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Combate 16: Koko vs. Mongrel PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Cartwright (ranked 1987 p4p, 3305 weight class) and Augusto Silva (ranked 100 p4p, 152 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cartwright trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Cartwright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartwright passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cartwright pulls his head out easily.
Silva won't allow Cartwright to pass to mount.
Cartwright is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cartwright passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Cartwright jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cartwright wants to get back to full guard.
Cartwright looking for a kimura from the bottom but Silva passes into side control!
Cartwright gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cartwright is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Alpha Brasil, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Cartwright tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Cartwright is working hard here to advance position.
Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cartwright actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Cartwright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Cartwright is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cartwright regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cartwright isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Cartwright on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cartwright is looking for a sweep.
Cartwright regains half guard.
Cartwright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cartwright moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cartwright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartwright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cartwright has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cartwright defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is looking to get back to full guard here but Silva has managed to pass to side control instead.
Cartwright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cartwright is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cartwright is not going to allow Silva to sit and survive in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Cartwright dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Cartwright tries to pass.
Cartwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Cartwright being controlled here momentarily.
Silva looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva keeping full guard, as Cartwright tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Cartwright pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is not content to let Cartwright control the position.
Cartwright is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cartwright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Cartwright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cartwright trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Cartwright 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.
Cartwright is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartwright is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cartwright.
Cartwright is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cartwright is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cartwright is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Cartwright is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Cartwright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva has his hands on Cartwright's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Cartwright dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cartwright quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cartwright is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cartwright is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cartwright moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cartwright manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cartwright is aware though and is defending well.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position.
Cartwright stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cartwright has an Americana. Silva didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cartwright is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cartwright hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jay Cartwright!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 1903 p4p, 1850 weight class) and Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 254 p4p, 248 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Pichushkin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov misses with a double jab.
Marinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marinov lands a head kick. Pichushkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Alexander Pichushkin has been cut.
Marinov looks to land a combination but Pichushkin avoids it well.
Alexander Pichushkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pichushkin is looking to clinch.
Pichushkin instigates a clinch.
Pichushkin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marinov cracks Pichushkin with a nice body shot.
Pichushkin misses with some punches.
Pichushkin blocks an uppercut.
Pichushkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pichushkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov breaks from the clinch.
Pichushkin closes the distance and pushes Marinov back into the cage.
Marinov digs a right hand into Pichushkin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pichushkin's gas tank.
Pichushkin digs a right hand underneath Marinov's ribcage. Marinov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pichushkin takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pichushkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pichushkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pichushkin tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pichushkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.
Marinov lands with a left to the head.
Pichushkin blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov tries a body shot but Pichushkin blocks it.
Pichushkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pichushkin avoiding damage as Marinov throws knees to the body.
Marinov lands with a short shot to the head.
Pichushkin working aggressively here.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pichushkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Pichushkin.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Marinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pichushkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
A short right from Pichushkin.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Pichushkin working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Pichushkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pichushkin tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Marinov.
Marinov lands with a right to the head.
Marinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pichushkin forces Marinov back against the cage and clinches.
Marinov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pichushkin tries to clinch up but Marinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Pichushkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Pichushkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marinov lands with a shot to the body.
Pichushkin looks winded!
Pichushkin looks to throw the jab but Marinov is out of range.
Pichushkin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marinov.
Marinov connects with a crisp jab.
Marinov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pichushkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Marinov and Pichushkin falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Marinov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Emil Marinov!
A very excited looking Emil Marinov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronie Cash (ranked 1765 p4p, 714 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 254 p4p, 102 weight class). Honey has chosen Higher Love as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronie Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugh Honey!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Honey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Honey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Honey looks to land a left hand but Cash moved out of range nicely.
Cash goes for a double leg but Honey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Honey continues to drive forward.
It seemed like Honey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cash misses with a punch to the body.
Honey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cash blocks a body shot from Honey.
Honey tries a body shot but Cash blocks it.
Honey avoiding damage as Cash throws knees to the body.
Cash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash misses with the head strike.
Honey misses with the head strike.
Cash tries a body shot but Honey blocks it.
Cash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honey's elbow.
Cash landing knees to the head.
Honey slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honey prevents a body shot from Cash.
Cash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cash can't find room to land a body shot as Honey controls the action.
Cash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cash gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Honey regains guard.
Cash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cash throws an elbow that misses. Honey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cash's guard. Nice move by Honey!
My spies in Alpha Brasil inform me that Honey has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cash 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.
Honey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Honey frees his head nicely. Oh but Cash has switched to an armbar! Honey is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ronie Cash!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ronie Cash waved his t-shirt featuring Core Combat's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poseidon Gonzalez (ranked 1394 p4p, 1440 weight class) and Masa Sanada (ranked 195 p4p, 205 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poseidon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 4, fighting out of London, Masa Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanada keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Sanada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Sanada avoids the punch easily.
Sanada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Sanada circles away.
Sanada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Sanada throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Masa Sanada has been cut.
Sanada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanada.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanada throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Sanada digs a good body shot into Gonzalez's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzalez pushes Sanada up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanada is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poseidon Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanada.
Sanada throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Sanada lands.
Gonzalez defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Sanada lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanada circles away.
It seemed like Sanada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Sanada.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Sanada circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Sanada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
It seemed like Sanada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Sanada counters with a straight right hand.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Sanada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for Sanada.
Sanada swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Sanada moves away
enabling Sanada to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Sanada.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanada lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Sanada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Sanada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Sanada keeps it at a distance.
Sanada throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Sanada is having none of it.
Sanada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Sanada.
Gonzalez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Sanada moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sanada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Sanada releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanada scores with a hook.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Sanada avoids it well.
A slow jab from Sanada misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Sanada.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanada.
Sanada blocks an uppercut.
Sanada breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Sanada throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Sanada is avoiding it.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanada throws out the jab.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanada.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez drops Sanada with a beautiful combination! Sanada stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gonzalez is looking for the KO!
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanada tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez walks into a left hand.
 Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez is holding his hands too far apart here. Sanada throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Gonzalez is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Sanada!
Masa Sanada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yka Sonni (ranked 573 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 87 p4p, 229 weight class). Yka Sonni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yka Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ishimura kicks Sonni off and gets to his feet.
Ishimura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ishimura misses with a straight left.
It looked like Sonni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Ishimura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ishimura.
Kosuke Ishimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Ishimura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishimura lands a high kick!
Sonni thumps Ishimura with a low kick.
Ishimura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sonni lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Sonni tenderised Ishimura's leg. Ishimura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishimura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sonni.
Ishimura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni misses the jab.
Ishimura throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ishimura. Ishimura obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Ishimura saw that one coming.
Sonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ishimura. Ishimura obviously looking to wear him down.
Ishimura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishimura.
Sonni lands a glancing blow to the side of Ishimura's head.
Good leg kick by Sonni.
Ishimura throws a head kick that half lands.
Ishimura is looking to slow Sonni down with leg kicks.
Sonni ducks right into an uppercut from Ishimura.
Kosuke Ishimura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ishimura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sonni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishimura misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Sonni.
Ishimura ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Sonni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishimura can pounce on him.
Sonni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishimura lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ishimura.
Sonni tries to work over Ishimura's front leg with a kick but Ishimura checks it.
Ishimura steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sonni.
Ishimura lands a lovely overhand right.
Sonni digs a good body shot into Ishimura's ribs.
Ishimura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sonni.
Ishimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonni is looking to counter punch.
A clash of legs there as Ishimura blocks the low kick.
Sonni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ishimura throws a head kick that half lands.
Sonni throws a low kick, looking for Ishimura's leg but Ishimura calmly moves out of range.
Sonni throws a body kick that misses.
Sonni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ishimura checks the leg kick.
Sonni bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ishimura lands a head kick. Sonni smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni moves out of range of the leg kick from Ishimura.
Both fighters circling a little - Ishimura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ishimura with the inside leg kick.
Sonni connects with a jab.
Sonni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped Ishimura's head back.
Ishimura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sonni throws a body punch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Sonni.
Ishimura moves out of range of the body kick from Sonni.
Nice body kick there by Sonni.
Ishimura throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
It appears Sonni was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ishimura with a nice calf kick.
Ishimura throws a body kick that misses.
Sonni checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ishimura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sonni to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands a head shot.
A big right from Ishimura misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ishimura. That's going to slow Sonni down.
Sonni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ishimura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ishimura moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishimura moves away.
Ishimura lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.
Sonni tries to clinch but Ishimura is having none of it.
Ishimura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishimura manages to avoid it.
Ishimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ishimura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni needs to keep his hands up - Ishimura had a free shot at his head there.
Sonni scores with a nice right hand.
Ishimura lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Ishimura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kosuke Ishimura will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sonni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sonni throws a hook but Ishimura avoids it easily.
It looks like Sonni has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ishimura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kosuke Ishimura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ishimura.
Ishimura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ishimura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishimura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Sonni.
Ishimura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sonni. Sonni obviously looking to wear him down.
Ishimura tries to score with a low kick but Sonni moves his leg out of the way.
Sonni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishimura can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni lands a slapping body shot.
Ishimura throws a nice head kick!
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimura wants to land a leg kick but Sonni is out of range.
Ishimura looks for the body kick but Sonni saw that one coming.
Ishimura blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Ishimura.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishimura is looking to score with low kicks.
Sonni tries to keep at a distance but Ishimura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ishimura'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.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sonni tries a body shot but Ishimura blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Sonni.
A short right from Sonni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Ishimura blocking some punches.
Sonni misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sonni.
Sonni lands a nice uppercut.
Sonni scores with a shot to the side of Ishimura's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishimura tries to break free but Sonni pushes him back against the cage.
Sonni lands with a short shot to the head.
Sonni taking a breather.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Ishimura.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sonni.
Sonni stalling in the clinch but Ishimura improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sonni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ishimura tries to break the clinch but Sonni is controlling the position.
Sonni wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishimura letting Sonni take a breather here.
Sonni managing to block the knees to the body from Ishimura.
Nice body punch from Sonni.
Sonni taking a breather.
Ishimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sonni.
Sonni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ishimura backwards.
Sonni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sonni has Ishimura pushed against the cage.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Ishimura.
A hook to the body from Sonni.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sonni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Sonni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ishimura tries to land knees in the clinch but Sonni avoids the damage to the body.
Ishimura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni lands with a light punch inside.
Ishimura manages to break the clinch.
Ishimura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 Ishimura is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni cracks Ishimura on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ishimura falls backwards against the cage. Sonni follows up with more strikes that drop Ishimura to his knees. Sonni keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ishimura! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yka Sonni!
An out of breath Yka Sonni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Kosuke Ishimura spoke after the fight, saying 'Jesus is coming back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 302 p4p, 769 weight class) and Boo Lee (ranked 53 p4p, 118 weight class). Lydon's entrance music is Queen - Don't Stop Me Now . A fine choice. Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 3, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee digs a good hook to Lydon's body.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Lydon controls his hands.
Lee blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Lydon.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lydon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lydon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Lydon slips the punch.
Lydon throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lydon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lydon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee works Lydon's body with a nice hook.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lydon moves away.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lydon is able to avoid easily.
Lydon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Lydon misses.
Lee is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lydon throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lydon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Lydon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lydon throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lydon manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lydon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lydon looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee scores with the left hand. Lydon knows he should have avoided that one.
Lydon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lydon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Lydon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lydon tries to avoid it.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Lydon defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lydon throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Lydon misses.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Lydon sees coming a mile off.
Lydon thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Lydon moved out of range.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lydon misses the shot to the body.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Lydon.
Lydon throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee tries a quick counter leg kick but Lydon is wise to it.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lydon doesn't seem bothered though.
Lydon walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lydon scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lydon is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lydon is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lydon throws a head kick that misses.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lydon slips a jab from Lee.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lydon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lydon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lydon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lydon has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lydon has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lydon gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Lydon controls his hands.
Lydon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lydon looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lydon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lydon throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Lydon saw that one coming.
Lydon slips a jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lydon ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lydon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a jab when Lydon was well out of range.
Lydon misses the jab.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Lydon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lydon cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lydon blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lydon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lydon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lydon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Lydon moved out of range.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lydon is out of range.
Lydon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lydon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lydon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Boo Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lydon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Lydon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lydon finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lydon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lydon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lydon scores with a nice strike.
Lydon catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lydon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lydon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lydon misses the jab.
Lydon takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lydon.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lydon.
An attempted straight right counter from Lydon misses the target.
Lee misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Lydon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws out a counter right but Lydon avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lydon swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lydon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lydon misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lydon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lydon ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lydon moves away.
A nice leg kick from Lydon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Lee.
Lydon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Lydon both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lydon counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lydon, as that shot connected.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Lydon moves his leg out of the way.
Lydon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lydon doesn't seem phased though.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lydon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee punishes Lydon's body with a nice straight punch.
Lydon misses with a right hand
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lydon lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lydon.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lydon throws a body shot but no joy.
Lydon misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lydon is looking to counter punch.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lydon takes a step back to recover.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lydon throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lydon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lydon really felt that one!
Lydon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lydon misses the target.
Lydon connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Lydon misses its intended target.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boo Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee blocks a head kick by Lydon.
Lydon blocks a jab.
Lydon with a nice cross.
Nice cross by Lydon.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lydon swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Lee misses.
A big left from Lydon misses.
Lydon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lydon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lydon throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
A big right from Lydon misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Lydon misses.
Lydon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lydon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee moves out of range as Lydon strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lydon doesn't seem bothered though.
Lydon swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lydon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lydon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Lydon.
Lydon ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
A little feinted left hand from Lydon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lydon avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lydon.
Lydon with the inside leg kick.
Lydon misses the body punch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws a low kick but Lydon avoids it.
Lydon throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lydon swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lydon lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Lydon blocks the low kick.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lydon avoids the head kick by Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Lydon.
A head kick misses from Lydon.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Lydon is just out of range.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lydon throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lydon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lydon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Lydon.
Lydon moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lydon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lydon throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Lydon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lydon.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lydon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lydon lands with a good body shot.
Lydon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Lydon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lydon. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lydon connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Lydon slams his shin into Lee's torso.
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!
Lydon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lydon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lydon throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lydon is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lydon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lydon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lydon 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.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lydon misses with a looping left.
Lydon loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lydon with a body shot.
Lydon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lydon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lydon 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Lydon!
Johnny Lydon looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'and thanks for sparring partners at the Hell Warriors Gym!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Martynov (ranked 152 p4p, 341 weight class) and Arthur Morgan (ranked 18 p4p, 45 weight class). Morgan has chosen Battle Cry 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 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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a hook but Martynov blocks it.
Martynov throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Martynov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martynov lands a jab to the head.
Martynov throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Martynov.
Martynov throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martynov throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Martynov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martynov throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morgan throws the left hand but Martynov avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov drops his hands momentarily and Morgan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martynov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Martynov was not able to check.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martynov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Martynov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martynov misses with a head kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Martynov moved away.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Martynov moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martynov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martynov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Martynov.
Morgan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martynov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martynov misses with the combination.
Morgan rushes Martynov and presses him up against the cage.
Martynov pulls guard effortlessly.
Morgan drops back looking for a leg! Martynov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martynov manages to kick Morgan off! Morgan jumps back into Martynov's guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Martynov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
Martynov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martynov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martynov being controlled here, momentarily.
Morgan trying to control but Martynov is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Martynov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martynov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Martynov's body. Martynov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Martynov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martynov cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Martynov keeps it at a distance.
Martynov appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martynov misses with a head kick.
Martynov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Martynov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick but Martynov moves out of range.
Martynov throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Martynov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Martynov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martynov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Martynov.
Martynov looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Martynov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Morgan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves forwards but Martynov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Arthur Morgan has been cut.
Martynov throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan feints a counter leg kick.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Martynov misses the target.
Arthur Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Martynov.
Martynov dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Martynov moved out of range nicely.
Martynov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martynov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martynov swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martynov's knee momentarily.
Martynov scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martynov.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at Martynov's knee but Martynov avoids it well.
Martynov scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martynov.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Martynov's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov throws a head kick that misses.
Martynov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martynov darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Martynov is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martynov backwards.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Martynov avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Martynov.
Morgan is leaning against Martynov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Martynov.
Morgan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morgan gets through Martynov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Martynov avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
A short left from Morgan.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Martynov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Morgan cracks Martynov with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arthur Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arthur Morgan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martynov.
Morgan feints and then cracks Martynov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martynov down.
Martynov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martynov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martynov misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Martynov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Martynov avoids it with no problem.
Morgan lands with an uppercut that bounces Martynov off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan lands a jab to the nose.
Martynov staying out of range there.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Martynov moves out of range.
Martynov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martynov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Martynov moves away and avoids it.
Martynov slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martynov thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martynov throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martynov throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Martynov's body.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Martynov's shoulder, as Martynov tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Martynov.
Martynov dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Martynov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Martynov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Martynov moved out of range.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martynov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martynov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Martynov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martynov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martynov with a body shot.
Morgan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martynov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martynov tries to move into range but Morgan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martynov is rocked!
Morgan drops Martynov with a big left hand! Martynov is injured, injured bad! Morgan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Morgan!
Arthur Morgan is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Morgan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 107 p4p, 192 weight class) and Dom Cruz (ranked 7 p4p, 12 weight class). Eduardo Corassa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dom Cruz's chin.
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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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corassa's corner calls for a 1-2. Corassa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz moves out of range as Corassa throws a body kick.
Corassa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corassa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Corassa's belly button to the back.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Corassa as he avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Corassa didn't see that one coming.
Corassa cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corassa circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corassa.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Cruz backs away, Corassa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Corassa avoids it well.
Corassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Eduardo Corassa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Cruz.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Corassa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Corassa.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Cruz.
A swing and a miss from Corassa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corassa.
Cruz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corassa counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corassa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corassa misses with the combination.
Corassa looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Corassa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cruz tests Corassa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corassa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Corassa. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Corassa finish him?
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Corassa. Corassa maintains the clinch.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Corassa tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Corassa has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz gets control of Corassa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cruz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corassa is one step ahead there.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Corassa controls the pace.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Corassa is fighting to break Cruz's control of his arms but Cruz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Corassa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz has his hands on Corassa's head, controlling the position.
Corassa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Corassa defends well.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Corassa controlling him for the moment.
Corassa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Corassa. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Corassa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Corassa loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Corassa stuffs the takedown.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Corassa.
Corassa feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corassa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruz takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eduardo Corassa is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Cruz dives in and scores a takedown into Corassa's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz won't allow Corassa to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corassa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Corassa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cruz controlling the position.
Cruz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Corassa is looking to improve his position.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corassa defending well though.
Corassa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Corassa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz is looking to pass Corassa's guard but actually Corassa recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Corassa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is looking to advance position but Corassa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cruz is working to get back to half guard.
Corassa controlling his opponent.
Corassa with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Corassa controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Corassa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Corassa avoids the attempt from Cruz to control.
Cruz looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Corassa really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Cruz.
Corassa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Corassa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Corassa controlling from the full mount.
Corassa avoids the attempt from Cruz to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz is trying desperately to improve position.
Corassa pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corassa misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Corassa.
Corassa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corassa lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Corassa is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Corassa blocks the low kick.
Corassa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Corassa defends it well.
Corassa throws a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Corassa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Corassa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Corassa.
Corassa lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Corassa.
Corassa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Eduardo Corassa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corassa throws a quick head kick that knocks Cruz silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Corassa is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Eduardo Corassa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kuwabara (ranked 88 p4p, 95 weight class) and Ryan Dinu (ranked 16 p4p, 18 weight class). Kuwabara comes to the cage accompanied by Kazuma Kuwabara Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazuma Kuwabara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Dinu!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuwabara throws a good cross that connects.
Kuwabara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dinu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuwabara has time to react.
Kuwabara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinu moves away.
Kuwabara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuwabara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dinu tries to avoid it but Kuwabara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dinu to the ground. Dinu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kuwabara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuwabara slips a jab and a cross from Dinu.
We've been hearing reports that Kuwabara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dinu slips a jab from Kuwabara.
Dinu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Kuwabara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuwabara. Dinu does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dinu! But no joy.
Dinu misses with a looping right.
Kuwabara throws a looping overhand right but Dinu ducks down to avoid it.
Dinu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuwabara works the jab nicely.
Dinu missing with a left hand there. Kuwabara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuwabara connects with a looping right hand.
Kuwabara fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dinu to the ground. Kuwabara is now in Dinu's guard.
Kuwabara drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dinu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dinu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dinu!
Kuwabara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Dinu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kuwabara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinu manages to avoid it.
Kuwabara throws a hook to the side of Dinu's head but Dinu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Dinu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuwabara throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dinu to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan Dinu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Kuwabara finds it's target.
Kuwabara throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuwabara. Dinu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuwabara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dinu tests Kuwabara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara thuds his right hand into Dinu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuwabara cracks Dinu with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Dinu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dinu cracks Kuwabara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuwabara throws a hook but Dinu blocks it.
Dinu misses with a looping right.
Kazuma Kuwabara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuwabara just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Dinu.
Kuwabara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dinu tries to break free but Kuwabara pushes him back against the cage.
Kuwabara prevents Dinu from breaking the clinch.
Dinu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dinu is trying to break the clinch but Kuwabara has him pressed against the cage.
Dinu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Dinu. Those never looked like landing.
Kuwabara is looking to counter punch.
Kuwabara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuwabara slips a straight right by Dinu.
A little feinted left hand from Kuwabara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Kuwabara misses its intended target.
Dinu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuwabara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuwabara moves into the clinch.
Kuwabara looking for a takedown.
Dinu manages to break the clinch.
Kuwabara tries to clinch but Dinu is having none of it.
Dinu slips under a jab.
Kuwabara avoids a kick to the body.
Kuwabara tries for a takedown but Dinu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dinu is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kazuma Kuwabara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuwabara misses with a hook. Dinu ducked under it nicely.
Dinu misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuwabara misses the target.
Dinu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dinu's coach down at The Grind was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dinu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dinu misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Kuwabara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dinu ducks under a wild hook from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara misses with a straight left.
Kuwabara throws out a powerful jab.
Kuwabara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuwabara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kuwabara misses with an uppercut. Dinu saw that one coming.
Kuwabara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dinu's hands.
A jab from Dinu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinu drops his hands momentarily and Kuwabara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dinu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kuwabara misses with a wild body shot.
Kuwabara throws a shot from downtown. Dinu moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kuwabara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dinu counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dinu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Dinu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dinu moves out of range of the strikes.
Dinu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dinu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dinu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuwabara counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuwabara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuwabara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dinu throws a big shot that misses.
Kuwabara shoots and misses
enabling Dinu to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuma Kuwabara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuwabara takes one on the button.
Kuwabara slips a jab from Dinu.
Dinu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuwabara scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinu misses with a wild body shot.
Kuwabara swings for the body but Dinu moves out of range.
Kuwabara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kuwabara misses the shot to the body.
Kuwabara lands with a straight right. Dinu didn't see that one coming.
Kuwabara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kazuma Kuwabara is winning the standup battle so far.
Dinu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuwabara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dinu thinking.
A shot to the body from Kuwabara misses
and Dinu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dinu misses with a looping right.
Kuwabara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dinu misses with a looping right.
Dinu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara misses the shot to the body.
Dinu takes a swing at Kuwabara's ribcage but misses.
Kuwabara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuwabara shoots and misses
and Dinu counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuwabara defending well as Dinu loads up on a big left hand.
Kuwabara looks to land a left hand but Dinu moved out of range nicely.
Kuwabara wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dinu! But no joy.
Kuwabara looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinu is just out of range.
Dinu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuwabara works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuma Kuwabara will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuwabara scores with a jab to the head.
Kuwabara throws a hook to the side of Dinu's head but Dinu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dinu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dinu ducks under a wild hook from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuwabara. That snapped Dinu's head back.
Dinu takes a swing at Kuwabara's ribcage but misses.
Kuwabara throwing a counter right hand but Dinu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuwabara lands a right hook to the body.
Dinu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuwabara is just out of range.
Kuwabara seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kuwabara misses with a two punch combination.
Dinu misses with a left hand
and Kuwabara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuwabara misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinu misses the target.
Kuwabara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuwabara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dinu lands a jab to the head.
Dinu with a nice cross.
Dinu lands with a good body shot.
Kuwabara moves into the clinch.
Dinu can't break the clinch.
Dinu breaks from the clinch.
Kuwabara defending well as Dinu loads up on a big left hand.
Kuwabara looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinu is just out of range.
Kuwabara moves out of range as Dinu strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuwabara manages to avoid it.
Dinu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuwabara misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuwabara to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kuwabara preventing the sweep.
Dinu is pulling down on Kuwabara's head. It's preventing any offense from Kuwabara, at least for the moment.
Kuwabara is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dinu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dinu has escaped and now he's on top!
Kuwabara working for submissions but it's allowed Dinu to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kuwabara looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dinu passes into side control!
The referee asks Dinu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dinu prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kuwabara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kuwabara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dinu pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Dinu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dinu prevents Kuwabara from improving his position.
Kuwabara looking for submissions off his back.
Kuwabara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dinu tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kuwabara.
Ryan Dinu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuwabara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kazuma Kuwabara did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuwabara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuwabara lands with an overhand left.
Dinu throws a right hand that Kuwabara ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuwabara also avoids with ease.
Kuwabara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dinu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuwabara. That snapped Dinu's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuwabara defending well as Dinu loads up on a big left hand.
Dinu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuwabara throws a body shot but no joy.
Dinu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuwabara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinu throws an overhand right that lands on Kuwabara's shoulder, as Kuwabara tries to avoid the shot.
Dinu blocks a jab.
Kuwabara doesn't manage to clinch there - Dinu circles away.
Dinu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuwabara moves away.
Kuwabara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dinu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Kuwabara lands.
Kuwabara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuwabara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuwabara is looking to clinch.
Dinu misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinu looks to throw the jab but Kuwabara is out of range.
Kuwabara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuwabara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dinu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dinu misses with a straight right.
Kuwabara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dinu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuwabara misses with an uppercut.
Dinu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuwabara ducks right into an uppercut from Dinu.
Dinu ducks under a wild hook from Kuwabara.
Dinu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Kuwabara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dinu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuwabara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dinu sprawls well. Dinu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuwabara gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuwabara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dinu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuwabara scores with a nice right hand.
Kuwabara ducks under a wild hook from Dinu.
Kuwabara looks to land a left hand but Dinu moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Kuwabara.
Dinu thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuwabara lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Kuwabara.
Kuwabara moves out of range of the body kick from Dinu.
Kuwabara lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Kuwabara finds it's way through Dinu's defenses.
Dinu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuwabara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuwabara throws a right hand that misses
and Dinu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kuwabara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dinu kicks off Kuwabara and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuma Kuwabara had his way with Ryan Dinu in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuwabara. Dinu does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuwabara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuwabara cracks Dinu with an open hand slap.
Kuwabara throws a shot from downtown. Dinu moves away and avoids it.
Kuwabara fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuwabara slips a jab from Dinu.
Dinu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuwabara slips under a jab.
Kuwabara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kuwabara drops his hands momentarily and Dinu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuwabara avoids a kick to the body.
Dinu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dinu misses with an uppercut. Kuwabara saw that one coming.
Dinu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuwabara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dinu.
Kuwabara pushes Dinu up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dinu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dinu tries to circle away but Kuwabara has him pinned against the cage.
Dinu is trying to force a seperation but Kuwabara has the dominant position.
Kuwabara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuwabara lands a hook that snaps the head of Dinu backwards.
Dinu wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuwabara won't allow it.
Dinu wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuwabara won't allow it.
Kuwabara breaks from the clinch.
Ryan Dinu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuwabara.
Kuwabara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kuwabara misses with a body shot
and Dinu counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuwabara misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Kuwabara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuwabara.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinu misses the target.
Dinu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuwabara tries to clinch up but Dinu circles away and keeps his distance.
Dinu is looking for the big counter here.
Kuwabara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dinu.
Kuwabara swings widly with a right hand
and Dinu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kuwabara is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Kuwabara connects with a right hand. Dinu shakes it off.
Kuwabara connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara digs a good hook to Dinu's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuwabara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuwabara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dinu.
Dinu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dinu avoids the body shot from Kuwabara.
A lazy left from Kuwabara finds it's target.
Dinu dodges the punch combination from Kuwabara.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dinu! But no joy.
Kuwabara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuwabara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuwabara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara cracks Dinu with a good jab.
Kuwabara tests Dinu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dinu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuwabara counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kazuma Kuwabara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuwabara controlling the action here.
Dinu pushes Kuwabara off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Dinu as Kuwabara shoots in.
Dinu drops Kuwabara with a beautiful combination! Kuwabara stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dinu is looking for the KO!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Dinu.
I think Kuwabara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuma Kuwabara!
Kazuma Kuwabara retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Kazuma Kuwabara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tapu Koko (ranked 121 p4p, 68 weight class) and John Mongrel (ranked 24 p4p, 13 weight class). Koko comes into the arena with Aotearoa blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapu Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Mongrel!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongrel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koko finds it's way round the side to connect with Mongrel's head.
It looks like John Mongrel has been cut.
Mongrel misses with a hook to the body
and Koko counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Mongrel to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Koko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tapu Koko!
After the fight, Tapu Koko 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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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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