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DMMA 138 Grant vs Hang PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DA Real (ranked 3310 p4p, 23275 weight class) and Bert Newton (ranked 375 p4p, 581 weight class). Bert Newton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DA Real!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bert Newton!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Real bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Real tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Real.
Real lands a big uppercut and Newton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Newton looks OK. Real waves Newton back to his feet!
 Newton is rocked!
Newton misses with a takedown
and Real counters with a nice body shot.
Newton is still on wobbly legs! Can Real finish him?
Newton with a poor takedown
and Real counters with a big left hand that crumples Newton! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DA Real!
After the fight, DA Real was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jello Belly (ranked 2919 p4p, 3082 weight class) and Curtis Rome (ranked 350 p4p, 368 weight class). Jello Belly has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome clinches up with Belly and pushes him back against the cage.
Rome pushes Belly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rome.
Belly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rome pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rome has a couple of punches blocked by Belly.
Still in the clinch, Rome scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belly blocks an uppercut.
Belly blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belly.
Belly breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rome has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Belly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rome as he avoids it easily.
Rome closes the distance and pushes Belly back into the cage.
Belly is trying to drag Rome to the mat but Rome just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Belly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belly takes a shot to the head.
Belly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rome prevents it.
Belly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belly has clasped his hands together around Rome's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rome is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome prevents Belly from improving position.
Belly stands up.
Belly just misses with a punch to the body.
Rome fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belly throws a big shot that misses.
Rome walks into a left hand.
Rome ducks under a wild hook from Belly.
Rome feints the counter takedown.
Rome drives through with a takedown into Belly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Belly pushes Rome off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rome moves away from the strike by Belly.
Rome shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Belly napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Belly sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rome is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rome works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Belly is looking to improve his position but Rome isn't that keen on the idea.
Belly wants to hold on but Rome pushes him away.
Belly working to try and regain half guard.
Belly is squirming around, avoiding Rome's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belly is working to get back to half guard.
Rome sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rome's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rome trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Belly tries to reverse the position but Rome maintains control.
Rome trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belly manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Curtis Rome will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rome moves into range and clinches up with Belly.
Belly is trying to pull guard but Rome has him pressed against the cage.
Rome throws a punch but it's blocked by Belly.
Belly tries for a takedown but Rome manages to get underhooks.
Belly takes a shot to the head.
Rome throws a punch but it's blocked by Belly.
Belly jumps guard but Rome stands there with Belly around his waist. Belly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jello Belly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rome is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Belly blocking some punches.
Belly fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belly pulls Rome into guard.
Belly is pulling down on Rome's head to control his posture.
Rome avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rome sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Belly doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Rome paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Belly - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jello Belly!
Jello Belly gave a mention to Carnage in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Conway (ranked 2402 p4p, 2589 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 290 p4p, 314 weight class). Cross has chosen Folk Metal as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conway counters with a nice uppercut.
Conway sizes up Cross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross throws a big shot that misses.
Cross lands with an overhand left.
 It looks like Jake Conway has been cut.
Conway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conway is looking to counter punch.
Cross throws a jab but it's blocked by Conway.
Conway moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conway.
Conway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross throws a jab when Conway was well out of range.
A big right from Cross misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Conway breaks from the clinch.
Cross connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conway. Conway circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cross misses with a hook. Conway ducked under it nicely.
Conway moves into range and clinches up with Cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries a body shot but Conway blocks it.
Conway breaks the clinch.
A big right from Cross misses.
Conway shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cross eats them both and turns towards Conway to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
Jeremy Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conway closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jake Conway's cut is getting worse.
Conway misses with a series of wild punches.
Conway displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cross looks to land a body kick but Conway moved away.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cross misses with a straight right.
A nice combination there by Conway.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway clinches with his opponent.
Cross lands a shot to the body.
Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conway ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Conway tries to clinch but Cross moves out of range.
Conway has Cross up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Conway has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Conway blocks an uppercut.
Cross misses with a punch to the body.
Cross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross lets loose with a powerful body kick. Conway will feel that in the morning.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Conway.
Conway breaks from the clinch.
Cross throws out a loose jab but Conway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cross, pushing him back against the cage.
Cross lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conway.
Conway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross lands a nice shot that snaps Conway's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cross. That's going to slow Conway down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a shot from downtown. Conway moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Cross misses.
Cross looks to land a body kick but Conway moved away.
A head kick misses from Cross.
Conway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cross misses with a leg kick
and Conway counters with a two punch combo.
Conway moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Cross moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cross takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conway.
As Cross backs away, Conway returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cross scores with a jab. Conway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jake Conway's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Conway connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway scores with a nice right hand.
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
Cross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cross misses with a hook. Conway ducked under it nicely.
Cross keeps the fight on the outside.
Conway fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Conway ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
It looked like Conway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Cross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conway, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Jeremy Cross's cut even more.
Cross slips a jab and a cross from Conway.
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cross! But no joy.
Conway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross throws a hook but Conway blocks it.
Conway tests Cross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cross lands a big right hand that sends Conway crashing to the mat! Cross stays standing though and waves Conway back to his feet!
Jeez, Jake Conway's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Conway's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Cross!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Cross 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Otori (ranked 1908 p4p, 1530 weight class) and Ilari Rahamies (ranked 208 p4p, 173 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Shigeru Otori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahamies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otori.
Otori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rahamies.
Otori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Otori loads up on a big right hand but Rahamies slips the punch.
Rahamies has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rahamies tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Otori is able to avoid easily.
Rahamies throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Otori misses its intended target.
Rahamies throws a hook but Otori blocks it.
Otori with the inside leg kick.
Shigeru Otori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Otori takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Otori scores with a punch to the head.
Rahamies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Otori there.
Rahamies keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Otori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Otori thumps Rahamies with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahamies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Otori swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Otori.
Rahamies is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Otori misses.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but Rahamies ducks down to avoid it.
Rahamies takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahamies misses the target.
Otori tests Rahamies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Otori misses with a hook
and Rahamies counters with a leg kick.
Rahamies checks a low kick from Otori.
Otori misses with a leg kick.
Otori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rahamies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahamies throws a chopping leg kick but Otori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rahamies throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
Otori appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Rahamies.
Otori moves out of range of the strikes.
Otori misses with a body punch
letting Rahamies counter with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Otori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rahamies.
Rahamies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Rahamies connects with an inside leg kick.
Rahamies missing with a left hand there. Otori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Otori.
Otori checks a leg kick.
Rahamies throws out a loose jab but Otori uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otori slips a straight right by Rahamies.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rahamies.
Rahamies slips under a jab from Otori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Otori checks it well.
Otori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahamies.
Otori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rahamies just manages to avoid it.
Otori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahamies.
Otori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Otori jabs Rahamies to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Otori, as that shot connected.
Otori missing with a left hand there. Rahamies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahamies checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
Otori tries to work over Rahamies's front leg with a kick but Rahamies checks it.
Otori lands a leg kick that knocks Rahamies off balance momentarily.
Rahamies fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Otori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otori throws a lazy right hand but Rahamies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rahamies throws a low kick, looking for Otori's leg but Otori calmly moves out of range.
Rahamies lunges at Otori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Otori's hand.
Rahamies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Otori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rahamies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
Rahamies dodges the punch combination from Otori.
Rahamies raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rahamies tries to score with a low kick but Otori moves his leg out of the way.
Otori takes a swing at Rahamies's ribcage but misses.
Rahamies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
Rahamies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Rahamies misses.
Rahamies moves away from the strike by Otori.
Otori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahamies.
Otori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahamies misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Otori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahamies looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Otori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Otori scores with a nice strike.
Rahamies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Otori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Otori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahamies misses the target.
Otori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rahamies takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but Rahamies ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahamies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rahamies on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Otori connects with a leg kick.
Rahamies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rahamies flicks out a counter leg kick but Otori steps away.
Sloppy strikes from Rahamies. Those never looked like landing.
Rahamies attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Otori swings for the body but Rahamies moves out of range.
Rahamies tries a low kick but Otori avoids it.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but Rahamies ducks down to avoid it.
Rahamies on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rahamies throws out a leg kick but Otori moves out of range and Rahamies only half commits.
It looked like Otori was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rahamies.
The fighters circling - Rahamies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahamies tests Otori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rahamies takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Otori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Otori slips under a jab.
Otori moves away from the strike by Rahamies.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Otori throws a shot from downtown. Rahamies moves away and avoids it.
Otori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Otori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahamies.
Rahamies misses the shot to the body.
Rahamies wants to land a leg kick but Otori is out of range.
Otori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rahamies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
Good exchange - Rahamies coming out on top.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
Rahamies motions for Otori to come forward. Rahamies throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Otori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rahamies in his tracks.
Rahamies jabs at Otori's body.
Otori scores with a decent looking hook.
Rahamies throws a hook but Otori avoids it easily.
Otori takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahamies jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rahamies with the inside leg kick.
Otori looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
Rahamies looks to score with a jab to the body but Otori is just out of range.
Otori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Otori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rahamies checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rahamies tries a quick counter leg kick but Otori is wise to it.
Rahamies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori blocks a jab.
Otori throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahamies lands a really nice looking cross but Otori seems unphased.
Rahamies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahamies ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
A cross from Otori lands.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Otori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rahamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Otori.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Otori scoring well with a low kick there.
Otori misses with an uppercut.
Otori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rahamies throws a solid leg kick but Otori takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
As Rahamies backs away, Otori returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rahamies connects with an inside leg kick.
Rahamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rahamies was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Otori takes a swing at Rahamies's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Rahamies misses.
Rahamies staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahamies on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rahamies scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rahamies checks a low kick from Otori.
Shigeru Otori is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahamies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Otori misses with an uppercut. Rahamies saw that one coming.
Rahamies takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps Rahamies's head back.
Otori misses with a low kick.
Rahamies throws a shot from downtown. Otori moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
It looked like Otori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rahamies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Otori misses with an uppercut.
Otori misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rahamies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rahamies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Otori looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick from Otori, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rahamies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies needs to keep his hands up - Otori had a free shot at his head there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rahamies checks a leg kick.
Rahamies throws out a loose jab but Otori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies throws a chopping leg kick but Otori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Rahamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otori motions for Rahamies to come forward. Otori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Otori scores with the left hand. Rahamies knows he should have avoided that one.
Otori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Otori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahamies.
Rahamies ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rahamies in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rahamies defending well as Otori loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Rahamies finds it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Otori. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Otori.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahamies.
Rahamies throws the left hand but Otori avoids the punch easily.
Rahamies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Otori.
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!
Otori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahamies. Rahamies obviously looking to wear him down.
Rahamies moves away from the strike by Otori.
Nice shot lands for Otori.
Otori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rahamies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rahamies under the eye.
Rahamies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Otori.
Rahamies digs a good body shot into Otori's ribs.
Otori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rahamies.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahamies feints and then cracks Otori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Otori down.
Rahamies slips under a jab from Otori.
Rahamies loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
Otori misses with a body shot.
That kick from Otori tenderised Rahamies's leg. Rahamies is trying to keep his angry face on.
Otori moves out of range as Rahamies strikes.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rahamies missing with a left hand there. Otori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Otori checks it.
Rahamies scores with a crisp jab that stopped Otori in his tracks.
Otori tries to work over Rahamies's front leg with a kick but Rahamies checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ilari Rahamies will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rahamies tries a low kick but Otori avoids it.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahamies.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Otori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Rahamies.
Rahamies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Otori blocks a leg kick.
Rahamies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Otori.
A solid leg kick lands there for Otori.
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahamies.
Good work by Rahamies as he checks the leg kick.
Rahamies cracks Otori with a right hand to the side of the head.
Otori misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rahamies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Otori fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rahamies checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rahamies lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Otori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Otori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Otori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rahamies checks a low kick from Otori.
Otori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies throws a body punch but Otori moves out of range.
Rahamies misses with a low kick.
Otori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Otori misses.
Rahamies has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Otori looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
Otori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rahamies can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rahamies lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Otori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Otori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Otori misses the target.
Otori throws a leg kick that misses.
Otori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Otori misses.
Otori scores with a leg kick.
Rahamies scores with a jab.
Otori misses with a straight left.
Otori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rahamies circles away quickly and effectively.
Rahamies feints a counter leg kick.
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps Rahamies's head back.
Otori feints and then cracks Rahamies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rahamies down.
Otori moves away from the strike by Rahamies.
Otori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Otori is looking to slow Rahamies down with leg kicks.
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!
Otori thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies lands a leg kick that knocks Otori off balance momentarily.
Rahamies throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Otori.
Rahamies tries to bum rush Otori with a series of wild strikes but Otori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rahamies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rahamies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rahamies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Otori.
Otori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rahamies lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Otori at a distance.
Otori 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.
Rahamies looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
Rahamies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Otori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Otori, as that shot connected.
Otori looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Rahamies releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Otori tests Rahamies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Otori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Otori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rahamies's hands.
Otori lands with a straight right. Rahamies didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rahamies has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rahamies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Otori.
Rahamies looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
Otori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahamies manages to avoid it.
Rahamies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otori cracks Rahamies with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahamies.
Nice straight punches there by Rahamies. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rahamies.
Otori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Otori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rahamies's head backwards.
Rahamies is looking to score with low kicks.
Rahamies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Otori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Otori checks a leg kick nicely.
Rahamies throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Otori misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rahamies checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rahamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rahamies stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Otori bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rahamies's head.
Rahamies throws a lazy right hand but Otori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rahamies connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahamies.
Rahamies throws an off balance right hand
and Otori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otori swinging wildly here.
Otori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahamies manages to avoid it.
Otori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rahamies is able to avoid easily.
Rahamies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rahamies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Otori has time to react.
Good shot there by Otori.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rahamies throws a jab when Otori was well out of range.
Rahamies throws a low kick but Otori moves out of range easily.
Otori is looking to counter punch.
Rahamies checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rahamies throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shigeru Otori.
Well Otori has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
An out of breath Shigeru Otori thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 2586 p4p, 2534 weight class) and Manus Murphy (ranked 369 p4p, 360 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Antony stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Antony wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy clobbers Antony with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Antony misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Antony saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Antony lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Antony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antony misses with a low kick.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Antony throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Antony defends it nicely.
Mark Antony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manus Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Antony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Antony throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Antony counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Antony.
Murphy gets the takedown into side control.
Murphy controls the position.
Antony is looking to regain half guard here but Murphy keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Antony tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Antony holds on to Murphy's head and controls the position momentarily.
Murphy is trying to get an arm triangle but Antony is defending well.
Murphy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Antony knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antony is looking to regain half guard here but Murphy keeps moving and retains side control.
Murphy advances to full mount.
Murphy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Antony to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Antony shrugs it off.
Antony is wriggling around trying to escape.
Antony wants to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Antony knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
Murphy prevents Antony from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Antony is looking to escape.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Murphy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Murphy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Antony reaches up to try and control the position but Murphy seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Antony rolls and tries to escape and now Murphy has his back!
Murphy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Murphy looking for the RNC.
Murphy trying to control momentarily.
Murphy controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manus Murphy 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.
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Murphy dives in and grabs Antony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antony pushes down on Murphy's head and hops out.
Murphy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy fails with the takedown.
Mark Antony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manus Murphy.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Antony tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Antony to the ground. Antony escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Antony sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy throws a hook but Antony blocks it.
Antony tried to counter with a leg kick but Murphy avoided it.
A big left from Antony misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Antony doesn't seem phased though.
Antony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mark Antony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Antony was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Manus Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antony pinned against the cage. Antony gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Antony sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antony throws out a powerful jab.
Manus Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Antony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Antony.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Antony sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antony is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Antony circles away and we're back to standing.
Antony tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy misses with a takedown
and Antony counters with a slapping leg kick.
Antony slaps away a takedown attempt from Murphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Antony lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy slips a jab from Antony.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Antony throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Antony avoids it with no problem.
A thudding body kick lands there by Antony!
Nice takedown defense from Antony. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
Antony throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Antony had a free shot at his head there.
Antony walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Murphy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Antony swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Murphy's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Antony!
Mark Antony decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Manus Murphy was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF??? How did that happen?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 1687 p4p, 1528 weight class) and Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 239 p4p, 216 weight class). Yuldashev has chosen Лезгинка - Мой нанак as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temirbek Yuldashev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuldashev throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Yuldashev blocks the body kick.
Yuldashev has Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
Yuldashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuldashev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev working aggressively here.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Yuldashev lands a right hand.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yuldashev.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Bennett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yuldashev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuldashev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bennett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yuldashev misses with a hook.
It looked like Bennett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yuldashev throws a sloppy head kick
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Yuldashev counters with an outside leg kick.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Yuldashev checks it.
Oooooh!!! Bennett has knocked Yuldashev down with a huge combo! Bennett steps away and waves a wobbly Yuldashev back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Temirbek Yuldashev has been cut.
Bennett has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yuldashev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yuldashev.
It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett moves out of range as Yuldashev strikes.
Yuldashev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yuldashev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Yuldashev misses.
Bennett tries to move into range but Yuldashev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yuldashev misses with a hook
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yuldashev throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yuldashev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett swings for the body but Yuldashev moves out of range.
Yuldashev closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Yuldashev misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuldashev blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuldashev.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yuldashevs head.
Yuldashev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bennett throws a combination. Yuldashev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yuldashev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yuldashev. Yuldashev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yuldashev is rocked!
Bennett fakes the body blow, causing Yuldashev to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Yuldashev goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gage Bennett!
A relieved looking Gage Bennett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Needno Badges (ranked 1572 p4p, 1798 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 211 p4p, 239 weight class). Jules Winnfield has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Needno Badges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badges looks to land a left hand but Winnfield moved out of range nicely.
Winnfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winnfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Badges swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnfield.
Winnfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winnfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badges.
Winnfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and Badges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badges tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Winnfield counter with a right hand.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winnfield wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Badges misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badges misses the shot to the body.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winnfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badges gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winnfield.
Winnfield has managed to clinch.
Badges lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winnfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winnfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Winnfield is trying to break the clinch but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
Badges misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winnfield as Badges tries to tie him up.
Badges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badges is trying to maintain a safe position but Winnfield gets an underhook and turns Badges into the cage.
Badges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield's elbow.
Winnfield gets through Badges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Badges throws an elbow but it misses.
Badges lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnfield.
Badges pushes Winnfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badges.
Badges struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield controls his hands.
Badges throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnfield.
Badges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Badges throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winnfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badges backwards.
It looks like Needno Badges has been cut.
Winnfield is looking to control Badges's arms but Badges gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winnfield has his back to the cage.
Badges misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Badges throws a looping overhand right but Winnfield ducks down to avoid it.
Winnfield moves out of range as Badges strikes.
Winnfield throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Badges's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Badges takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Badges swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnfield.
Badges misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Badges misses.
Winnfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winnfield throws a leg kick
and Badges counters with a left to the body.
Winnfield tries to move into range but Badges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Badges misses.
Badges backing away here, and Winnfield unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winnfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Badges moves into the clinch.
Badges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winnfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Badges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winnfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Badges lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.
Badges landing knees to the body.
Winnfield blocks an uppercut.
Badges throws an elbow but it misses.
Winnfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Badges.
Winnfield lands a left hand.
Badges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winnfield has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Badges seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Winnfield can turn it around.
The referee is keeping an eye on Badges - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Winnfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badges tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winnfield blocks an elbow strike from Badges.
Badges with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winnfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Badges takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Needno Badges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Needno Badges's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Winnfield throws a leg kick
and Badges counters with a stiff right hand.
Badges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Needno Badges is winning the standup battle so far.
Winnfield swings widly with a right hand
and Badges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winnfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winnfield misses with a shot to the body
and Badges moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Badges.
Badges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Badges has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnfield.
Badges throws an elbow that misses.
Winnfield blocks an uppercut.
Winnfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badges backwards.
Winnfield breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winnfield throws a counter combo.
Badges lunges at Winnfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winnfield's hand.
Winnfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badges lands a nice looking body shot.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Badges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winnfield walks into a jab.
Winnfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winnfield takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Badges misses.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Winnfield slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Winnfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Badges digs a good hook to Winnfield's body.
Winnfield swinging wildly here.
Winnfield wants to slow Badges down by chopping away at his legs.
Jules Winnfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badges keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Badges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winnfield throws a series of punches but Badges avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badges drives through and clinches with Winnfield against the cage.
Winnfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Badges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winnfield can do to turn this around?
Badges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Badges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badges.
Badges misses with some punches.
Badges lands with a right to the head.
Badges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Winnfield is trying to break the clinch but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
Badges lands a damaging elbow.
Badges lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Badges misses with an elbow strike.
Badges trying to control the position but instead, Winnfield has worked for underhooks and has pushed Badges into the cage.
Badges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges lands an elbow just above Winnfield 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Badges as the two fighters clinch.
Winnfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Winnfield.
Badges keeps control of Winnfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Badges scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winnfield is rocked!
Badges pushes Winnfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winnfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Badges finish him?
Badges creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winnfield's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield fails to land.
Winnfield is trying to break the clinch but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
Badges blocks an uppercut.
Winnfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Badges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badges lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.
Winnfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winnfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winnfield misses with some punches.
Badges has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield.
Badges has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badges scores with a shot to the side of Winnfield's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Badges keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away.
Badges cracks Winnfield with a nice body shot.
Badges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badges misses with an uppercut. Winnfield saw that one coming.
Winnfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Winnfield needs to keep his hands up - Badges had a free shot at his head there.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Winnfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badges.
A big left from Badges misses.
Badges tries to clinch there but Winnfield circles away.
Winnfield throws out a counter right but Badges avoids it with no problem.
Badges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnfield.
Badges misses the jab.
Winnfield swings widly with a right hand
and Badges counters with a nice body shot.
Winnfield lands with a straight right. Badges didn't see that one coming.
Badges scores with a body shot.
Winnfield goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winnfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Badges misses with a lunging right hand
and Winnfield counters with a straight right hand.
Winnfield misses with a head kick.
Badges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Needno Badges dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Needno Badges'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!
Badges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winnfield at a distance.
Winnfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winnfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Winnfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Badges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badges throws a shot from downtown. Winnfield moves away and avoids it.
Badges misses with a hook. Winnfield ducked under it nicely.
Winnfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Winnfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winnfield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Badges momentarily.
Winnfield swings widly with a right hand
and Badges counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Badges fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badges cracks Winnfield with a good jab.
Winnfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winnfield darts in and clinches Badges up against the cage.
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!
Badges pushes Winnfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badges lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Badges.
Winnfield misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield tries to circle away but Badges has him pinned against the cage.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Badges.
Nice body punch from Winnfield.
Winnfield digs a right hand into Badges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badges's gas tank.
Winnfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winnfield. Badges does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Badges was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Winnfield.
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Badges throws a good cross that connects.
Winnfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winnfield feints a counter leg kick.
Badges gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winnfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winnfield has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Badges feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Winnfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Badges paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badges misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Badges.
Winnfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Badges counters with a stiff right hand.
Winnfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badges misses with an uppercut. Winnfield saw that one coming.
Winnfield throws a hook to the side of Badges's head but Badges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winnfield closes the distance but Badges moves to the side
and Badges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badges misses with a hook
and Winnfield counters with a low kick, right behind Badges 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Winnfield to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Badges.
Badges moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWinnfield.
Badges loads up on a big right hand but Winnfield slips the punch.
Winnfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Badges scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winnfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Badges instigates a clinch.
Winnfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Needno Badges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winnfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winnfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Winnfield tries to circle away but Badges has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Badges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jules Winnfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Badges scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winnfield taking a breather.
Winnfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winnfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winnfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Winnfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Badges uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Needno Badges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Badges has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Needno Badges!
Needno Badges really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 750 p4p, 1049 weight class) and Eric Distefano (ranked 115 p4p, 155 weight class). Yevgeny Ignatov 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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yevgeny Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Distefano!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distefano misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Ignatov misses its intended target.
A big left from Ignatov misses.
Ignatov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
Distefano misses with a looping right.
Ignatov tests Distefano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ignatov is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Distefano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A cross from Ignatov lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ignatov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Distefano jabs Ignatov right on the nose. Ignatov blinks but takes it well.
Ignatov scores with a sloppy right hand. Distefano should have avoided that one.
Ignatov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distefano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ignatov moves into the clinch.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Distefano blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Distefano.
Distefano misses with the head strike.
Distefano has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
Distefano blocking some punches.
Distefano has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov lands with a right to the head.
Ignatov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Distefano's elbow.
Distefano misses with some punches.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Distefano backwards.
A short right from Distefano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov misses with a punch on the inside.
Distefano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Distefano misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov tries to pull guard but Distefano holds him up against the cage and eventually Ignatov drops back down to his feet.
Ignatov tries to pull guard but Distefano holds him up against the cage and eventually Ignatov drops back down to his feet.
Ignatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Distefano lands with a light punch inside.
Distefano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Distefano blocks an uppercut.
Distefano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Distefano throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yevgeny Ignatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Distefano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with some punches.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Distefano lands an uppercut.
Ignatov misses with a body punch.
A short right from Distefano on the inside.
Distefano pushes Ignatov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Distefano scores with a shot to the side of Ignatov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Distefano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Distefano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ignatov jumps into guard, dragging Distefano to the mat.
Ignatov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ignatov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Distefano passes into side control.
Ignatov is pushing Distefano's head away, looking to escape. Distefano manages to hold on to the position though.
Ignatov gets back to half guard.
Ignatov is trying to stand up here but Distefano is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov trying to hold on to Distefano's head to control him but Distefano postures up.
Distefano controlling the action here.
Ignatov wants to get back to full guard.
Ignatov trying to control from the bottom.
Distefano slows the pace down in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yevgeny Ignatov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ignatov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Distefano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Distefano.
Ignatov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ignatov thuds his right hand into Distefano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Distefano takes one to the side of the head.
Ignatov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignatov misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Distefano misses with a hook. Ignatov ducked under it nicely.
Ignatov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ignatov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Distefano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatov.
Ignatov rushes Distefano and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distefano lands a right hand.
Distefano blocking some punches.
Distefano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatov lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Distefano.
Ignatov manages to pull guard.
Ignatov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ignatov wants to sweep here but Distefano controlling him for the moment.
Ignatov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Distefano has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distefano stalling.
Ignatov is looking to control Distefano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ignatov avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov looking for submissions off his back.
Distefano is taking a breather. Ignatov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ignatov wants to control but Distefano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ignatov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Distefano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ignatov has Distefano pulled in close to control his posture.
Ignatov is looking for a triangle but Distefano pushes his legs off easily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ignatov trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatov misses the target.
Distefano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ignatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Distefano.
Ignatov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatov swinging wildly here.
Distefano counters with a body kick.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick
and Distefano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yevgeny Ignatov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ignatov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Distefano manages to avoid it.
Ignatov loads up on a big right hand but Distefano slips the punch.
Distefano counters with a body kick.
Ignatov throws a leg kick
and Distefano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ignatov catches Distefano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ignatov connects with a leg kick.
Ignatov takes the fight into the clinch.
Ignatov lands a body shot.
A short right from Ignatov on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov blocks a body shot from Distefano.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
Ignatov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Distefano digs a right hand underneath Ignatov's ribcage. Ignatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Distefano lands with a right to the head.
Distefano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Distefano uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Distefano fails to land.
Ignatov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ignatov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Distefano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Distefano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ignatov gets control of Distefano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ignatov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ignatov is trying to control the position but Distefano postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignatov looking for a guillotine here but Distefano defends easily.
Distefano postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Ignatov misses.
As Ignatov backs off Distefano throws a huge counter combo but Ignatov manages to avoid it all.
Ignatov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
Ignatov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distefano blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
Ignatov is looking to break free of the clinch but Distefano has double underhooks.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Distefano controls his hands.
Distefano tries to work over Ignatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Ignatov on the inside.
Ignatov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Distefano tries a body shot but Ignatov blocks it.
Distefano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Distefano.
Distefano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eric Distefano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yevgeny Ignatov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yevgeny Ignatov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ignatov tries to pull guard but Distefano won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yevgeny Ignatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignatov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Distefano lands a shoulder strike.
Distefano digs a right hand underneath Ignatov's ribcage. Ignatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Distefano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Distefano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignatov.
Distefano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Distefano misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatov takes a shot to the head.
Distefano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distefano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Distefano.
Nice body punch from Distefano.
Distefano lands a nice uppercut.
Distefano lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Distefano on the inside.
Distefano misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Distefano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Distefano working aggressively here.
A short right from Distefano on the inside.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
Distefano misses with some punches.
Distefano has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Distefano.
Distefano scores with a shot to the side of Ignatov's head.
Ignatov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Distefano checks a low kick from Ignatov.
Distefano throws out a counter right but Ignatov avoids it with no problem.
Yevgeny Ignatov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatov connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Distefano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ignatov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yevgeny Ignatov!
A relieved looking Yevgeny Ignatov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 83 p4p, 421 weight class) and Kra Hang (ranked 13 p4p, 70 weight class). Hang has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kra Hang!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
Hang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Grant lands the left hand.
Grant with a jab.
Grant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hang checks a low kick from Grant.
Hang throws out a counter right but Grant avoids it with no problem.
Grant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hang avoids the head kick by Grant.
Hang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Grant's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Grant blocks the leg kick.
Hang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant lands a nice shot that snaps Hang's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hang.
Hang walks into a stiff left hand from Grant.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Hang counters with a crisp one two that drops Grant! Hang thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Grant to his feet! Grant is in big trouble!
 Grant is rocked!
Grant throws a nice head kick!
Grant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Grant.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Hang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grant misses with the body kick
and Hang counters with a straight right hand.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Hang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grant thuds his shin into the meat of Hang's side.
Hang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Hang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Hang slips the punch.
Grant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hang! But no joy.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grant avoids the body shot from Hang.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Hang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hang motions for Grant to come forward. Hang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Hang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Hang counters with a two punch combo.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Grant's corner calls for a 1-2. Grant obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grant is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Grant misses
and Hang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hang with a nice cross.
Oh Grant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Hang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant seems to have got his legs back now.
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Hang off the cage and back into range.
Hang blocks a leg kick.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grant throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Hang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hang ducks right into an uppercut from Grant.
Grant is looking to slow Hang down with leg kicks.
Grant connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hang throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hang jabs Grant right on the nose. Grant blinks but takes it well.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Grant backs off Hang throws a huge counter combo but Grant manages to avoid it all.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hang misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Hang misses the target.
Hang misses with a body shot
and Grant counters with a good low kick that Hang was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
It seemed like Hang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hang misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant with a nice cross.
Grant throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hang rushes Grant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Hang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hang.
Grant works on Hang's body with a couple of short punches.
Grant working aggressively here.
Hang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grant lands with a left to the head.
Hang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hang backwards.
Grant lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Grant lands an uppercut.
Grant lands with a right to the head.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Hang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hang avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang cracks Grant with a nice body shot.
A short right from Grant on the inside.
Hang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Hang slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hang! But no joy.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grant. That one must have hurt.
Hang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Hang missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant lands with a kick to the ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grant.
It seemed like Hang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hang connects with a single shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grant. Hang shrugs it off though.
Hang avoids the body shot from Grant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Grant is predictable there
and Hang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grant's knee momentarily.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hang throws out a counter right but Grant avoids it with no problem.
Hang walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Hang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Grant throws a leg kick but Hang moved away.
Hang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grant with a jab.
Grant tries to keep at a distance but Hang has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant tries a body shot but Hang blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang lands a shoulder strike.
Hang swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Hang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grant.
Grant jabs Hang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Grant keeps Hang at a distance using the push kick.
Hang throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hang can do to turn this around?
Hang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grant counters with a body kick that stops Hang in his tracks momentarily.
Hang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hang is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hang jabs at Grant's body.
Grant checks a low kick from Hang.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grant misses the jab.
Hang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant throws a lazy uppercut
and Hang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant scores with a head kick. Hang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grant scores with a punch to the head.
Hang has closed the distance and engaged Grant in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Grant.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
Grant tries to throw a body punch but Hang avoids it by throwing Grant back against the cage.
Hang is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Hang pushes Grant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grant lands a good knee to the midsection. Hang won't want to take too many of those.
Hang throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant misses with the head strike.
Grant blocking some punches.
Hang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hang scores with a shot to the side of Grant's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant lands a hook that snaps the head of Hang backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with the head strike.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hang's face.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant misses with a kick to the body
and Hang counters with a crisp right hand that drops Grant! Hang lets Grant back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Grant lands with a hook. Hang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grant.
Grant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hang.
Grant throws a right and a left that Hang avoids nicely.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes a swing at Hang's ribcage but misses.
Hang lands a right hook to the body.
Grant misses with a leg kick.
Hang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hang tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Grant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hang doesn't seem phased though.
Grant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Hang misses.
Hang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grant.
Grant with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang misses with a wild body shot.
Grant swings widly with a right hand
letting Hang counter with a right hand.
Grant throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant lands with a straight right. Hang didn't see that one coming.
Grant misses with a lunging right hand
and Hang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grant thinking.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Hang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hang checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant fakes the leg kick and cracks Hang in the body.
Grant misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Hang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hang cracks Grant with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grant looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hang finish him?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kra Hang just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hang looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hang momentarily.
Hang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aubrey Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Hang throws a right hand that misses
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grant lands a jab to the head.
Grant connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hang tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Hang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Grant finds it's target.
Grant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grant is looking to score with low kicks.
Grant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
Grant with a nice calf kick.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Hang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang throws a head kick that misses.
Hang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant stuns Hang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Hang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Hang slips the punch.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant motions for Hang to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Hang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hang misses with a leg kick.
Hang walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Grant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grant with a body shot.
Grant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Hang moved out of range.
Hang unleashes a big counter combination but Grant bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hang throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Hang blocks a leg kick.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant takes one on the button.
Grant misses with a hook
and Hang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hang takes a step back to recover.
Hang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hang slips a jab from Grant.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hang! But no joy.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Grant misses with a kick to the body
and Hang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hang misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Hang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grant swats away the attempt to clinch by Hang.
Hang clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant had his way with Kra Hang in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kra Hang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grant is looking to land body kicks.
Hang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Grant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hang's head.
Hang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Hang.
Hang throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hang! But no joy.
Grant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hang. Hang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hang slips under a jab from Grant.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hang was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Grant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Hang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Grant!
Grant lands with a hook. Hang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hang throws an off balance right hand
and Grant makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hang.
Grant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hang.
Donk. Hang catches Grant right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Hang moved out of range.
Grant scores with a spinning back kick!
Aubrey Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grant keeps Hang at a distance using the push kick.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Hang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Grant tries to land a body kick
letting Hang counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant is looking to score with low kicks.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Hang staying out of range there.
Grant lands a nice hook to Hang's body. Hang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hang lands a big right hand that sends Grant crashing to the mat! Hang stays standing though and waves Grant back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Hang.
Hang cracks Grant with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Grant tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hang pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Grant is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kra Hang!
Kra Hang is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kra Hang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Pinks (ranked 399 p4p, 811 weight class) and Charles Tucker (ranked 60 p4p, 117 weight class). Pinks comes to the cage accompanied by HUMBLE.. Tucker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Faith of The Heart. Charles Tucker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Devonte Pinks's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devonte Pinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Pinks.
Pinks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Pinks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tucker misses with a shot to the body
and Pinks counters with an inside leg kick.
Pinks throws a low kick but Tucker moves out of range easily.
Tucker lands a left and a right that send Pinks crashing to the mat, dazed. Tucker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinks with the inside leg kick.
Pinks slips under a jab from Tucker.
Tucker tries to clinch there but Pinks circles away.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Charles Tucker has been cut.
Pinks avoids the head kick by Tucker.
Tucker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pinks to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Tucker misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker throws a leg kick which misses Pinks's front leg but catches the back leg as Pinks tries to avoid it.
Tucker 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.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Pinks.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tucker drops Pinks with a beautiful combination! Pinks stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tucker is looking for the KO!
Pinks is rocked!
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pinks misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Pinks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinks scores with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pinks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Pinks seems to have got his legs back now.
Tucker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Tucker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinks scores with a jab to the head.
Pinks wants to land a leg kick but Tucker is out of range.
Tucker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinks.
Tucker throws a sloppy head kick
and Pinks counters with an outside leg kick.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinks throws out the jab.
Pinks moves forwards but Tucker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tucker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pinks tries to work over Tucker's front leg with a kick but Tucker checks it.
Tucker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pinks throws a leg kick but Tucker moved away.
Tucker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tucker with a nice calf kick.
Tucker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Pinks.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinks scores with a jab. Tucker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pinks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Pinks.
Pinks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
As Tucker backs away, Pinks returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tucker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pinks is out of range.
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Pinks moves away and avoids it.
Pinks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tucker has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinks.
It looked like Pinks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pinks.
Pinks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Tucker misses.
Pinks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Tucker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Tucker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tucker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tucker throws a nice looking combination but Pinks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pinks scores with a sloppy right hand. Tucker should have avoided that one.
Pinks misses with a straight right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pinks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pinks tries to work over Tucker's front leg with a kick but Tucker checks it.
Tucker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinks.
Pinks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tucker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tucker throws a looping overhand right but Pinks ducks down to avoid it.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Pinks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tucker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Pinks's head but Pinks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker stalks Pinks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pinks's face. Pinks staggers backwards, shaken.
Pinks misses with a low kick.
Tucker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tucker rushes Pinks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinks.
A right hook to the body lands for Pinks.
Pinks tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tucker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinks throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tucker.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Pinks.
Pinks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinks.
Pinks swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinks lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinks.
Pinks lands a shot to the body.
Pinks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tucker.
Pinks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinks works on Tucker's body with a couple of short punches.
Devonte Pinks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pinks gets through Tucker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinks lands an uppercut.
Pinks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Pinks lands with a short shot to the head.
Pinks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinks tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Pinks back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinks misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Pinks.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Pinks - that landed with a thud.
Pinks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pinks scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pinks.
A right hand to the body from Pinks.
Pinks lands a body shot.
Pinks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinks throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Pinks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinks is leaning against Tucker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pinks lands a body punch.
Pinks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinks lands a nice uppercut.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Pinks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Pinks.
Pinks lands with a light punch inside.
Pinks lands a shoulder strike.
Pinks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker is rocked!
That has opened up Charles Tucker's cut even more.
Pinks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinks finish him?
Pinks creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tucker with a big uppercut! Tucker tries to clinch up but Pinks pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tucker to the mat! Tucker covers up and Pinks unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Devonte Pinks!
Devonte Pinks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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