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INY 101 Flair vs Takinawa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart has chosen Celly cel - Its Goin Down Tonight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Comanche Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stewart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Todd.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Todd throws a nice looking combination but Stewart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stewart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart thuds a left hand into Todd's body.
Todd throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Todd missing with a left hand there. Stewart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Todd misses with a hook
and Stewart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Todd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at VERSE Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Stewart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd misses with a few strikes there.
Stewart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stewart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Stewart.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Stewart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Stewart. Those never looked like landing.
Todd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stewart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Todd rather than just go for the knockout.
Stewart slips under a jab from Todd.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Stewart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
Stewart slips under a jab from Todd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
Todd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stewart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Todd lands a jab.
Stewart misses with a straight right.
Todd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Todd there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stewart.
Todd throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.
Todd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Todd duly obliges.
Todd fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stewart.
Todd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stewart can pounce on him.
Todd throws a sloppy body shot
and Stewart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd throws a nice looking combination but Stewart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stewart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Stewart.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
Stewart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stewart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Todd digs a good hook to Stewart's body.
Todd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
Stewart jabs at Todd's body.
Stewart thows a body shot but no joy.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stewart.
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!
Todd fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd tries to bum rush Stewart with a series of wild strikes but Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stewart gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
You can see the frustration on Todd's face as Stewart controls the position.
Stewart throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Todd works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Stewart slips a nice elbow through Todd's hands, connecting with Todd's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donald Stewart will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Todd throws a series of strikes that have Stewart backpedaling.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Todd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Todd takes one to the chin there.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stewart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Todd takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Stewart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Todd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd staying out of range there.
Todd digs a good hook to Stewart's body.
Todd throws a series of punches but Stewart moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Todd is rocked!
It looks like Comanche Todd has been cut.
Stewart staying out of range there.
Oh Todd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot by Stewart.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
Nice uppercut there from Todd.
A jab from Todd misses.
Donald Stewart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Todd.
Todd connects with a right hand. Stewart shakes it off.
Todd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Todd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Todd throws the left hand but Stewart avoids the punch easily.
Todd seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with a right hand
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Todd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Todd tries to bum rush Stewart with a series of wild strikes but Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Todd throws out a powerful jab.
Todd misses with a double jab
enabling Stewart to counter with a crisp jab.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Todd avoids the body shot from Stewart.
Comanche Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Todd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stewart.
Nice defenses there by Stewart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Stewart.
Some bone on bone action there as Todd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stewart scores with a decent looking hook.
Todd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Todd misses with a body shot
and Stewart counters with a low kick, right behind Todd 's knee.
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Stewart to counter with a crisp jab.
Todd throws a right and a left that Stewart avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stewart misses with a looping right.
Todd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stewarts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Todd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stewart.
Comanche Todd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd walks into a left hand.
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stewart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Todd misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stewart moves into the clinch.
Stewart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Todd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Todd working hard to break the clinch.
Stewart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stewart works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Todd is looking to sweep but instead, Stewart has passed into half guard.
Stewart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Todd has hold of Stewart's hands but Stewart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stewart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Comanche Todd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Todd throws the left hand but Stewart avoids the punch easily.
Todd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stewart counters with an outside leg kick.
Todd looks to land a combination but Stewart avoids it well.
Stewart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stewart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stewart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Todd has time to react.
Stewart slips under a jab.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Todd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stewart misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stewart looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Todd is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Todd keeps working.
An elbow from Stewart crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd is not content to let Stewart control the position.
Todd on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Stewart seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stewart wants to control but Todd is keeping him busy.
Donald Stewart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Stewart.
Stewart staying calm.
Donald Stewart has got the better of the ground game so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stewart fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is looking to take a break and control but Todd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Comanche Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stewart taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Donald Stewart hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Todd throws a right hand that Stewart ducks under and follows up with a left that Stewart also avoids with ease.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Todd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stewarts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Donald Stewart has been cut.
Todd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stewart counters with a head kick.
Stewart cracks Todd with a good jab.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but Stewart slips the punch.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Todd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart avoids the body shot from Todd.
Stewart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Todd. Todd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stewart closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Todd! Stewart dives in looking to finish! Todd is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Stewart!
Donald Stewart made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER Nutrition (160!) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rebel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Grygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by If you want blood, you got it by AC/DC . Grygiel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sobota- Za damski h.... Artur Grygiel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rebel Johnson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Grygiel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grygiel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Grygiel's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson passes Grygiel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Grygiel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grygiel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Grygiel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson throwing shots but Grygiel is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grygiel trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Grygiel tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grygiel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson throws a strike but Grygiel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson trying to control but Grygiel is working from the bottom.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Grygiel blocks nicely.
Johnson is fighting to break Grygiel's control of his arms but Grygiel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grygiel striking from the bottom.
Johnson throws a strike but Grygiel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grygiel wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grygiel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grygiel has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Grygiel throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Grygiel is posturing up here but Johnson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Grygiel tries to roll out but it's too tight and Grygiel has to tap! Slick submission there by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rebel Johnson!
Rebel Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's All 160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cu IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Suez (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Suez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IV closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
IV slips a jab from Suez.
IV is looking to clinch but Suez is avoiding it.
A low kick from IV misses
and Suez counters with a nice low kick that buckles IV's knee momentarily.
IV drives through and clinches with Suez against the cage.
IV lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Suez or not.
Suez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables IV to keep the fight standing.
IV works on Suez's body with a couple of short punches.
IV turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and IV manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Suez wants to control but IV postures up.
An elbow from IV crashes against the mat.
IV in side control, throwing shots but Suez defends.
Suez tries to buck IV off but IV is having none of it.
IV sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Suez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
IV goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Suez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for IV but great work by Suez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IV manages to get back to half guard.
Suez throwing shots but IV is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
IV is looking for a sweep. Suez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
IV manages to escape and get back to his feet!
IV connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suez's hands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suez 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 IV has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from IV and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
IV closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suez circles away.
IV tries to land a front kick but Suez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
IV fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from IV.
Suez tries to sprawl but IV drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that IV has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
IV missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
IV lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
IV not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Suez wants to improve his position but IV is controlling well.
IV winds up and cracks Suez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suez wants to control but IV is keeping busy.
IV lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
IV is just content to waste time from the top position. Suez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
IV advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suez is looking to regain half guard here but IV keeps moving and retains side control.
IV with the ground and pound but Suez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Suez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. IV is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suez taking some punishment here, with IV in his half guard.
IV is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Suez manages to get to full guard.
IV with a nice head shot there.
Suez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
IV trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suez working for a triangle but IV defends it easily.
IV looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
IV postures up.
IV distracts Suez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
IV works a leg free and moves into half guard.
IV is looking to stall here but Suez recovers full guard.
IV postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
IV scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suez is trying to control the position but IV postures up.
IV avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Suez working for a triangle but IV defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu IV dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
IV is looking to clinch but Suez is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Suez.
IV stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and IV wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Suez with that takedown attempt.
Suez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
IV looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Suez keeping full guard, as IV tries to pass.
IV landing some decent shots from guard.
IV throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suez is trying to keep IV in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IV postures up in Suez's guard and throws a big left but Suez blocks it.
Suez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
IV chips away with some ground and pound.
IV scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
IV advances to half guard.
IV drops an elbow to the side of Suez's head.
IV missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suez is not content to let IV control the position.
IV is really struggling to control Suez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Suez taking some punishment here, with IV in his half guard.
IV is thwarting Suez's attempts to control the position.
Suez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
IV is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Suez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
IV stands up from Suez's guard - IV perhaps looking for a knockout.
IV rushes Suez and presses him up against the cage.
Suez is trying to pull guard but IV turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cu IV has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Suez.
Suez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suez wants to break the clinch but can't.
IV working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
IV misses with a body punch.
Suez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
IV moves in looking to clinch but Suez pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suez scores with a crisp jab that stopped IV in his tracks.
Cu IV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
IV takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
IV looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
IV fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between IV's hands.
Cu IV is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suez lands with a shot to the body.
Suez keeps the fight on the outside.
IV doesn't manage to clinch there - Suez circles away.
Suez throws a right hand that IV ducks under and follows up with a left that IV also avoids with ease.
IV fails with an attempt to clinch.
IV clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, IV throws an elbow but misses.
IV looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Suez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
IV tightens his grip and picks Suez up, before dumping him to the ground. Suez manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
IV is looking to stand up but Suez won't let him.
IV lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
IV is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
IV stands and steps away. Suez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
IV closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Suez quickly recovers to half guard.
Suez is breathing heavily.
IV sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suez defending well though.
Suez has hold of IV's hands but IV slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
IV works his way into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
IV jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Suez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Suez and IV has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
IV in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu IV dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
IV moves into the clinch.
Suez breaks the clinch.
IV closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Suez to the mat! Suez manages to get full guard.
Suez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
IV is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
IV postures up in Suez's guard and throws a big left but Suez blocks it.
IV working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
IV postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
IV distracts Suez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
IV distracts Suez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suez looking for a guillotine here but IV defends easily.
Suez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
IV with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IV postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
IV throwing strikes but missing.
IV is looking to stand up but Suez won't let him.
IV trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
IV stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
IV works over Suez with some ground and pound from guard.
IV makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
IV postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suez has a closed guard, preventing IV from standing up.
Suez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. IV gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
IV is working Suez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
IV cracks Suez with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suez has his foot on IV's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. IV works his way back into a safe position though.
IV working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suez's head.
IV scoring with some ground and pound.
IV throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
IV loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
IV stands up over Suez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cu IV overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells IV's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
IV not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
IV throwing strikes from guard but Suez blocks nicely.
Rafael Suez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
IV postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suez has momentary wrist control but IV slips an elbow through the middle.
IV is working Suez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
IV is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suez can do to turn this around?
Suez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from IV.
IV connects with a couple of short punches.
Suez trying to keep a closed guard but IV is proving a slippery customer.
Suez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from IV.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
IV looking to pass the guard.
IV throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. IV is aware though and is defending well.
IV showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
IV wants to control from the top but Suez keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
IV postures up and lands a big shot to Suez's brow.
Cu IV is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
IV postures up and lands a big shot to Suez's brow.
IV makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
IV works over Suez with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cu IV showed his dominance in that final round.
Well IV 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cu IV!
Cu IV seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes into the arena with country boy blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cletus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urskilz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Landry misses with a hook. Urskilz ducked under it nicely.
Landry moves into the clinch.
Landry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Urskilz struggles to land a body shot inside as Landry controls his hands.
Landry trying to land knees to the body.
Urskilz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Landry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Urskilz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Landry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Urskilz avoids the elbow strike from Landry, against the cage.
Landry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urskilz is looking for a takedown.
Urskilz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urskilz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Landry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urskilz struggles to land a body shot inside as Landry controls his hands.
Urskilz blocks an elbow strike.
Urskilz looking to stall.
Urskilz managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urskilz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Urskilz throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Urskilz.
Nice defenses there by Urskilz.
Nice cross by Urskilz.
Nice uppercut there from Urskilz.
Landry looks to throw the jab but Urskilz is out of range.
Urskilz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Urskilz moved out of range nicely.
Urskilz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Urskilz showed some decent athleticism there.
Landry is trying to stand up here but Urskilz is controlling him well.
Urskilz trying to pass the guard but Landry defending well.
Landry is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Manu's Kiwi Beer Barn - PIT Inc., so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Landry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Urskilz.
Urskilz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Landry's head.
Landry is refusing to be controlled, as Urskilz sits in half guard.
Landry trying to hold on to Urskilz's head to control him but Urskilz postures up.
Urskilz trying to control the action but Landry is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Landry takes one to the side of the head.
Urskilz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Urskilz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Urskilz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landry in his tracks.
Urskilz misses with an uppercut. Landry saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urskilz.
Urskilz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urskilz misses with a body kick.
Landry wants to clinch
and Urskilz counters with a takedown into side control.
Landry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Urskilz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Urskilz misses with the ground and pound.
Urskilz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Landry is avoiding damage well.
Urskilz taking a breather here.
Urskilz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Urskilz taking a break here but Landry is having none of it and regains 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!
Urskilz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Landry defending well though.
Urskilz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Urskilz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Urskilz wants to take a breather but Landry is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Landry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Landry is trying to control the position but Urskilz postures up.
Urskilz won't allow Landry to get back to his feet.
Landry managing to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Urskilz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Urskilz is working Landry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilafat Urskilz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Landry moves out of range of the body kick.
Urskilz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Urskilz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Landry clinches.
Urskilz connects with a knee to the head.
Urskilz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Cletus Landry has been cut.
Landry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Urskilz's face.
Landry missing with knees to the body.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Urskilz avoids the damage to the body.
Landry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urskilz avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry takes a shot to the head.
Landry scores a nice knee to the body.
Urskilz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Landry is keeping busy.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Urskilz avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
Urskilz lands with a short shot to the head.
Urskilz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Urskilz struggles to land a body shot inside as Landry controls his hands.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Urskilz breaks the clinch.
Ilafat Urskilz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz throws a right and a left that Landry avoids nicely.
Urskilz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Landry at a distance.
Landry 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.
Landry throws a right hand that misses
and Urskilz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ilafat Urskilz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Urskilz forces his way into half guard.
Urskilz trying to control from half guard but Landry is working away.
Landry trying to hold on to Urskilz's head to control him but Urskilz postures up.
Landry is trying to stand back up but Urskilz is controlling him
Urskilz is trying to control the action in half guard but Landry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Urskilz with the ground and pound but Landry uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urskilz is looking to work some ground and pound but Landry has wrist control.
Urskilz wants to control from the top but Landry keeps moving.
Landry wants to get back to his feet but Urskilz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Urskilz throws a big right hand that misses.
Landry wants to sweep but no luck.
Landry keeping moving, preventing Urskilz from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Urskilz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Landry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Urskilz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Urskilz postures up and lands a big shot to Landry's brow.
Urskilz throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Landry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Urskilz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Urskilz landing with the ground and pound.
Urskilz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Landry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Urskilz scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz is in close to Landry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Landry controls Urskilz momentarily but Urskilz frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urskilz trying to control the position from guard on top but Landry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Urskilz!
Urskilz tries to reverse the position but Landry maintains control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landry looking to control but Urskilz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilafat Urskilz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cletus Landry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch but Urskilz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Urskilz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Landry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urskilz.
Urskilz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Landry if he has to take too many more of those.
Landry moves to clinch but Urskilz breaks away
so Urskilz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Urskilz tries to free his leg and advance position but Landry is retaining full guard.
Urskilz throwing strikes from guard but Landry blocks nicely.
Urskilz is looking to work some ground and pound but Landry has wrist control.
Urskilz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urskilz trying to control the position from guard on top but Landry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landry looking for a guillotine here but Urskilz defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz trying to control the position from guard on top but Landry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Urskilz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Urskilz trying to control the position from guard on top but Landry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urskilz throws a big right hand that misses.
Landry scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cletus Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Urskilz scores with a sloppy right hand. Landry should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Urskilz - just one landing.
Landry wants to clinch.
Landry swinging wildly here.
Urskilz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Landry's head backwards.
Urskilz throws a leg kick
and Landry counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landry wants to clinch.
Urskilz connects with a single shot there.
Urskilz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cletus Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz keeps the fight on the outside.
Urskilz cracks the inside of Landry's front leg.
Nice straight punches there by Urskilz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Urskilz.
Urskilz throws a body kick that misses.
Landry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Urskilz thuds his right hand into Landry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ilafat Urskilz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urskilz scores with a kick to the body.
Urskilz throws a hook but Landry blocks it.
Urskilz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Urskilz lunges at Landry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Landry's hand.
Urskilz swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Landry tries to clinch but Urskilz moves out of range.
Landry moves in looking to clinch but Urskilz pushes him off.
Landry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Landry can't find room to land a body shot as Urskilz controls the action.
Landry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Urskilz backwards.
Landry misses with a punch to the body.
Landry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Urskilz backwards.
Urskilz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urskilz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Landry after a bit of a struggle.
Landry lands a nice knee to the body.
Urskilz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Landry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urskilz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Urskilz wants to control from the top but Landry keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urskilz postures up and lands a big shot to Landry's brow.
Landry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Urskilz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilafat Urskilz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Urskilz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilafat Urskilz!
Ilafat Urskilz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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32
180 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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180 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Rich!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Rich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Black throws a wild body kick that Rich sees coming a mile off.
Rich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Rich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black with a hook.
Rich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rich wants to free his trapped foot but Black is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rich trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Rich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rich prevents Black from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich wants to stand up but Black is controlling the position.
Black trying to control here.
Black is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rich circles away quickly and effectively.
Rich closes the distance and clinches.
Rich avoids the elbow strike from Black, against the cage.
Black throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Rich avoids the damage to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rich avoids it.
Black is defending well against a takedown attempt.
John Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rich.
Come on Black - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rich is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Rich controls his hands.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Black throws an elbow that misses.
Rich has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Black regains guard immediately.
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!
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Black looking to control.
Rich is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rich prevents Black from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rich wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Rich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rick Rich.
Black wants to clinch but Rich slips to the side
and Rich counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Black!
A lull in the action here.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rich working away.
Black trying to remain calm as Rich controls from the top position.
Black is trying to control Rich's posture but Rich avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black misses with a kick to the body.
Black slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rich has a takedown stuffed.
Rich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black lands with an overhand left.
Rich dives in and scores a takedown into Black's guard.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rich controls the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rich won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black is trying to keep Rich in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Black enables Rich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Black manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Rich is proving a slippery customer.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Rich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rick Rich has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Black just wasn't active enough.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Rich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rich throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
John Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Rich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rich looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Black is trying to control the position but Rich postures up.
Black is really struggling to control Rich but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Black wants to stand up but Rich is controlling him.
Black controls Rich momentarily but Rich frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Black wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rich.
Rich is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Black's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black struggling a bit here.
Rich wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Rich in side control, throwing shots but Black defends.
Black controls the position for a moment.
Rich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Rich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rich tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Rich politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rich prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rich in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Black tries to bench press Rich off him but Rich keeps the position.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Black tries to escape but Rich is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Black, who protects the arm well.
Black prevents Rich from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Black's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black tries to bench press Rich off him but Rich keeps the position.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rich on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rich decides to stand back up. Rich steps back and let's Black get back to his feet.
Rich tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Black manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rich content to stall in guard here.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rich wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Rick Rich has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rich avoids the head kick by Black.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rich dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Rich's head and hops out.
Rich throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Rich shoots in.
Rich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rich takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rich.
Black is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Black finds it's way through Rich's defenses.
Black gets caught flat footed, as Rich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Rich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rich is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Black wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Rich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rick Rich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black tries to clinch but Rich is having none of it.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rich dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Rich's head and hops out.
Rich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Black manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rich defends well.
John Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Rich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black keeping moving, preventing Rich from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rick Rich hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Black sizes up Rich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rich closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rich ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rich no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rich is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Black trying to control but Rich is working from the bottom.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rich looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Rich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Cassimiro Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Baauer - Harlem Shake. 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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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriano Cassimiro Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Andrade blocks the leg kick.
Jin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jin tries to clinch there but Andrade circles away.
Jin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrade shoots in looking for a takedown. Jin tries to sprawl out of it but Andrade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Andrade.
It looks like Adriano Cassimiro Andrade has been cut.
Jin tries to sprawl but Andrade drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jin wants to improve his position but Andrade is controlling well.
Jin gets full guard.
Andrade slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jin working for a triangle but Andrade defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andrade wants to pass the guard but Jin is keeping the position.
Andrade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrade's guard.
Jin throwing strikes from guard but Andrade blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin trying to control but Andrade is working from the bottom.
Jin stays in close to Andrade's body and controls the position.
Jin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryu Jin just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andrade.
Jin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jin lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryu Jin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jin throws a leg kick
and Andrade counters with a good, hard body kick but Jin shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin cracks the inside of Andrade's front leg.
Andrade darts in looking for a takedown but Jin gets double underhooks and turns Andrade into the cage.
Ryu Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Cassimiro Andrade.
Jin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andrade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jin is keeping busy.
Jin manages to break the clinch.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Jin.
Andrade blocks the body kick.
Ryu Jin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andrade shoots in but no luck this time.
Jin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andrade is able to avoid easily.
Andrade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jin throws a leg kick but Andrade moved away.
Jin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jin throws a solid leg kick but Andrade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jin.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Jin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adriano Cassimiro Andrade's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jin just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade slips under a jab.
Andrade goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Andrade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andrade shoots for a double leg takedown but Jin sprawls well. He's pushed Andrade's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jin sprawls well. Jin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andrade gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryu Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Cassimiro Andrade.
Jin fails to land with a series of punches.
Jin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jin.
Jin tries to clinch up but Andrade circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jin lands with a nice body kick.
Jin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jin thumps Andrade with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle, before Jin throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Andrade's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jin lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ryu Jin!
Ryu Jin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helppo Heikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Jurri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heikki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tech N9ne - Absolute Power. Jurri has chosen Rising Darkness as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helppo Heikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kari Jurri!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikki walks into a stiff left hand from Jurri.
Jurri misses with a low kick.
Heikki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jurri can pounce on him.
Heikki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heikki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heikki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heikki closes the distance and clinches up with Jurri, looking for a takedown. Heikki pushes Jurri against the cage but Jurri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jurri wants to slow Heikki down by chopping away at his legs.
Jurri has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Heikki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Heikki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jurri circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helppo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jurri stuffs the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jurri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jurri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heikki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jurri gets underhooks to prevent Heikki's takedown attempt.
Jurri scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Helppo Heikki has been cut.
Jurri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heikki is defending well for now.
Jurri lands a body shot.
Jurri prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Heikki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heikki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jurri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heikki's face.
Heikki has clasped his hands together around Jurri's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jurri throws Heikki to one side and escapes!
Jurri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikki. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jurri.
Heikki shoots in looking for a takedown. Jurri tries to sprawl out of it but Heikki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jurri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Heikki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jurri avoids it really well and circles away.
Heikki is breathing heavily.
Jurri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jurri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kari Jurri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jurri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jurri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heikki is out of range and Jurri settles back down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jurri!
Jurri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Heikki.
Jurri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Heikki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jurri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heikki somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jurri. Heikki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurri throws a sloppy head kick and Heikki moves out of range easily.
Jab from Jurri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jurri 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 Heikki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heikki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jurri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heikki shoots in for a double leg but Jurri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jurri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heikki.
Jurri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heikki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helppo Heikki's cut.
That's time! Heikki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jurri darts in and clinches Heikki up against the cage.
Heikki takes a shot to the head.
Jurri tries to work over Heikki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jurri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jurri prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jurri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heikki blocks a body shot from Jurri.
A knee to the head by Jurri.
Jurri stops a takedown attempt from Heikki.
Heikki avoiding damage as Jurri throws knees to the body.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heikki works on Jurri's body with a couple of short punches.
Heikki looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helppo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jurri pushes Heikki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jurri lands a body punch.
Jurri misses with a body punch.
Heikki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jurri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jurri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jurri holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Heikki avoiding damage as Jurri throws knees to the body.
Jurri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jurri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jurri throws a body punch but Heikki moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikki looks for a takedown but Jurri sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikki tries for a takedown but Jurri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jurri throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Heikki with that takedown attempt.
Heikki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jurri as he jumps to the side.
Kari Jurri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikki fails with the takedown
and Jurri counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikki tries for a takedown but Jurri manages to get underhooks.
Heikki tries to score a body lock takedown but Jurri shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Heikki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jurri after a bit of a struggle.
Kari Jurri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jurri pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the head but Heikki blocks with his arms.
Jurri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heikki.
Jurri misses with the head strike.
Heikki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jurri pulls his leg out and moves away.
Helppo Heikki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jurri fakes the leg kick and cracks Heikki in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jurri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jurri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikki backwards.
Jurri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heikki is working for takedown but Jurri is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jurri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jurri lands a good knee to the midsection. Heikki won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jurri lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Jurri.
Helppo Heikki's cut is getting worse.
Heikki can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Helppo Heikki's cut.
That's time! Heikki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Jurri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jurri. Jurri obviously looking to wear him down.
Heikki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Jurri.
Jurri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Jurri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jurri scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurri scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jurri.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jurri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jurri has closed the distance and engaged Heikki in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri prevents the takedown attempt.
Jurri stalling the fight.
Heikki avoiding damage as Jurri throws knees to the body.
Jurri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heikki.
Jurri utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Jurri.
Jurri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Jurri.
Heikki tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helppo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jurri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikki's elbow.
Heikki is working for takedown but Jurri is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jurri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jurri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heikki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heikki is trying to drag Jurri to the mat but Jurri just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jurri tries to land knees in the clinch but Heikki avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri landing knees to the body.
Heikki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jurri pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jurri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jurri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jurri scores with a hook to the body.
Heikki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jurri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kari Jurri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Helppo Heikki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jurri is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jurri landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jurri.
A short uppercut from Jurri.
Jurri lands a nice knee to the body.
Jurri stops a takedown attempt from Heikki.
Jurri is working Heikki over against the cage.
Heikki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jurri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jurri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jurri unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Helppo Heikki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jurri unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jurri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jurri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heikki 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.
Jurri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikki's sensitive parts.
Jurri scores with a nice strike.
Jeez, Helppo Heikki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jurri throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri lands with a slapping head kick.
Heikki misses with a hook
and Jurri moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Jurri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jurri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Jurri!
Kari Jurri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Magaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Magaba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become . Skull Crash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
153 lbs
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25
145 lbs
9 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Magaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash feints and then cracks Magaba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magaba down.
Nice sprawl there from Crash as Magaba shoots in.
Magaba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crash counters with a nice kick to the body.
Crash thows a body shot but no joy.
Magaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crash moves away.
Magaba closes the distance and clinches up with Crash, looking for a takedown. Magaba pushes Crash against the cage but Crash circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Magaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crash scores with a nice body kick.
Magaba misses with a double jab
and Crash counters with a solid body kick.
Crash drops his hands momentarily and Magaba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magaba checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magaba. Crash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magaba looks to land a right hand but Crash moved out of range.
Magaba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crash.
Crash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crash throws the kick towards the body but Magaba avoids it.
Magaba tries to bum rush Crash with a series of wild strikes but Crash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magaba fails with a takedown attempt.
Magaba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Magaba misses with a combination
and Crash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash misses with a body shot.
Mookie Magaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crash throws a sloppy body shot
and Magaba counters with a three punch combo that has Crash backing up. Crash nods at Magaba to acknowledge the strikes.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Magaba is just out of range.
Magaba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skull Crash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Magaba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magaba counters with a left and a right that stings Crash.
Magaba misses with a takedown
and Crash counters with a head kick. That will keep Magaba thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Magaba scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaba fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Crash to the ground. Magaba is now in Crash's guard.
Crash is trying to control the position but Magaba postures up.
Crash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magaba.
Magaba throws a strike but Crash rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Magaba trying to control the position here.
Magaba 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.
Crash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magaba trying to keep a closed guard but Crash is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magaba is on top in guard.
Magaba passes into half guard.
Magaba is looking for a kimura but Crash is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Magaba to get the leverage.
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!
Crash is trying to get back to full guard.
Magaba trying to pass the guard but Crash defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Mookie Magaba will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magaba looks for a takedown but Crash sprawls well.
Magaba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crash throws a head kick but Magaba moves out of range.
Magaba avoids the head kick by Crash.
Magaba throws a lazy right hand but Crash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crash wants it to stay on the feet.
Magaba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crash.
Magaba lands with an overhand left.
Magaba misses with a series of wild punches.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick
and Magaba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magaba avoids the body shot from Crash.
Crash throws the left hand but Magaba avoids the punch easily.
Magaba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Magaba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crash displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Magaba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Magaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magaba closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crash quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magaba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Magaba seems to be working for a kimura but Crash defends the submission attempt.
Magaba is working for a kimura here but Crash manages to reverse the position and he's now in Magaba's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magaba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magaba can't keep his opponent in guard - Crash advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Magaba wants to get back to full guard but Crash has passed into side control.
Magaba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crash wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crash controlling the position.
Crash sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Magaba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crash wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Magaba sneaks back into half guard.
Magaba works his way to full guard. Good work.
Magaba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crash is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mookie Magaba will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Magaba avoids the body shot from Crash.
Magaba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magaba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crash can pounce on him.
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mookie Magaba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magaba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crash.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skull Crash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crash jabs Magaba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magaba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick
and Magaba counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crash is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaba goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crash has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Magaba but great work by Crash.
Magaba tries to bench press Crash off him but Crash keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magaba wants to control but Crash postures up.
Magaba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mookie Magaba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here as Crash stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Magaba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaba is trying to get back to half guard.
Crash slows the pace down.
Magaba looks to move to half guard but instead Crash has passed into mount! Damn!
Magaba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaba is squirming around, avoiding Crash's attempts to control the action.
Crash prevents Magaba from getting the reversal.
Skull Crash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crash controlling from mount.
Magaba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaba is working hard here to advance position.
Crash throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Crash punching from mount but Magaba doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Crash thowing shots but they're missing.
Crash throwing strikes here but Magaba is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magaba is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 Mookie Magaba.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magaba, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mookie Magaba!
Mookie Magaba thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Troeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troeman has chosen VYBZ KARTEL- DON'T RUN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joe Frazier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
275 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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32
265 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentin Troeman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeman throws a push kick but Frazier slaps the foot to one side.
Frazier cracks Troeman with an open hand slap.
It looks like Quentin Troeman has been cut.
Troeman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Frazier finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Troeman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Frazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troeman.
Frazier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice uppercut lands for Troeman. That snapped Frazier's head back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Troeman. Frazier shrugs it off though.
Troeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Troeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Troeman.
Frazier moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Troeman.
Troeman is looking to land body kicks.
Frazier throws a leg kick which misses Troeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Troeman tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Troeman moves out of range of the leg kick from Frazier.
A jab lands there for Frazier.
Troeman misses with a body kick.
Frazier moves out of range of the body kick.
Frazier scoring well with a low kick there.
Troeman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troeman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frazier counters with an outside leg kick.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troeman has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch but Troeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frazier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeman can't break the clinch.
Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troeman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Troeman throws a wild body kick that Frazier sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Troeman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Frazier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Troeman checks it well.
Troeman just misses with a punch to the body.
Quentin Troeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier wants to clinch up but Troeman keeps it at a distance.
Troeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Troeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Frazier tenderised Troeman's leg. Troeman is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a front kick.
Troeman looks winded!
Troeman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frazier.
Frazier connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Frazier thows a body kick. Troeman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Frazier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frazier lands a big head kick that sends Troeman tumbling to the mat! Frazier takes a step backwards and waves Troeman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Troeman is rocked!
Frazier scores with a spinning back kick!
Troeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Frazier finish him?
Frazier feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Troeman collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Frazier!
Joe Frazier made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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243 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanikawa shoots in and gets a takedown into Flair's guard.
Tanikawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flair works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanikawa.
Tanikawa landing with the ground and pound.
Tanikawa distracts Flair with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Tanikawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanikawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanikawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanikawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flair is trying to control the position but Tanikawa postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tanikawa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tanikawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flair has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tanikawa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa stands up over Flair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tanikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Flair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanikawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanikawa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tanikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanikawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanikawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tanikawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Flair has wrist control.
Tanikawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa postures up in Flair's guard and throws a big left but Flair blocks it.
Flair controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanikawa scoring with some ground and pound.
Flair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanikawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tanikawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanikawa is working Flair over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flair is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tanikawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa landing with the ground and pound.
Flair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanikawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanikawa throws an elbow that misses. Flair uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tanikawa's guard. Nice move by Flair!
Tanikawa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tanikawa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tanikawa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanikawa cracks Flair with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tanikawa postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Flair is out cold - huge knockout for Tanikawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sadaharu Tanikawa!
A victorious Sadaharu Tanikawa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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