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WVT 101: Corassa v Takahashi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coyote Wolf (ranked 3239 p4p, 4089 weight class) and Humphrey Wellington (ranked 455 p4p, 534 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coyote Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf connects with an inside leg kick.
Wellington takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Wolf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wellington was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wellington moves out of range of the leg kick from Wolf.
Wellington just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolf swings widly with a right hand
and Wellington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wolf misses with a combination
and Wellington counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Wolf avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wolf definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wolf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington breaks from the clinch.
Wellington throws a head kick but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf misses with a hook.
Wolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Wellington.
Wellington steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wolf is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wellington's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wolf steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wellington. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolf.
Wolf throws a leg kick
and Wellington counters with a body kick.
Wellington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wolf attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wolf wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance.
Wolf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wellington lands a nice looking body kick.
Wolf misses with an uppercut
and Wellington counters with an outside leg kick.
Wolf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolf misses with a lunging right hand
and Wellington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wolf - that will leave a mark!
Wellington walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a hook
and Wellington counters with a left to the body.
Wolf takes a swing at Wellington's ribcage but misses.
Wolf throws a chopping leg kick but Wellington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wolf stuns Wellington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wolf throws a leg kick
and Wellington counters with a body kick.
Wolf throws a low kick but Wellington avoids it.
Wellington throws a fast counter high kick but Wolf manages to duck under it in time.
Wolf misses with a hook
and Wellington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wellington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wellington is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wolf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wellington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wellington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wellington delivers a nice body kick.
Wellington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wolf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wellington throws a leg kick
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington checks a leg kick nicely.
Wolf tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
Wellington throws a fast counter high kick but Wolf manages to duck under it in time.
Wellington misses with a body kick.
Wolf throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wolf has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wellington.
Wellington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wellington connects with a leg kick.
Wolf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wellington can pounce on him.
Wellington looks for the body kick but Wolf saw that one coming.
Wolf clinches up with Wellington and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wellington.
Wellington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wellington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Wellington.
Wellington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wolf up against the cage.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wellington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Wolf will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wellington is looking to slow Wolf down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wellington wants to land a leg kick but Wolf is out of range.
Wolf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wellington slips a jab and a cross from Wolf.
Wellington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A counter left hand to the body from Wolf misses its target.
Wolf misses with a lunging right hand
and Wellington counters with a thumping low kick.
Coyote Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolf loads up on a big right hand but Wellington slips the punch.
A big left from Wolf misses.
Wolf misses with a few strikes there.
Wellington tries a quick counter leg kick but Wolf is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Wellington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wellington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wellington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wolf wants to clinch.
Wellington feints a counter leg kick.
Wolf lands a nice looking body shot.
Humphrey Wellington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Wellington saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wellington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wellington misses with a body kick.
Wolf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wolf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wellington circles away quickly and effectively.
Wellington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wellington throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wellington throws a leg kick which misses Wolf's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolf tries to avoid it.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wellington misses with a low kick.
Wellington throws a leg kick which misses Wolf's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolf tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Wolf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Wellington.
Wolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolf tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wellington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wellington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wellington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Wellington blocks the low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wellington!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf closes the distance but Wellington moves to the side
and Wellington counters with a thumping low kick.
Wellington fakes the leg kick and cracks Wolf in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wellington staying out of range there.
Wolf connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wellington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wolf moves out of range of the body kick from Wellington.
Wolf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wellington. Wellington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wellington is looking to land body kicks.
Wolf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wolf!
 Wellington is rocked!
Wellington throws a lazy body kick
and Wolf counters with a huge right that knocks Wellington out cold! Wolf is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Coyote Wolf!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Coyote Wolf made sure he mentioned FUClothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Gregor (ranked 3658 p4p, 5061 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 143 p4p, 215 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24 - 37 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone blocks a jab.
Gregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Stone closes the distance and clinches.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but Gregor blocks it.
Gregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
Gregor throws a head punch that misses.
Gregor scores with a shot to the side of St Stone's head.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped Gregor in his tracks for a moment.
St Stone avoiding damage as Gregor throws knees to the body.
St Stone tries a body shot but Gregor blocks it.
St Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Stone throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Gregor avoids the damage to the body.
St Stone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
Gregor tries to work over St Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Stone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Stone blocks a body shot from Gregor.
Gregor takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gregor avoids a wild elbow strike from St Stone.
Gregor tries to work over St Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
St Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Stone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from St Stone.
Nice elbow from St Stone.
St Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Gregor.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
 It looks like Jimbo Gregor has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
Gregor can't find room to land a body shot as St Stone controls the action.
St Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gregor blocking some punches.
Gregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregor blocks it with crossed arms.
St Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gregor throws a head punch that misses.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but Gregor blocks it.
St Stone prevents a body shot from Gregor.
Gregor takes an elbow to the temple.
St Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
Gregor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gregor misses with a punch on the inside.
St Stone is working Gregor over against the cage.
St Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Gregor is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from St Stone.
Gregor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Stone.
St Stone avoids the elbow strike from Gregor, against the cage.
Gregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Gregor 's eye.
Gregor misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from St Stone.
Gregor misses with a punch to the body.
Gregor trying to land knees to the body.
St Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Gregor avoids the damage to the body.
St Stone misses with a punch to the body.
St Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Gregor controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone blocks a body shot from Gregor.
St Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Stone has Gregor pressed against the cage.
Gregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Stone lands an elbow inside that Gregor shrugs off.
St Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregor blocks it with crossed arms.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped Gregor in his tracks for a moment.
St Stone stalls.
Gregor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Stone is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
St Stone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gregor takes an elbow to the temple.
St Stone stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus St Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimbo Gregor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Stone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marcus St Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Gregor blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gregor.
St Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gregor misses with some punches.
Gregor missing with knees to the body.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Gregor takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Stone lands an elbow inside that Gregor shrugs off.
St Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Gregor 's eye.
Gregor missing with knees to the body.
St Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Gregor controls his hands.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Gregor 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Stone avoiding damage.
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone misses with some punches.
St Stone pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Stone tries to throw a body punch but Gregor avoids it by throwing St Stone back against the cage.
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gregor is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gregor.
St Stone stalling the fight.
St Stone stalling in the clinch but Gregor improves position.
A short left from Gregor.
Gregor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Gregor avoids the damage to the body.
Gregor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor tries to land knees in the clinch but St Stone avoids the damage to the body.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
Jimbo Gregor's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Stone stalling.
Gregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gregor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from St Stone.
Gregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from St Stone 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.
Nice elbow from St Stone.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Stone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
St Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Gregor is blocking nicely.
St Stone blocks a body shot from Gregor.
Gregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Stone has Gregor pressed against the cage.
Gregor working aggressively here.
Gregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Stone tries to throw a body punch but Gregor avoids it by throwing St Stone back against the cage.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Gregor swings wildly with an uppercut but St Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gregor fails to land.
St Stone stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Gregor fails to land.
St Stone stalling the fight.
St Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gregor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jimbo Gregor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Stone.
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!
Gregor misses with some punches.
St Stone blocking some punches.
St Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gregor misses with a punch to the body.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from St Stone.
St Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gregor blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
St Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gregor misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus St Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimbo Gregor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
St Stone moves in looking to clinch but Gregor pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
St Stone clinches up with Gregor and pushes him back against the cage.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Gregor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Gregor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gregor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gregor tries to land knees in the clinch but St Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Gregor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gregor lands a nice uppercut.
St Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Stone trying to stall but Gregor improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gregor as St Stone tries to tie him up.
Gregor tries to land knees in the clinch but St Stone avoids the damage to the body.
St Stone trying to control the position but instead, Gregor has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Stone into the cage.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but Gregor blocks it.
St Stone stalling the fight.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregor's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
Gregor avoids the elbow strike from St Stone, against the cage.
Gregor blocks an elbow strike.
Gregor working aggressively here.
Gregor blocks an elbow strike.
Jimbo Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Stone lands a nice elbow.
St Stone drops Gregor with a big knee straight up the middle! Gregor is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Gregor is rocked!
Jeez, Jimbo Gregor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Stone moves into the clinch.
Oh Gregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gregor takes an elbow to the temple.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Gregor 's eye.
St Stone is pushing Gregor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St Stone avoiding damage.
St Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Gregor.
Gregor seems to have got his legs back now.
Gregor trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Gregor presses St Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gregor.
 It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Gregor tries to work over St Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Stone avoids it.
Gregor swings wildly with an uppercut but St Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gregor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Stone.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Gregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Stone misses with a body punch.
St Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone effectively controlling the action here.
St Stone looking to stall.
Gregor misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gregor fails to land.
St Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gregor lands a nice uppercut.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gregor avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Gregor 's eye.
Gregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Gregor.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
St Stone lands an elbow inside that Gregor shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimbo Gregor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus St Stone!
A very excited looking Marcus St Stone rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cubbedge (ranked 3828 p4p, 3002 weight class) and Rufus Rutger (ranked 513 p4p, 436 weight class). Rutger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wardance. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rufus Rutger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutger shoots and misses
and Cubbedge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutger throws a right hand that misses
and Rutger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cubbedge misses with a shot to the body
and Rutger counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutger thuds a left hand into Cubbedge 's body.
Rutger loads up on a big right hand but Cubbedge slips the punch.
Rutger connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Rutger throws an overhand right that lands on Cubbedge 's shoulder, as Cubbedge tries to avoid the shot.
Rutger throws a hook to the side of Cubbedge 's head but Cubbedge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cubbedge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cubbedge . Rutger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cubbedge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rutger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger lands with a straight right. Cubbedge didn't see that one coming.
Rutger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rutger moves out of range as Cubbedge strikes.
A slow jab from Rutger misses its intended target.
Cubbedge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutger is pawing at Cubbedge , trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Cubbedge 's nose. Cubbedge is badly hurt! Rutger pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Cubbedge tries desperately to hold on but Rutger is relentless in his assault! As Cubbedge receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Rutger away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Rutger!
An out of breath Rufus Rutger 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 Jeremy Arnason (ranked 769 p4p, 1111 weight class) and Ted Meredith (ranked 112 p4p, 160 weight class). Arnason comes into the arena with Michael Jackson - Off The Wall blaring out of the sound system. Meredith has chosen Skinny Boys - Skinny (They Can't Get Enough) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Meredith!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Arnason there.
Meredith misses with a hook. Arnason ducked under it nicely.
Arnason is looking to counter punch.
Jab, jab by Arnason - just one landing.
Arnason throws a hook but Meredith blocks it.
Arnason sizes up Meredith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arnason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meredith counters by moving into the clinch.
Arnason lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnason misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arnason.
Arnason is trying to break free.
Arnason throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meredith.
Arnason blocks an elbow strike from Meredith.
A short uppercut from Arnason.
Arnason breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meredith.
A head kick misses from Arnason.
Meredith throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Arnason.
Meredith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meredith 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.
Arnason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arnason lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason scores with a hook.
Arnason throws a looping overhand right but Meredith ducks down to avoid it.
Meredith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meredith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meredith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meredith ducks under a wild hook from Arnason.
Arnason fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Arnason.
Arnason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arnason lands with a good body shot.
Meredith throws a jab when Arnason was well out of range.
Meredith swinging wildly here.
Arnason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meredith.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnason lands an overhand right.
Arnason misses with an uppercut.
Arnason is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meredith misses with a takedown attempt - Arnason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arnason throwing a counter right hand but Meredith manages to avoid it.
Arnason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Arnason misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnason is looking to score with low kicks.
Meredith avoids the body shot from Arnason.
Arnason misses with a looping right.
Meredith cracks Arnason with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left and a right from Arnason both land. Nice combination.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Meredith moves out of range.
Arnason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meredith.
Arnason connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meredith scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Jeremy Arnason has been cut.
Meredith throws a right hand that Arnason ducks under and follows up with a left that Arnason also avoids with ease.
Arnason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arnason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arnason clobbers Meredith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jeremy Arnason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meredith ducks right into an uppercut from Arnason.
Meredith misses with an uppercut. Arnason saw that one coming.
Meredith cracks a nice hook into Arnason's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnason. Meredith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meredith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meredith scores with a jab to the head.
Meredith drops his hands momentarily and Arnason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arnason is looking to counter punch.
Arnason throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Meredith.
A little feinted left hand from Arnason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meredith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arnason.
Meredith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arnason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meredith.
Arnason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meredith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arnason.
Meredith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meredith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arnason.
Meredith throws an overhand right that lands on Arnason's shoulder, as Arnason tries to avoid the shot.
Arnason misses with an uppercut. Meredith saw that one coming.
Meredith swings for the body but Arnason moves out of range.
Arnason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arnason lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meredith works the jab nicely.
Arnason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meredith staying out of range there.
Arnason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meredith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meredith lands a left and a right that send Arnason crashing to the mat, dazed. Meredith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Arnason misses the jab.
Arnason lands a jab.
Arnason punishes Meredith's body with a nice straight punch.
Arnason is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meredith takes one to the side of the head.
Arnason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arnason lands with a hook. Meredith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meredith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arnason.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Meredith moves out of range.
Arnason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Meredith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arnason throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Arnason lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meredith doesn't seem phased though.
Arnason lands an overhand right.
Meredith digs a good hook to Arnason's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Arnason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Arnason'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.
Arnason lands with a good body shot.
Meredith defending well as Arnason loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meredith. Arnason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnason swings for the body but Meredith moves out of range.
Arnason takes one on the button.
Arnason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meredith to score with a decent uppercut.
Meredith misses with a body shot.
Arnason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meredith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arnason. Arnason obviously looking to wear him down.
Arnason takes a swing at Meredith's ribcage but misses.
Meredith is looking for the big counter here.
Arnason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arnason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meredith moves away.
Meredith throws a hook but Arnason avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meredith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arnason at a distance.
A left lands for Arnason.
Jeremy Arnason is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnason throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meredith.
Meredith throws a body shot but no joy.
Arnason throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith checks a low kick from Arnason.
Arnason connects with a nice looking jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meredith.
Meredith avoids a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Arnason.
Meredith misses the jab.
Meredith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meredith slips a straight right by Arnason.
Arnason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meredith can do to turn this around?
Meredith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meredith.
Meredith loads up on a big right hand but Arnason slips the punch.
Arnason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meredith throws out the jab.
Meredith misses with a straight right.
Meredith punishes Arnason's body with a nice straight punch.
Arnason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meredith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arnasons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Meredith throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith throws the left hand but Arnason avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Arnason wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Meredith avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Arnason misses its intended target.
Meredith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnason throws a wild body kick that Meredith sees coming a mile off.
A left and a right from Arnason both land. Nice combination.
Meredith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Arnason misses.
Arnason misses with a looping right.
Meredith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arnason connects with a single shot there.
Meredith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arnason bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meredith's head.
A jab from Meredith misses.
A little feinted left hand from Arnason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meredith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arnason misses with a lunging right hand
and Meredith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meredith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arnason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arnason moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arnason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arnason lands a glancing blow to the side of Meredith's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith throws a body shot but no joy.
Meredith blocks a jab.
Meredith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meredith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnason.
Meredith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meredith throws a nice looking combination but Arnason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meredith misses with a hook.
Meredith throws a right hand that Arnason ducks under and follows up with a left that Arnason also avoids with ease.
Arnason's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meredith under the eye.
The fighters circling - Arnason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meredith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arnason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meredith.
Meredith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Meredith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arnason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meredith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meredith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arnason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith throws an overhand right that lands on Arnason's shoulder, as Arnason tries to avoid the shot.
Meredith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meredith.
Arnason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arnason loads up on a big right hand but Meredith slips the punch.
A left lands for Arnason.
Arnason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meredith. Meredith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arnason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Meredith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnason throws a body shot but no joy.
Meredith throws a big shot that misses.
Arnason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meredith's hands.
Meredith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnason throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meredith throws a jab when Arnason was well out of range.
Meredith throws a looping overhand right but Arnason ducks down to avoid it.
Arnason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meredith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arnason misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Arnason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Arnason's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Meredith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Arnason both land. Nice combination.
Arnason blocks a jab.
Arnason is looking to land body kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Arnason here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Arnason misses with a straight right.
Arnason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meredith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arnason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meredith on the side of the head.
Arnason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meredith is out of range and Arnason settles back down.
Meredith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Arnason lands.
Meredith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meredith dips to his left and cracks Arnason with an uppercut!
Arnason works over Meredith's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meredith throws a good cross that connects.
Arnason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meredith!
Arnason throws a right hand that misses
and Meredith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meredith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Arnason misses.
Meredith moves away from the strike by Arnason.
Meredith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arnason defending well as Meredith loads up on a big left hand.
Meredith loads up on a big right hand but Arnason slips the punch.
A punch combination from Arnason misses.
Arnason connects with a jab.
Meredith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arnason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meredith walks into a stiff left hand from Arnason.
Meredith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnason manages to avoid it.
Arnason throws a lazy right hand but Meredith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meredith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arnason darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meredith moves away from the strike by Arnason.
Meredith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Meredith lands a nice hook to Arnason's body. Arnason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arnason defending well as Meredith loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meredith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arnason.
Meredith missing with a left hand there. Arnason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arnason sizes up Meredith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arnason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meredith looks to score with a jab to the body but Arnason is just out of range.
Arnason throws a hook but Meredith avoids it easily.
Arnason lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arnason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meredith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arnason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meredith.
Meredith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnason manages to avoid it.
Meredith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arnason cracks Meredith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arnason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meredith wants to counter with a clinch but Arnason pushes him away.
Arnason lands a really nice looking cross but Meredith seems unphased.
Meredith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arnason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meredith misses with a right hand
and Arnason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arnason takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meredith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Meredith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meredith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meredith takes a swing at Arnason's ribcage but misses.
Meredith tries to clinch but Arnason moves out of range.
Arnason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arnason throwing a counter right hand but Meredith manages to avoid it.
Meredith throws a hook but Arnason blocks it.
Ted Meredith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Arnason finds it's target.
Arnason lands a leg kick that knocks Meredith off balance momentarily.
Arnason works Meredith's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meredith. Arnason does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnason misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Meredith.
Meredith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnason throws a hook but Meredith avoids it easily.
Arnason scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arnason takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meredith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jeremy Arnason's cut is getting worse.
Arnason throws a jab when Meredith was well out of range.
Meredith scores with a jab. Arnason acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arnason throws a shot from downtown. Meredith moves away and avoids it.
Meredith scores with a hook to the body. Arnason takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arnason jabs at Meredith's body.
Arnason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meredith.
Meredith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meredith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meredith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arnason.
Meredith slips a straight right by Arnason.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meredith misses with the combination.
Meredith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arnason throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meredith on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Arnason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arnason 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Arnason!
Our winner, Jeremy Arnason, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 921 p4p, 922 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 133 p4p, 134 weight class). Philippe has chosen Chant vaudou haitien as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralphie Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado moves into the clinch.
Maldonado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philippe manages to break the clinch.
Philippe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Philippe misses with a hook. Maldonado ducked under it nicely.
Philippe drops Maldonado with a beautiful combination! Maldonado stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Philippe is looking for the KO!
Maldonado is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippe throws a lazy uppercut
letting Maldonado counter with a right hand.
It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Philippe misses with a jab to the body
and Maldonado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldonado.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Maldonado.
Maldonado staying out of range there.
It looked like Maldonado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldonado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maldonado.
Oooooh!!! Philippe has knocked Maldonado down with a huge combo! Philippe steps away and waves a wobbly Maldonado back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Maldonado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Philippe drops Maldonado with a huge uppercut! Maldonado drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Philippe is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
After the big win, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pound Town INC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darian Cruz (ranked 1155 p4p, 929 weight class) and Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 171 p4p, 142 weight class). Bleak has chosen Du Hast - Rammstein as his entrance music. Wulfgang Bleak has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darian Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak scores with a nice head shot.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bleak counters with a crisp right that sends Cruz to the canvas! Bleak follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfgang Bleak!
Wulfgang Bleak really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Advance Sport Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 377 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 58 p4p, 151 weight class). Rohith Sharma told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yevgeny Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharma throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatov counters with a good, hard body kick but Sharma shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ignatov.
Sharma looks to land a right hand but Ignatov moved out of range.
Ignatov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ignatov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sharma swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Sharma misses.
Ignatov blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharma tries to clinch there but Ignatov circles away.
Sharma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Ignatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma missing with a left hand there. Ignatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharma misses with a left hand
and Ignatov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sharma throws out a loose jab but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ignatov's head.
Rohith Sharma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharma throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sharma really felt that one!
Ignatov staying out of range there.
It appears Ignatov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sharma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sharma misses with a head kick.
Ignatov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma moves out of range of the body kick.
Ignatov lands with a nice body punch.
Sharma looks winded!
Decent striking displayed by Ignatov there.
Sharma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ignatov counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ignatov counters with a nice body kick.
Ignatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharma was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatov.
Sharma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a leg kick which misses Sharma's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharma tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharma.
Ignatov checks a leg kick nicely.
Ignatov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ignatov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ignatov tries to land a front kick but Sharma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sharma misses with a lunging right hand
and Ignatov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatov counters with an outside leg kick.
Sharma takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Sharma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a big right hand! Oh Sharma is in trouble here! Ignatov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yevgeny Ignatov!
An out of breath Yevgeny Ignatov 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Railio (ranked 670 p4p, 555 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 37 p4p, 29 weight class). Antti Railio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dimitri Svyatogor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Railio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Railio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svyatogor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the body from Railio misses
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svyatogor 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.
Svyatogor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Railio.
Railio throws a lazy right hand but Svyatogor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Railio's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Railio cracks a nice hook into Svyatogor's ribs.
Railio throws a right hand that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railio lands a body shot.
Svyatogor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio misses with a wild body shot.
Svyatogor avoids the body shot from Railio.
Railio misses the body punch
and Svyatogor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Railio swings widly with a right hand
and Svyatogor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Svyatogor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Svyatogor.
Svyatogor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Railio moves away from the strike by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor cracks Railio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Railio feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Svyatogor sprawling to the canvas! Svyatogor rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Railio finish him?!
It looks like Dimitri Svyatogor has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svyatogor throws a right hand that misses
and Railio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svyatogor is rocked!
Railio cracks a nice hook into Svyatogor's ribs.
Railio ducks under a wild hook from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Railio counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antti Railio!
After winning the bout, Antti Railio 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 Rich Mahogany (ranked 148 p4p, 459 weight class) and Stoner Steve (ranked 23 p4p, 71 weight class). Mahogany's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dio - We Rock. 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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29
206
13 - 6 - 0 |
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28
215
12 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahogany keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahogany just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany misses the jab.
Steve looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Mahogany scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahogany sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahogany clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Mahogany's head.
Mahogany blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Mahogany blocks an uppercut.
Mahogany tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steve smiles and moves away.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mahoganys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steve misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahogany throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steve.
A big left from Steve misses.
Mahogany staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahogany scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mahogany.
Mahogany connects with the punch.
Mahogany misses with a hook
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahogany tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahogany ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Mahogany throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Mahogany uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahogany looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Mahogany sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve throws a body punch but Mahogany moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve throws a jab when Mahogany was well out of range.
Mahogany misses with a head kick.
Mahogany catches Steve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahogany lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mahogany has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mahogany.
A body shot lands from Steve.
Steve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Mahogany avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Mahogany with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Mahogany.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steve has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mahogany seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steve can turn it around.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahogany jumps guard but Steve turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Steve manages to break the clinch.
Mahogany scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steve blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mahogany.
Mahogany is pressing down on Steve's thigh, looking to free his foot. Steve is holding on for now.
Steve is refusing to be controlled, as Mahogany sits in half guard.
Mahogany wants to work for an arm triangle but Steve is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mahogany is looking to stall here but Steve recovers full 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 Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mahogany connects with the punch.
Mahogany wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahogany looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Mahogany. That snapped Steve's head back.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Mahogany uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Mahogany.
Mahogany lands with a cross.
Mahogany defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Mahogany misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with a looping left.
Mahogany walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Steve takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahogany lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steve misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rich Mahogany is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Mahogany sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahogany uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahogany takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Mahogany throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahogany manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahogany was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahogany.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahogany moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Mahogany is out of range.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahogany scores with a nice right hand.
Mahogany misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Mahogany throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as Mahogany lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steve doesn't seem phased though.
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahogany throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahogany keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mahogany!
Mahogany lands an overhand right.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahogany swings widly with a right hand
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Mahogany misses the jab.
Mahogany throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahogany keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahogany tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mahogany.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve is not content to let Mahogany control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany has an Americana. Steve didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mahogany is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mahogany hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rich Mahogany!
An out of breath Rich Mahogany 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 11 p4p, 27 weight class) and Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class). Takahashi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by SMOKING & THINKING. Ryoto Takahashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
145
39 - 13 - 2 |
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20 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 39 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corassa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Corassa lands a body punch.
Takahashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takahashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Takahashi pulls guard successfully.
Corassa tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahashi is retaining full guard.
Corassa content to stall in guard here.
Corassa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Corassa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Corassa wants to stand but Takahashi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
Takahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corassa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Corassa throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a good, hard body kick but Corassa shrugs it off.
A solid body kick from Corassa.
Takahashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corassa.
Takahashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corassa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takahashi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corassa scores with a shot to the body.
Corassa misses with an uppercut.
Corassa misses with a double jab.
Corassa has closed the distance and engaged Takahashi in a clinch.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corassa lands with a light punch inside.
Takahashi throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Corassa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corassa manages to break the clinch.
Corassa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takahashi throws a chopping leg kick but Corassa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takahashi wants to land a leg kick but Corassa is out of range.
Corassa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick from Corassa.
Takahashi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corassa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takahashi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Takahashi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Takahashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corassa tried to counter with a leg kick but Takahashi avoided it.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Takahashi checks it.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
Takahashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Corassa.
A low kick from Corassa misses
and Takahashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Corassa thinking.
A lazy left from Corassa finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
Takahashi throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa wants to clinch up but Takahashi keeps it at a distance.
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 Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Corassa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good leg kick by Corassa.
Corassa misses the body punch
and Takahashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Takahashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa works the jab nicely.
Takahashi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Corassa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Corassa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Corassa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takahashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corassa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
Corassa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Takahashi.
Takahashi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corassa tries to land a leg kick but Takahashi saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa lands an overhand right.
Corassa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takahashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corassa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takahashi can do to turn this around?
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa rushes Takahashi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Takahashi blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Corassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Takahashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corassa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Corassa scores with a shot to the body.
Corassa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi throws a head kick but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa scores with a jab to the head.
Corassa throws a right hand that misses
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi tries to keep at a distance but Corassa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Corassa lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Corassa breaks the clinch.
Takahashi walks into a straight right hand from Corassa.
Takahashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corassa tries to clinch up
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa works Takahashi's body with a nice hook.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Takahashi cracks Corassa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Corassa lands a jab to the head.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by Corassa.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Corassa misses with a jab to the body
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Corassa as he connects with a hook.
Corassa tries to clinch but Takahashi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands an overhand right.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Corassa misses the jab.
Corassa defending well as Takahashi loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks Corassa off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi throws a front kick aimed at Corassa's knee but Corassa avoids it well.
Takahashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corassa can pounce on him.
Corassa tries to clinch up.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
Eduardo Corassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Corassa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Corassa misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Takahashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takahashi moves out of range as Corassa throws a body kick.
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corassa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takahashi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takahashi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Corassa takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Corassa has had enough of the clinch but Takahashi keeps him there for the moment.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takahashi prevents a body shot from Corassa.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corassa lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi blocking some punches.
Takahashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corassas head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takahashi.
Corassa blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
A right hook to the body lands for Takahashi.
Corassa tries to break the clinch but Takahashi is controlling the position.
Corassa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Corassa.
Takahashi pushes Corassa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corassa pushes Takahashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahashi controls his hands.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Takahashi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Corassa uses from the top position.
Takahashi is controlling Corassa's posture.
Corassa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Corassa wanted to stand there but Takahashi had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa looking to pass the guard.
Takahashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takahashi feints and then cracks Corassa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corassa down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi catches Corassa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Takahashi tries to work over Corassa's front leg with a kick but Corassa checks it.
Corassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corassa swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Corassa closes the distance and clinches.
Takahashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Takahashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corassa's elbow.
Takahashi tries to throw a body punch but Corassa avoids it by throwing Takahashi back against the cage.
Takahashi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takahashi digs a right hand underneath Corassa's ribcage. Corassa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corassa.
Takahashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Corassa controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi presses Corassa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
Takahashi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corassa lands a hook that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Corassa blocks it.
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!
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corassa backwards.
Takahashi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corassa blocking some punches.
Takahashi blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a punch on the inside.
Corassa blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi prevents Corassa from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Takahashi really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa scores with a nice strike.
Corassa cracks Takahashi with an open hand slap.
Corassa slips a jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws an off balance right hand
and Corassa counters with a low kick, right behind Takahashi 's knee.
A jab lands there for Takahashi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good leg kick by Corassa.
Corassa connects with a body shot that sends Takahashi's belly button to the back.
Takahashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Some bone on bone action there as Takahashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Takahashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of Takahashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corassa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corassa throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takahashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corassa in his tracks.
Corassa throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
Corassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takahashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corassa throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Takahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corassa takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
Corassa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Corassa moves out of range.
Takahashi lands with a good body shot.
Corassa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Corassa.
Corassa scores with a jab to the head.
Ryoto Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Corassa moves out of range.
Takahashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Corassa to score with a decent uppercut.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Corassa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takahashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corassa.
Takahashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Corassa off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Corassa misses
and Takahashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corassa is rocked!
Corassa throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Corassa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corassa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi swinging wildly here.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa swats away the attempt to clinch by Takahashi.
Corassa seems to have got his legs back now.
Takahashi moves in looking to clinch but Corassa pushes him off.
Corassa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Takahashi if he has to take too many more of those.
Takahashi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Corassa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takahashi momentarily.
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!
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahashi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A good leg kick by Corassa.
Takahashi throws out a leg kick but Corassa moves out of range and Takahashi only half commits.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa had his way with Ryoto Takahashi in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Corassa lands with a cross.
Takahashi takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
Corassa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corassa.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by Corassa.
Takahashi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Corassa sprawling to the canvas! Corassa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Takahashi finish him?!
It looks like Eduardo Corassa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi moves away from the strike by Corassa.
Corassa tests Takahashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corassa misses with a right hand
and Takahashi counters with a huge left! Corassa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Takahashi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Corassa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Takahashi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Ryoto Takahashi 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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