jab.
A big right from Caparas misses.
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 Stanley Burrell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danilo Caparas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A cross from Burrell lands.
Caparas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burrell moves away.
Caparas throws a leg kick but Burrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caparas works Burrell 's body with a nice hook.
Caparas is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Burrell there.
Burrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caparas.
Burrell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caparas throws a right and a left that Burrell avoids nicely.
Caparas misses with a head kick.
Burrell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caparas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas misses with a wild combination.
Burrell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caparas.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burrell . Caparas shrugs it off though.
Caparas throws a body punch but Burrell moves out of range.
Burrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Burrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caparas takes one on the button.
Caparas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burrell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caparas's knee momentarily.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caparas moves away.
Burrell takes a swing at Caparas's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caparas throws out a loose jab but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caparas tries to score with a low kick but Burrell moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caparas lands with a nice body punch.
Caparas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burrell checks a low kick from Caparas.
Burrell swings for the body but Caparas moves out of range.
Burrell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burrell throws a shot from downtown. Caparas moves away and avoids it.
Caparas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burrell .
Caparas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burrell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caparas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burrell in his tracks.
Caparas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrell checks it well.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Burrell throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burrell , right into the meat.
Burrell misses with a hook.
Burrell misses with a looping left.
Caparas misses with a body punch
enabling Burrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Caparas scores with a decent looking hook.
Burrell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caparas.
Burrell cracks Caparas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burrell throws a body punch but Caparas moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas avoids the head kick by Burrell .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burrell checks a leg kick.
Caparas throws a body punch but Burrell moves out of range.
Caparas sizes up Burrell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caparas stuns Burrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caparas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burrell scores with a head kick.
Caparas cracks the inside of Burrell 's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burrell throws a leg kick
and Caparas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burrell 's knee momentarily.
Burrell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caparas.
Caparas looks to score with a jab to the body but Burrell is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Caparas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Caparas connects with a single shot there.
Burrell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caparas.
Burrell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caparas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Burrell misses.
Burrell stuns Caparas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caparas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burrell 's calf.
Caparas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caparas throws a hook but Burrell blocks it.
Caparas scores with a body shot.
Caparas tries to land a leg kick but Burrell saw it coming and moves away.
Caparas moves out of range as Burrell strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas tries to land a front kick but Burrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burrell misses with a looping left.
Caparas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burrell to score with a decent uppercut.
Caparas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Caparas.
Caparas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burrell 's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Caparas misses
and Burrell counters with a nice body shot.
Burrell scores with a decent looking hook.
Stanley Burrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Caparas throws a leg kick which misses Burrell 's front leg but catches the back leg as Burrell tries to avoid it.
Caparas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caparas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Caparas misses.
Danilo Caparas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries to land a front kick but Caparas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caparas takes one on the button.
Caparas blocks a leg kick.
Caparas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burrell .
A left lands for Burrell .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caparas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Burrell misses its intended target.
A big left from Caparas misses.
Burrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caparas moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caparas takes a swing at Burrell 's ribcage but misses.
Caparas looks to land a right hand but Burrell moved out of range.
Burrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caparas's calf.
Burrell throws a leg kick but Caparas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burrell moves out of range of the body kick.
Caparas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caparas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caparas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caparas slips a straight right by Burrell .
Caparas misses with a body kick.
Caparas throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Burrell counter with a right hand.
Caparas misses with a hook to the body
enabling Burrell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell misses with a wild combination.
Caparas throws a poor cross that misses
and Burrell counters with a nice leg kick.
Caparas stuns Burrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caparas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burrell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caparas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caparas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caparas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burrell lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Burrell .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caparas takes a swing at Burrell 's ribcage but misses.
Caparas throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
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 Stanley Burrell .
Well Burrell 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Governor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mifsud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Governor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Didgeridoo. Michael Mifsud told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Governor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mifsud!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Governor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mifsud at a distance.
Mifsud tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Governor misses.
Governor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Governor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mifsud.
A good leg kick by Mifsud.
Mifsud fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Governor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mifsud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Governor.
Governor darts in and clinches Mifsud up against the cage.
Governor working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Governor - that landed with a thud.
Mifsud tries to work over Governor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Governor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Governor blocks a body shot from Mifsud.
Mifsud misses with a body punch.
Governor working aggressively here.
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!
Governor is working for takedown but Mifsud is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mifsud misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifsud wants a takedown.
Mifsud lands a nice shot to the body.
Governor lands a takedown into guard.
Governor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Governor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mifsud's head.
Governor postures up in Mifsud's guard and throws a big left but Mifsud blocks it.
Mifsud looking to control.
Governor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mifsud has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Governor has managed to get both his arms back between Mifsud's legs - danger averted.
Mifsud working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Governor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Governor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mifsud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mifsud has his hands on Governor's head, controlling the position.
Mifsud keeping moving, preventing Governor from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Governor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mifsud is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mifsud is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mifsud looking for a sweep. Not yet Mifsud, not yet.
Governor trying to control but Mifsud is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Governor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mifsud walks into a stiff left hand from Governor.
Governor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Governor checks the leg kick.
Mifsud misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Governor does no damage.
Governor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mifsud.
Governor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mifsud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Governor throws a shot from downtown. Mifsud moves away and avoids it.
Governor throws a leg kick but Mifsud moved away.
Mifsud fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Governor.
Mifsud throws a sloppy head kick and Governor moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Governor 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 Mifsud has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mifsud and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Governor tries to clinch but Mifsud moves out of range.
Mifsud throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Governor's waist but Governor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mifsud off to one side.
Mifsud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Governor avoids it really well and circles away.
Jimmy Governor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Mifsud.
Mifsud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Governor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Governor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Governor dips to his left and cracks Mifsud with an uppercut!
Governor scores with the left hand. Mifsud knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Governor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Governor throws a body punch but Mifsud moves out of range.
Governor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Governor lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Mifsud as he checks the leg kick.
Governor misses with an uppercut. Mifsud saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mifsud 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 Governor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Governor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Governor connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Mifsud is predictable there
enabling Governor to counter with a crisp jab.
Governor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Governor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Governor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Governor fakes the leg kick and cracks Mifsud in the body.
Governor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mifsud stuns Governor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mifsud wants to land a leg kick but Governor is out of range.
Governor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mifsud can pounce on him.
Mifsud throws a leg kick but Governor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Governor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mifsud counters with a slapping leg kick.
Governor has a takedown stuffed.
Jimmy Governor is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Mifsud checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Governor throws a leg kick
and Mifsud counters with a left to the body.
Governor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mifsud sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mifsud shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Governor blocks the low kick.
Governor moves out of range as Mifsud throws a body kick.
Mifsud takes a jab right on the kisser.
That kick from Mifsud tenderised Governor's leg. Governor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Governor throws a big shot that misses.
Mifsud looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mifsud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mifsud throws a leg kick but Governor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Governor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Governor looks to throw the jab but Mifsud is out of range.
Governor scores with a decent looking hook.
Governor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mifsud tries to land a leg kick but Governor saw it coming and moves away.
Governor throws a body punch but Mifsud moves out of range.
Governor jabs Mifsud right on the nose. Mifsud blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Governor tenderised Mifsud's leg. Mifsud is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mifsud checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donk. Governor catches Mifsud right on the button with a cross.
Mifsud checks a leg kick.
Governor throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mifsud misses with a leg kick
and Governor counters with a nice body shot.
Mifsud staying out of range there.
Governor stuns Mifsud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mifsud lands a jab to the nose.
Mifsud throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Governor throws a chopping leg kick but Mifsud manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mifsud looks to score with a jab to the body but Governor is just out of range.
Governor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Governor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mifsud misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Governor.
Mifsud moves forwards but Governor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Governor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Governor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Governor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mifsud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mifsud slips under a jab.
Governor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mifsud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Governor.
Mifsud tries to bum rush Governor with a series of wild strikes but Governor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Governor drives through and clinches with Mifsud against the cage.
Mifsud trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Governor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mifsud gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Governor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mifsud tries to circle away but Governor has him pinned against the cage.
Governor is trying to drag Mifsud to the mat but Mifsud just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Governor has Mifsud pressed against the cage.
Governor gets through Mifsud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mifsud misses with some punches.
Mifsud blocking some punches.
Mifsud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mifsud has had enough of the clinch but Governor keeps him there for the moment.
Mifsud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Governor scores with a punch to the head.
Jimmy Governor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Governor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Governor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mifsud fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Governor checks it well.
Mifsud misses with a body shot.
Governor misses with an uppercut.
Mifsud throws a solid leg kick but Governor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mifsud.
Governor feints and then cracks Mifsud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mifsud down.
Governor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Governor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Governor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mifsud slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Governor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Governor wants to control from the top but Mifsud keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Governor throwing strikes but missing.
Governor tries to free his leg and advance position but Mifsud is retaining full guard.
Mifsud has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Governor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Governor throws a big elbow that misses.
Governor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Governor connects with a couple of short punches.
Governor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Governor looking to sit in guard and control but Mifsud gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mifsud slips nicely into half guard.
Michael Mifsud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Governor wants to get back to full guard.
Jimmy Governor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Governor is trying to maintain the position but Mifsud is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Governor moves into full guard.
Mifsud not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mifsud slips nicely into half guard.
Jimmy Governor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mifsud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Governor is in trouble now - Mifsud has advanced to mount!
Governor is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mifsud landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Governor wants to control but Mifsud is having none of it.
Mifsud lands with some strikes.
Governor regains half guard.
Governor is looking to control Mifsud's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Governor avoid being mounted?
Mifsud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mifsud is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Governor sees it coming and defends easily.
Governor regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Mifsud.
Well Governor 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Governor!
A relieved looking Jimmy Governor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabijos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: IF I DIE TONIGHT. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that José Nabijos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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213 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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabijos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rampage connects with the punch.
Nabijos is looking to slow Rampage down with leg kicks.
Rampage misses with a low kick.
Rampage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nabijos.
Nabijos takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabijos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Nabijos misses the target.
Rampage rushes Nabijos and presses him up against the cage.
Nabijos scores with a shot to the side of Rampage's head.
Rampage is pushing Nabijos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rampage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rampage backwards.
Rampage stalls.
Nabijos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nabijos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nabijos has a couple of punches blocked by Rampage.
Nabijos misses with a punch on the inside.
Rampage misses with an elbow over the top.
Nabijos is looking to control Rampage's arms but Rampage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nabijos has his back to the cage.
Rampage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nabijos's defenses.
Nabijos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rampage.
Nabijos decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rampage escapes and throws Nabijos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nabijos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rampage off and has taken his back!
Nabijos tightening his grip on Rampage, looking for the choke.
Nabijos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rampage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabijos throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Nabijos wants to control but Rampage is keeping busy.
Rampage covering up well and avoiding damage.
Nabijos missing with strikes.
Rampage trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nabijos has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Rampage's body.
Nabijos throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but José Nabijos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick from Rampage lands but Nabijos takes it in his stride.
Nabijos avoids the head kick by Rampage.
Nabijos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyle Rampage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nabijos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rampage checks it well.
Good leg kick by Nabijos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nabijos.
Rampage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nabijos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nabijos. Rampage shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Nabijos.
An inside leg kick lands from Nabijos.
Rampage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nabijos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos scores with a one two! Rampage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Nabijos.
Nabijos motions for Rampage to come forward. Nabijos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nabijos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rampage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rampage is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Nabijos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a head kick that misses.
Nabijos walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Rampage drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nabijos swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Rampage's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). José Nabijos!
A relieved looking José Nabijos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Benoit (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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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Matthieu Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamada throws a head kick but Benoit moves out of range.
Yamada catches Benoit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Matthieu Benoit has been cut.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada throws a combination that misses
enabling Benoit to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Benoit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamada doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benoit decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit prevents Yamada from standing back up.
Yamada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benoit stops Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Benoit is keen to just control but Yamada is a slippery customer.
Benoit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benoit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benoit trying to mount his opponent but Yamada defends it.
Yamada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throwing shots but Yamada is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benoit throwing shots but Yamada is blocking nicely.
Benoit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benoit throws a strike but Yamada avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Benoit advances to half guard.
Benoit throwing shots but Yamada is blocking nicely.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benoit.
Benoit passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a strike aimed at the side of Yamada's head but Yamada avoids it well.
Benoit throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yamada regains half guard, as Benoit was trying to land strikes.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benoit.
Yamada is not content to let Benoit control the position.
Benoit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamada's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is looking to pass Yamada's guard but actually Yamada recovers to full guard.
Benoit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benoit trying to control but Yamada is working from the bottom.
Benoit looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthieu Benoit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Yamada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
Yamada tries a body shot but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit tries to pull guard but Yamada forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benoit manages to break the clinch.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Benoit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Benoit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benoit misses with a left hand
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamada as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benoit, right into the meat.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benoit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benoit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada connects with a solid leg kick.
Benoit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamada scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
Yamada tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benoit throws a right hand that misses
and Yamada counters with a left and a right that stings Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada thumps Benoit with a low kick.
Benoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
A low kick from Benoit is predictable there
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamada misses with a hook. Benoit ducked under it nicely.
Yamada throws a hook but Benoit blocks it.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps Benoit's head back.
That has opened up Matthieu Benoit's cut even more.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Yamada slaps away a takedown attempt from Benoit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benoit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benoit finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamada's head.
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benoit.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Benoit.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
Yamada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yamada slaps away a takedown attempt from Benoit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benoit clobbers Yamada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Benoit.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a straight right.
Benoit lands a head kick!
Benoit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Benoit shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benoit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
Benoit throws a body punch but Yamada moves out of range.
Matthieu Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Yamada blocks the low kick.
Yamada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benoit in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamada.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Benoit shoots and misses
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benoit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense.
A clash of legs there as Benoit blocks the low kick.
Benoit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamada pulls Benoit in close to prevent any damage.
Yamada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benoit throwing strikes from guard but Yamada blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benoit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benoit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benoit postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kane Yamada just wasn't active enough.
Benoit lands a high kick!
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada tries to work over Benoit's front leg with a kick but Benoit checks it.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Yamada checks a low kick from Benoit.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benoit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benoit. That's going to slow Yamada down.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Benoit's ribs.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benoit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
Benoit throws out a powerful jab.
Benoit slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Benoit is predictable there
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benoit motions for Yamada to come forward. Benoit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benoit in his tracks.
Yamada misses with a combination
and Benoit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benoit throws a lazy body kick
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Benoit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benoit thumps Yamada with a low kick.
Yamada 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.
Benoit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit shoots in but Yamada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Benoit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamada scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Yamada.
Benoit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yamada misses with a low kick as Benoit jumps back.
Benoit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benoit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamada moves out of range of the leg kick from Benoit.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada lands with a slapping head kick.
Benoit throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamada.
Yamada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benoit.
Benoit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamada.
A right-left combo lands from Yamada.
Benoit is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Benoit circles away.
Yamada feints and then cracks Benoit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benoit down.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamada walks into a left hand.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benoit circles away quickly and effectively.
Benoit lands the left hand.
Yamada scores with a sloppy right hand. Benoit should have avoided that one.
The cut above Matthieu Benoit's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Benoit misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Yamada is predictable there
and Benoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamada dodges the punch combination from Benoit.
Benoit connects with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Benoit or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamada which made him look bad.
Benoit shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamada sprawls well. He's pushed Benoit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Yamada misses.
Benoit throws a leg kick but Yamada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yamada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada blocks the body kick.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Benoit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benoit throws a combination that misses
and Yamada counters with a slapping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamada.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Yamada rushes Benoit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Good body shot from Yamada.
A right hand to the body from Yamada.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
A short right from Yamada.
Benoit working hard to break the clinch.
Yamada gets through Benoit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benoit working aggressively here.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada works on Benoit's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Yamada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada presses Benoit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benoit misses with a body punch.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benoit's elbow.
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Benoit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Benoit controls the action.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada had his way with Matthieu Benoit in that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yamada checks the leg kick.
Benoit shoots in for a double leg but Yamada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yamada scores with a three punch combo!
Benoit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamada connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Benoit's shoulder, as Benoit tries to avoid the shot.
Benoit keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamada lands with an uppercut that bounces Benoit off the cage and back into range.
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!
Benoit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamada.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws a leg kick which misses Yamada's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamada tries to avoid it.
Yamada cracks Benoit with an open hand slap.
Yamada closes the distance and pushes Benoit back into the cage.
Yamada tries to work over Benoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike.
Benoit tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benoit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benoit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada working aggressively here.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Benoit pushes Yamada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Benoit avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benoit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Benoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benoit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamada presses Benoit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benoit cracks Yamada with a nice body shot.
Kane Yamada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamada lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Yamada blocks a body shot from Benoit.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Matthieu Benoit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit manages to break the clinch.
Yamada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benoit's head backwards.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benoit manages to avoid it.
Benoit avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Kane Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benoit.
Benoit tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benoit fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yamada to the ground. Benoit is now in Yamada's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benoit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benoit has gone for a leg lock! Yamada slips out almost immediately though and dives into Benoit's guard.
Benoit is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yamada stands up from Benoit's guard - Yamada perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamada duly obliges.
Yamada punishes Benoit's body with a nice straight punch.
Benoit throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamada blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benoit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Benoit.
The fighters circling - Benoit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamada 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Kane Yamada started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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