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WCF 28: Garcia vs Asakura PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benito Rummy (ranked 6581 p4p, 5559 weight class) and Ray Jones (ranked 493 p4p, 454 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ray Jones enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benito Rummy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rummy.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rummy moves away.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rummy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rummy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rummy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at TZY MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Rummy lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Rummy does it's job there.
Rummy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones tries to move into range but Rummy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rummy lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Rummy takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Jones is rocked!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Rummy finish him?
Rummy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones glances at the clock... BAM! Rummy nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Jones crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Jones is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benito Rummy!
After the fight, Benito Rummy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Funky Colemadina (ranked 4413 p4p, 6076 weight class) and Maddox Pope (ranked 220 p4p, 244 weight class). Colemadina's entrance music is immortal by adema. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funky Colemadina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Maddox Pope!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colemadina's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Colemadina scrambles back to his feet.
Pope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Pope there.
Pope lands a two punch combo.
Colemadina is breathing heavily.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oooooh!!! Pope has knocked Colemadina down with a huge combo! Pope steps away and waves a wobbly Colemadina back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Colemadina is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Colemadina to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Colemadina just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maddox Pope!
Maddox Pope thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Sanders (ranked 949 p4p, 4381 weight class) and Pauly Just Training (ranked 59 p4p, 219 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernie Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pauly Just Training!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Just Training takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Just Training tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanders swivels and escapes.
Just Training misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into side control. Just Training won't be happy with that.
We've been hearing that Sanders has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sanders in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Sanders's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Just Training is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Just Training looks to move to half guard but instead Sanders has passed into mount! Damn!
Sanders looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders content just to control the position here.
Sanders landing strikes from the mount and Just Training is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Just Training really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Just Training defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanders.
Sanders working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanders sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Just Training tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanders 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.
Sanders content just to control the position here.
Sanders raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanders landing strikes from the mount.
Sanders landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Just Training is working to get back to half guard.
Just Training tries to improve his position but Sanders has taken his back! Sanders has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Just Training tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Sanders pushes Just Training away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bernie Sanders!
A pretty intense looking Bernie Sanders took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Texas (ranked 3157 p4p, 3204 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 356 p4p, 363 weight class). Bonifacio has chosen Karate - Kennedy 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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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Texas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Texas throws a nice looking combination but Bonifacio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Bonifacio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Texas has his takedown stuffed
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Texas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonifacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Texas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Texas throws a combination that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Texas throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a three punch combo that has Texas backing up. Texas nods at Bonifacio to acknowledge the strikes.
Texas fails to land the takedown.
Texas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonifacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonifacio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Texas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Texas throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bonifacio counter with a right hand.
Texas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bonifacio counters with a nice uppercut.
Texas is rocked!
Texas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonifacio counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Texas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Texas is breathing heavily.
Texas misses with a double jab
and Bonifacio counters with a right hand to the body.
Texas misses with a double jab
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Texas throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonifacio counters with a huge right that knocks Texas out cold! Bonifacio is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luigi Bonifacio !
Luigi Bonifacio 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jett Denovan (ranked 2329 p4p, 5461 weight class) and Rand Madness (ranked 251 p4p, 471 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jett Denovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rand Madness!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denovan slips under a jab from Madness.
Denovan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice combination there by Madness.
 It looks like Jett Denovan has been cut.
Denovan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Denovan is looking to counter the offense by Madness and move into the clinch.
Denovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madness misses with a looping left.
Denovan fails with a takedown attempt.
Madness is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Denovan tries for a takedown but Madness circles away easily
and Madness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madness lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Madness keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Denovan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jett Denovan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denovan shoots in but no luck this time.
Denovan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Madness!
Madness wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Denovan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Denovan lands an elbow.
Denovan prevents Madness from escaping the position.
Madness taking a bit of punishment here - Denovan scoring with strikes.
Denovan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Madness down.
Denovan looks up at the clock and then as Madness takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Denovan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Denovan working the ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denovan working the ground and pound.
Madness is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Denovan is controlling him well.
Madness takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Denovan working the head and body with strikes.
Madness is trying to buck Denovan off.
Denovan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denovan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Madness some visible discomfort.
Madness pushes Denovan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Denovan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Denovan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Madness is trying to buck Denovan off.
Denovan cracks Madness with a big elbow.
 It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Denovan is working Madness over with some ground and pound from side control.
Madness is rocked!
Denovan cracks Madness with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Denovan immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Madness is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Denovan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jett Denovan!
Jett Denovan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KO GEAR, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 965 p4p, 3237 weight class) and Takeshi Takamura (ranked 122 p4p, 368 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus. Takamura has chosen Bleach 03 - Kyouki o tabete as his entrance music. Takeshi Takamura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Miles O Brien's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien walks into a stiff left hand from Takamura.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takamura.
O Brien blocks the body kick.
Takamura jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
Takamura cracks O Brien with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Brien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takamura.
Takamura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takamura tries to clinch up.
A cross from Takamura lands.
Takamura throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takamura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Brien half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Takamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Brien misses with a straight left.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
Takamura lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien misses with a hook.
Takamura slips under a jab from O Brien.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Takamura.
Takamura just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Takamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takamura lands a leg kick that knocks O Brien off balance momentarily.
Takamura ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takamura.
Takamura misses with a straight left.
O Brien avoids a kick to the body.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from O Brien misses.
Takamura lands a leg kick that knocks O Brien off balance momentarily.
Takamura tries to clinch up
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
Takamura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takamura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takamura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Brien dips to his left and cracks Takamura with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Brien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takamura.
Nice uppercut there from Takamura.
O Brien misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
Takamura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takamura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A cross from O Brien lands.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
Takamura lands with a nice body punch.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takamura was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
O Brien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by O Brien.
O Brien swings for the body but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
O Brien lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takamura at a distance.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien misses the jab.
Takamura tries a low kick but O Brien avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien avoids a kick to the body.
Takamura lands with a cross.
Takamura slips under a jab.
O Brien checks a low kick from Takamura.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takamura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
Takamura tries to clinch but O Brien is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takamura. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Takamura.
O Brien needs to keep his hands up - Takamura had a free shot at his head there.
Takamura throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Takamura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takamura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takamura slips a jab from O Brien.
A telegraphed right hand from Takamura misses the target.
O Brien moves out of range as Takamura strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takamura was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
Takamura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Takamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Brien throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takamura on the side of the head.
O Brien scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Takamura.
Takeshi Takamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Brien is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Brien works the jab nicely.
Takamura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Takamura.
O Brien tries to work over Takamura's front leg with a kick but Takamura checks it.
Takamura throws a jab but it's blocked by O Brien.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Takamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Brien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick from Takamura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takamura throws a push kick but O Brien slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Takamura 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.
A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien darts in looking for a takedown but Takamura gets double underhooks and turns O Brien into the cage.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takamura throws a chopping leg kick but O Brien manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takamura lands a jab to O Brien's midsection.
Takeshi Takamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takamura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takamura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Takamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Brien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takamura misses with a body kick.
Takamura thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Takamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takamura connects with a body shot that sends O Brien's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura looks to clinch
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Takamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether O Brien might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
O Brien ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takamura defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien blocks a jab.
O Brien takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Takamura moves away and avoids it.
O Brien shoots for a double leg takedown but Takamura sprawls well. He's pushed O Brien's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takamura lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick from O Brien misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takamura. That's going to slow O Brien down.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
Takamura connects with a right hand. O Brien shakes it off.
Takamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
Takamura jabs O Brien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Takamura.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Takamura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Brien finds it's way round the side to connect with Takamura's head.
Takamura ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Takamura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takamura.
Takamura thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Takamura looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Brien throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takamura on the side of the head.
O Brien throws the left hand but Takamura avoids the punch easily.
O Brien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takamura.
O Brien attempts a counter takedown but Takamura avoids it well and moves away.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takamura closes the distance and pushes O Brien back into the cage.
Takamura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Brien is trying to push Takamura away but Takamura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Brien drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takamura pulls his leg out and moves away.
O Brien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
Takamura connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Brien. O Brien circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Brien throws a leg kick but Takamura checks it.
Takamura follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Brien misses with a leg kick
and Takamura counters with a good low kick that O Brien was not able to check.
Takamura staying out of range there.
Takamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Brien needs to keep his hands up - Takamura had a free shot at his head there.
O Brien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Takamura is just out of range.
O Brien misses with a wild combination.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takamura.
O Brien sizes up Takamura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down 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!
O Brien avoids a kick to the body.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Takamura.
Takamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
O Brien changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takamura gets through O Brien's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Brien tries to work over Takamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Brien takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Miles O Brien has been cut.
Takamura lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Takamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takamura doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Takamura scores with a hook to the body. O Brien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Brien takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Takamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miles O Brien's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Takamura keeps O Brien at a distance using the push kick.
A swing and a miss from Takamura.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Takamura doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brien circles away.
Takamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
O Brien blocks a jab.
O Brien tried to counter with a leg kick but Takamura avoided it.
O Brien paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takamura misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
O Brien swings for the body but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura cracks O Brien with an open hand slap.
Takamura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takamura wants to clinch up but O Brien keeps it at a distance.
O Brien changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Takamura - just one landing.
Takamura takes one to the side of the head.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takamura moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien takes a swing at Takamura's ribcage but misses.
Takamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Brien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Brien connects with a crisp jab.
Takamura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takamura blocks a jab.
Takamura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takamura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takamura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Takamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
O Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Takamura.
Nice defenses there by Takamura.
It seemed like Takamura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takamura.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Takamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Takamura.
Takamura scores with a shot to the body.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takamura.
Takamura thuds a left hand into O Brien's body.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takamura throws a leg kick but O Brien checks it.
Takamura cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takamura scores with the left hand. O Brien knows he should have avoided that one.
Takamura closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Brien counters with a nice double leg into side control. Takamura won't be happy with that.
Takamura explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takamura tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Brien throws a right and a left that Takamura avoids nicely.
Takamura throws a good cross that connects.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takamura.
O Brien tries to counter with a takedown but Takamura is quick to defend against it.
O Brien throws a big shot that misses.
Takamura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Brien. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.
Takamura feints a counter leg kick.
Takamura blocks a jab.
Takamura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice straight punches there by Takamura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takamura.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Takamura moves away and avoids it.
Takamura with a nice calf kick.
O Brien lands a body shot.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Takamura is out of range.
Takamura scoring well with a low kick there.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Takamura's shoulder, as Takamura tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien throws the left hand but Takamura avoids the punch easily.
Takamura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Brien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takamura connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takamura connects with the punch.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Takamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Brien listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takamura slips under a jab from O Brien.
Takamura lands a jab to O Brien's midsection.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takamura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takamura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
Takamura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Brien on the side of the head.
Takamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Brien at a distance.
Nice cross by Takamura.
Takamura cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien swings for the body but Takamura moves out of range.
O Brien takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takamura. That's going to slow O Brien down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Takamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takamura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Takamura!
After the fight, Takeshi Takamura was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaq Champlain (ranked 1443 p4p, 1244 weight class) and Joey Deertay (ranked 169 p4p, 144 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joey Deertay enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaq Champlain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Deertay!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deertay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Champlain misses with a takedown attempt
and Deertay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Champlain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Deertay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Champlain under the eye.
Deertay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Deertay trying to control the pace.
Champlain tries to get to full guard but Deertay has control of the leg.
Deertay wants to pass to mount but Champlain is defending the position.
Champlain misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Champlain wants to control but Deertay is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Champlain is staying active underneath Deertay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Deertay is looking to advance position but Champlain won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champlain works his way to full guard. Good work.
Deertay trying to control but Champlain is working from the bottom.
Deertay wants to pass the guard but Champlain is keeping the position.
Deertay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Deertay trying to control but Champlain is working from the bottom.
Deertay looking to pass the guard.
Champlain seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Champlain throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Deertay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Champlain quickly recovers to half guard.
Champlain looking for submissions off his back.
Champlain tries to roll over but Deertay keeps him under control.
Deertay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Champlain defends it well.
Deertay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Champlain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Deertay uses his free foot to push down on Champlain's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Champlain.
Champlain can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deertay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Champlain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Deertay prevents Champlain from getting the reversal.
Deertay lands a nice shot to the head.
Champlain is trying to escape the mount.
Deertay looking to control but Champlain is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deertay working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Champlain gets back to half guard.
Deertay trying to control the pace.
Deertay tries to pass to full mount but Champlain defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deertay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Champlain sees it coming and defends easily.
Deertay is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Deertay seems to be looking for submissions.
Deertay is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Deertay is trying to control the action in half guard but Champlain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deertay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Champlain is staying active underneath Deertay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Deertay dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Deertay lands a head shot.
Shaq Champlain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deertay looks for a takedown but Champlain sprawls well.
Champlain tries to counter by clinching up but Deertay breaks away and moves out of range.
Deertay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Champlain's waist but Champlain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deertay off to one side.
Champlain shoots and misses
and Deertay counters with a stiff right hand.
Deertay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Champlain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deertay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deertay feints and as Champlain raises his hands in defense, Deertay changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Champlain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Deertay avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Deertay connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champlain looking for a guillotine here but Deertay defends easily.
Deertay looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champlain working a defensive guard here.
Deertay trying to control but Champlain is working from the bottom.
Champlain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Deertay is aware though and is defending well.
Deertay slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Deertay has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Champlain slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Deertay maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Champlain could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Deertay has cracked it and Champlain is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Deertay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joey Deertay!
A very excited looking Joey Deertay rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kordell Harris (ranked 1237 p4p, 6211 weight class) and H H Holmes (ranked 176 p4p, 599 weight class). Kordell Harris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kordell Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, H H Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Holmes throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris is looking to counter the offense by Holmes and move into the clinch.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Harris jabs Holmes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Harris avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris tries to counter by clinching up but Holmes breaks away and moves out of range.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Holmes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Kordell Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes throws out a powerful jab.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes connects with a right hand. Harris shakes it off.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Harris lands with a cross.
Holmes scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Kordell Harris has been cut.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Holmes.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Harris misses.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
Holmes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Holmes connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Harris slips under a jab from Holmes.
Harris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holmes to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
A cross from Holmes lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Harris avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Harris lunges at Holmes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes's hand.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holmes to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holmes clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but H H Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kordell Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Holmes tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holmes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holmes continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Kordell Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris works Holmes's body with a nice hook.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Holmes's head back.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmes circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Holmes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris works the jab nicely.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holmes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Harris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harris lands a two punch combo.
Holmes is rocked!
Harris is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Holmes hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kordell Harris!
After the big win, Kordell Harris made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talon Orion (ranked 1255 p4p, 2820 weight class) and Fumito Makino (ranked 148 p4p, 284 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Talon Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fumito Makino!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Makino. Beautiful body shot.
Makino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makino cracks Orion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Makino cracks Orion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Orion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orion with a jab.
Orion tried to score with a low kick but Makino checks it.
Orion misses with a hook.
Orion throws a leg kick but Makino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orion.
Makino's coach down at The Forge was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Makino's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Makino blocks a jab.
Makino lands a jab.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Makino moves away and avoids it.
Makino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orion throws a head kick but Makino moves out of range.
Makino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orion looks to land a right hand but Makino moved out of range.
Makino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Orion takes one to the side of the head.
Makino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Makino duly obliges.
Makino checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Makino lands a nice looking body shot.
Makino scores with a jab.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Makino throws out a counter right but Orion avoids it with no problem.
Makino looks to land a combination. Orion sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Makino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion stuns Makino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Makino moves out of range as Orion strikes.
Orion throws a sloppy head kick and Makino moves out of range easily.
Orion pushes Makino away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Makino duly obliges.
Makino cracks a nice hook into Orion's ribs.
Makino pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Orion back to the cage. Makino follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Orion is rocked!
Makino steps in with a hook that catches Orion right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Makino follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Orion looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fumito Makino!
Fumito Makino seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Talon Orion spoke after the fight, saying 'Yeah, yeah. He beat me. He came for the title.. he wanted it, he got it. Congratulations my friend. I will be back for it very soon....'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 732 p4p, 2175 weight class) and Tyson Asakura (ranked 104 p4p, 285 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. The crowd seem to be enjoying Asakura's choice of entrance music: JJBA - Giorno's Theme. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Asakura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asakura. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Asakura scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asakura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyson Asakura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asakura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asakura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Asakura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Asakura moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Asakura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asakura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia 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!
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asakura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asakura. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asakura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Asakura misses the shot to the body.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tyson Asakura has been cut.
Asakura swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
A little jabbing left from Asakura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asakura slips under a jab.
Asakura throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Asakura misses the shot to the body.
Asakura throws a body shot but no joy.
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Asakura 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.
Asakura punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Asakura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asakura scrambles back to his feet.
Asakura lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Asakura.
Asakura slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Asakura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Asakura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asakura connects with a single shot there.
Asakura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Asakura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asakura moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Asakura throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia rushes Asakura and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Asakura drags the fight down to the ground.
Asakura working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.
Asakura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Asakura blocks nicely.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Asakura is keeping the position.
Asakura looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asakura has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Asakura is looking for a triangle but Garcia pushes his legs off easily.
Asakura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Asakura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Asakura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Asakura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Asakura's head.
Garcia is pushing down on Asakura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Asakura is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Asakura is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asakura avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Asakura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Asakura's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Asakura lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Asakura moved out of range nicely.
Asakura lands a nice shot to the body.
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Asakura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asakura lands with an overhand left.
Asakura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Asakura is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asakura. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asakura thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Nice straight punches there by Asakura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asakura.
Asakura needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia digs a good body shot into Asakura's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asakura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Asakura circles away.
Asakura looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Asakura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia takes a swing at Asakura's ribcage but misses.
Garcia clinches.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asakura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Asakura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garcia to keep the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Garcia.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Asakura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mickey Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Asakura.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Asakura.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Asakura shrugs off.
Asakura tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Asakura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garcia to keep the fight standing.
Asakura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Asakura is breathing heavily.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Tyson Asakura's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Asakura has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Asakura tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Garcia has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Asakura backwards.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Asakura in his tracks for a moment.
Asakura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asakura takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Tyson Asakura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mickey Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asakura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asakura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Asakura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
Asakura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Asakura jumps guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garcia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garcia lands a right hand.
Garcia tries a body shot but Asakura blocks it.
Garcia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Asakura's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyson Asakura's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asakura backwards.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asakura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Tyson Asakura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Asakura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia throws a body punch but Asakura moves out of range.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Asakura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asakura thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asakura lands a nice shot that snaps Garcia's head back.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia lands a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyson Asakura's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Garcia!
Mickey Garcia retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Mickey Garcia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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