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GAMMA#951 Karim v Hiro PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winks (ranked 1004 p4p, 1215 weight class) and Santiago Costa (ranked 151 p4p, 182 weight class). Santiago Costa 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Costa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
Costa moves into range and clinches up with Winks.
Costa lands a shot to the body.
Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Winks backwards.
Winks blocks an uppercut.
Costa misses with a body punch.
Winks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winks has Costa pressed against the cage, preventing Costa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winks tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Winks back against the cage.
Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Winks backwards.
Winks struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Winks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Costa digs a right hand into Winks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winks's gas tank.
Winks lands with a right to the head.
Winks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa checks a low kick from Winks.
Winks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Winks.
Nice straight punches there by Winks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Costa coming out on top.
 It looks like Harry Winks has been cut.
Costa misses with a hook. Winks ducked under it nicely.
Winks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Winks lands with a cross.
Costa misses with a right hand
and Winks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winks's corner calls for a 1-2. Winks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Winks tries to keep at a distance but Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winks moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
Winks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Costa with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winks counters with an inside leg kick.
Winks throws a lazy uppercut
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winks was well out of range. Poor timing from Costa.
Winks is looking to counter with a body kick.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa moves out of range as Winks throws a body kick.
Costa clinches.
Winks struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Costa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winks's elbow.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Winks avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Winks lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Winks lands with a short shot to the head.
Winks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winks'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.
Costa scores with a hook to the body.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winks manages to break the clinch.
Costa lands a jab to the head.
Jab by Winks.
Winks wants to clinch but Costa slips to the side
and Costa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa lunges at Winks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winks's hand.
Costa tries to clinch up but Winks circles away and keeps his distance.
Winks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Winks pushes Costa away with a front kick.
Winks has a takedown stuffed.
Costa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Costa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costa lands a jab-cross combination.
 Winks is rocked!
Winks tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Winks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Costa blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Costa.
Santiago Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa drops Winks with a huge uppercut! Winks drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Costa is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Costa!
Santiago Costa very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 779 p4p, 1442 weight class) and Hugo Loris (ranked 91 p4p, 163 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Loris!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by De Andrade.
A shot to the body from Loris misses
and De Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Loris.
De Andrade on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Andrade connects with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from De Andrade.
Loris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Andrade walks into a jab.
Loris walks into a jab.
De Andrade looks to throw the jab but Loris is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Andrade lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Loris misses with a body shot
and De Andrade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Loris is rocked!
Hugo Loris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loris lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Andrade will feel that in the morning.
Loris is still on wobbly legs! Can De Andrade finish him?
De Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Loris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loris. De Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loris throws a right hand that misses
and De Andrade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loris seems to have recovered his senses.
Loris throws a lazy uppercut
and De Andrade counters with a huge left! Loris is in big trouble! He's backing up but De Andrade isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Loris from any more damage. A dominating finish by De Andrade!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcelo Costa De Andrade thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Danilov (ranked 491 p4p, 695 weight class) and Patrick River (ranked 76 p4p, 103 weight class). River comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Walk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ruslan Danilov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patrick River's chin.
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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 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick River!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danilov. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danilov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Danilov misses with a low kick.
River is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
River lands with a right hand.
Danilov has River up against the cage in a clinch.
Danilov prevents a takedown attempt there.
River jumps guard and drags Danilov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Danilov is working River over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Danilov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Danilov works over River with some ground and pound from guard.
Danilov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Danilov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danilov trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov distracts River with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Danilov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Our spies down at at Rivers Edge Gym inform us that River has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Danilov trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
River bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Danilov's guard.
River postures up and lands a big shot to Danilov's brow.
Danilov working a defensive guard here.
Danilov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Danilov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now River has Danilov in his guard.
Danilov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
River looking to control.
Danilov distracts River with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Danilov stays in close to River's body and controls the position.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Danilov 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.
Danilov is working River over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov content to stall in guard here.
River working for submissions but it's allowed Danilov to get to half guard.
Danilov trying to control the action but River is working from the bottom.
River looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Danilov trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Danilov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. River defending well though.
Danilov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
River looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
River looking for submissions off his back.
Danilov working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danilov is trying to control. River wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danilov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Danilov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Danilov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Danilov doesn't manage to clinch there - River circles away.
Danilov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching River on his heels. He'll look to pass River's guard now, I'm sure.
Danilov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Danilov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Danilov throws an elbow that misses. River uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danilov's guard. Nice move by River!
River postures up.
Danilov wants to control the position but River says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Danilov wants to control but River is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River trying to control the action but Danilov is working from the bottom.
Danilov regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danilov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
River escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danilov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Danilov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
River working for a triangle but Danilov defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov controlling from the top position.
River escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danilov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
River avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
River working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danilov.
River escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danilov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Danilov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov stays in close to River's body and controls the position.
Danilov throws a big elbow that misses.
Danilov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
River working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Danilov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Danilov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
River has momentary wrist control but Danilov slips an elbow through the middle.
Danilov passes River's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Danilov trying to control from River's half guard. River has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ruslan Danilov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danilov is in close to River's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
River is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
River avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danilov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of River's head.
Danilov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
River not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Danilov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
Danilov distracts River with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Danilov 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!
Good work by Danilov as he checks the leg kick.
River throws a looping overhand right but Danilov ducks down to avoid it.
Danilov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Danilov blocks a body shot from River.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danilov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danilov connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Patrick River has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Danilov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Danilov looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Danilov controls the action.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Danilov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River lands a shoulder strike.
Danilov wants to stall.
River tries to work over Danilov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Danilov controls his hands.
River is trying to pull guard but Danilov has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danilov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from River.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danilov.
River works on Danilov's body with a couple of short punches.
River tries to pull guard but Danilov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Danilov missing with knees to the body.
Danilov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danilov misses with a body punch.
River lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov working aggressively here.
River fails to pull guard.
Ruslan Danilov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick River.
River wants to stall.
Danilov lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Danilov is working River over against the cage.
River lands a shot to the body.
Ruslan Danilov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
River is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Danilov to keep the fight standing.
Danilov prevents a body shot from River.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danilovs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danilov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Danilov stalling in the clinch.
Danilov trying to control the position but instead, River has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danilov into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from River.
Patrick River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Danilov controls the action.
Danilov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Danilov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danilov presses River against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Danilov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Danilov misses with a punch on the inside.
River is trying to stall.
Danilov slows down the pace here.
River presses Danilov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River misses with the head strike.
River tries to work over Danilov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danilov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov misses with a knee strike.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danilov.
A head punch on the inside from Danilov fails to land.
River stalling.
Danilov lands with a short shot to the head.
River working aggressively here.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruslan Danilov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danilov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danilov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of River backwards.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danilov trying to stall but River improves his position.
River tries to throw a body punch but Danilov avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Danilov is looking to control River's arms but River gets an underhook and turns him. Now Danilov has his back to the cage.
River takes a knee right on the jaw!
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danilov misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Danilov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Danilov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Danilov!
A very excited looking Ruslan Danilov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franck Kodjia (ranked 1073 p4p, 1011 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 32 p4p, 24 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith Jr's choice of entrance music: You Will Know My Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodjia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith Jr misses the body punch
and Smith Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Corey Smith Jr has been cut.
Kodjia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith Jr.
Kodjia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Smith Jr misses its intended target.
Smith Jr rushes Kodjia and presses him up against the cage.
Kodjia tries a body shot but Smith Jr blocks it.
Smith Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kodjia blocks an uppercut.
Kodjia tries to land a knee to the head but Smith Jr blocks with his arms.
Kodjia blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kodjia.
Smith Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kodjia's elbow.
Kodjia misses with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Smith Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kodjia throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Kodjia tries to work over Smith Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith Jr blocks an uppercut.
Smith Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kodjia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kodjias head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Kodjia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kodjia obliges.
Smith Jr is working Kodjia over against the cage.
Smith Jr misses with the head strike.
Smith Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith Jr pushes Kodjia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kodjia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Smith Jr fails to land.
Smith Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Kodjia controls his hands.
Kodjia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kodjia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kodjia prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.
Kodjia throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kodjia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith Jr misses with a body punch.
Smith Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Kodjia throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Kodjia controls his hands.
Kodjia misses with some punches.
Smith Jr blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Kodjia.
A shot in the inside from Kodjia.
Kodjia misses with some punches.
Kodjia misses with a knee to the head.
Kodjia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kodjia.
Good body shot from Kodjia.
Smith Jr looks winded!
Kodjia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kodjia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith Jr tries a body shot but Kodjia blocks it.
Kodjia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kodjia throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Kodjia - that landed with a thud.
Kodjia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kodjia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kodjia with a knee to the head.
Kodjia scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kodjia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kodjia tries a body shot but Smith Jr blocks it.
Kodjia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kodjia gets through Smith Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kodjia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kodjia lands with a short shot to the head.
Kodjia works on Smith Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Kodjia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kodjia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith Jr backwards.
Kodjia lands a body punch.
Kodjia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodjia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kodjia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith Jr backwards.
Kodjia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kodjia.
Kodjia lands a body shot.
Kodjia lands with a left to the head.
Kodjia with a knee to the head.
Kodjia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith Jr is rocked!
Kodjia scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kodjia.
Smith Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Kodjia finish him?
Kodjia landing knees to the head.
Kodjia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kodjia misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kodjia lands a nice knee to the body.
Kodjia lands an elbow that stopped Smith Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Kodjia lands a nice uppercut.
Kodjia lands a big right hand that drops Smith Jr! The killer instinct kicks in and Kodjia finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kodjia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franck Kodjia!
Post fight, Franck Kodjia stared into the camera and said 'Im a pitbull Kill or be killed'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tree Fortay (ranked 825 p4p, 408 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 98 p4p, 53 weight class). Fortay comes into the arena with The Choice Is Yours blaring out of the sound system. Corona is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Tree Fortay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corona lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fortay looks to land a right hand but Corona moved out of range.
Fortay throws a sloppy body shot
and Corona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corona ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
Fortay misses with a straight left.
Corona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fortay jabs Corona to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tree Fortay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corona connects with a leg kick.
Corona feints and then cracks Fortay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fortay down.
Corona defending well as Fortay loads up on a big left hand.
Corona lands the left hand.
Corona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortay.
Corona connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corona clobbers Fortay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corona works the jab nicely.
Fortay lands with a straight right. Corona didn't see that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Fortay as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay misses with a hook
and Corona counters with a three punch combo that has Fortay backing up. Fortay nods at Corona to acknowledge the strikes.
Corona slips a jab from Fortay.
Fortay loads up on a big right hand but Corona slips the punch.
Corona ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
A slow jab from Fortay misses its intended target.
Corona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corona moves away from the strike by Fortay.
Corona slips a straight right by Fortay.
Corona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corona chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fortay dips to his left and cracks Corona with an uppercut!
Corona misses the shot to the body.
Fortay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fortay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay loads up on a big right hand but Corona slips the punch.
Fortay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corona misses with a body shot.
Corona lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corona loads up on a big right hand but Fortay slips the punch.
Fortay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fortay throws an overhand right that lands on Corona's shoulder, as Corona tries to avoid the shot.
Corona connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fortay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Fortay.
Nice defenses there by Corona.
Corona takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corona moves away from the strike by Fortay.
A little jabbing left from Corona on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fortay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corona moves out of range as Fortay strikes.
Fortay avoids the body shot from Corona.
A left lands for Corona.
Fortay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
Fortay misses with an uppercut. Corona saw that one coming.
Corona lands with a nice body punch.
Fortay misses with a straight left.
Fortay throws out a loose jab but Corona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corona takes one on the button.
Corona has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fortay looks to score with a jab to the body but Corona is just out of range.
Fortay throws a shot from downtown. Corona moves away and avoids it.
Corona is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fortay misses with a hook.
Fortay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortay misses with a straight right.
Fortay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortay throws a jab when Corona was well out of range.
Corona is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Fortay.
Corona was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Corona fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fortay is out of range.
Corona checks a low kick from Fortay.
Fortay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corona tries a quick counter leg kick but Fortay is wise to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corona.
Corona needs to keep his hands up - Fortay had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corona scores with a jab to the body.
Fortay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Fortay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tree Fortay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fortay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corona. Corona obviously looking to wear him down.
Fortay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corona manages to avoid it.
Corona misses with a straight left.
Fortay throws a hook to the side of Corona's head but Corona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Fortay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corona misses the jab.
Fortay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corona doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Fortay misses
and Corona counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Fortay. Beautiful body shot.
Corona avoids the body shot from Fortay.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corona.
Fortay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corona.
Donk. Fortay catches Corona right on the button with a cross.
Corona slips a jab and a cross from Fortay.
Fortay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay throws a poor cross that misses
and Corona counters with a nice body kick.
Fortay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Corona is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Corona is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fortay defends well.
Fortay's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Corona keeping moving, preventing Fortay from controlling successfully.
Corona is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fortay defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Corona is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona trying to mount his opponent but Fortay defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corona wants to work for an arm triangle but Fortay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Corona is looking for a kimura here.
Fortay holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Corona is working for a submission of some sort.
Corona wants to control but Fortay is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona wants to pass the guard but Fortay is defending well.
Fortay trying to control from the bottom.
Corona is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Corona prevents Fortay from improving his position.
Corona is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fortay looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fortay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Corona advances to half guard.
Fortay is defending against the submission attempts here by Corona.
Corona controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Corona will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fortay misses with a series of wild punches.
Corona looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortay is just out of range.
Fortay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good exchange - Corona coming out on top.
Fortay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corona chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fortay's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Fortay blocks the low kick.
Fortay throwing a counter right hand but Corona manages to avoid it.
Corona scores with a jab.
Corona motions for Fortay to come forward. Corona throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortay appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortay throws the left hand but Corona avoids the punch easily.
Fortay lands a slapping body shot.
Fortay checks a low kick from Corona.
Fortay throws a hook but Corona avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corona! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fortay throws a big shot that misses.
Fortay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corona.
Corona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortay manages to avoid it.
Fortay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corona is able to avoid easily.
Fortay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corona throws out the jab.
Fortay swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corona moves away.
Corona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortay slips a jab from Corona.
Fortay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corona scores with a nice strike.
Corona ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
Fortay misses the jab.
Corona moves out of range as Fortay strikes.
A big right from Corona misses.
Fortay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona staying out of range there.
Corona appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortay.
Corona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortay throws out the jab.
Fortay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corona is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
Tree Fortay is winning the standup battle so far.
Fortay throws a lazy uppercut
and Corona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Fortay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortay throws a hook to the side of Corona's head but Corona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corona throws a hook to the side of Fortay's head but Fortay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corona looks to land a body kick but Fortay moved away.
Corona throws a leg kick but Fortay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corona stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corona throws a head kick that misses.
Fortay lands with a cross.
Fortay misses with a hook.
Corona is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fortay with a body shot.
Fortay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fortay misses the jab.
Fortay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corona.
Corona was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fortay lands a jab to Corona's midsection.
Corona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corona connects with a leg kick.
Fortay checks a leg kick.
Fortay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fortay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona 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.
Corona misses with a low kick as Fortay jumps back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corona misses with a hook. Fortay ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Fortay.
Corona lands a lovely overhand right.
A low kick lands for Fortay.
Fortay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corona.
Corona connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fortay connects with a body shot that sends Corona's belly button to the back.
Corona fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fortay misses with a hook
and Corona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corona needs to keep his hands up - Fortay had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortay misses the target.
Corona feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fortays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Corona.
I think Corona has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Corona!
Juan Corona was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Clark (ranked 309 p4p, 579 weight class) and Yago Nascimento (ranked 9 p4p, 17 weight class). Nascimento is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aggressive War Epic Music Collection!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yago Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark instigates a clinch.
Nascimento throws a head punch that misses.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Nascimento is blocking nicely.
Nascimento blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento misses with a body punch.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Yago Nascimento has been cut.
Nascimento blocks a body shot from Clark.
Nascimento swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nascimento scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with the head strike.
Nascimento lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clark or not.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Clark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nascimentos head.
Nascimento throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark blocks a body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarks head.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nascimento blocks it with crossed arms.
Nascimento blocking some punches.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Nascimento blocks with his arms.
Nascimento misses with a body punch.
Nascimento struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Nascimento blocking some punches.
Nascimento lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Nascimento.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nascimento fails to land.
Clark working aggressively here.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nascimento misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nascimento.
Nascimento lands a left hand.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nascimento can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Nascimento lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nascimento.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nascimento scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nascimento lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nascimento tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nascimento lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento lands a shoulder strike.
Nascimento lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento digs a right hand into Clark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clark's gas tank.
Nascimento lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark blocks a body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento is working Clark over against the cage.
Nascimento lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nascimento lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nascimento.
Nascimento softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nascimento misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nascimento blocking some punches.
Nascimento tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Nascimento back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nascimento.
Clark blocks a body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nascimento pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Nascimento.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Nascimento blocks with his arms.
Nascimento lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Nascimento as the two fighters clinch.
Nascimento misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Nascimento lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
A short left from Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nascimento blocks an uppercut.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Nascimento - that landed with a thud.
Nascimento lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Nascimento lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Nascimento.
Nascimento working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nascimento lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nascimento lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yago Nascimento's cut.
That's time! Clark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nascimento looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nascimento lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clark's sensitive parts.
Clark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clark lands an overhand right.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nascimento. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nascimento throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento lands a big uppercut and Clark crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Clark looks OK. Nascimento waves Clark back to his feet!
Clark is rocked!
It looks like Joe Clark has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Clark limp body while Nascimento jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yago Nascimento!
A relieved looking Yago Nascimento thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Joe Clark was interviewed post fight and said 'I Will be back even better!!!! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roland Weudke (ranked 144 p4p, 414 weight class) and Grey Ape (ranked 27 p4p, 70 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weudke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ape throws a push kick but Weudke slaps the foot to one side.
Weudke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ape! But no joy.
Weudke misses with a wild body shot.
Weudke is looking to slow Ape down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Weudke. Beautiful body shot.
Ape misses with an uppercut. Weudke saw that one coming.
Ape cracks Weudke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.
Ape lands with a right hand.
Weudke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ape at a distance.
Ape goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ape on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weudke just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weudke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Weudke misses
and Ape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke looks to score with a jab to the body but Ape is just out of range.
A big right from Weudke misses.
Weudke is looking to wear down Ape with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ape slips a jab from Weudke.
A nice leg kick lands there from Weudke.
Ape avoids the body shot from Weudke.
Weudke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ape's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Weudke.
Ape doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ape connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Weudke misses its intended target.
Ape swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Weudke connects with a body shot that sends Ape's belly button to the back.
Weudke throws a front kick aimed at Ape's knee but Ape avoids it well.
Ape counters with a body kick.
Weudke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ape gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ape has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ape checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weudke lands with an overhand left.
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!
Ape lands with a cross.
Weudke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Weudke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Weudke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ape throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ape checks the leg kick.
Ape pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Weudke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ape checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ape thinks about the counter body kick.
Weudke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Ape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Weudke.
Jab by Ape.
Ape takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ape uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weudke.
Weudke with the inside leg kick.
Weudke moves out of range as Ape strikes.
Nice body punch from Weudke.
Weudke misses the shot to the body.
Weudke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ape fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Weudke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ape blocks the body kick.
Ape avoids the body shot from Weudke.
Weudke lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weudke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Weudke stalks Ape and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ape's face. Ape staggers backwards, shaken.
Weudke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A leg kick checked by Ape.
Weudke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roland Weudke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weudke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ape gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Weudke.
Ape's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weudke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ape manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ape moves out of range as Weudke strikes.
Weudke scores with a hook to the body. Ape takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ape drops his hands momentarily and Weudke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Weudke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weudke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ape missing with a left hand there. Weudke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weudke throws out a powerful jab.
Ape connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ape throws a wild body kick that Weudke sees coming a mile off.
Weudke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ape avoids the body shot from Weudke.
Weudke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ape.
Ape throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ape takes one on the button.
Ape looks to land a right hand but Weudke moved out of range.
Weudke lands a nice hook to Ape's body. Ape takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weudke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ape counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ape wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ape takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ape lands with a hook. Weudke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ape throws a leg kick but Weudke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Weudke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ape counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ape looks for the body kick but Weudke saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Weudke misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Weudke.
Ape misses with a straight left.
Weudke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Weudke connects with a solid leg kick.
Weudke throws a sloppy body shot
and Weudke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roland Weudke's cut is getting worse.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ape.
Weudke misses with a hook.
Weudke throws a sloppy body shot
and Ape counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ape on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weudke connects with a crisp jab.
Ape scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ape displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weudke throws out the jab.
Ape thinks about the counter body kick.
Good work by Ape as he checks the leg kick.
Ape chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Weudke can pounce on him.
Ape thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ape chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Weudke can pounce on him.
Ape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
Weudke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ape takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weudke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ape throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ape's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ape.
A shot to the liver by Ape. Beautiful body shot.
Weudke misses with a wild body shot.
Ape looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weudke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ape looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ape throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Weudke jabs at Ape's body.
Weudke connects with a right hand. Ape shakes it off.
Weudke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ape avoids the body shot from Weudke.
Weudke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Weudke, as that shot connected.
Weudke throws out a leg kick but Ape moves out of range and Weudke only half commits.
Weudke throws out a loose jab but Ape uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ape was well out of range. Poor timing from Weudke.
Ape tries to move into range but Weudke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ape misses with a left hand
and Weudke counters with a low kick, right behind Ape 's knee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weudke.
Ape darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weudke throws a shot from downtown. Ape moves away and avoids it.
That kick from Ape tenderised Weudke's leg. Weudke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Weudke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ape.
Weudke misses with a series of wild punches.
Weudke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ape can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ape misses with a looping right.
Weudke throws a leg kick
and Ape makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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 Roland Weudke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ape loads up on a big right hand but Weudke slips the punch.
Weudke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ape keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ape has taken the fight to the clinch.
Weudke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weudke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Weudke moves away from the strike by Ape.
Ape bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weudke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ape with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke misses with a leg kick
and Ape counters with a series of strikes. Weudke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ape has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weudke throws a nice looking combination but Ape bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Weudke.
Ape misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weudke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Weudke catches Ape right on the button with a cross.
Weudke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ape scores with a hook to the body. Weudke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ape misses with a hook to the body
and Weudke counters with a two punch combo.
Weudke misses with a lunging right hand
and Ape counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ape takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weudke misses with a hook. Ape ducked under it nicely.
A low kick lands for Weudke.
Weudke lands a head shot.
A clash of legs there as Ape blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Ape on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Ape misses
and Weudke counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weudke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Ape misses.
Grey Ape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ape connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
Ape 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.
Ape pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ape pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Weudke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weudke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ape chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Weudke can pounce on him.
Weudke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ape. Weudke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weudke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ape lands with an overhand left.
Roland Weudke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Weudke scores with a jab to the body.
Weudke throws a body shot but no joy.
Weudke throws a leg kick which misses Ape's front leg but catches the back leg as Ape tries to avoid it.
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ape avoids the body shot from Weudke.
Weudke is looking to score with low kicks.
Roland Weudke is winning the standup battle so far.
Ape needs to keep his hands up - Weudke had a free shot at his head there.
Weudke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Weudke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ape.
Weudke connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke lands a nice looking body shot.
Ape takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Ape as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ape on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ape just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Weudke misses
and Ape counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Roland Weudke's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ape fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Weudke to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Weudke looks to clinch but Ape throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Weudke taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Grey Ape!
A victorious Grey Ape thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jewel Diaz (ranked 217 p4p, 338 weight class) and Tomoe Gozen (ranked 29 p4p, 44 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Andre Nickatina, Drought Season blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jewel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Gozen.
Gozen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gozen scores with a decent looking hook.
Gozen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gozen as he avoids it easily.
Gozen with the counter takedown but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Gozen.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Gozen blocks nicely.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gozen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diaz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Diaz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Diaz manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gozen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Diaz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Diaz throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gozen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gozen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a head shot. Gozen uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz trying to control but Gozen is working from the bottom.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Gozen keeps moving.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Gozen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gozen trying to control the position.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Gozen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Gozen has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gozen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diaz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Gozen misses with some punches.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Gozen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gozen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jewel Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Gozen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gozen lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz has Gozen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gozen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gozen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gozen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gozen scores with a push kick.
Gozen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Tomoe Gozen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Gozen.
Gozen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gozen wants it to stay on the feet.
Gozen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomoe Gozen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gozen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gozen loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Gozen counters with a left to the body.
Gozen lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Gozen misses with a kick to the body.
Gozen misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gozen thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Gozen sprawls well.
Gozen throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gozen scores with a shot to the body.
Gozen with the inside leg kick.
Gozen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Gozen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jewel Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gozen stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Gozen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gozen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gozen misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gozen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gozen sprawls well. Gozen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gozen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gozen's corner calls for a 1-2. Gozen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gozen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gozen.
Gozen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Gozen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gozen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gozen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Gozen misses.
Diaz is looking to counter the offense by Gozen and move into the clinch.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gozen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
Gozen connects with a body shot.
Gozen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gozen catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gozen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Diaz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gozen defends well and Diaz ends up having to push Gozen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gozen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gozen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gozen.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gozen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gozen manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Gozen.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Gozen is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Gozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Gozen shows good takedown defense.
Gozen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gozen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gozen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gozen leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gozen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gozen is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Gozen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gozen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomoe Gozen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Gozen just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Gozen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gozen misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gozen connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Gozen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gozen continues to drive forward.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gozen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jewel Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gozen 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Gozen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Gozen throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gozen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Gozen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Gozen as he connects with a hook.
Gozen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gozen with a nice cross.
Gozen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gozen takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Gozen misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gozen misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Gozen throws out a powerful jab.
Gozen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gozen circles away.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jewel Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomoe Gozen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick lands for Gozen.
Gozen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Gozen had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gozen can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Gozen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gozen.
Gozen is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Gozen misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gozen lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Gozen misses with a body shot.
Gozen thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Gozen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Gozen.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gozen circles away.
Gozen scores with a leg kick.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gozen's waist but Gozen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Gozen with a jab.
Gozen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gozen cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gozen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gozen scores with a body shot.
Gozen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Gozen throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Gozen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gozen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Gozen lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Gozen with the inside leg kick.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gozen lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Gozen connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Gozen thumps Diaz with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomoe Gozen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gozen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomoe Gozen!
Tomoe Gozen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Jewel Diaz had this to say: 'See me at the dispensary. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Andrianakis (ranked 316 p4p, 602 weight class) and Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 45 p4p, 93 weight class). Andrianakis comes to the cage accompanied by The Andy Milonakis Theme Song. Ohoulihan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bill Conti - Going The Distance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Seamus Ohoulihan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Andrianakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus Ohoulihan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohoulihan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Andrianakis. Beautiful body shot.
Seamus Ohoulihan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianakis avoids the body shot from Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Andrianakis takes a step back to recover.
Ohoulihan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ohoulihan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohoulihan scores with a hook.
Andrianakis scores with a body shot.
Andrianakis throws a jab but it's blocked by Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Andrianakis was covering up waiting for the punch and Ohoulihan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Ohoulihan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrianakis is looking to stand up but Ohoulihan isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrianakis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ohoulihan postures up and lands a big shot to Andrianakis's brow.
Ohoulihan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohoulihan trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrianakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrianakis wants to stand up but Ohoulihan is controlling him.
Ohoulihan working some strikes from top position.
Andrianakis is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ohoulihan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Andrianakis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andrianakis lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Andrianakis.
Andrianakis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andrianakis blocks a body shot from Ohoulihan.
Andrianakis works on Ohoulihan's body with a couple of short punches.
Ohoulihan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianakis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Andrianakis.
Ohoulihan tries a body shot but Andrianakis blocks it.
Ohoulihan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Andrianakis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ohoulihan's hands.
It looks like Seamus Ohoulihan has been cut.
Ohoulihan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrianakis.
Ohoulihan is looking to slow Andrianakis down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Ohoulihan lands.
Ohoulihan slips a jab from Andrianakis.
Ohoulihan connects with a crisp jab.
Ohoulihan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ohoulihan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andrianakis counters with a stiff right hand.
Ohoulihan is rocked!
Ohoulihan throws a combination that misses
and Andrianakis counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milo Andrianakis!
Our winner, Milo Andrianakis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 10 p4p, 70 weight class) and Hiro Manowaru (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Don't say nuthin' blaring out of the sound system. Manowaru has chosen Lay Down as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manowaru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manowaru throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manowaru scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Manowaru lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manowaru throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manowaru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiro Manowaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manowaru has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a right hand.
A short right from Manowaru.
Manowaru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manowaru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manowaru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manowaru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manowaru looks winded!
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manowarus head.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Manowaru misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Manowaru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Hiro Manowaru has been cut.
Johnson forces Manowaru back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Manowaru tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manowaru swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Manowaru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manowaru's elbow.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manowaru closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manowaru digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manowaru.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Manowaru's ribcage. Manowaru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Johnson! Manowaru is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
Karim Johnson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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