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C405: Duran vs Gunnarsson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamed Juniorss (ranked 1176 p4p, 1321 weight class) and Mustafa McBeth (ranked 158 p4p, 178 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hamed Juniorss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mustafa McBeth!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBeth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McBeth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by McBeth - just one landing.
Juniorss tries to clinch
and McBeth counters with a straight right hand.
Juniorss moves out of range of the strikes.
McBeth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juniorss.
McBeth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBeth moves into the clinch.
McBeth managing to block the knees to the body from Juniorss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBeth digs a right hand underneath Juniorss's ribcage. Juniorss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McBeth digs a right hand underneath Juniorss's ribcage. Juniorss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McBeth digs a right hand into Juniorss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Juniorss's gas tank.
Juniorss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBeth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juniorss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McBeth throws an elbow that misses.
McBeth avoiding damage as Juniorss throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBeth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from McBeth.
A short uppercut from McBeth.
A left hand lands to the body for McBeth.
Juniorss is breathing heavily.
Juniorss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBeth lands a nice uppercut.
McBeth trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from McBeth as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, McBeth scores with a nice short uppercut.
McBeth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McBeth lands a right hand.
McBeth misses with a body punch.
A short left from McBeth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juniorss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juniorss throws a punch but it's blocked by McBeth.
McBeth lands with a light punch inside.
McBeth throws an elbow that misses.
McBeth trying to land knees to the body.
Juniorss with a knee to the head.
McBeth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McBeth managing to block the knees to the body from Juniorss.
Juniorss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBeth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBeth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McBeth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by McBeth.
McBeth lands with a short shot to the head.
 Juniorss is rocked!
McBeth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juniorss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juniorss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from McBeth.
McBeth is stalling here.
Nice elbow from McBeth.
Oh Juniorss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juniorss missing with knees to the body.
Juniorss seems to have got his legs back now.
McBeth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by McBeth.
Juniorss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juniorss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McBeth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from McBeth.
McBeth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McBeth misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBeth misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by McBeth.
McBeth is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Juniorss's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Juniorss! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mustafa McBeth!
Mustafa McBeth 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between August Thibodeaux (ranked 852 p4p, 826 weight class) and Bart Detweiler (ranked 110 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bart Detweiler!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Detweiler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy body shot
and Detweiler counters with a right hand to the body.
Detweiler throws a series of punches but Thibodeaux avoids them all with ease.
Detweiler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
Detweiler misses with a combination
and Thibodeaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Detweiler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thibodeaux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Detweiler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Detweiler moves away.
As Thibodeaux backs off Detweiler throws a huge counter combo but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it all.
Thibodeaux lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Detweiler is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Detweiler! But no joy.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Detweiler moves away.
Thibodeaux shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweiler loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Detweiler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Detweiler was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
August Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Thibodeaux's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Detweiler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Detweiler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thibodeaux is looking to wear down Detweiler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thibodeaux connects with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the body
and Detweiler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thibodeaux tests Detweiler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Detweiler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Detweiler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thibodeaux's head backwards.
Detweiler ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Detweiler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Detweiler misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Thibodeaux finds it's target.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that Detweiler ducks under and follows up with a left that Detweiler also avoids with ease.
A leg kick checked by Detweiler.
Thibodeaux tries to bum rush Detweiler with a series of wild strikes but Detweiler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Detweiler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Detweiler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Detweiler misses with a jab to the body
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Detweiler moves out of range.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thibodeaux jabs at Detweiler's body.
Detweiler throws a jab when Thibodeaux was well out of range.
Thibodeaux thuds his right hand into Detweiler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Detweiler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thibodeaux lands a jab to the nose.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Detweiler.
Thibodeaux moves away from the strike by Detweiler.
Detweiler throws a jab when Thibodeaux was well out of range.
As Detweiler backs away, Thibodeaux returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thibodeaux misses.
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!
Thibodeaux blocks the body kick.
Thibodeaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thibodeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Detweiler.
Detweiler scores with a jab to the head.
Thibodeaux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thibodeaux tries to land a leg kick but Detweiler saw it coming and moves away.
Thibodeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Detweiler cracks Thibodeaux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick but Detweiler moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Detweiler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Detweiler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Thibodeaux dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Detweiler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thibodeaux with a nice calf kick.
Thibodeaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
August Thibodeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that Detweiler ducks under and follows up with a left that Detweiler also avoids with ease.
Thibodeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Detweiler ducks right into an uppercut from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Detweiler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Detweiler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot that snaps Detweiler's head back.
Detweiler avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Detweiler checks a low kick from Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Detweiler strikes.
Detweiler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A quick step to the side and Thibodeaux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Thibodeaux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Detweiler.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Detweiler's ribcage but misses.
Detweiler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux thuds a left hand into Detweiler's body.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping right.
Detweiler wants to slow Thibodeaux down by chopping away at his legs.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but Detweiler moved away.
It seemed like Detweiler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Detweiler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Detweiler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Detweiler might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thibodeaux has got the better of the exchanges.
Detweiler looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux walks into a jab.
Thibodeaux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Bart Detweiler has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Detweiler throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Detweiler. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Detweiler looks to move away, Thibodeaux throws a big counter combo but Detweiler just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Detweiler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Detweiler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux looks to land a combination but Detweiler avoids it well.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Detweiler dodges the punch combination from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Detweiler checks a leg kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Detweiler misses.
Detweiler throws a nice looking combination but Thibodeaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Detweiler throws a front kick that sends Thibodeaux stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Thibodeaux catches Detweiler right on the button with a cross.
Detweiler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thibodeaux walks into a straight right hand from Detweiler.
Detweiler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Thibodeaux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Detweiler throws a nice looking combination but Thibodeaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Detweiler throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Detweiler does no damage.
Thibodeaux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Detweiler's head backwards.
Thibodeaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Detweiler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Detweiler takes one on the button.
Thibodeaux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Detweiler's hands.
Detweiler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice body kick.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Detweiler.
Detweiler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Detweiler is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Thibodeaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bart Detweiler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thibodeaux is looking to slow Detweiler down with leg kicks.
Detweiler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Thibodeaux backs off Detweiler throws a huge counter combo but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it all.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Detweiler.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but Detweiler checks it.
A good leg kick by Thibodeaux.
Good standup being displayed there by Thibodeaux as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Detweiler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Detweiler counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick that misses.
Thibodeaux is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thibodeaux lands with an overhand left.
Detweiler tries to move into range but Thibodeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab.
Detweiler misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Thibodeaux lands but Detweiler takes it in his stride.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Detweiler.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Detweiler moved out of range nicely.
Detweiler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thibodeaux lands a jab to Detweiler's midsection.
Bart Detweiler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Detweiler throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux digs a good hook to Detweiler's body.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Detweiler is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Detweiler momentarily.
Detweiler misses with a few strikes there.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Detweiler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Detweiler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Detweiler can do to turn this around?
Detweiler slips a jab and a cross from Thibodeaux.
Detweiler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Detweiler blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Detweiler in his tracks.
Detweiler misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot
and Detweiler counters with a three punch combo that has Thibodeaux backing up. Thibodeaux nods at Detweiler to acknowledge the strikes.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Detweiler throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Detweiler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Thibodeaux finds it's way through Detweiler's defenses.
Detweiler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Thibodeaux misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thibodeaux lands with a straight right. Detweiler didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux catches Detweiler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thibodeaux misses with a low kick.
Thibodeaux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thibodeaux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Detweiler checks it well.
Thibodeaux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Detweiler finds it's way round the side to connect with Thibodeaux's head.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Detweiler moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thibodeaux.
Detweiler looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
August Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Detweiler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick which misses Detweiler's front leg but catches the back leg as Detweiler tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
August Thibodeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thibodeaux 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Thibodeaux!
Bart Detweiler spoke after the fight, saying 'The Athletic Commission just announced my opponent has tested positive for PEDs, so this fight will be declared a No-Contest. Big up to those of us who still fight clean!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Castellanos (ranked 1012 p4p, 652 weight class) and Alfonz Novak (ranked 134 p4p, 87 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Novak's choice of entrance music: A Tout Le Monde - Megadeth. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Castellanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonz Novak!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak slips a straight right by Castellanos.
Castellanos lands a slapping body shot.
Castellanos staying out of range there.
Novak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castellanos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Castellanos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Novak closes the distance but Castellanos moves to the side
and Castellanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Novak misses with a takedown
and Castellanos counters with a nice right hand that sends Novak toppling to the canvas! Novak scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Castellanos finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castellanos.
Castellanos throws a body kick that misses.
Novak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castellanos, pushing him back against the cage.
Castellanos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castellanos works the jab nicely.
Novak shoots for a takedown but Castellanos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Castellanos misses the target.
Jose Castellanos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfonz Novak.
Castellanos throws out a loose jab but Novak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak tries to clinch up
and Castellanos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Novak! Castellanos lets Novak back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Novak is rocked!
Novak swings for the body but Castellanos moves out of range.
Castellanos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Novak is still on wobbly legs! Can Castellanos finish him?
Novak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Novak seems to have recovered his senses.
Castellanos drops Novak with a big left hand! Novak is injured, injured bad! Castellanos jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Castellanos!
Jose Castellanos 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Krylov (ranked 1610 p4p, 364 weight class) and Anthony Santana (ranked 212 p4p, 51 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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17 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 41 - 31 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Santana!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Krylov slips the punch.
Krylov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krylov throws the kick towards the body but Santana avoids it.
Krylov misses with a body kick.
Krylov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santana looks to land a left hand but Krylov moved out of range nicely.
Krylov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krylov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Santana looks winded!
Krylov scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Anthony Santana has been cut.
Krylov misses with a body kick.
Krylov motions for Santana to come forward. Krylov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santana manages to avoid it.
Santana blocks a head kick by Krylov.
Krylov scores with the left hand. Santana knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Santana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boris Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana moves out of range as Krylov throws a body kick.
Krylov connects with a body shot.
Krylov lands a nice looking body shot.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Krylov slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov defending well as Santana loads up on a big left hand.
Krylov throws a wild body kick that Santana sees coming a mile off.
Santana moves out of range of the body kick from Krylov.
Good shot there by Krylov.
Santana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krylov.
Krylov throws a head kick that misses
and Santana counters with a solid body kick.
Krylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krylov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Krylov missing with a left hand there. Santana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santana lands an overhand right.
Krylov tried to score with a low kick but Santana checks it.
Krylov lands a big right hand that sends Santana crashing to the mat! Krylov stays standing though and waves Santana back to his feet!
That has opened up Anthony Santana's cut even more.
Santana is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krylov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santana throws a body kick that misses.
Krylov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krylov checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Krylov misses the target.
Krylov cracks Santana on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Santana falls backwards against the cage. Krylov follows up with more strikes that drop Santana to his knees. Krylov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Santana! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Krylov!
An out of breath Boris Krylov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masa Saitoh (ranked 396 p4p, 689 weight class) and Musa Vitalik (ranked 55 p4p, 91 weight class). Vitalik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Planet Purge - Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Ehide. 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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17 - 16 - 0 |
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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 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Saitoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Musa Vitalik!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saitoh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saitoh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saitoh swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitalik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saitoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitalik controls his hands.
Saitoh is working Vitalik over against the cage.
Vitalik tries to throw a body punch but Saitoh avoids it by throwing Vitalik back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Saitoh.
We've been hearing reports that Saitoh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Saitoh presses Vitalik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vitalik looks winded!
Saitoh lands a nice shot to the body.
Saitoh lands with a right to the head.
Saitoh scores with a shot to the side of Vitalik's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vitalik has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Saitoh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vitalik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saitoh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vitalik prevents a body shot from Saitoh.
A short body shot lands from Saitoh as the two fighters clinch.
Saitoh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitalik's elbow.
Saitoh gets through Vitalik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vitalik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saitoh tries to throw a body punch but Vitalik avoids it by throwing Saitoh back against the cage.
Saitoh misses with a body punch.
Vitalik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saitoh misses with some punches.
Saitoh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vitalik blocks a body shot from Saitoh.
Saitoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitalik controls his hands.
Vitalik is working Saitoh over against the cage.
Vitalik breaks the clinch.
Saitoh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saitoh looks to land a right hand but Vitalik moved out of range.
Vitalik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh throws a big shot that misses.
Vitalik ducks under a wild hook from Saitoh.
Vitalik throws out a powerful jab.
Sloppy strikes from Vitalik. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Saitoh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saitoh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Saitoh there.
Saitoh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vitalik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saitoh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vitalik somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vitalik is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Saitoh misses with a hook. Vitalik ducked under it nicely.
Vitalik slips under a jab.
Vitalik feints the counter takedown.
Vitalik walks into a straight right hand from Saitoh.
Vitalik walks into a left hand.
Vitalik throws a nice looking combination but Saitoh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Saitoh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vitalik scores with a jab to the body.
Saitoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saitoh misses with a straight right.
Saitoh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vitalik lands a jab to Saitoh's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik misses with a few strikes there.
Saitoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vitalik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitalik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saitoh.
Saitoh looks to throw the jab but Vitalik is out of range.
Saitoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vitalik.
Vitalik feints the counter takedown.
Vitalik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saitoh.
Saitoh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saitoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vitalik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Vitalik tries to counter it with a takedown but Saitoh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vitalik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saitoh.
Vitalik gets a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Saitoh dominated that round.
That's time! Saitoh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saitoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vitalik was well out of range. Poor timing from Saitoh.
Vitalik misses the jab.
Saitoh throws a shot from downtown. Vitalik moves away and avoids it.
Vitalik lunges at Saitoh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saitoh's hand.
 It looks like Masa Saitoh has been cut.
Vitalik avoids the body shot from Saitoh.
Vitalik with the counter takedown but Saitoh avoids it easily.
Vitalik throws a body shot but no joy.
Vitalik misses the shot to the body.
Vitalik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saitoh rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitalik misses with a hook
and Vitalik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vitalik defending well as Saitoh loads up on a big left hand.
Saitoh throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Saitoh does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh lands a slapping body shot.
Saitoh tries to clinch but Vitalik is having none of it.
Vitalik looks for a takedown but Saitoh sprawls well.
Saitoh avoids the body shot from Vitalik.
Saitoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Saitoh scores with a shot to the body.
Vitalik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masa Saitoh is winning the standup battle so far.
Vitalik throws a right hand that Saitoh ducks under and follows up with a left that Saitoh also avoids with ease.
Vitalik shoots in for a double leg but Saitoh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saitoh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saitoh gets a clinch.
Vitalik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saitoh.
Saitoh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Saitoh working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Saitoh.
Vitalik is breathing heavily.
Saitoh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Saitoh.
Vitalik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saitoh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vitalik takes a shot to the head.
Vitalik is rocked!
Saitoh misses with the head strike.
Vitalik takes a shot to the head.
Vitalik is still on wobbly legs! Can Saitoh finish him?
Masa Saitoh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saitoh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saitoh drops Vitalik onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vitalik is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Saitoh has Vitalik pressed against the cage, preventing Vitalik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saitoh lands with a light punch inside.
Saitoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saitoh closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Vitalik out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Saitoh!
Our winner, Masa Saitoh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eja Igwe (ranked 627 p4p, 215 weight class) and Bethania Valverde (ranked 54 p4p, 19 weight class). Valverde has chosen LLAMAME YA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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30
138
11 - 9 - 0 |
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145
28 - 19 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eja Igwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bethania Valverde!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igwe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Igwe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valverde throws a head kick that Igwe semi-blocks.
Igwe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valverde.
Bethania Valverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valverde tries to work over Igwe's front leg with a kick but Igwe checks it.
Valverde misses with a straight left.
Valverde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Valverde.
Jab from Valverde.
Igwe is rocked!
Valverde steps in with a hook that catches Igwe right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Valverde follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Igwe looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bethania Valverde!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bethania Valverde made sure he mentioned Pulling Guard, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Drake (ranked 424 p4p, 634 weight class) and Moses Okafor (ranked 57 p4p, 79 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein. 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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World class boxer
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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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JD Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okafor throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moses Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Okafor lands.
Okafor misses with a jab to the body
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okafor tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okafor connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Drake's head coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okafor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Okafor moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Okafor blocks an uppercut.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Okafor.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Okafor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okafor avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Okafor.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Okafor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Okafor can turn it around.
Okafor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor has Drake pushed against the cage.
Okafor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okafor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Okafor.
Okafor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Okafor fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Okafor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Okafor lands an uppercut.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Okafor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Okafor working aggressively here.
Drake misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okafor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake lands with a short shot to the head.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Okafor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okafor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
Okafor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake pushes Okafor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Okafor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okafor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okafor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okafor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okafor avoiding damage.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake working aggressively here.
Okafor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
A short uppercut from Okafor.
Drake prevents a body shot from Okafor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Okafor fails to land.
Okafor presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Okafor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drake moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okafor throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Okafor throws a lazy uppercut
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Drake has knocked Okafor down with a huge combo! Drake steps away and waves a wobbly Okafor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Moses Okafor has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okafor swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake throws a right hand that Okafor ducks under and follows up with a left that Okafor also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okafor connects with a right hand. Drake shakes it off.
Drake moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Drake swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Moses Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okafor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okafor taking a breather.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
Okafor blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Okafor in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Okafor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
Okafor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okafor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moses Okafor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okafor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okafor tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Okafor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Okafor.
Okafor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Okafor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okafor lands a shot to the body.
Okafor lands a shoulder strike.
Okafor blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Okafor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okafor lands a body punch.
Okafor lands with a left to the head.
Okafor scores with a shot to the side of Drake's head.
Okafor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okafor lands with a right to the head.
Okafor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drake is rocked!
Okafor misses the jab.
Okafor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab, jab by Okafor - just one landing.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
and Okafor counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Drake! He's just covering up as Okafor starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Okafor!
Moses Okafor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
JD Drake spoke after the fight, saying 'It's Miller Time'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Hidaka (ranked 263 p4p, 237 weight class) and Kemar Powell (ranked 39 p4p, 35 weight class). Powell has chosen Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Hidaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemar Powell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell lands a high kick!
Powell misses with a looping right.
Powell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hidaka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Powell counters with a right hand to the body.
Hidaka tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Powell scores with a jab to the head.
Powell moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hidaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Powell.
Powell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Powell blocks a head kick by Hidaka.
Hidaka throws a leg kick but Powell checks it.
We've been told by Hidaka's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hidaka.
Powell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Powell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Powell cracks Hidaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hidaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Hidaka is predictable there
and Powell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hidaka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powell counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell scores with the left hand. Hidaka knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hidaka throws a wild body kick that Powell sees coming a mile off.
Powell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Powell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hidaka misses the target.
Hidaka walks into a jab.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hidaka is just out of range.
Hidaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hidaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Hidaka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Powell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick from Powell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powell checks the leg kick.
Powell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hidaka.
Hidaka wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hidaka.
Powell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hidaka in his tracks.
Powell lands a glancing blow to the side of Hidaka's head.
Hidaka lands a front kick.
Powell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hidaka.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hidaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
Powell throws out a counter right but Hidaka avoids it with no problem.
Hidaka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Hidaka connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Powell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hidaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powell manages to avoid it.
Hidaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powell, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Powell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hidaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hidaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hidaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
Powell pushes Hidaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hidaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hidaka blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemar Powell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Powell misses with an uppercut
letting Hidaka counter with a right hand.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hidaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hidaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Powell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Powell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kemar Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Powell.
Powell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Powell lands with an uppercut that bounces Hidaka off the cage and back into range.
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hidaka.
Hidaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hidaka moves out of range as Powell strikes.
Powell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hidaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Powell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Powell throws a right hand that misses
and Hidaka counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Powell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Powell is predictable there
and Hidaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powell throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hidaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Hidaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hidaka ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell sizes up Hidaka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Powell throws a series of punches but Hidaka avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Hidaka misses
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hidaka lands the left hand.
Powell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hidaka tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.
Hidaka lands a high kick!
Powell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hidaka to score with a decent uppercut.
Powell is rocked!
Hidaka moves out of range of the leg kick from Powell.
Hidaka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Powell cracks Hidaka with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hidaka.
Powell avoids the body shot from Hidaka.
Powell scores with a hook.
Powell moves out of range of the body kick from Hidaka.
Powell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hidaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Powell has time to react.
Powell is still on wobbly legs! Can Hidaka finish him?
Powell throws a head kick that misses.
Powell seems to have recovered his senses.
Powell blocks the body kick.
Hidaka misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Powell - just one landing.
Hidaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Hidaka moves away and avoids it.
Powell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hidaka under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hidaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kemar Powell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hidaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takehiko Hidaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Hidaka - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Hidaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hidaka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Powell misses with some punches.
Hidaka tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Powell throws a head punch that misses.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell lands with a short shot to the head.
Hidaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hidaka blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell has a couple of punches blocked by Hidaka.
Hidaka tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Hidaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Powell takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hidaka.
Hidaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hidaka blocking some punches.
Hidaka throws a head punch that misses.
Hidaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hidaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Powell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hidaka tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Hidaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hidaka lands a shot to the body.
Hidaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hidaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Hidaka lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Hidaka scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hidaka works on Powell's body with a couple of short punches.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hidaka scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Hidaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell working aggressively here.
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hidaka.
Powell takes a shot to the head.
Powell misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Hidaka.
Hidaka lands a left hand.
Hidaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Hidaka throws a big uppercut that drops Powell! More strikes from Hidaka and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Powell lies dazed against the cage as Hidaka celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takehiko Hidaka!
Takehiko Hidaka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hogg (ranked 149 p4p, 163 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 22 p4p, 23 weight class). Hogg comes to the cage accompanied by Styx - Renegade. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hogg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entreri.
Entreri misses with a right hand
and Hogg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Entreri pushes Hogg off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hogg has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Entreri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hogg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Entreri sprawls and moves away.
Entreri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Entreri sprawls and moves away.
Entreri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hogg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Entreri sprawls and moves away.
Entreri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hogg on the side of the head.
It looks like Johnny Hogg has been cut.
Hogg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entreri throws out the jab.
Hogg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Entreri sprawls and moves away.
Entreri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hogg circles away quickly and effectively.
Artemis Entreri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Entreri misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entreri.
Hogg feinted with a counter takedown.
Entreri misses with a hook
and Hogg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hogg trying to control but Entreri is working from the bottom.
Hogg wants to pass the guard but Entreri is keeping the position.
Hogg trying to control but Entreri is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Entreri 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.
Hogg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hogg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Entreri for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hogg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entreri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hogg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Entreri.
Entreri looks to throw the jab but Hogg is out of range.
Hogg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Entreri sprawls and moves away.
Entreri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogg tries to move into range but Entreri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hogg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Entreri.
Hogg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Hogg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Entreri throws a body shot but no joy.
Entreri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Entreri just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Entreri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Entreri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg ducks under a wild hook from Entreri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri misses with a left hand
and Hogg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Entreri's guard.
Entreri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogg wants to pass the guard but Entreri is keeping the position.
Hogg throws a strike but Entreri rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogg is trying to control the position but Entreri postures up.
Entreri is looking to stand up but Hogg won't let him.
Hogg wants to sweep but no luck.
Hogg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Entreri defends well.
Hogg is looking for a triangle but Entreri pushes his legs off easily.
Hogg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Entreri wants to get back to full guard.
Hogg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Entreri's head.
Hogg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogg is trying to work for a kimura but Entreri is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Entreri tries to roll over but Hogg keeps him under control.
Hogg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hogg is trying to control. Entreri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnny Hogg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is just content to waste time from the top position. Entreri takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hogg trying to control but Entreri is working from the bottom.
Hogg lands a couple of digs.
Hogg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hogg won't allow Entreri to get back to his feet.
Hogg looking to pass the guard.
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.
Hogg wants to control from the top but Entreri keeps moving.
Hogg prevents Entreri from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hogg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Entreri lands with an overhand left.
Artemis Entreri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Entreri throws out a loose jab but Hogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
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 Johnny Hogg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Hogg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Entreri throws a big shot that misses.
Hogg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Entreri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hogg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Entreri sprawls and moves away.
Hogg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Hogg tries to counter with a takedown but Entreri is quick to defend against it.
Artemis Entreri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hogg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri misses with a hook
and Hogg counters with a single leg into guard. Entreri didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg wants to control from the top but Entreri keeps moving.
Hogg throwing strikes but missing.
Hogg working some strikes from top position.
Hogg won't allow Entreri to sweep him here.
Hogg throws a big right hand that misses.
Hogg throws an elbow that misses. Entreri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hogg's guard. Nice move by Entreri!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hogg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Entreri defends it easily.
Hogg is looking for a triangle but Entreri pushes his legs off easily.
Entreri wants to get up but he can't break Hogg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is trying to keep Entreri in close.
Hogg wants to sweep but no luck.
Hogg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Entreri tries to stand but Hogg is controlling from the bottom.
Hogg is trying to keep Entreri in close.
Entreri decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hogg, up you get!
Hogg staying out of range there.
Hogg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entreri throws out the jab.
Hogg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri throws a lazy right hand but Hogg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogg attempts a counter takedown but Entreri avoids it well and moves away.
Entreri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogg feinted with a counter takedown.
Hogg staying out of range there.
Entreri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entreri lands with an overhand left.
Entreri missing with a left hand there. Hogg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogg tries to counter with a takedown but Entreri is quick to defend against it.
Entreri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Entreri thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Artemis Entreri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Entreri has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artemis Entreri!
Artemis Entreri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Johnny Hogg spoke after the fight, saying 'What can I say, I have work to do.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Duran (ranked 2 p4p, 95 weight class) and Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 1 p4p, 14 weight class). Duran comes to the cage accompanied by This Could be Anywhere in the World. Gunnarsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Björk - Army Of Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Duran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Duran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunnarsson looks to throw the jab but Duran is out of range.
Gunnarsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunnarsson. That's going to slow Duran down.
A shot to the liver by Gunnarsson. Beautiful body shot.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gunnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson is looking to slow Duran down with leg kicks.
Gunnarsson is looking to land body kicks.
Duran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gunnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duran's hands.
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duran avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Duran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duran throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Gunnarsson misses with a head kick.
Duran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran misses with a head kick.
Duran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duran there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gunnarsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Duran is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duran throwing a counter right hand but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Duran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Duran staying out of range there.
Duran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunnarsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran tries to move into range but Gunnarsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Gunnarsson misses.
Duran looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Duran counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunnarsson is looking to chop away at Duran's legs.
And Duran counters with a quick kick to the body but Gunnarsson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice body kick.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping right.
Duran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gunnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Gunnarsson misses
and Duran counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
Duran throwing a counter right hand but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Duran counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Gunnarsson! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Duran!
Bo Duran retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Duran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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