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PFL 66 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JL Salac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JL Salac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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154 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Tracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JL Salac!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salac throws a low kick, looking for Tracey's leg but Tracey calmly moves out of range.
Tracey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salac was well out of range. Poor timing from Tracey.
Tracey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salac.
Tracey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tracey is looking to clinch but Salac is avoiding it.
Salac tries for a takedown but Tracey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tracey tries to clinch up.
Tracey checks a low kick from Salac.
Tracey moves in looking to clinch but Salac pushes him off.
Salac looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Salac works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salac is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tracey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Salac postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tracey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Salac looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salac has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tracey is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salac looking for submissions off his back.
Salac is looking to improve his position.
Tracey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tracey stops Salac from getting back to his feet.
Tracey stands up from half guard.
Tracey slaps away a takedown attempt from Salac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dick Tracey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JL Salac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey avoids the body shot from Salac.
Tracey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salac to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Salac wants to control from the top but Tracey keeps moving.
Tracey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salac wants to control from the top but Tracey keeps moving.
Tracey uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tracey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dick Tracey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tracey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Salac misses the target.
Tracey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salac doesn't seem bothered though.
Tracey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salac fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tracey avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tracey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salac shoots for a takedown but Tracey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salac shoots in and bounces Tracey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Salac trying to control the position from guard on top but Tracey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salac drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tracey dives on top into guard.
Tracey gets to his feet - Salac follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey throws a shot to the body.
Salac misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salac is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Tracey misses
and Salac counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Salac is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tracey is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tracey has escaped and now he's on top!
Salac working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salac throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey gets to his feet - Salac follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheers as Tracey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salac doesn't seem phased though.
Tracey misses with a two punch combination.
Tracey lands with a hook. Salac tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Tracey scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tracey scores with a decent looking hook.
Tracey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tracey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tracey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salac fails with a takedown attempt.
Dick Tracey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JL Salac.
Salac is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tracey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tracey lands with a nice combination. Salac backs away looking to recover.
Salac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salac closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tracey to the mat! Tracey manages to get full guard.
Salac has gone for a leg lock! Tracey slips out almost immediately though and dives into Salac's guard.
Tracey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salac has his foot on Tracey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tracey works his way back into a safe position though.
Tracey stands and steps away. Salac gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dick Tracey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tracey lands a jab to Salac's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salac tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tracey swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Tracey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tracey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tracey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Salac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salac is defended easily by Tracey.
Salac throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tracey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salac doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tracey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Salac tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tracey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dick Tracey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JL Salac.
Tracey breaks from the clinch.
Tracey stuns Salac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tracey throws a body punch but Salac moves out of range.
Tracey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tracey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey looks to clinch
and Salac counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tracey!
Salac misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Salac thowing shots but they're missing.
Salac wants to control but instead Tracey manages to regain half guard.
Tracey is looking for a sweep. Salac is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salac seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salac is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tracey sees it coming and defends easily.
Salac is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tracey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salac.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tracey works over Salac's head and body with a nice combination.
Tracey lands a jab to the head.
Tracey stuns Salac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salac gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tracey counters with a three punch combo that has Salac backing up. Salac nods at Tracey to acknowledge the strikes.
Salac with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tracey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salac shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tracey counters with a nice uppercut.
Tracey throws a right and a left that Salac avoids nicely.
Dick Tracey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tracey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tracey is looking to wear down Salac with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salac with a poor takedown
and Tracey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tracey lands the left hand.
Tracey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tracey cracks Salac with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tracey moves out of range of the strikes.
Salac shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tracey counters with a stiff right hand.
Tracey scores with the left hand. Salac knows he should have avoided that one.
Salac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Tracey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tracey, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Tracey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pappy Boyington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Geige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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153 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pappy Boyington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirk Geige!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyington looks to throw the jab but Geige is out of range.
Boyington swinging wildly here.
A jab from Geige misses.
Boyington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boyington wants to clinch.
Boyington is looking to clinch but Geige is avoiding it.
Boyington moves in looking to clinch but Geige pushes him off.
Geige swings for the body but Boyington moves out of range.
Boyington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyington missing with a left hand there. Geige was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Geige digs a good hook to Boyington's body.
Boyington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Geige misses with a hook.
Geige throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geige throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geige misses with a body shot.
Geige throws a body punch but Boyington moves out of range.
Geige throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Geige checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geige. Boyington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geige misses with a body shot.
Boyington takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geige slips a straight right by Boyington.
Geige connects with the punch.
Boyington tries to clinch but Geige moves out of range.
Geige scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Geige misses the body punch
and Boyington counters with a nice leg kick.
Geige takes a jab right on the kisser.
Geige looks to land a left hand but Boyington moved out of range nicely.
Boyington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Geige takes a swing at Boyington's ribcage but misses.
Boyington throws a body punch but Geige moves out of range.
A left lands for Boyington.
Boyington staying out of range there.
Boyington connects with a high kick.
Geige takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Boyington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Geige misses with a body shot.
Geige misses with a body punch
and Boyington counters with a head kick that drops Geige to the mat! Geige scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Geige is rocked!
A combination from Boyington does no damage.
Geige is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyington finish him?
Geige takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Geige misses with a wild body shot.
Geige seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut lands for Boyington. That snapped Geige's head back.
Boyington fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyington throws a lazy right hand but Geige sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyington clinches up with Geige and pushes him back against the cage.
Boyington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boyington lands a body punch.
Geige lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Geige blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Geige.
Boyington cracks Geige with a nice body shot.
Geige tries to break free but Boyington pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Geige.
A right handed body shot lands from Geige.
Boyington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Boyington.
Boyington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boyington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boyington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Geige lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boyington backwards.
Geige breaks the clinch.
Geige misses with a double jab.
Boyington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Geige.
Geige looks gassed!
Boyington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Geige swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Geige at a distance.
Geige misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boyington counters with a two punch combo.
Geige cracks Boyington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyington ducks under a wild hook from Geige.
Geige on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyington. Boyington obviously looking to wear him down.
Geige changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyington thuds his shin into the meat of Geige's side.
Geige misses with a looping right.
Boyington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boyington lands with a right hand.
Geige walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boyington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boyington lands an uppercut.
Boyington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Geige blocks it with crossed arms.
Geige wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Geige swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyington.
Boyington is struggling to control the position.
Boyington scores with a hook to the body.
Boyington lands an elbow inside.
Geige doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyington taking a breather.
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!
Boyington seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Geige wants to break free but Boyington has control.
The referee calls for Boyington to work.
Boyington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boyington is pushing Geige up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pappy Boyington.
Boyington misses with a hook. Geige ducked under it nicely.
Geige lands with a right hand.
Geige misses with a jab to the body
letting Boyington counter with a right hand.
Boyington slips a jab from Geige.
Nice defenses there by Geige.
Geige throws a hook but Boyington avoids it easily.
Geige lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geige misses with a series of wild punches.
Geige looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Geige throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geige throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pappy Boyington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Geige uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyington.
Geige avoids the head kick by Boyington.
Boyington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Geige paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Geige.
Decent striking displayed by Geige there.
Boyington scores with a jab. Geige acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boyington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Geige is out of range.
Boyington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boyington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pappy Boyington is winning the standup battle so far.
Geige throws a body punch but Boyington moves out of range.
Geige throws a jab when Boyington was well out of range.
Geige misses with an uppercut.
Boyington misses with a two punch combination.
Boyington tests Geige's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boyington lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Boyington.
Geige fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Geige lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boyington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyington thumps Geige with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geige swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyington misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Boyington lands but Geige takes it in his stride.
Boyington ducks under a wild hook from Geige.
Boyington staying out of range there.
Boyington throws a leg kick but Geige checks it.
Boyington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dirk Geige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Geige misses
enabling Boyington to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyington throws a hook but Geige avoids it easily.
Geige throws a looping overhand right but Boyington ducks down to avoid it.
Boyington defending well as Geige loads up on a big left hand.
Geige fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boyington on the side of the head.
Geige scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boyington.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Geige checks a leg kick.
Geige scores with a hook to the body. Boyington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Geige on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boyington throws a hook to the side of Geige's head but Geige sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyington throws a sloppy body shot
and Geige connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyington walks into a stiff left hand from Geige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Geige misses.
Boyington misses with the combination.
Boyington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Geige counters with a straight right hand.
Boyington moves in looking to clinch but Geige pushes him off.
Geige getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boyington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Boyington misses.
Boyington ducks under a wild hook from Geige.
Geige lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick from Boyington misses.
Geige keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geige scores with a jab to the jaw.
Geige misses with a jab to the body
and Boyington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Geige lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Geige.
Boyington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Geige blocks a head kick by Boyington.
Boyington fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Boyington.
Geige misses with a body shot.
Geige connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boyington. Boyington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boyington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyington thows a body kick. Geige tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boyington clinches but Geige breaks the clinch
and Geige counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boyington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Geige can do to turn this around?
Geige throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyington has managed to clinch.
Geige looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Geige lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Geige's defenses.
A knee to the head by Boyington.
Geige throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyington.
Geige is trying to break free.
Geige tries to break free but Boyington pushes him back against the cage.
Geige tries to break the clinch but Boyington is controlling the position.
Boyington landing knees to the head.
Boyington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boyington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boyington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Geige's defenses.
Geige has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Geige tries to break the clinch but Boyington is controlling the position.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the head but Geige blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boyington is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Geige as Boyington tries to tie him up.
Geige manages to break the clinch.
Boyington lands the left hand.
Boyington throws an overhand right that lands on Geige's shoulder, as Geige tries to avoid the shot.
Geige throws a body punch but Boyington moves out of range.
Boyington tries to clinch up but Geige circles away and keeps his distance.
Geige throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyington.
Boyington throws a right and a left that Geige avoids nicely.
Boyington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Geige is out of range and Boyington settles back down.
Geige keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geige misses with a double jab
and Boyington counters with a low kick, right behind Geige 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Geige looks to land a right hand but Boyington moved out of range.
Geige swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geige moves out of range as Boyington strikes.
Boyington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pappy Boyington dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Geige. Boyington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyington darts in trying to clinch
and Geige counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyington missing with a left hand there. Geige was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geige misses the shot to the body.
Boyington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Geige fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyington manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Boyington.
Geige misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geige. Boyington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geige slips a straight right by Boyington.
Geige lands a lovely overhand right.
Boyington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyington misses with the combination.
Boyington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Geige paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyington blocks a jab.
Boyington throws a body punch but Geige moves out of range.
Boyington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyington sizes up Geige with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geige dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyington slips a straight right by Geige.
Boyington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boyington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Geige tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyington cracks Geige with a nice body shot.
Geige on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geige's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boyington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Geige is trying to break free.
Boyington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Geige wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boyington has him pressed against the cage.
Geige's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boyington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Geige's face.
Boyington looking to slow down the pace here.
Geige tries to break free but Boyington pushes him back against the cage.
Geige avoids the elbow strike from Boyington, against the cage.
Boyington has Geige pressed against the cage, preventing Geige from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Geige breaks the clinch.
Boyington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geige was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyington.
Boyington avoids the body shot from Geige.
Boyington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boyington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Geige scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyington in his tracks.
Geige jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dirk Geige has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Geige circles away quickly and effectively.
Geige bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Geige misses the target.
Boyington throws a leg kick that misses.
Geige lands the left hand.
Boyington throws a series of punches but Geige avoids them all with ease.
Boyington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boyington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geige misses with a straight right.
Geige swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boyington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Geige at a distance.
Boyington thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyington tries to work over Geige's front leg with a kick but Geige checks it.
Geige takes a swing at Boyington's ribcage but misses.
Geige throws a lazy right hand but Boyington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyington needs to keep his hands up - Geige had a free shot at his head there.
Boyington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geige.
Nice jab there from Geige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geige avoids the body shot from Boyington.
Boyington tries to clinch but Geige is having none of it.
Boyington tries to close the distance and clinch but Geige swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Geige comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Geige takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boyington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Geige keeps the fight on the outside.
Geige lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Geige staying out of range there.
Geige throws a hook to the side of Boyington's head but Boyington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Geige looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyington is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geige. Boyington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geige scores with a nice right hand.
Boyington defending well as Geige loads up on a big left hand.
Geige throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boyington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Geige's knee momentarily.
Geige takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Geige swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyington throws a hook but Geige blocks it.
Geige takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boyington misses with a looping right.
Boyington cracks the inside of Geige's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geige stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boyington.
Geige showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyington.
Boyington throws the left hand but Geige avoids the punch easily.
Geige catches Boyington with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boyington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Geige with a jab.
Boyington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Geige swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Geige blocks a head kick by Boyington.
Boyington throws a good cross that connects.
Boyington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geige.
Boyington has closed the distance and engaged Geige in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geige breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyington blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geige throws a lazy right hand but Boyington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to de liver by Boyington. Beautiful body shot.
Boyington tries to close the distance and clinch but Geige swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Boyington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boyington lands with a straight right. Geige didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pappy Boyington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boyington 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pappy Boyington!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Long has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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267 lbs
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235 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Long!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Long misses with a double jab.
Kenny throws a hook but Long blocks it.
Long on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Kenny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
Long changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kenny tries to avoid it but Long manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kenny to the ground. Kenny escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Long tries to move into range but Kenny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Long throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kenny lands a jab to Long's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long tries to bum rush Kenny with a series of wild strikes but Kenny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Long sprawls well. Long wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kenny gets slowly back to his feet.
Kenny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kenny showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny stalling.
Long is trying to get back to full guard.
Kenny is nestled in close to Long, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kenny tries to pass the half guard into mount. Long knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Long trying to hold on to Kenny's head to control him but Kenny postures up.
Long is trying to get back to full guard.
Long trying to hold on to Kenny's head to control him but Kenny postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kenny working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Long keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Long tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, if Kenny is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kenny prevents Long from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long trying to control here.
Kenny moves into full mount! Long won't be happy about that!
Kenny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long regains half guard.
Long wants to get back to full guard.
Kenny with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kenny working Long over with strikes.
Long manages to get to full guard.
Long is trying to keep Kenny in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kenny trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenny is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Long is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kenny distracts Long with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Long is trying to keep Kenny in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Kenny dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kenny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Kenny.
It looks like Miles Long has been cut.
A slow jab from Kenny misses its intended target.
Kenny swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenny.
Kenny misses the jab.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenny circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Kenny with that takedown attempt.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Kenny misses.
Kenny connects with a good right hand that stumbles Long. Long circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Long blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenny is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kenny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kenny showed some decent athleticism there.
Long has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kenny is working away from the top position though.
Long is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kenny's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kenny's back!
Kenny covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kenny is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Long has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kenny breaks Long's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenny trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Long trying to control the position.
Kenny controlling from the top position.
Long wants to sweep here but Kenny controlling him for the moment.
Kenny stands up over Long, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long looking for subs off his back but Kenny has passed one foot through into half guard.
Long is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kenny jumps into side control!
Kenny lands an elbow.
Kenny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Kenny is working Long over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Long's face as Kenny controls the position.
Long tries to improve position but can't.
Long is trying to control Kenny's posture but Kenny avoids it.
Kenny 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny in side control lands a decent elbow.
Long is rocked!
That has opened up Miles Long's cut even more.
Kenny working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Long is still in real trouble! Can Kenny finish him?
The cut above Miles Long's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kenny scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Long is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kenny can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Kenny!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oishi Yoshio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshio has chosen "Stronger" by Kanye West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Oishi Yoshio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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166 lbs
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168 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francisco Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oishi Yoshio!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez cracks Yoshio with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Oishi Yoshio has been cut.
Yoshio is looking to clinch.
Yoshio looks for the body kick but Valdez saw that one coming.
Valdez swinging wildly here.
Yoshio tries to move into range but Valdez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yoshio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valdez blocks a low kick nicely.
Yoshio misses with a low kick.
Valdez checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoshio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshio blocks the leg kick.
Yoshio gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshio misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Valdez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yoshio asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Yoshio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valdez prevents Yoshio from moving into mount.
Valdez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yoshio is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Yoshio seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yoshio misses with the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valdez checks a leg kick.
Yoshio moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valdez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yoshio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yoshio gets control of Valdez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yoshio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Valdez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yoshio's guard.
Yoshio wants to sweep here but Valdez controlling him for the moment.
Valdez wanted to stand there but Yoshio had control of the position.
Yoshio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valdez postures up.
Valdez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yoshio is proving hard to escape from.
Valdez gets to his feet. Yoshio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshio.
Yoshio scores with a nice body kick.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Yoshio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valdez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshio scores with the left hand. Valdez knows he should have avoided that one.
Valdez misses with a body shot.
Yoshio throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Yoshio.
No joy there for Valdez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshio misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshio forces Valdez back against the cage and clinches.
Valdez wants to get back to striking at distance but Yoshio won't allow it.
Yoshio gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Yoshio 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.
Yoshio trying to move into half guard but instead Valdez has managed to sweep!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdez is fighting to break Yoshio's control of his arms but Yoshio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oishi Yoshio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oishi Yoshio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yoshio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valdez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yoshio somewhat.
Valdez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valdez throws a right and a left that Yoshio avoids nicely.
Yoshio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valdez lands with a nice body kick.
Yoshio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yoshio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Valdez loads up on a big right hand but Yoshio slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Valdez.
Yoshio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valdez.
Yoshio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Francisco Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valdez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valdez avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshio tries to score with a low kick but Valdez moves his leg out of the way.
Yoshio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valdez throws out the jab.
Yoshio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez checks a low kick from Yoshio.
Some wild striking there from Valdez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshio is looking to land body kicks.
Valdez checks a low kick from Yoshio.
Valdez lands a jab to Yoshio's midsection.
Valdez lands a jab.
Oishi Yoshio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshio throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez throws a lazy right hand but Yoshio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshio misses with a low kick.
Valdez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez avoids the head kick by Yoshio.
Valdez jabs Yoshio right on the nose. Yoshio blinks but takes it well.
Valdez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yoshio's head backwards.
Valdez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab lands there for Yoshio.
Yoshio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valdez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yoshio somewhat.
Yoshio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Valdez throws a hook but Yoshio avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yoshio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio tries to land a front kick but Valdez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yoshio slips a jab from Valdez.
Valdez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Francisco Valdez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valdez.
Yoshio blocks a leg kick.
Yoshio misses with a looping left.
Yoshio misses with a straight left.
Valdez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valdez lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Valdez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oishi Yoshio'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!
Yoshio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yoshio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yoshio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoshio slips a jab and a cross from Valdez.
Valdez connects with a high kick.
Valdez misses with the combination.
Jab from Valdez.
Yoshio is rocked!
Yoshio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yoshio is still on wobbly legs! Can Valdez finish him?
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshio blocks the leg kick.
Yoshio seems to have recovered his senses.
Valdez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshio fails with the takedown
and Valdez counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick from Valdez misses.
Valdez throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshio.
Valdez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshio's sensitive parts.
Valdez misses with a double jab.
Yoshio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoshio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valdez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yoshio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valdez!
Valdez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yoshio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yoshio misses with a low kick.
Yoshio tries to move into range but Valdez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valdez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshio.
Valdez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yoshio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yoshio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshio won't allow Valdez to get back to his feet.
Yoshio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez kicks Yoshio off and gets to his feet.
Yoshio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valdez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valdez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valdez misses with a straight right.
Valdez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoshio is looking to land body kicks.
Yoshio slips a jab from Valdez.
Yoshio throws the kick towards the body but Valdez avoids it.
Valdez thows a leg kick but Yoshio checks it
and Yoshio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez pushes Yoshio off looking to stand but Yoshio dives back in and keeps control.
Yoshio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valdez is not content to let Yoshio control the position.
Yoshio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yoshio looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Valdez looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshio trying to mount his opponent but Valdez defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Valdez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valdez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Valdez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krunoslav Slabinac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound Of Thunder. Slabinac has chosen OŠINI PO PRAŠINI as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
210 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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21
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Morko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krunoslav Slabinac!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slabinac misses with a hook.
Morko scores with a push kick.
Morko instigates a clinch.
Slabinac is trying to break free.
Morko trying to land knees to the body.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slabinac blocks it with crossed arms.
Morko digs a right hand into Slabinac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slabinac's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Morko.
Morko stalling against the cage.
Morko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slabinac avoids it.
Morko misses with a punch to the body.
Slabinac misses with a punch to the body.
Slabinac breaks the clinch.
Morko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slabinac throws out a loose jab but Morko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morko misses with a wild body shot.
Slabinac thows a body shot but no joy.
Morko drives through and clinches with Slabinac against the cage.
Slabinac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morko throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko blocks an uppercut.
Morko digs a right hand into Slabinac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slabinac's gas tank.
Slabinac works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slabinac looks gassed!
Slabinac drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Morko.
A short right from Morko.
Morko lands a body shot.
Slabinac is working for takedown but Morko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morko lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Morko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Slabinac wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Morko.
Morko scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Morko on the inside.
Morko lands a shoulder strike.
Morko effectively controlling the action here.
Morko lands a right hand.
Morko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slabinac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko missing with knees to the body.
Morko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morko lands a good knee to the midsection. Slabinac won't want to take too many of those.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Morko - that landed with a thud.
Morko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morko stalling in the clinch.
Morko digs a right hand into Slabinac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slabinac's gas tank.
Slabinac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slabinac tries a body shot but Morko blocks it.
Morko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slabinac is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slabinac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slabinac is trying to break the clinch but Morko has him pressed against the cage.
Slabinac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morko has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Morko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Morko cracks Slabinac with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morko obliges.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slabinac is trying to maintain a safe position but Morko gets an underhook and turns Slabinac into the cage.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko with a knee to the head.
Slabinac is trying to break the clinch but Morko has him pressed against the cage.
Morko cracks Slabinac with a nice body shot.
Morko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Slabinac letting Morko take a breather here.
Morko prevents a body shot from Slabinac.
Slabinac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morko has Slabinac pushed against the cage.
Slabinac makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slabinac is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morko works on Slabinac's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morko looking to slow down the pace here.
Morko throws a punch but it's blocked by Slabinac.
Slabinac misses with the head strike.
Slabinac is looking to control Morko's arms but Morko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slabinac has his back to the cage.
Morko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slabinacs head.
Slabinac can't break the clinch.
Slabinac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morko obliges.
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!
Morko scores with a shot to the side of Slabinac's head.
A body shot lands from Morko.
Morko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morko is struggling to control the position.
Morko lands a right hand.
Slabinac avoiding damage as Morko throws knees to the body.
Slabinac managing to block the knees to the body from Morko.
Morko with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Morko.
Morko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morko lands with a nice body kick.
Slabinac slips a jab and a cross from Morko.
Morko digs a good hook to Slabinac's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morko, right into the meat.
Slabinac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morko.
Morko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slabinac can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Morko.
Morko throws out a powerful jab.
Krunoslav Slabinac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morko throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Morko misses.
Slabinac is breathing heavily.
Slabinac stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko dips to his left and cracks Slabinac with an uppercut!
Slabinac takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Slabinac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good exchange - Morko coming out on top.
Morko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slabinac's calf.
Morko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morko throws a leg kick which misses Slabinac's front leg but catches the back leg as Slabinac tries to avoid it.
A jab from Morko does it's job there.
Morko scores with a jab to the body.
Morko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esko Morko is winning the standup battle so far.
Morko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morko misses with a jab to the body
and Slabinac counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slabinac trying to control the position from guard on top but Morko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morko managing to control the position.
Slabinac is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac tries to free his leg and advance position but Morko is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slabinac throws a combination that misses
and Morko counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Morko there.
Morko lands with a straight right. Slabinac didn't see that one coming.
Morko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slabinac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slabinac's hands.
Nice jab there from Morko.
Morko feints and then cracks Slabinac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slabinac down.
Morko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slabinac was well out of range. Poor timing from Morko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac shoots in for a double leg but Morko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morko blocks a jab.
Morko moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Morko.
Slabinac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morko is looking to slow Slabinac down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slabinac tries to keep at a distance but Morko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morko lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morko lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Morko.
Morko lands a shot to the body.
Morko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morko scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Morko tries to clinch but Slabinac is having none of it.
Morko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slabinac.
Morko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morko throws a hook but Slabinac avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Slabinac misses
and Morko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slabinac throws out the jab.
Morko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Slabinac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morko wants to slow Slabinac down by chopping away at his legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slabinac.
Slabinac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morko digs a right hand underneath Slabinac's ribcage. Slabinac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morko lands a nice shot to the body.
Slabinac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slabinac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Morko.
Morko prevents a body shot from Slabinac.
Morko lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morko obliges.
Morko has Slabinac pressed against the cage.
Morko is working Slabinac over against the cage.
Morko lands a body punch.
Morko pushes Slabinac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slabinac avoids it.
Morko digs a right hand underneath Slabinac's ribcage. Slabinac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Morko.
Slabinac avoiding damage as Morko throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Morko.
Morko lands a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Morko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Morko.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Morko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slabinac drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morko moves into the clinch.
Morko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slabinac.
Slabinac wants to break free but Morko has control.
Morko lands an elbow inside that Slabinac shrugs off.
Slabinac wants to stall.
Morko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morko lands a good knee to the midsection. Slabinac won't want to take too many of those.
Slabinac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morko's elbow.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morko gets through Slabinac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Morko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko lands a right hand.
Morko pushes Slabinac back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slabinac lands a right hand.
Morko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morko works on Slabinac's body with a couple of short punches.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Slabinac blocks with his arms.
Esko Morko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morko tries a knee to the head but Slabinac blocks it.
Morko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morko is pressed up against the cage. Slabinac has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morko down to the mat. Morko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Esko Morko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krunoslav Slabinac.
Slabinac avoids a kick to the body.
Slabinac lands an overhand right.
Slabinac walks into a straight right hand from Morko.
Morko throws out a loose jab but Slabinac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morko lands a nice shot to the body.
Morko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Slabinac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morko is fending him off so far but Slabinac persists. Nope, Morko circles away and we're back to standing.
Slabinac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morko has Slabinac up against the cage in a clinch.
Morko is leaning against Slabinac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morko lands a nice knee to the body.
Morko lands a shot to the body.
Slabinac managing to block the knees to the body from Morko.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slabinac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slabinac's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morko lands a nice shot to the body.
Krunoslav Slabinac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Morko.
Morko prevents a body shot from Slabinac.
Morko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slabinac or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slabinac trying to control the position but instead, Morko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slabinac into the cage.
Morko lands a knee to the head.
Slabinac tries to throw a body punch but Morko avoids it by throwing Slabinac back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Morko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morko, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Morko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Kleineiche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulligan has chosen Primus-- Wynonas big brown beaver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbert Kleineiche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mulligan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulligan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mulligan lands a head kick. Kleineiche smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Herbert Kleineiche has been cut.
Kleineiche misses with a hook. Mulligan ducked under it nicely.
Mulligan punishes Kleineiche's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Mulligan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kleineiche is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Mulligan - that's a beauty! Kleineiche is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Mulligan can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mickey Mulligan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuhiro Ryohida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Samoan Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Ryohida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Samoan Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoan Warrior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samoan Warrior throws a right hand that Ryohida ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryohida also avoids with ease.
Samoan Warrior tries to bum rush Ryohida with a series of wild strikes but Ryohida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryohida looks to score with a jab to the body but Samoan Warrior is just out of range.
Samoan Warrior throws a series of punches but Ryohida moves out of range.
Ryohida shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ryohida showed some decent athleticism there.
Ryohida working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ryohida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samoan Warrior with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Samoan Warrior is staying active underneath Ryohida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryohida is really struggling to control Samoan Warrior but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryohida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida seems to be looking for submissions.
Ryohida sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samoan Warrior defending well though.
Ryohida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samoan Warrior controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ryohida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samoan Warrior gets back to full guard.
Ryohida postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samoan Warrior throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ryohida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryohida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ryohida throwing strikes from guard but Samoan Warrior blocks nicely.
Ryohida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samoan Warrior swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ryohida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Samoan Warrior drops Ryohida with a beautiful combination! Ryohida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Samoan Warrior is looking for the KO!
Ryohida is rocked!
It looks like Kazuhiro Ryohida has been cut.
Samoan Warrior connects with a superb combination that knocks Ryohida out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Samoan Warrior before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Ryohida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Freddie Samoan Warrior!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dunsmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunsmore comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Superstar. Black is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Elton John - Rocket Man. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Dunsmore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Black!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunsmore closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Dunsmore pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dunsmore shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Black misses.
Dunsmore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black throws a hook to the side of Dunsmore's head but Dunsmore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunsmore dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Dunsmore's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Dunsmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunsmore shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunsmore is defended easily by Black.
The fighters circle momentarily. Black darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dunsmore.
Dunsmore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dunsmore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dunsmore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunsmore circles away quickly and effectively.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Dunsmore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black tries to bum rush Dunsmore with a series of wild strikes but Dunsmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black throws the left hand but Dunsmore avoids the punch easily.
Dunsmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunsmore clinches.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Dunsmore.
Dunsmore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunsmore tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Dunsmore staying out of range there.
Dunsmore has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dunsmore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dunsmore tries to score a body lock takedown but Black shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dunsmore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dunsmore creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Black.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunsmore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dunsmore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Dunsmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunsmore counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dunsmore tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Black pushes Dunsmore off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mike Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunsmore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Dunsmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunsmore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black controlling the position well.
Dunsmore is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking for a sweep. Dunsmore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dunsmore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Black trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Dunsmore wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
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 Nick Dunsmore will probably get the nod.
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.
Dunsmore has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Dunsmore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Dunsmore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black misses with a body shot
so Dunsmore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dunsmore forces his way into half guard.
Dunsmore stalling.
Black trying to control but Dunsmore postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunsmore is trying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Black trying to control here.
Dunsmore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dunsmore is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dunsmore's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Black flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunsmore tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dunsmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Dunsmore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunsmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunsmore needs to keep his hands up - Black had a free shot at his head there.
Black throws out a loose jab but Dunsmore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunsmore defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black lunges at Dunsmore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunsmore's hand.
Dunsmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunsmore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dunsmore showed some decent athleticism there.
Dunsmore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Black wants to improve his position but Dunsmore is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Dunsmore sits in half guard.
Black is looking for a sweep. Dunsmore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dunsmore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black wants to control but Dunsmore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Black trying to hold on to Dunsmore's head to control him but Dunsmore postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dunsmore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Dunsmore has the dominant position.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Black.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Dunsmore has him pressed against the cage.
Dunsmore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dunsmore wants a takedown.
Dunsmore has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunsmore is trying to drag Black to the mat but Black just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Dunsmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black lands a nice hook to Dunsmore's body. Dunsmore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dunsmore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dunsmore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunsmore off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dunsmore dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dunsmore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dunsmore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dunsmore walks into a straight right hand from Black.
Dunsmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Dunsmore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunsmore off to one side.
Dunsmore looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Black is working to get back to half guard.
Dunsmore tries to control but Black wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Black is squirming around, avoiding Dunsmore's attempts to control the action.
Black can't escape the position.
Dunsmore controlling from the full mount.
Dunsmore putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dunsmore wants to finish this one by submission but Black is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dunsmore.
Dunsmore looking to ground and pound but Black is blocking nicely.
Nick Dunsmore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black tries to reverse the position but Dunsmore maintains control.
Dunsmore misses with a head shot.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dunsmore cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black regains half guard.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunsmore is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Dunsmore seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Black wants to improve his position but Dunsmore is controlling well.
Dunsmore is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Dunsmore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dunsmore wants to stand but Black is controlling his posture from full guard.
Black working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunsmore 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dunsmore clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dunsmore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dunsmore gets slowly back to his feet.
Nick Dunsmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dunsmore. Black shrugs it off though.
Black digs a good body shot into Dunsmore's ribs.
Black misses the body punch
and Dunsmore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dunsmore is looking to stand up but Black won't let him.
Black keeping full guard, as Dunsmore tries to pass.
Black is trying to control the position but Dunsmore postures up.
Dunsmore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunsmore trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunsmore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Black keeping moving, preventing Dunsmore from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunsmore tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black sizes up Dunsmore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black stalks Dunsmore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dunsmore's face. Dunsmore staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Black duly obliges.
Black looks to land a combination but Dunsmore avoids it well.
Black throws a jab when Dunsmore was well out of range.
Dunsmore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Dunsmore scores with a head kick.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dunsmore on the side of the head.
Black throws out a powerful jab.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Dunsmore on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Dunsmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunsmore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Black misses.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunsmore.
Black tries to bum rush Dunsmore with a series of wild strikes but Dunsmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunsmore shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Dunsmore looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Dunsmore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Dunsmore persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dunsmore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black lands a head shot.
Mike Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunsmore looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Dunsmore tries to push Black's head away but Black is holding on tight.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dunsmore stalling.
Black is not content to let Dunsmore control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dunsmore had his way with Mike Black in that round.
That's time! Dunsmore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dunsmore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunsmore shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Dunsmore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunsmore.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunsmore has time to react.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Dunsmore thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Dunsmore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dunsmore stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Black to get to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunsmore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunsmore slips a jab from Black.
Dunsmore shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dunsmore is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.
Dunsmore looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dunsmore is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Mike Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to improve his position.
Dunsmore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Black knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black lands with a straight right. Dunsmore didn't see that one coming.
Black throws a hook but Dunsmore blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looks to throw the jab but Dunsmore is out of range.
Dunsmore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunsmore counters with a good low kick that Black was not able to check.
Dunsmore moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black throws a right and a left that Dunsmore avoids nicely.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunsmore wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Nick Dunsmore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black 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.
Dunsmore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dunsmore postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Dunsmore stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Dunsmore. Dunsmore gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunsmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunsmore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Dunsmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Dunsmore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dunsmore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Dunsmore!
Nick Dunsmore retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dagani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Retso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Dagani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Retso!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagani misses with a wild combination.
Retso dodges the punch combination from Dagani.
Dagani scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Drake Retso has been cut.
Dagani cracks Retso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Retso dodges the punch combination from Dagani.
Dagani throws a series of punches but Retso avoids them all with ease.
Dagani moves out of range of the body kick from Retso.
Dagani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Dagani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Retso looks for the body kick but Dagani saw that one coming.
Dagani swinging wildly here.
Dagani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Retso throws a head kick but Dagani moves out of range.
Retso slips a jab from Dagani.
The crowd cheers as Dagani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Retso doesn't seem phased though.
Retso misses with a leg kick.
Retso tries to clinch there but Dagani circles away.
Retso throws a sloppy head kick and Dagani moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retso clinches with his opponent.
Dagani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dagani throws a series of punches but Retso moves out of range.
Dagani misses with a wild combination.
Dagani fails to land with a series of punches.
Dagani clobbers Retso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Drake Retso's cut even more.
Dagani moves out of range as Retso strikes.
Retso throws a body kick that misses.
Dagani lands a glancing blow to the side of Retso's head.
Dagani staying out of range there.
Retso misses with a low kick.
Dagani misses with a two punch combination.
Dagani is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dagani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Retso.
Dagani checks a low kick from Retso.
Dagani moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The cut above Drake Retso's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dagani, as that shot connected.
Drake Retso's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Max Dagani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dagani moves out of range as Retso throws a body kick.
Dagani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Retso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drake Retso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Dagani!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Brun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brun has chosen "Pump Up the Jam" by The Lost Fingers as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sabry Teboulbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Brun!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brun.
Brun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brun throws a sloppy head kick and Teboulbi moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brun.
Teboulbi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Teboulbi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brun defending well as Teboulbi loads up on a big left hand.
Teboulbi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brun looks to land a body kick but Teboulbi moved away.
Teboulbi blocks a head kick by Brun.
Teboulbi scores with a decent looking hook.
Brun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teboulbi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Hank Brun has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Teboulbi blocks the leg kick.
Teboulbi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brun looks gassed!
Teboulbi lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Brun can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Teboulbi and Brun drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Teboulbi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabry Teboulbi!
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