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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anus Rhammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Bruce has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anus Rhammar's chin.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anus Rhammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhammar pushes Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
Rhammar stalling in the clinch.
Rhammar lands with a right to the head.
Rhammar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhammar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rhammar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruce tries to break the clinch but Rhammar is controlling the position.
Rhammar lands a right hand.
Rhammar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Rhammar lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Rhammar.
Bruce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rhammar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rhammar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Rhammar on the inside.
Bruce is rocked!
Rhammar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rhammar scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Rhammar finish him?
Rhammar taking a breather.
Bruce seems to have recovered his senses.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhammar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhammar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Rhammar.
Bruce throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rhammar pushes Bruce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rhammar blocks an elbow strike from Bruce.
Rhammar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rhammar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhammar pushes Bruce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rhammar controlling the action here for a moment.
Rhammar lands a body punch.
Rhammar lands a nice shot to the body.
Rhammar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rhammar pushes Bruce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhammar digs a right hand into Bruce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruce's gas tank.
Rhammar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bruce can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Rhammar lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
Rhammar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhammar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rhammar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rhammar avoids a wild elbow strike from Bruce.
Rhammar gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Rhammar.
Bruce letting Rhammar take a breather here.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Rhammar lands a left hand.
Rhammar scores with a shot to the side of Bruce's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhammar is working Bruce over against the cage.
Bruce looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Rhammar.
Rhammar floors Bruce with a big punch on the inside! Bruce is trying to recover but Rhammar dives into side control.
Rhammar stands up and beckons Bruce to his feet.
Rhammar has Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Rhammar on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rhammar.
Rhammar lands a right hand.
A short right from Rhammar.
Rhammar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rhammar pushes Bruce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rhammar lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rhammar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rhammar lands a big right hand that drops Bruce! The killer instinct kicks in and Rhammar finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rhammar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anus Rhammar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxson Rowling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fighter One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaxson Rowling has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaxson Rowling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fighter One!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowling shoots in for a double leg but One sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
One throws a fast counter high kick but Rowling manages to duck under it in time.
Rowling tries to clinch but One moves out of range.
One shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rowling manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
One trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rowling's guard.
One won't allow Rowling to get back to his feet.
Rowling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rowling keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rowling swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rowling is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One working a defensive guard but Rowling manages to pass into side control anyway.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if One can do anything to dispel that myth.
One wants to control but Rowling postures up.
Rowling trying to control the position but One is working away.
Rowling working away.
Rowling trying to control the position but One is working away.
One wants to control but Rowling postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rowling passes to full mount! That's big trouble for One!
One is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rowling avoids the attempt from One to control.
One is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rowling is staying active.
Rowling landing strikes from the mount.
Rowling with good strikes from the mount here!
One wants to hold on but Rowling pushes him away.
One keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rowling lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rowling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. One can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rowling raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowling stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Rowling closes the distance and clinches.
Rowling has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by One after a bit of a struggle.
Rowling lands a hook that snaps the head of One backwards.
Rowling pulls guard.
Rowling is pulling down on One's head to control his posture.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Rowling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowling controls One momentarily but One frees himself.
Rowling keeping full guard, as One tries to pass.
One throws a strike but Rowling rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rowling got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rowling has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted.
One looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxson Rowling dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
One misses with a few strikes there.
Rowling doesn't manage to clinch there - One circles away.
One has managed to clinch.
One is trying to break the clinch but Rowling has him pressed against the cage.
Rowling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. One just stands there and leans against the cage.
One is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rowling pulls him back up using the underhooks.
One tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rowling is trying to break free.
One is trying to pull guard but Rowling has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxson Rowling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fighter One.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowling goes for a takedown in the clinch but One prevents it.
Rowling pulls guard.
Rowling is working an open guard so One takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowling shoots for a double leg takedown but One sprawls well. He's pushed Rowling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rowling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rowling lands with a cross.
Rowling circles away from the clinch attempt.
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Rowling tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rowling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rowling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has One pinned against the cage. One gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rowling is trying hard to land a takedown here. One sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
One now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
One closes the distance and pushes Rowling back into the cage.
Rowling is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowling is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rowling fails to pull the fight into his guard.
One is trying to pull guard but Rowling turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rowling is trying to maintain a safe position but One gets an underhook and turns Rowling into the cage.
One is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rowling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
One wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rowling wants to take the fight to the mat but One manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rowling has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. One avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
One has Rowling pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rowling manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
One tries to pull guard but Rowling holds him up against the cage and eventually One drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One holding his opponent close, against the cage.
One lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
One decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rowling lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
One stuffs the takedown attempt from Rowling. Rowling gets slowly back to his feet.
One darts in looking for a takedown but Rowling gets double underhooks and turns One into the cage.
One misses with a low kick.
Jaxson Rowling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
One is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from One is defended easily by Rowling.
One tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rowling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
One shoots and misses
and Rowling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rowling looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rowling shoots in for a takedown but One shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - One looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rowling.
One lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fighter One will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
One circles away from the clinch attempt.
One shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rowling blocks the body kick.
One goes for a double leg but Rowling avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rowling continues to drive forward.
Rowling attempts a counter takedown but One avoids it well and moves away.
One clinches with his opponent.
One goes for a takedown attempt but Rowling pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jaxson Rowling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fighter One.
Rowling stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rowling wants it to stay on the feet.
Rowling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rowling is defended easily by One.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowling lets loose with a powerful body kick. One will feel that in the morning.
One takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but One avoids it really well and circles away.
Rowling goes for a double leg but One avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as One continues to drive forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rowling.
One shoots for a takedown but Rowling saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
One moves in looking to clinch but Rowling pushes him off.
One falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rowling counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowling has One pressed against the cage, preventing One from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
One is looking for a takedown.
Rowling pulls guard effortlessly.
Rowling keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
One drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rowling dives on top into guard.
Rowling passes One's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowling wants to pass to mount but One is defending the position.
Rowling is keen to just control but One is a slippery customer.
One is looking to control Rowling's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can One avoid being mounted?
Jaxson Rowling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rowling looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks One with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rowling passes to side control.
One can't do much from the bottom here.
Rowling is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but One is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowling lands some shots froms side control.
One wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Rowling seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! One is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Jaxson Rowling!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista comes to the cage accompanied by I Walk Alone. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Vos!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batista tries to counter with a takedown but Vos is quick to defend against it.
Vos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Batista back to the cage. Vos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vos misses with a looping left.
Batista slips a jab and a cross from Vos.
Batista shoots in looking for a takedown but Vos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Batista's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Batista drops his hands momentarily and Vos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Batista shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vos pinned against the cage. Vos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Batista has a takedown stuffed.
Vos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista moves away from the strike by Vos.
Vos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Batista under the eye.
Vos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Vos jabs Batista right on the nose. Batista blinks but takes it well.
Batista with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vos to score with a decent uppercut.
Vos scores with the left hand. Batista knows he should have avoided that one.
Batista fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Vos lands.
Vos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vos throws a series of punches but Batista avoids them all with ease.
Vos scores with a decent looking hook.
Batista looks to land a right hand but Vos moved out of range.
It seemed like Vos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vos throws a nice looking combination but Batista bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batista seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Batista shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Batista is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vos.
Vos looks to land a left hand but Batista moved out of range nicely.
Tom Vos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vos lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batista goes for a double leg but Vos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vos continues to drive forward.
Batista moves away from the strike by Vos.
Batista shoots in and drives through. Vos sprawls well.
Vos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vos lands a nice shot that snaps Batista's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vos lands a lovely overhand right.
Batista shoots in but no luck this time.
Batista dives in and grabs Vos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vos pushes down on Batista's head and hops out.
Batista is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vos.
Batista has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vos finds it's way round the side to connect with Batista's head.
Vos looks to land a combination. Batista sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Batista is rocked!
Vos throws an uppercut from hell that sends Batista clean off his feet! He's out cold! Vos stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Vos!
Tom Vos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ethan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Ethan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ethan fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Date wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ethan wants to clinch but Date slips to the side
enabling Date to counter with a crisp jab.
Ethan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Date manages to avoid it.
Ethan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Date sprawls well. Date wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ethan gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Date on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ethan throws a lazy right hand but Date sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ethan misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
Ethan lands a lovely overhand right.
Date slips a straight right by Ethan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ethan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Date counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ethan throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
Date was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ethan misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Date.
Date throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ethan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Date thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ethan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Date sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Date throws an overhand right that lands on Ethan's shoulder, as Ethan tries to avoid the shot.
Ethan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ethan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ethan is looking to clinch.
It looked like Date wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ethan misses with a body punch
and Date counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ethan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Date takes a swing at Ethan's ribcage but misses.
Ethan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Date. Ethan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ethan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Date.
Ethan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Date counters with a nice uppercut.
Ethan throws a lazy uppercut
and Date counters with a nice uppercut.
Ethan closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ethan breaks from the clinch.
Ethan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice jab there from Ethan.
Ethan throws a poor cross that misses
and Date counters with a nice body shot.
Ethan lands with a hook. Date tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Date displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ethan throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Ethan misses
and Date counters with a series of strikes. Ethan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ethan misses with a left hand
and Date counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ethan misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Date misses the target.
Date throws a lazy uppercut
and Ethan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Date is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethan misses with a lunging right hand
and Date counters with a stiff right hand.
Ethan tries to clinch there but Date circles away.
Date gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ethan moves into the clinch.
Ethan looking to stall.
Ethan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Date lands a nice uppercut.
Ethan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ethan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Ethan.
Ethan throws a lazy uppercut
and Date counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan Ethan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ethan takes the fight into the clinch.
Date lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Date lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Date.
Ethan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Date lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ethan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ethan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ethan jabs at Date's body.
A jab lands there for Date.
Ethan wants to clinch but Date slips to the side
and Date counters with a straight right hand.
Ethan is rocked!
Ethan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Date throws a looping overhand right but Ethan ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Ethan. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Date dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ethan throws a hook but Date avoids it easily.
Date throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ethan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Date.
Date misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ethan.
Ethan is looking to clinch but Date is avoiding it.
Ethan misses with a combination
and Date counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alistair Date is winning the standup battle so far.
Ethan lands a jab to the head.
Ethan misses the shot to the body.
Date swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ethan misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ethan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Date looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ethan misses with a right hand
enabling Date to counter with a crisp jab.
Ethan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Date sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ethan lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Ethan.
Ethan with a hook.
Date thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ethan tries to clinch up but Date circles away and keeps his distance.
Ethan throws an off balance right hand
and Ethan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ethan misses with a right hand
and Date cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ethan tries to clinch up but Date circles away and keeps his distance.
Ethan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Ethan.
Date uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ethan.
A little feinted left hand from Date on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ethan slips a straight right by Date.
Ethan has managed to clinch.
Ethan stalling in the clinch but Date improves position.
Ethan is trying to force a seperation but Date has the dominant position.
Ethan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Date has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ethan is trying to break the clinch but Date is controlling him.
Ethan effectively controlling the action here.
Ethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ethan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ethan throws a sloppy body shot
and Date counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ethan scores with a hook to the body. Date takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ethan throws a lazy uppercut
and Date counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ethan slips under a jab.
Ethan slips under a jab.
Date misses with a hook. Ethan ducked under it nicely.
Ethan blocks a jab.
Ethan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ethan tries to clinch but Date is having none of it.
Ethan misses with a body punch
and Date counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date moves out of range as Ethan strikes.
Date misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ethan. Date does a little dance to reset his feet.
Date drops his hands momentarily and Ethan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ethan looks to clinch
and Date counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ethan throws a poor cross that misses
and Date counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Ethan misses
enabling Date to counter with a crisp jab.
Ethan is still on wobbly legs! Can Date finish him?
Nice jab there from Ethan.
Date throws a jab when Ethan was well out of range.
Ethan seems to have recovered his senses.
Date stuns Ethan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ethan misses with a body punch
and Date cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ethan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Date misses with a hook. Ethan ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ethan misses with a body shot
and Date counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Date misses the shot to the body.
Date waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ethan.
Ethan misses the body punch
and Date counters with a nice uppercut.
Ethan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Date.
Ethan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Date counters with a nice uppercut.
Ethan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Ethan.
Date circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ethan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Date throws a body punch but Ethan moves out of range.
Ethan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Date at a distance.
Date connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ethan's hands.
Ethan misses with a shot to the body
and Date counters with a huge left! Ethan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Date isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ethan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Date!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Date!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tod Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Hood has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tod Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Hood!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck throws a leg kick
and Hood counters with a two punch combo.
Truck throws a poor cross that misses
and Hood counters with a nice uppercut.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
Hood tests Truck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Truck shoots in and drives through. Hood sprawls well.
Hood is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Truck forces Hood back against the cage and clinches.
Truck has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Truck. Truck obviously looking to wear him down.
Hood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck closes the distance and pushes Hood back into the cage.
Truck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Truck or perhaps it was just good defense by Hood, which made it look bad.
Hood gets tackled into the cage by Truck. Truck maintains the clinch.
Truck works on Hood's body with a couple of short punches.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood breaks from the clinch.
Hood gets tackled into the cage by Truck. Truck maintains the clinch.
Hood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Truck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hood circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hood duly obliges.
Truck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tod Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Truck moves into the clinch successfully.
Truck tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trucks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Truck takes the fight into the clinch.
Truck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Hood breaks from the clinch.
Hood works over Truck's head and body with a nice combination.
Truck misses with a two punch combination.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck drives through and clinches with Hood against the cage.
Truck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Truck misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Truck.
Truck darts in trying to clinch
and Hood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Truck misses.
Truck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Hood.
Despite the aggression on Hood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Truck eats them both and turns towards Hood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck works over Hood's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truck misses with a kick to the body
and Hood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Truck throws a body shot but no joy.
As Truck backs off Hood throws a huge counter combo but Truck manages to avoid it all.
Truck moves in looking to clinch but Hood pushes him off.
Hood is looking for the big counter here.
Truck fails with the takedown
and Hood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Truck is rocked!
Truck loads up on a big right hand but Hood slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Hood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Truck tries to clinch there but Hood circles away.
Hood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Truck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hood.
Hood unleashes a big counter combination but Truck bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Truck throws a looping overhand right but Hood ducks down to avoid it.
Hood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucas Hood will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hood swinging wildly here.
Truck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Truck has Hood up against the cage in a clinch.
Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Truck darts in trying to clinch
and Hood counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck clinches up against the cage.
Hood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Truck obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tod Truck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Truck lands a damaging elbow.
Truck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Truck trying to land knees to the body.
Hood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucas Hood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Truck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
Truck misses with the body kick
and Hood counters with a two punch combo.
Truck wants to clinch up but Hood keeps it at a distance.
Truck wants to clinch up but Hood keeps it at a distance.
Hood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Truck.
Truck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Truck tries to clinch up.
Truck misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Hood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck throws a series of punches but Hood moves out of range.
Truck lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tod Truck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hood slips a jab and a cross from Truck.
As Truck backs off Hood throws a huge counter combo but Truck manages to avoid it all.
Tod Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hood circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
Truck has managed to clinch.
Hood manages to break the clinch.
Truck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hood! But no joy.
Truck closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood manages to break the clinch.
Truck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hood.
Hood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Truck sets himself, and Hood steps forward looking for the clinch! Truck avoids it this time.
Truck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Truck tries to clinch but Hood moves out of range.
Truck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hood lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hood stuffs the takedown.
Hood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries to close the distance and clinch but Hood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Truck pushes Hood up against the cage in a clinch.
Truck digs a right hand into Hood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hood's gas tank.
Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Truck there.
Hood blocks a leg kick.
Hood is looking for the big counter here.
Truck misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Truck wants to clinch up but Hood keeps it at a distance.
Truck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hood, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Truck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tod Truck dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Truck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Truck misses with a takedown attempt
and Hood counters with a two punch combo.
Hood ducks under a wild hook from Truck.
Truck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hood moves out of range of the body kick from Truck.
Truck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck misses with a lunging right hand
and Hood counters with a nice body shot.
Truck takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Truck tries to clinch
and Hood counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Truck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hood connects with a superb combination that knocks Truck out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Hood before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Truck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucas Hood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinoa Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyler throws a shot to the body.
Tyler fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smiff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiff fails with the takedown
and Tyler counters with a good low kick that Smiff was not able to check.
Tyler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyler takes a swing at Smiff's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler swings for the body but Smiff moves out of range.
Tyler looks to score with a jab to the body but Smiff is just out of range.
A jab from Tyler finds it's way through Smiff's defenses.
Tyler lands a right hook to the body.
Tyler has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smiff is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Smiff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinoa Smiff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
Jake Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smiff wants to slow Tyler down by chopping away at his legs.
Tyler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tyler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smiff.
Tyler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyler lands with a cross.
A low kick from Smiff is predictable there
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Smiff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Smiff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smiff slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler checks a leg kick.
Smiff avoids the body shot from Tyler.
Smiff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyler throws a body punch but Smiff moves out of range.
Smiff throwing a counter right hand but Tyler manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Tyler.
Tyler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smiff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyler pulls Smiff in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyler is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smiff trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyler trying to keep a closed guard but Smiff is proving a slippery customer.
Smiff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smiff postures up in Tyler's guard and throws a big left but Tyler blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smiff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Smiff stopping the sweep attempt from Tyler.
Smiff postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tyler looks to score with a jab to the body but Smiff is just out of range.
Smiff throws out a leg kick but Tyler moves out of range and Smiff only half commits.
Smiff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyler swings for the body but Smiff moves out of range.
Tyler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiff was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyler.
Smiff feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tyler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smiff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smiff is looking for a counter combo.
Smiff thumps Tyler with a low kick.
Smiff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good work by Tyler as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyler misses with an uppercut. Smiff saw that one coming.
Smiff fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyler takes a swing at Smiff's ribcage but misses.
Tyler scores with a shot to the body.
Tyler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smiff momentarily.
Tyler connects with a body shot that sends Smiff's belly button to the back.
Smiff checks a leg kick.
Tyler loads up on a big right hand but Smiff slips the punch.
Smiff appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff misses with a low kick as Tyler jumps back.
Tyler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tyler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiff was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyler.
Smiff throws a low kick but Tyler moves out of range easily.
Tyler flicks out a counter leg kick but Smiff steps away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tyler - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Tyler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tyler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smiff.
Smiff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tyler did well to prevent Smiff getting side control.
Smiff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyler's head.
Smiff is looking to stall here but Tyler recovers full guard.
Smiff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tyler is trying to control but can't.
Tyler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smiff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyler gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyler controls Smiff momentarily but Smiff frees himself.
Smiff wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Tyler working a defensive guard but Smiff manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tyler is looking to regain half guard here but Smiff keeps moving and retains side control.
Smiff looks up at the clock and then as Tyler takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smiff smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiff fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smiff lands a nice forearm strike.
Smiff in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff is chipping away with strikes.
Tyler is trying to control Smiff's posture but Smiff avoids it.
Tyler is not content to let Smiff control the position.
Smiff passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tyler!
Smiff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smiff prevents Tyler from getting the reversal.
Smiff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smiff landing strikes from the mount.
Tyler is rocked!
Smiff wants to control the pace but Tyler is squirming around nicely.
Smiff lands a big shot there that rocks Tyler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tyler is still in real trouble! Can Smiff finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to lock up and control but Smiff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tyler seems to have recovered his senses.
Smiff 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.
Tyler regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler tries to roll over but Smiff keeps him under control.
Smiff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyler wants to control but Smiff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smiff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smiff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tyler wants to get back to full guard.
Tyler trying to hold on to Smiff's head to control him but Smiff postures up.
Smiff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinoa Smiff dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tyler digs a good body shot into Smiff's ribs.
Smiff has his takedown stuffed
and Tyler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tyler thows a leg kick but Smiff checks it
and Smiff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyler misses with a looping left.
Smiff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tyler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smiff.
Smiff throws an off balance right hand
and Tyler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smiff cracks Tyler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smiff moves away from the strike by Tyler.
Tyler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smiff rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyler.
Smiff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smiff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smiff showed some decent athleticism there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smiff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler keeping hold of Smiff's head, controlling as best he can.
Smiff stalling away here and it's allowed Tyler to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tyler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smiff is aware though and is defending well.
Smiff trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Smiff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Smiff throwing strikes from guard but Tyler blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyler trying to control the position.
Smiff trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Smiff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smiff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smiff throwing strikes from guard but Tyler blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smiff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smiff engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler checks a low kick from Smiff.
Smiff misses with a leg kick.
Smiff misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyler counters with a left to the body.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
As Tyler backs away, Smiff returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smiff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smiff showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyler is defending against the submission attempts here by Smiff.
Smiff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff is trying to control. Tyler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smiff is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tyler is doing well to control the position and prevent Smiff from advancing to side control.
Smiff uses his free foot to push down on Tyler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tyler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smiff trying to control but Tyler is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quinoa Smiff.
I think Smiff 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinoa Smiff!
Quinoa Smiff decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Atkinson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adams.
Adams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atkinson to score with a decent uppercut.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams looks to land a combination but Atkinson avoids it well.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Atkinson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atkinson counters with an inside leg kick.
Atkinson connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atkinson. That's going to slow Adams down.
Atkinson lands a really nice looking cross but Adams seems unphased.
Atkinson misses with a head kick.
It looked like Adams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've been informed that Atkinson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Atkinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atkinson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atkinson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atkinson, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson feints and then cracks Adams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adams down.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atkinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams takes one to the chin there.
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Atkinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
We've been hearing reports that Adams has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Atkinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adams thuds a left hand into Atkinson's body.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Atkinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Atkinson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atkinson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atkinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams misses with a double jab
letting Atkinson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atkinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atkinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Adams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Atkinson counters with a low kick, right behind Adams 's knee.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Atkinson.
Adams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Atkinson stuns Adams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Atkinson!
Atkinson scores with a hook.
That kick from Atkinson tenderised Adams's leg. Adams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atkinson.
Atkinson scoring well with a low kick there.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Atkinson counters with a thumping low kick.
Adams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Atkinson unleashes a big counter combination but Adams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adams walks into a straight right hand from Atkinson.
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!
Atkinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atkinson lands with a slapping head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Atkinson - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson catches Adams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adams is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Atkinson uses the oldest trick in the book to send Adams tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Atkinson is absolutely delighted - when Adams wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Clayton Atkinson!
An out of breath Clayton Atkinson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between August Jeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, August Jeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeaux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jeaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hageman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hageman cracks Jeaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jeaux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jeaux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hageman works Jeaux's body with a nice hook.
Jeaux misses with a combination
letting Hageman counter with a right hand.
Hageman misses with the combination.
Jeaux takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hageman lands a jab to the nose.
Jeaux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jeaux falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hageman to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeaux is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Jeaux head around and knocks him out cold! Hageman hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Hageman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hotaka Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Arsone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hotaka Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole tries to land a leg kick but Yoshida saw it coming and moves away.
Yoshida tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cole's waist but Cole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoshida off to one side.
Yoshida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yoshida misses with a looping left.
Cole has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Cole scores with a hook to the body. Yoshida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshida.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yoshida's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Cole is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yoshida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cole defends it well.
Yoshida throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Cole swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cole defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yoshida.
Cole avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Hotaka Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida lands a jab to the head.
Cole scores with a spinning back kick!
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
Cole jabs Yoshida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Cole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cole stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Cole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoshida shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cole trying to hold on to Yoshida's head to control him but Yoshida postures up.
Cole is looking to improve his position.
Cole won't allow Yoshida to pass to mount.
Cole is looking to control Yoshida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cole avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to work for a kimura but Cole is defending well.
Yoshida is controlling the pace.
Cole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cole.
Cole lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cole wants to stand but Yoshida is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four 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.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cole stands up and waves to Yoshida to follow him.
Cole listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 Rico Cole will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yoshida.
Cole throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cole lands with an uppercut that bounces Yoshida off the cage and back into range.
Cole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Cole cracks the inside of Yoshida's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Cole blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Cole lands a body shot.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Cole takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yoshida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cole walks into a left hand.
Yoshida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
Yoshida takes one on the button.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Cole avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Cole throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Yoshida with the counter takedown but Cole avoids it easily.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Cole.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cole.
Nice sprawl there from Cole as Yoshida shoots in.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rico Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida looks to throw a body kick
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
Yoshida scores with a nice right hand.
Cole throws a series of punches but Yoshida avoids them all with ease.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Rico Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cole lands a head kick!
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Cole throws a head kick that half lands.
Yoshida darts in looking for a takedown but Cole gets double underhooks and turns Yoshida into the cage.
Rico Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hotaka Yoshida.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida tries for a takedown but Cole circles away easily
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Cole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida shoots in and drives through. Cole sprawls well.
Yoshida has his takedown stuffed
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick
and Cole counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshida tries for a takedown but Cole sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yoshida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Yoshida is predictable there
and Cole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yoshida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cole. Cole obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that second round.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cole leaves Yoshida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Cole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
Cole cracks Yoshida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yoshida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cole's waist but Cole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoshida off to one side.
Yoshida tries for a takedown but Cole circles away easily
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rico Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hotaka Yoshida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
Cole misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshida feints the counter takedown.
Cole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cole swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshida misses with a straight right.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
A low kick from Yoshida is predictable there
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole is looking to wear down Yoshida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida misses with a few strikes there.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Yoshida throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cole misses with the combination.
Yoshida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cole looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida wants to control but Cole is keeping him busy.
Cole is looking for a sweep. Yoshida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yoshida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cole manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Yoshida keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoshida.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole scores with a body shot.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole thuds a left hand into Yoshida's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cole avoids it really well and circles away.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Cole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yoshida's head backwards.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida checks the leg kick.
Yoshida tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cole connects with a right hand. Yoshida shakes it off.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
Yoshida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yoshida scrambles back to his feet.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole tries to work over Yoshida's front leg with a kick but Yoshida checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole checks a leg kick.
Hotaka Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Yoshida with the counter takedown but Cole avoids it easily.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshida scores with a nice right hand.
Yoshida scores with a nice body kick.
Yoshida scoring well with a low kick there.
Cole is looking to chop away at Yoshida's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cole 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!
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