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DMMA 269 Calamari vs Doom 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hani Khasawneh (ranked 4040 p4p, 3973 weight class) and Evaristo Da Costa (ranked 197 p4p, 195 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hani Khasawneh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evaristo Da Costa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasawneh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Da Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khasawneh breaks the clinch.
Khasawneh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Da Costa connects with an inside leg kick.
Khasawneh throws a leg kick but Da Costa checks it.
Khasawneh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Da Costa shoots in for a takedown but Khasawneh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khasawneh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasawneh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khasawneh showed some decent athleticism there.
Khasawneh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Da Costa on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Costa tries to roll over but Khasawneh keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasawneh is stalling here. Da Costa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Khasawneh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Da Costa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Khasawneh is looking to get back to his feet here but Da Costa is keeping cool and he's managed to take Khasawneh's back.
Khasawneh can't escape the position.
Da Costa has managed to slip his arm under Khasawneh's chin. This could be all over... yep, Khasawneh is tapping out! Submission win for Da Costa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Evaristo Da Costa!
In his post fight interview, Evaristo Da Costa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manzoor Nadir (ranked 3781 p4p, 2856 weight class) and Test LS (ranked 187 p4p, 141 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 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manzoor Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test LS!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
LS tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nadir fails with a takedown attempt.
Manzoor Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from LS as Nadir shoots in.
LS tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manzoor Nadir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nadir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. LS tries to avoid it but Nadir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag LS to the ground. LS escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
LS with the counter takedown but Nadir avoids it easily.
Nadir has his takedown stuffed
and LS counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nadir won't be happy with that.
LS looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
LS in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nadir is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Test LS!
In his post fight interview, Test LS started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Diego (ranked 3154 p4p, 3144 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 378 p4p, 375 weight class). Patterson has chosen I'm So High. Nashville Pussy as his entrance music. 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 Derek Patterson 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Diego.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Diego throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Patterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
 It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
Diego leaves Patterson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson connects with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Patterson checks it.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Patterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a looping right.
Patterson scores with a shot to the body.
Patterson cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patterson misses with a low kick.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patterson throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sam Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws the left hand but Patterson avoids the punch easily.
Diego misses with a wild combination.
Patterson misses with a hook
and Diego counters with an outside leg kick.
Patterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Diego seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
Patterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with Patterson's head.
Patterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Patterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson tries a quick counter leg kick but Diego is wise to it.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diego takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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 Sam Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Diego'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.
Patterson tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Patterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sam Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Patterson throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego lands the left hand.
Patterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson swings widly with a right hand
and Diego counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Patterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patterson throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Patterson throws an off balance right hand
and Patterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego blocks a jab.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego connects with a leg kick.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Patterson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diego has got the better of the exchanges.
Patterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patterson! But no joy.
Patterson throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Diego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Diego'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. This is the final round!
Diego thuds a left hand into Patterson's body.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Patterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson shoots in and gets a takedown into Diego's guard.
Diego has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Patterson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diego prevents a body shot from Patterson.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Diego is trying to break the clinch but Patterson has him pressed against the cage.
Diego wants to break free but Patterson has control.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Patterson can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego gets through Patterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego tries to work over Patterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a body shot.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Diego cracks Patterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Patterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces Patterson off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Patterson misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diego has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diego and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diego bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Patterson throws a sloppy body shot
and Patterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patterson misses with an uppercut
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Sam Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diego, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Diego!
A victorious Sam Diego thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 2288 p4p, 2060 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 257 p4p, 237 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick misses with a double jab.
Wick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Reed coming out on top.
Wick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wick looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Wick throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wick just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed throws a chopping leg kick but Wick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wick moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wick.
Reed cracks Wick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
John Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wick lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Wick misses.
Reed connects with a solid leg kick.
Wick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wick takes one on the button.
Wick lands a right hook to the body.
Wick misses with a hook.
Reed throwing a counter right hand but Wick manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Wick counters with a nice uppercut.
Wick misses with a looping left.
Wick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reed back to the cage. Wick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wick scores with a hook to the body. Reed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reed looks to land a right hand but Wick moved out of range.
Wick lands a slapping body shot.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reed misses with a hook. Wick ducked under it nicely.
Reed misses with a leg kick.
Reed throws a nice head kick!
Wick dips to his left and cracks Reed with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Wick moves away and avoids it.
Wick has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wick.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wick missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed scores with a spinning back kick!
Reed has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Reed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wick finds it's way round the side to connect with Reed's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wick does no damage.
Wick misses with a combination
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wick misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Wick throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed slips a jab and a cross from Wick.
Wick throws an overhand right that lands on Reed's shoulder, as Reed tries to avoid the shot.
Reed throwing a counter right hand but Wick manages to avoid it.
Wick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wick.
Wick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wick throws a body shot but no joy.
Reed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wick.
A right-left combo lands from Wick.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Wick moves out of range easily.
Wick throws a big shot that misses.
Wick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reed scrambles back to his feet.
Wick misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Reed.
Wick misses with a double jab.
Reed connects with a high kick.
Reed slips under a jab.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Wick lands a nice shot to the body.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Wick misses.
Reed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reed momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wick misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Reed misses.
A jab from Wick does it's job there.
 Reed is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Reed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reed is breathing heavily.
Wick lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Wick!
A very excited looking John Wick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexus Argento (ranked 1715 p4p, 2030 weight class) and Daniel Steel (ranked 188 p4p, 221 weight class). Argento comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexus Argento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Steel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a straight right.
Argento went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good shot there by Steel.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Argento clinches up with Steel and pushes him back against the cage.
Steel lands with a left to the head.
Steel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Still in the clinch, Argento scores with a nice short uppercut.
 It looks like Daniel Steel has been cut.
Argento breaks from the clinch.
Steel misses the body punch
and Argento counters with a body kick.
Argento looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Argento takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Argento is just out of range.
Argento swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Argento counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steel misses the body punch
and Argento counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Argento rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Argento was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Argento's shoulder, as Argento tries to avoid the shot.
Steel takes a swing at Argento's ribcage but misses.
Daniel Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Argento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Argento has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Steel is trying to keep an underhook but Argento manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Steel tries to get to full guard but Argento has control of the leg.
Argento wants to free his trapped foot but Steel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Argento lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Argento lands a nice short elbow.
Argento seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Steel is pressing down on Argento's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Argento trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Argento looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Argento postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento throws a strike but Steel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Argento has his foot on Steel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Steel works his way back into a safe position though.
Steel advances to half guard.
Steel seems to be looking for submissions.
Argento is refusing to be controlled, as Steel sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Argento haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Steel is working for a submission of some sort.
Argento gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Argento is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Alexus Argento will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Steel'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.
Steel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Argento under the eye.
A cross from Steel lands.
It looks like Alexus Argento has been cut.
Steel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Argento slips a straight right by Steel.
Steel tries to clinch but Argento moves out of range.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Argento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Argento appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Argento scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel misses with a jab to the body
and Argento counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Argento was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Argento throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Argento walks into a left hand.
Argento turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Argento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Argento tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Argento counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Argento.
Argento connects with a couple of short punches.
Steel looking for subs off his back but Argento has passed one foot through into half guard.
Steel is looking to control Argento's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steel avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento thows a huge punch but Steel dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Argento there.
Steel wants to improve his position but Argento is controlling well.
Steel won't allow Argento to pass to mount.
Alexus Argento overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Argento performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Argento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Argento trying to control from Steel's half guard. Steel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Argento got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Argento has managed to get both his arms back between Steel's legs - danger averted.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Argento is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Steel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Argento has picked Steel up and slammed him! Steel can't keep hold of the triangle and Argento manages to pass to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexus Argento dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Argento just misses with a punch to the body.
Argento stuns Steel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Argento on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Argento moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Argento makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Argento counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel throws a series of punches but Argento avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Argento looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Argento throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Argento does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Argento was looking to counter with a kick there.
Argento misses with a body punch
and Steel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Argento does no damage.
Argento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Argento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Argento lands a left and a right that send Steel crashing to the mat, dazed. Argento thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Steel is rocked!
Steel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Argento counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steel's knee momentarily.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Argento finish him?
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel throws a right hand that misses
and Argento counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Steel out cold! What a finish! Argento is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexus Argento!
A victorious Alexus Argento thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hunt (ranked 507 p4p, 738 weight class) and Tobig Tofail (ranked 80 p4p, 118 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobig Tofail!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tofail scores with a decent looking hook.
Tofail throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a head kick.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Tofail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tofail throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tofail if he has to take too many more of those.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Tofail.
Hunt tries to clinch but Tofail is having none of it.
Tofail throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tofail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tofail moves out of range of the strikes.
Tofail tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tofail 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.
Tofail pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tofail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Tofail is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofail avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tofail thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hunt if he has to take too many more of those.
Tofail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hunt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tofail fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tofail looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tofail.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tofail was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Tofail blocks the body kick.
Tofail swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tofail scores with a leg kick.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tofail lands a right hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Tofail.
Tofail looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Hunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Tofail cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tofail throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tofail cracks Hunt with a good jab.
Hunt throws a right hand that Tofail ducks under and follows up with a left that Tofail also avoids with ease.
Hunt slips under a jab from Tofail.
Nice cross by Tofail.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tofail.
Tofail throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tofail at a distance.
Hunt slips under a jab from Tofail.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Tofail connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tofail throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Tofail is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tofail misses the shot to the body.
Tofail lands a head shot.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Tofail.
Tofail throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tofail has time to react.
Tofail misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Tofail backs away, Hunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tofail takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Tofail listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a body punch but Tofail moves out of range.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tofail.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tofail misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Tofail looks winded!
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Tofail slips under a jab.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tofail takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tofail takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A leg kick checked by Tofail.
Tofail throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt drops Tofail with a huge uppercut! Tofail drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hunt is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Hunt!
After the big win, Paul Hunt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Furnace Performance 🔥 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 379 p4p, 423 weight class) and Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 30 p4p, 34 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Drake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Drake misses.
Ekaku tries to land a front kick but Drake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Ekaku is predictable there
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake lands a nice shot that snaps Ekaku's head back.
Ekaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Ekaku counters with a left to the body.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake is rocked!
A low kick from Ekaku is predictable there
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Ekaku will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Ekaku saw that one coming.
Ekaku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a right hand
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake misses with the combination.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Ekaku throws a big shot that misses.
Ekaku connects with a right hand. Drake shakes it off.
Ekaku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Ekaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ekaku tries to counter with a clinch but Drake shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Ekaku.
Drake misses with a hook
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Drake does it's job there.
Ekaku is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
Drake avoids the body shot from Ekaku.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake checks a low kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ekaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku.
A nice combination there by Drake.
Ekaku is rocked!
Ekaku throws a body kick that misses
and Drake counters with a big right hand! Oh Ekaku is in trouble here! Drake follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Drake (ranked 858 p4p, 1042 weight class) and Devin Hill (ranked 48 p4p, 64 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JD Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Devin Hill has been cut.
Drake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Hill 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.
JD Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drake takes a step back to recover.
Hill cracks Drake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Drake avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Hill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Hill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Hill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hill lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Hill.
A body shot lands from Hill.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Hill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drake prevents a body shot from Hill.
Drake scores with a shoulder strike.
Hill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocks a body shot from Hill.
Drake is trying to break free.
Hill tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Hill tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill misses with an elbow over the top.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill throws a body kick that misses.
Hill doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Hill shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake's corner calls for a 1-2. Drake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a body kick.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
JD Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill with a hook.
Drake cracks Hill with an open hand slap.
Drake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hill is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drake rather than just go for the knockout.
Hill throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Hill counters with a nice body shot.
Hill lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drake will feel that in the morning.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
JD Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Hill.
Drake lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hill in particular looking to stall.
Hill lands with a punch from half guard.
Hill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drake is refusing to be controlled, as Hill sits in half guard.
Hill works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Hill dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Hill takes one to the chin there.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Hill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hill.
Hill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
Drake blocking some punches.
Hill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drake is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drake's brow.
Drake blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
Drake avoiding damage as Hill throws knees to the body.
Hill lands a nice knee to the body.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Drake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hill's hands.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill fails with the takedown.
We've been told by Drake's head coaches at Sprawl N Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Hill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hill's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hill postures up in Drake's guard and throws a big left but Drake blocks it.
Drake can't keep his opponent in guard - Hill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hill controlling the action here.
Hill drops an elbow to the side of Drake's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is working for a kimura but Drake is defending it quite comfortably.
Hill misses with a head shot. Drake uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
Hill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hill has gone for a leg lock! Drake slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hill's guard.
Hill has a closed guard, preventing Drake from standing up.
Hill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drake stands up and waves to Hill to follow him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Drake there.
Hill lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill moves away from the strike by Drake.
JD Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Hill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drake on the side of the head.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hill counters with a nice body kick.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crunch! Hill slams his shin into Drake's torso.
Hill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drake's half guard.
Hill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hill prevents Drake from standing back up.
Hill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
JD Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Hill working over Drake with some ground and pound. Drake looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Devin Hill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hill seems to be working for a kimura but Drake defends the submission attempt.
Hill slips a nice elbow through Drake's hands, connecting with Drake's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hill.
Hill stalling.
Hill has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Drake defend it? Hill steps over the head and cranks it - Drake is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Devin Hill!
After winning the bout, Devin Hill thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
JD Drake spoke after the fight, saying 'It's Miller Time'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valen Dreth (ranked 305 p4p, 353 weight class) and Sergej Kersikov (ranked 45 p4p, 54 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Re-Style - I'm Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Dreth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dreth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kersikov defends it nicely.
Dreth gets the takedown into side control.
Kersikov is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Dreth crashes against the mat.
Dreth remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to get back to his feet but Dreth drags him back down.
Kersikov seems a little lost for a moment, as Dreth dominates the positioning.
Kersikov is looking for a sweep.
Dreth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kersikov can't do much from the bottom here.
Kersikov wants to get back to his feet but Dreth drags him back down.
We've been hearing that Dreth has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dreth misses with the ground and pound.
Kersikov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dreth landing strikes.
Kersikov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dreth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kersikov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dreth trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov tries to buck Dreth off but Dreth is having none of it.
Kersikov wants to control but Dreth postures up.
Kersikov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dreth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dreth working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Dreth crashes against the mat.
Dreth trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov is trying to control Dreth's posture but Dreth avoids it.
Kersikov is trying to improve his position.
Dreth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kersikov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov parries the strikes from Dreth easily there. Dreth is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kersikov to escape.
Kersikov is trying to control Dreth's posture but Dreth avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kersikov is trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ground and pound from Dreth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dreth trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dreth jabs at Kersikov's body.
Dreth throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dreth throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valen Dreth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dreth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dreth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dreth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind Dreth 's knee.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov dodges the punch combination from Dreth.
Dreth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dreth.
A cross from Dreth lands.
Kersikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dreth.
Dreth scores with a takedown into Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kersikov is looking to stand back up but Dreth counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking for a sweep. Dreth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dreth winds up and cracks Kersikov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov controlling the position well.
Kersikov trying to control but Dreth postures up.
Kersikov is doing well to control the position and prevent Dreth from advancing to side control.
Dreth is pressing down on Kersikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kersikov is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control but Dreth postures up.
Dreth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dreth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dreth in particular looking to stall.
Kersikov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kersikov is still trying to improve position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dreth throws out a leg kick but Kersikov moves out of range and Dreth only half commits.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Dreth. Beautiful body shot.
Valen Dreth is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dreth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Dreth.
Dreth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dreth throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Sergej Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Dreth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kersikov can do to turn this around?
Dreth lands with a cross.
A good leg kick by Dreth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dreth lands a jab to the nose.
Sergej Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Dreth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dreth.
Dreth misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice body shot.
Nice cross by Dreth.
Dreth misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dreth cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dreth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Dreth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dreth misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with an outside leg kick.
Dreth throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Dreth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Kersikov.
Dreth fails to land with a series of punches.
Dreth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dreth to score with a decent uppercut.
Dreth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Dreth throws a series of strikes that have Kersikov backpedaling.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Dreth misses.
A punch combination from Dreth misses.
Dreth throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth scores with a leg kick.
Dreth misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Dreth wants to slow Kersikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Dreth is wise to it.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dreth connects with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dreth.
Dreth throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dreth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dreth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dreth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Dreth avoids it.
Dreth slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook but Dreth blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dreth.
Dreth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dreth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dreth landing some decent shots from guard.
Dreth with a nice head shot there.
Dreth wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Kersikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth throws an elbow that misses. Kersikov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dreth's guard. Nice move by Kersikov!
Kersikov is stalling in the full guard.
Dreth working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kersikov has passed into half guard!
Kersikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valen Dreth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dreth 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valen Dreth!
Valen Dreth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdo Calamari (ranked 32 p4p, 46 weight class) and Kronos Doomsday (ranked 4 p4p, 8 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Calamari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bellini - Samba Do Brasil. Doomsday has chosen Main Theme - Doom Eternal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kronos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari throws a sloppy body shot
letting Doomsday counter with a right hand.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Doomsday with the counter takedown but Calamari avoids it easily.
Calamari seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doomsday throws out the jab.
Doomsday throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doomsday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Doomsday.
Calamari misses with a body shot.
Doomsday cracks a nice hook into Calamari's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Doomsday moved out of range.
Doomsday throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari lands with an overhand left.
Calamari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Doomsday to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Calamari wants to get back to his feet but Doomsday passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calamari is controlling Doomsday's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Doomsday is thwarting Calamari's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday is taking a breather. Calamari says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Doomsday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calamari tries to roll over but Doomsday keeps him under control.
Calamari trying to hold on to Doomsday's head to control him but Doomsday postures up.
Doomsday throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Calamari is trying to maintain the position but Doomsday is very close to passing his half guard.
Calamari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calamari trying to control from the bottom.
Calamari wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calamari is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Doomsday jumps into side control!
Doomsday in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doomsday tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Calamari is looking to reverse the position.
Calamari defending against the ground and pound.
Doomsday trying to control the position but Calamari is working away.
Calamari prevents Doomsday from improving position.
Doomsday is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Calamari gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari controlling the position well.
Calamari is looking to control Doomsday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Calamari avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari wants to get back to full guard.
Calamari gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Calamari holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kronos Doomsday dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doomsday lands a lovely overhand right.
Calamari blocks a jab.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doomsday.
Doomsday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Calamari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doomsday's guard.
Calamari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doomsday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doomsday is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Doomsday being controlled here, momentarily.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doomsday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Calamari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Doomsday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doomsday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Doomsday.
Doomsday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Doomsday.
Doomsday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doomsday feints the counter takedown.
Calamari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Doomsday lands a jab to Calamari's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Calamari tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Doomsday is in Calamari's guard.
Calamari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calamari is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Calamari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Calamari trying to control from half guard but Doomsday is working away.
Calamari content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday wants to improve his position but Calamari is controlling well.
Calamari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Doomsday is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doomsday actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calamari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Calamari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Calamari throws a body punch but Doomsday moves out of range.
Doomsday misses with a hook to the body
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Doomsday saw that one coming.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doomsday.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doomsday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari throws a hook but Doomsday avoids it easily.
Doomsday feints the counter takedown.
Doomsday takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Calamari with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Doomsday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calamari doesn't seem bothered though.
Doomsday avoids the body shot from Calamari.
Doomsday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Calamari jabs at Doomsday's body.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
Doomsday gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Calamari to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday is trying to control the position but Calamari postures up.
Calamari works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Calamari is looking to stall here but Doomsday recovers full guard.
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Doomsday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doomsday escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Calamari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doomsday throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Calamari trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
Calamari controlling from the top position.
Doomsday controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Calamari stays in close to Doomsday's body and controls the position.
Calamari trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Calamari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doomsday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doomsday changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Doomsday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doomsday, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Calamari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Doomsday staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari clearly takes 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.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doomsday throws an off balance right hand
and Calamari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doomsday lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doomsday.
Doomsday swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doomsday as he avoids it easily.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday connects with a body shot.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Calamari there.
Doomsday goes for a double leg but Calamari avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Calamari continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Doomsday looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Calamari misses the shot to the body.
Doomsday looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Doomsday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Doomsday changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Calamari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday just misses with a punch to the body.
Doomsday walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Doomsday moved out of range nicely.
Doomsday slips a jab from Calamari.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
Calamari swings for the body but Doomsday moves out of range.
Calamari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday tries to bench press Calamari off him but Calamari keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday trying to remain calm as Calamari controls from the top position.
Doomsday sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Calamari sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Doomsday is pressing down on Calamari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving.
Calamari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Doomsday wants to sweep but no luck.
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Doomsday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calamari is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doomsday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Calamari throws a lazy uppercut
and Doomsday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari had his way with Kronos Doomsday in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Doomsday dodges the punch combination from Calamari.
Kronos Doomsday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Calamari misses.
Doomsday moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Doomsday.
Calamari half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A shot to the body from Doomsday misses
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari with a poor takedown
and Doomsday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calamari takes one on the button.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Calamari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doomsday paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Doomsday looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari misses the jab.
Doomsday misses with a straight right.
Doomsday shoots in and drives through. Calamari sprawls well.
Doomsday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Doomsday tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Doomsday misses with a lunging right hand
and Calamari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doomsday misses with a hook
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Doomsday shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
As Calamari backs off Doomsday throws a huge counter combo but Calamari manages to avoid it all.
Doomsday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Doomsday takes one to the side of the head.
Doomsday scores with a body shot.
Calamari jabs at Doomsday's body.
Doomsday with a lazy takedown attempt
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doomsday throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari punishes Doomsday's body with a nice straight punch.
Doomsday takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Calamari misses the target.
Doomsday feints the counter takedown.
Calamari throws a jab when Doomsday was well out of range.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Doomsday moved out of range nicely.
Doomsday lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doomsday is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doomsday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdo Calamari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calamari 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari retains his welterweight title!
Valdo Calamari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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