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DUEL#76 Ibaka vs Sennin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crack Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack Head is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoru Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crack Head!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto clinches.
Head is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamamoto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Head throws an elbow but misses.
Head working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamamoto gets underhooks to prevent Head's takedown attempt.
Head prevents Yamamoto from breaking the clinch.
Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Head goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Head throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamamoto's waist but Yamamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Head off to one side.
Minoru Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crack Head.
Head wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Head moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto leaves Head with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Head shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Head looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Head throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamamoto's waist but Yamamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Head off to one side.
Yamamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Head fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Head walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Head shoots in but no luck this time.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Yamamoto as Head shoots in.
Minoru Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Head avoids nicely.
Head takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Yamamoto. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Yamamoto is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Yamamoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Yamamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Head stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Head throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamamoto's waist but Yamamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Head off to one side.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Head moves out of range.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Head fails to land the takedown.
Yamamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Head stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Head shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Head keeps it at a distance.
Head throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Head shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Yamamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Head is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Head with a series of wild strikes but Head uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Head tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Head drives through with a takedown into Yamamoto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Head missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but Head is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Head cracks Yamamoto with a solid left hand.
Head trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Head is in close to Yamamoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yamamoto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Head is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head throwing strikes but missing.
Head is working Yamamoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Head manages to pass to side control.
Head missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Head missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Head working Yamamoto over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minoru Yamamoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yamamoto stuffs the takedown.
Yamamoto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Minoru Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Head on that attempt.
Minoru Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crack Head.
Yamamoto throws a solid leg kick but Head takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Head moves out of range.
Yamamoto thows a body kick. Head tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Head shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamamoto pinned against the cage. Yamamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yamamoto jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yamamoto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamamoto duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Head on that attempt.
Head fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Yamamoto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that Head ducks under and follows up with a left that Head also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that Head ducks under and follows up with a left that Head also avoids with ease.
Head tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Head dives in and grabs Yamamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamamoto pushes down on Head's head and hops out.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Head shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamamoto but Yamamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yamamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Head, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Yamamoto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good work by Head as he checks the leg kick.
Yamamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Head.
Head tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Head fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've been informed that Head has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Head gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Head can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Head fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Head shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamamoto as he avoids it easily.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto forces Head back against the cage and clinches.
Head has Yamamoto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yamamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Head has Yamamoto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yamamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Head has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto is trying to force a seperation but Head has the dominant position.
Head has Yamamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Yamamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Head is looking for a takedown.
Yamamoto can't break the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Head is looking for a takedown.
Head has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yamamoto clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Head throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Head looking for the choke but no joy.
Yamamoto covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Head has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Head throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Head. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minoru Yamamoto dominated that second round.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Head fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Head moves out of range.
Head looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamamoto is fending him off so far but Head persists. Nope, Yamamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Head shoots in but no luck this time.
Minoru Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crack Head.
Head fails with a takedown attempt.
As Head looks to move away, Yamamoto throws a big counter combo but Head just gets out of the way.
Yamamoto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Head throws a head kick that Yamamoto semi-blocks.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Head.
Yamamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Head takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Head takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Head walks into a straight right hand from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Head keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Head drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yamamoto defends it well.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that Head ducks under and follows up with a left that Head also avoids with ease.
Head feints the counter takedown.
Yamamoto stalks Head and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Head's face. Head staggers backwards, shaken.
Head fails with the takedown.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab.
Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Head's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Head.
Yamamoto is looking for a counter combo.
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!
Head dives in for a single leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Head fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamamoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Head is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamamoto to keep the fight standing.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Head shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Head prevents Yamamoto from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Head wants to take a breather but Yamamoto is having none of it.
Head seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crack Head has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamamoto is looking to get back to is feet but Head passes into side control.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but Head is dominant here and he's now got Yamamoto's back!
Yamamoto covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Head is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Yamamoto is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Crack Head!
Crack Head took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Era Istrefi - Bonbon. 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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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wayne Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
David rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for David!
David tries to get back to half guard but can't.
David is not content to let Bishop control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop advances nicely into full mount.
Bishop trying to control but David is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David tries to hold on but Bishop postures up.
Bishop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bishop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as David is looking to escape.
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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bishop has hold of David's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and David manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
David gets back to half guard.
Bishop looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
David wants to get back to his feet.
David kicks Bishop off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
David shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bishop is trying to defend but David finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bishop has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but David is on him like a limpet, forcing Bishop back against the cage.
David landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables David to keep the fight standing.
Bishop looks winded!
David manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bishop tries to break free but David pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is struggling to control the position.
Bishop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. David gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Derek David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Bishop.
David taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but David turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bishop wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by David as Bishop tries to tie him up.
David tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bishop just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop tries to score a body lock takedown but David shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bishop stalling in the clinch but David improves position.
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 Derek David will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
David misses with a double jab
and Bishop counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for David!
David is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop working away.
David is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
David is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can David avoid being mounted?
Bishop is trying to control. David wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
David keeping hold of Bishop's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bishop is defended easily by David.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
David with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bishop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. David tries to avoid it but Bishop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag David to the ground. David escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
David looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bishop is fending him off so far but David persists. Nope, Bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
David scores with a jab to the head.
David sizes up Bishop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
David connects with a jab.
David steps in with a hook that catches Bishop right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! David follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bishop looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek David!
Wayne Bishop spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you rival for a good fight, of course it's a pity that I lost, but I will win next time'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soma Feiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Konkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soma Feiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Konkari!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konkari's corner calls for a 1-2. Konkari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Konkari gets caught flat footed, as Feiter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Konkari doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Konkari strikes from his own guard.
Konkari scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Konkari punching from the bottom - just letting Feiter know he's still in a fight.
Feiter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Feiter 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.
Feiter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Feiter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Konkari is rocked!
Feiter stands up over Konkari, holding on to his feet. Feiter throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Konkari is out cold! Feiter lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Soma Feiter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Van Der Merwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrace Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrace Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Van Der Merwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrace Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Merwe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Der Merwe needs to keep his hands up - Phillips had a free shot at his head there.
Van Der Merwe has a takedown stuffed.
Phillips lands a head shot.
Van Der Merwe throws a head kick that Phillips semi-blocks.
Phillips connects with the punch.
Van Der Merwe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Phillips sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Van Der Merwe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Merwe takes one to the side of the head.
Phillips drops Van Der Merwe with a beautiful combination! Van Der Merwe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Phillips is looking for the KO!
Van Der Merwe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Merwe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phillips counters with a right hand from hell and Van Der Merwe is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terrace Phillips!
Terrace Phillips seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geese Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fury clinches up with Hammer and pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
Hammer has Fury pushed against the cage.
Fury manages to break the clinch.
Fury lands a jab to the head.
Frank Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
Fury rushes Hammer and presses him up against the cage.
Hammer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Fury.
Fury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Frank Hammer has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury effectively controlling the action here.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury lands a hook that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Fury stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fury.
Fury lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hammer or not.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Fury breaks the clinch.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury darts in and clinches Hammer up against the cage.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Hammer in his tracks for a moment.
Hammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammer's defenses.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fury is keeping busy.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
Fury blocks a body shot from Hammer.
A head punch on the inside from Hammer fails to land.
Fury lands an elbow just above Hammer 's eye.
A short uppercut from Hammer.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fury lands an elbow inside that Hammer shrugs off.
That has opened up Frank Hammer's cut even more.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Fury lands a hook that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Fury cracks Hammer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fury has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hammer to stand back up!
Hammer is rocked!
Fury lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Hammer - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Fury!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geese Fury!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Snorten's choice of entrance music: Learn to fly. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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27
192 lbs
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27
190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten moves out of range of the leg kick from Staal.
Snorten takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Snorten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snorten misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eric Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snorten momentarily.
Snorten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Staal on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten walks forward, straight into a front kick from Staal.
A big right from Snorten misses.
Staal looks to land a right hand but Snorten moved out of range.
Staal throws a hook to the side of Snorten's head but Snorten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Staal misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Snorten.
Snorten lands a really nice looking cross but Staal seems unphased.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snorten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Snorten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Staal. Those never looked like landing.
Staal throws a poor cross that misses
and Snorten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Staal thinking.
Snorten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Staal misses its intended target.
Snorten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snorten misses with a right hand
and Staal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Staal.
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!
Staal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Staal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Snorten has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Snorten is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Staal content to stall in guard here.
Snorten has his hands on Staal's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snorten is continuing to stall.
Staal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Snorten holds on and takes a little breather.
Staal postures up in Snorten's guard and throws a big left but Snorten blocks it.
Snorten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Staal throws a big elbow that misses.
Our spies down at at Scotty's Yard inform us that Snorten has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Staal being controlled here momentarily.
Staal 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.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Snorten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snorten wants to sweep here but Staal controlling him for the moment.
Staal is working Snorten over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Snorten pulls Staal in to control the position.
Snorten lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Staal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snorten is trying to control but Staal manages to pass to mount!
Snorten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Staal landing strikes from the mount.
Snorten is looking to improve his position but Staal isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Snorten can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Snorten is trying to escape the mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Staal's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Snorten is in a horrible position here. Staal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Snorten is rocked!
It looks like Rip Snorten has been cut.
Staal cracks Snorten with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Snorten is still in real trouble! Can Staal finish him?
Staal unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Snorten wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Staal celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Staal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything. Benton has chosen I get Knocked Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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46
184 lbs
34 - 38 - 1 |
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43
185 lbs
29 - 19 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
34 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Garcius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Garcius saw that one coming.
Garcius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Benton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jaius Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcius moves in looking to clinch but Benton pushes him off.
Garcius slips a jab from Benton.
Benton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcius.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton misses with a looping left.
Garcius moves into the clinch.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benton gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Garcius wants to stand back up but Benton manages to pass into side control.
Benton works to advance to full mount. Garcius defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benton controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcius tries to lock up and control but Benton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Benton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benton with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is continuing to stall.
Benton with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Benton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benton seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Garcius is holding on tight.
Benton won't let Garcius get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benton stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Grant Benton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcius tries to clinch but Benton moves out of range.
Benton wants to clinch up but Garcius keeps it at a distance.
Garcius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcius.
It seemed like Benton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcius ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benton.
Benton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Garcius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Garcius slips under a jab from Benton.
Garcius is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
Garcius misses with a leg kick
enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benton.
Benton throws a hook but Garcius blocks it.
Benton slips a jab and a cross from Garcius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Benton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcius feinted with a counter takedown.
Benton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Benton looks to move away, Garcius throws a big counter combo but Benton just gets out of the way.
Grant Benton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Garcius misses.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcius.
Garcius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcius is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Benton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Benton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jaius Garcius's cut is getting worse.
Benton forces Garcius back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benton.
Garcius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius is fighting off a takedown attempt but Benton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garcius to the mat. Garcius regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Benton stands up and waves to Garcius to follow him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benton connects with a single shot there.
Garcius misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcius is rocked!
Jaius Garcius's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garcius swinging wildly here.
Benton lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton works the jab nicely.
Oh Garcius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcius tries to clinch up.
Garcius seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Benton misses its intended target.
As Benton looks to move away, Garcius throws a big counter combo but Benton just gets out of the way.
Benton lands a left and a right that send Garcius crashing to the mat, dazed. Benton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jeez, Jaius Garcius's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Benton jabs at Garcius's body.
Garcius is aggressively charging in as Benton backs up avoiding any damage. Benton tosses out a jab and Garcius runs right into it face first! Garcius is out cold! Benton dropped down on all fours and is barking in Garcius's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Benton!
After winning the bout, Grant Benton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jaius Garcius spoke after the fight, saying 'STOCKTON 1,2,5!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister has chosen Justin by Korn as his entrance music. 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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29
143 lbs
15 - 18 - 1 |
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39
135 lbs
30 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama shoots in for a double leg but Lannister sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lannister lands a nice shot to the body.
Obama scores with a decent looking hook.
Obama lands with a good body shot.
Lannister misses with a takedown
and Obama counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lannister!
Lannister is trying to improve his position.
Lannister manages to get back to half guard.
Obama trying to control from half guard but Lannister is working away.
Obama trying to mount his opponent but Lannister defends it.
Lannister is looking for a sweep. Obama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister wants to control but Obama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lannister is looking for a sweep. Obama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obama is taking a breather. Lannister says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Obama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lannister wants to improve his position but Obama is controlling well.
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.
Obama is looking to pass Lannister's guard but actually Lannister recovers to full guard.
Lannister is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lannister pulls Obama in to control the position.
Obama looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Obama tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lannister defends well and Obama ends up having to push Lannister into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lannister has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lannister there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lannister throws a head kick that misses
and Obama counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obama.
Lannister tries a knee to the head but Obama blocks it.
Obama is trying to trip Lannister. He has hold of a leg but Lannister is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Obama persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lannister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Obama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Obama passes to side control.
Lannister sneaks back into half guard.
Obama trying to control the action but Lannister is working from the bottom.
Obama is working for a kimura but Lannister is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is trying to control but can't.
Lannister wants to improve his position but Obama is controlling well.
Lannister wants to get back to full guard but Obama has mounted him!
Obama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Obama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lannister, pushing him back against the cage.
Lannister misses with a knee strike.
Lannister trying to stall but Obama improves his position.
Obama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister can do to turn this around?
Lannister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lannister tries to land a knee to the head but Obama blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obama.
Lannister misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Obama - that landed with a thud.
Obama scores with a shot to the side of Lannister's head.
Lannister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama prevents a body shot from Lannister.
A short uppercut from Obama.
Lannister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lannister tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Lannister back against the cage.
Obama lands a nice shot to the body.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lannister looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama is trying to drag Lannister to the mat but Lannister just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Obama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lannister pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Obama.
Lannister misses with a knee strike.
Obama lands a left hand.
Obama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lannister.
Obama has picked Lannister up - he's going for a ride! Obama dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Obama wants to pass the guard but Lannister is defending well.
Obama is working for a kimura but Lannister is defending it quite comfortably.
Obama is looking for a kimura but Lannister is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Obama to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lannister has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Obama is working away from the top position though.
Lannister is looking to improve his position.
Obama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Obama is working for a kimura but Lannister is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is just content to waste time from the top position. Lannister takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Obama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lannister is on top in guard.
That's four 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.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
Obama lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lannister bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Obama's guard.
Lannister lands a couple of elbows.
Barack Obama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister lands a couple of digs.
Obama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lannister preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obama dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lannister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Lannister - just one landing.
Lannister lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lannister is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lannister clinches up against the cage.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lannister is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lannister misses with a knee to the head.
Lannister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obama avoids it.
Lannister trying to control the position but instead, Obama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lannister into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister misses with a punch to the body.
Obama lands a left hand.
Obama gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister tries to roll over but Obama keeps him under control.
Obama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lannister knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Obama is working hard here to advance position.
Obama is trying to control the action in half guard but Lannister is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Obama passes the guard and advances to mount!
Obama with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is squirming around, avoiding Obama's attempts to control the action.
Lannister manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lannister won't allow Obama to pass to mount.
Lannister controlling the position for now.
Lannister trying to hold on to Obama's head to control him but Obama postures up.
Obama works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama wants to take his opponent's back but Lannister doesn't allow it.
Obama goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lannister turns into him and now he's in Obama's guard.
Lannister trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Lannister is working Obama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lannister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister connects with a couple of short punches.
Obama has his foot on Lannister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lannister works his way back into a safe position though.
Barack Obama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lannister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lannister must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lannister tries to free his leg and advance position but Obama is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lannister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Tyrion Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lannister is working Obama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Barack Obama.
Well Obama 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barack Obama!
Barack Obama very nearly forgot to thank Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matsuda Taro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Crowder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raylan Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Crowder misses.
Taro misses with a two punch combination.
Taro blocks a jab.
It looked like Taro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crowder.
Taro ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Crowder just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTaro.
Crowder with a jab.
Taro ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Crowder lands with a shot to the body.
Taro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowder.
Crowder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crowder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taro seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crowder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taro was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowder.
A shot to the body from Crowder misses
letting Taro counter with a right hand.
Crowder misses with a body punch
and Taro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taro looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowder is just out of range.
Crowder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taro.
Taro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowder was well out of range. Poor timing from Taro.
Crowder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crowder wants to clinch up but Taro keeps it at a distance.
Crowder misses with a low kick.
Crowder moves out of range of the strikes.
Crowder throws out a loose jab but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowder throws a nice looking combination but Taro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taro is looking to counter punch.
Taro misses with a lunging right hand
and Crowder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crowder lands a body shot.
Taro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crowder blocks a jab.
Taro blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taro misses with a leg kick.
Taro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Taro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crowder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taro counters with a stiff right hand.
Taro looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowder is just out of range.
Crowder tries to bum rush Taro with a series of wild strikes but Taro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crowder scores with a punch to the head.
Taro feints and then cracks Crowder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crowder down.
Crowder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowder misses the body punch
and Taro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raylan Crowder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Crowder.
Crowder lands a slapping body shot.
Taro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taro connects with the punch.
It looks like Raylan Crowder has been cut.
Crowder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowder's coach down at Russian Bears Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crowder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Crowder. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Taro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crowder doesn't seem phased though.
Crowder is rocked!
Taro scores with a hook to the body. Crowder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Crowder as he connects with a hook.
Crowder just misses with a punch to the body.
Taro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crowder at a distance.
Crowder swings widly with a right hand
and Taro counters with a big right hand! Oh Crowder is in trouble here! Taro follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matsuda Taro!
Matsuda Taro bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Raylan Crowder was interviewed post fight and said 'JLP sure is hung.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kame Sennin (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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kame Sennin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka lands the left hand.
Ibaka looks to throw the jab but Sennin is out of range.
Sennin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sennin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sennin clinches up with Ibaka and pushes him back against the cage.
Sennin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sennin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sennin backwards.
Ibaka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sennin working aggressively here.
Sennin lands a left hand.
Sennin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sennin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibaka checks a leg kick.
Sennin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibaka.
Sennin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ibaka with a body shot.
Ibaka scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sennin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sennin misses with an uppercut
and Sennin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sennin misses with a head kick.
A big left from Ibaka misses.
Sennin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sennin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sennin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ibaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sennin moves away.
Sennin ducks under a wild hook from Ibaka.
Ibaka sizes up Sennin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sennin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ibaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sennin clinches with his opponent.
Sennin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sennin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibaka.
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!
Sennin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
Sennin blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Sennin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibaka looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ibaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibaka is trying to maintain a safe position but Sennin gets an underhook and turns Ibaka into the cage.
Ibaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sennin or not.
Sennin leaning against his opponent.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sennin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibaka lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sennin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ibaka tries a body shot but Sennin blocks it.
Sennin taking a breather.
Sennin blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Still in the clinch, Ibaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Ibaka trying to land knees to the body.
Ibaka manages to break the clinch.
Sennin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sennin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ibaka misses with a head kick.
Sennin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sennin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Sennin.
Sennin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ibaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibaka avoids the head kick by Sennin.
Sennin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sennin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ibaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibaka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sennin. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sennin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sennin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sennin throws a head kick but Ibaka moves out of range.
Sennin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with a right hand
and Sennin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Ibaka.
Ibaka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A low kick from Sennin is predictable there
and Sennin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ibaka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kame Sennin has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Ibaka scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kame Sennin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sennin moves to clinch but Ibaka breaks away
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
Sennin misses with a looping left.
Ibaka misses with a looping left.
Ibaka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ibaka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sennin takes a swing at Ibaka's ribcage but misses.
Sennin throws a low kick but Ibaka moves out of range easily.
Sennin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick by Sennin misses
letting Ibaka counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sennin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ibaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sennin takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sennin wants to clinch up but Ibaka keeps it at a distance.
Ibaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sennin can do to turn this around?
Sennin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut
and Sennin counters with a leg kick.
Ibaka looks to land a left hand but Sennin moved out of range nicely.
Sennin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sennin misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sennin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ibaka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ibaka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ibaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Sennin is just out of range.
Sennin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ibaka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sennin.
Ibaka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sennin's hands.
Sennin throws a leg kick but Ibaka moved away.
Ibaka misses with a hook. Sennin ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sennin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sennin looks to throw the jab but Ibaka is out of range.
Sennin avoids the head kick by Ibaka.
Sennin misses with a wild body shot.
Sennin loads up on a big right hand but Ibaka slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sennin misses the target.
Sennin slips a straight right by Ibaka.
Sennin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibaka.
Sennin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A counter left hand to the body from Ibaka misses its target.
A low kick from Sennin is predictable there
and Ibaka moves into the clinch.
Ibaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sennin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ibaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka prevents a body shot from Sennin.
Sennin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ibaka.
Ibaka blocking some punches.
Sennin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sennin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kame Sennin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ibaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Sennin controls his hands.
Ibaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Sennin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sennin blocks an elbow strike from Ibaka.
Ibaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sennin misses with the head strike.
Sennin misses with a punch to the body.
Sennin working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sennin fails to land.
Ibaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sennin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Ibaka.
Serge Ibaka is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Sennin does it's job there.
Sennin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibaka throws a leg kick but Sennin checks it.
Sennin misses with a leg kick
and Ibaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibaka slips a jab from Sennin.
Sennin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ibaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sennin tries to move into range but Ibaka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sennin is looking to score with low kicks.
Ibaka is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kame Sennin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Sennin misses
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
Sennin throws a poor cross that misses
and Ibaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Sennin misses
enabling Ibaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Sennin thows a leg kick but Ibaka checks it
and Ibaka moves into the clinch.
Ibaka blocks an uppercut.
Sennin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sennin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibaka controls his hands.
Ibaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ibaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibaka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sennin counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Ibaka misses.
Ibaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sennin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sennin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sennin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibaka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ibaka throws a one two combo.
Sennin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sennin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sennin throws a leg kick
and Ibaka counters with a left to the body.
Sennin staying out of range there.
Sennin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ibaka lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Sennin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sennin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Ibaka. Those never looked like landing.
Sennin avoids the head kick by Ibaka.
Sennin tries to move into range but Ibaka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sennin tries to clinch up.
Sennin throws a leg kick but Ibaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ibaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sennin misses with a looping right.
Sennin throws a lazy uppercut
and Ibaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Sennin throws a head kick that misses
and Ibaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ibaka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ibaka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ibaka jabs Sennin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ibaka misses.
Ibaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sennin has time to react.
Sennin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ibaka to score with a decent uppercut.
Sennin takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Ibaka finds it's way through Sennin's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sennin.
Ibaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sennin throws a head kick but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka throws out a loose jab but Sennin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sennin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sennin scoring well with a low kick there.
Ibaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sennin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with a straight right.
Sennin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sennin.
Ibaka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sennin's head backwards.
Ibaka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sennin counters with a thumping low kick.
Ibaka blocks a leg kick.
Sennin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Ibaka lands.
Sennin throws a leg kick but Ibaka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ibaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kame Sennin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sennin lands a nice looking body shot.
Sennin tries to land a body kick
and Ibaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sennin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sennin blocks a body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka blocks an uppercut.
Ibaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sennin breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sennin misses with a leg kick
and Ibaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibaka misses the jab.
Ibaka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sennin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibaka was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka lands with a straight right. Sennin didn't see that one coming.
Sennin misses with a body shot.
Ibaka blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibaka misses the target.
Sennin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ibaka throws a jab when Sennin was well out of range.
Ibaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ibaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sennin.
As Ibaka backs off Sennin throws a huge counter combo but Ibaka manages to avoid it all.
Sennin misses with a left hand
and Ibaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Sennin misses.
Ibaka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sennin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibaka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sennin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sennin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ibaka.
Ibaka connects with a right hand. Sennin shakes it off.
Ibaka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sennin lands with a straight right. Ibaka didn't see that one coming.
Ibaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sennin counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sennin tries to throw a body punch but Ibaka avoids it by throwing Sennin back against the cage.
Sennin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Ibaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka lands a damaging elbow.
Ibaka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sennin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ibaka tries to land a knee to the head but Sennin blocks with his arms.
Sennin trying to stall but Ibaka improves his position.
Ibaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Sennin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ibaka lands with a light punch inside.
Sennin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibaka tries to throw a body punch but Sennin avoids it by throwing Ibaka back against the cage.
Ibaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sennin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sennin has a couple of punches blocked by Ibaka.
Sennin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sennin fails to land.
Sennin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ibaka misses with a low kick as Sennin jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sennin lands with a shot to the body.
Ibaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibaka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sennins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ibaka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Ibaka misses.
Sennin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ibaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sennin's head.
Ibaka throws a poor cross that misses
and Sennin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ibaka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sennin doesn't seem bothered though.
Ibaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sennin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ibaka blocks it well.
Ibaka lands the left hand.
Ibaka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sennin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ibaka counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka had his way with Kame Sennin in that round.
The cut man is working on Kame Sennin'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sennin.
Ibaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sennin misses with a leg kick
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
Ibaka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibaka scores with a sloppy right hand. Sennin should have avoided that one.
Sennin wants to slow Ibaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Sennin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sennin throws a low kick but Ibaka avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sennin.
Ibaka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sennin throws a sloppy head kick and Ibaka moves out of range easily.
Sennin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ibaka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sennin doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ibaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sennin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ibaka scores with a sloppy right hand. Sennin should have avoided that one.
Sennin lands with a cross.
Sennin misses with an uppercut. Ibaka saw that one coming.
Sennin looks to throw a body kick
and Ibaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ibaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sennin throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Ibaka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sennin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ibaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sennin misses with a right hand
and Ibaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sennin throws a hook but Ibaka avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sennin takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibaka lands a jab to the nose.
Sennin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ibaka throwing a counter right hand but Sennin manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sennin.
Sennin walks into a straight right hand from Ibaka.
Ibaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sennin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sennin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ibaka to score with a decent uppercut.
Ibaka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sennin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Ibaka.
Sennin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sennin throws out a leg kick but Ibaka moves out of range and Sennin only half commits.
Ibaka is looking to counter punch.
Sennin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sennin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ibaka.
Ibaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Serge Ibaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sennin misses with a hook to the body
and Ibaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Ibaka - just one landing.
A jab from Ibaka misses.
Ibaka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ibaka swings widly with a right hand
and Sennin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sennin just misses with a punch to the body.
Sennin tries to land a front kick but Ibaka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sennin closes the distance but Ibaka moves to the side
and Ibaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kame Sennin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibaka blocks a jab.
Ibaka throwing a counter right hand but Sennin manages to avoid it.
Sennin wants to clinch
enabling Ibaka to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sennin lands a head kick. Ibaka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Serge Ibaka has been cut.
Ibaka works Sennin's body with a nice hook.
Sennin needs to keep his hands up - Ibaka had a free shot at his head there.
Sennin scores with a sloppy right hand. Ibaka should have avoided that one.
Sennin throws an off balance right hand
and Ibaka counters with a one-two to the body.
Sennin throws a low kick but Ibaka moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serge Ibaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ibaka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serge Ibaka!
Serge Ibaka retains his bantamweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Serge Ibaka waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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