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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy The Poodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy The Poodle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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296 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy The Poodle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santiago Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva tries to clinch there but The Poodle circles away.
The Poodle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Santiago Da Silva has been cut.
Da Silva slips under a jab from The Poodle.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Poodle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
The Poodle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Da Silva has The Poodle up against the cage in a clinch.
The Poodle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Poodle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Poodle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Poodle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Poodle has had enough of the clinch but Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
The Poodle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Poodle looks to land a combination but Da Silva avoids it well.
Tommy The Poodle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - The Poodle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by The Poodle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from The Poodle misses its intended target.
Da Silva pushes The Poodle up against the cage in a clinch.
The Poodle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Poodle swinging wilding here.
Da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Poodle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Poodle wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
The Poodle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
The Poodle manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Poodle is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but The Poodle pushes him off.
Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Poodle wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tommy The Poodle has been cut.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Poodle is trying to break free.
The Poodle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva is pressed up against the cage. The Poodle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Da Silva down to the mat. Da Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Da Silva throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as The Poodle stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Da Silva follows into mount!
Da Silva controlling from the full mount.
Da Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle is looking to get to half guard.
Da Silva controlling from mount.
Da Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Da Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Poodle throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
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.
The Poodle gets back to half guard.
Da Silva is tying to control. The Poodle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Da Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Poodle's sensitive parts.
Da Silva moves into the clinch.
The Poodle is trying to break free.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Poodle looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy The Poodle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Poodle tries to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks with his arms.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks it.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Poodle can't break the clinch.
The Poodle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks with his arms.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from The Poodle fails to land.
The Poodle wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva won't allow it.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
The Poodle tries to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling the position.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva keeps control of The Poodle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
The Poodle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Poodle.
The Poodle avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Da Silva prevents The Poodle from breaking the clinch.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle tries to pull guard but Da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually The Poodle drops back down to his feet.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Poodle is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Poodle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Poodle misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Poodle blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Poodle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Poodle loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Da Silva tries to clinch but The Poodle moves out of range.
The Poodle misses with a body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - The Poodle circles away.
Da Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Da Silva dodges the punch combination from The Poodle.
Da Silva thuds his shin into the meat of The Poodle's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks it.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
The Poodle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Poodle's face.
The Poodle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Poodle manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Da Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Da Silva moves away from the strike by The Poodle.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but The Poodle circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Poodle.
Da Silva feints and then cracks The Poodle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Poodle down.
A good leg kick by Da Silva.
Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
The Poodle takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Poodle is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
The Poodle wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
The Poodle tries to pull guard but Da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually The Poodle drops back down to his feet.
Santiago Da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but The Poodle is blocking nicely.
The Poodle wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
The Poodle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
The Poodle can't break the clinch.
The Poodle is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The Poodle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Poodle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
The Poodle has had enough of the clinch but Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Poodle digs a right hand underneath Da Silva's ribcage. Da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but The Poodle is blocking nicely.
The Poodle avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
The Poodle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santiago Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Da Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Poodle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Silva.
Da Silva has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
The Poodle lands with a left to the head.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
The Poodle is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Poodle's face.
The Poodle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Da Silva blocks a body shot from The Poodle.
The Poodle has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
The Poodle tries to pull guard but Da Silva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy The Poodle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks it.
The Poodle is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The Poodle misses with a body punch.
The Poodle avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
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.
A short uppercut from The Poodle.
The Poodle takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Poodle is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva keeps control of The Poodle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but The Poodle is blocking nicely.
The Poodle tries to stall but Da Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Poodle is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Poodle.
The Poodle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
The Poodle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Poodle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The Poodle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Poodle wants a takedown but no success here.
Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but The Poodle is blocking nicely.
The Poodle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
The Poodle avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Poodle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Poodle blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
Da Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Poodle can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Poodle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Poodle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
The Poodle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Poodle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from The Poodle.
Da Silva clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Da Silva as The Poodle tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
The Poodle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Da Silva is keeping busy.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Da Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Poodle has had enough of the clinch but Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
The Poodle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Poodle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
The Poodle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Poodle scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Poodle can't get the takedown.
Da Silva prevents The Poodle from breaking the clinch.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
The Poodle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
The Poodle wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
The Poodle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Poodle breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by The Poodle - just one landing.
The Poodle looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
The Poodle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Poodle can't break the clinch.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
The Poodle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks it.
The Poodle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Poodle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da Silva at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Poodle.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Poodle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Poodle takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
The Poodle throws a head kick that misses
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Da Silva tries to clinch but The Poodle is having none of it.
Da Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Poodle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
The Poodle wants a takedown.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Da Silva 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
The Poodle throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to clinch but The Poodle is having none of it.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Da Silva slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from The Poodle.
Da Silva has managed to clinch.
The Poodle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
The Poodle has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The Poodle lands with a left to the head.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
The Poodle is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but The Poodle is blocking nicely.
The Poodle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
The Poodle wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into The Poodle's ribcage.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks with his arms.
The Poodle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Da Silva prevents it.
The Poodle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two 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.
The Poodle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Silva keeps control of The Poodle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Poodle wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva won't allow it.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Poodle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Poodle throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
The Poodle misses with the head strike.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Poodle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks it.
Da Silva keeps control of The Poodle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle can't break the clinch.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva prevents The Poodle from breaking the clinch.
The Poodle lands a shot to the body.
Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Poodle's face.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
The Poodle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Poodle can't break the clinch.
Da Silva landing knees to the head.
The Poodle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Poodle has Da Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Da Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy The Poodle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Poodle has Da Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Da Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but The Poodle blocks with his arms.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
That's four 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.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
The Poodle tries to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Da Silva as The Poodle tries to tie him up.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Poodle blocks it with crossed arms.
The Poodle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
The Poodle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Poodle goes for a takedown attempt but Da Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Poodle missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva rushes The Poodle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The Poodle can't break the clinch.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
The Poodle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Poodle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The Poodle managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva.
The Poodle lands a shot to the body.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
The Poodle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Poodle's face.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by The Poodle.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Silva.
The Poodle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but The Poodle circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva throws a nice head kick!
Da Silva slips under a jab.
Da Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
The Poodle is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Poodle blocks it with crossed arms.
The Poodle manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Poodle's sensitive parts.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to clinch there but The Poodle circles away.
Da Silva rushes The Poodle and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
The Poodle misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Poodle is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
The Poodle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva tries to clinch but The Poodle moves out of range.
The Poodle throws an overhand right that lands on Da Silva's shoulder, as Da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Da Silva slips a jab from The Poodle.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tommy The Poodle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but The Poodle pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Poodle.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
The Poodle misses with a body shot.
Da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Poodle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva landing knees to the head.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but The Poodle is blocking nicely.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but The Poodle is blocking nicely.
Santiago Da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from The Poodle.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Poodle tries to throw a body punch but Da Silva avoids it by throwing The Poodle back against the cage.
The Poodle breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva scores with a leg kick.
Da Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Poodle's head.
The Poodle misses with a looping left.
Da Silva moves into range and clinches up with The Poodle.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Poodle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Poodle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Poodle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Poodle misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Santiago Da Silva!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Santiago Da Silva!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Santiago Da Silva!
Santiago Da Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Turko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreese is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sweep the Leg. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Turko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kreese!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turko shoots in but Kreese avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Turko is stalling here. Kreese is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Turko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kreese has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kreese is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kreese is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kreese in side control, throwing shots but Turko defends.
Kreese is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Turko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kreese looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turko is trying to get back to half guard.
Turko manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kreese's best efforts.
Kreese is thwarting Turko's attempts to control the position.
Kreese in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Turko tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kreese!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Kreese!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hidoki Masawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammook Polman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dying Fetus - One Shot One Kill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidoki Masawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammook Polman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Polman swivels and escapes.
Masawa throws a body punch but Polman moves out of range.
Polman throws a head kick but Masawa moves out of range.
Masawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masawa waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Polman.
Masawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Polman misses.
Masawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Polman moves out of range as Masawa strikes.
Polman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masawa throws a hook to the side of Polman's head but Polman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Polman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masawa is breathing heavily.
Polman connects with a high kick.
It looks like Hidoki Masawa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polman sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Masawa to the ground! Polman dives into full mount looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polman controlling the pace for now.
Polman looking to control but Masawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Polman is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Masawa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Polman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masawa is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masawa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Masawa is squirming around, avoiding Polman's attempts to control the action.
Polman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Masawa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Polman prevents Masawa from getting the reversal.
Polman is looking to stand but Polman has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Masawa is looking to get to half guard.
Polman wants to control the pace but Masawa is squirming around nicely.
Polman is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Masawa throws a lazy head kick
and Polman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Polman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Polman lands the left hand.
Hidoki Masawa's cut is getting worse.
Masawa has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hidoki Masawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Masawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hidoki Masawa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Polman throws a nice head kick!
Jeez, Hidoki Masawa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hidoki Masawa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sammook Polman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Uzomaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colby Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzomaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uzomaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Uzomaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henderson scores with a hook.
It looks like Kenichi Uzomaki has been cut.
Uzomaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Uzomaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Uzomaki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uzomaki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Uzomaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henderson, who protects the arm well.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
Uzomaki goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Henderson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Uzomaki but great work by Henderson.
Henderson trying to control the action but Uzomaki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson decides to stand back up. Henderson steps back and let's Uzomaki get back to his feet.
Uzomaki avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson lands with a straight right. Uzomaki didn't see that one coming.
Uzomaki shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson tries to bum rush Uzomaki with a series of wild strikes but Uzomaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uzomaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Uzomaki is breathing heavily.
Uzomaki wants to pass to mount but Henderson is defending the position.
Henderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson throws a couple of heel strikes.
Uzomaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Henderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Henderson has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Uzomaki, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uzomaki walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
Uzomaki moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Colby Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Uzomaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uzomaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Uzomaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Uzomaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Uzomaki moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Uzomaki avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Uzomaki shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Uzomaki shoots in.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Uzomaki avoids it well.
Henderson connects with a jab.
Uzomaki shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Uzomaki walks into a jab.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Uzomaki shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Uzomaki.
Uzomaki walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
Uzomaki shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Uzomaki ducks down to avoid it.
Uzomaki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson's guard.
Uzomaki looking to pass the guard.
Uzomaki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Henderson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Uzomaki, into his guard.
Uzomaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki looking for subs off his back but Henderson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Henderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Uzomaki has hold of Henderson's hands but Henderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki is positioning himself well to prevent Henderson advancing to mount.
Uzomaki is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Henderson pulls his head out easily.
Uzomaki trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Henderson manages to pass to mount!
Henderson trying to control but Uzomaki is having none of it.
Uzomaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's eight 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.
Uzomaki is working hard here to advance position.
Uzomaki wants to control but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson trying to control but Uzomaki is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uzomaki is looking to escape.
Henderson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Uzomaki'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.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uzomaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Uzomaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzomaki has gone for a leg lock! Henderson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Uzomaki's guard.
Uzomaki has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Henderson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Uzomaki.
Henderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Uzomaki to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzomaki avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Colby Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uzomaki scores with a takedown into Henderson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzomaki has gone for a leg lock! Henderson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Uzomaki's guard.
Uzomaki working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Uzomaki wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wanted to stand there but Uzomaki had control of the position.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Uzomaki had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Henderson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Uzomaki Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Henderson's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki is striking from the back but Henderson escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Henderson is not content to let Uzomaki control the position.
Uzomaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henderson tries to bum rush Uzomaki with a series of wild strikes but Uzomaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
Uzomaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Uzomaki avoids it well.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uzomaki.
Uzomaki slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Uzomaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzomaki stops Henderson from standing up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Uzomaki postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson 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.
Uzomaki looking to pass the guard.
Uzomaki trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Uzomaki shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uzomaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Uzomaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Uzomaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Uzomaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Henderson wants to stand up but Uzomaki is controlling him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Henderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Henderson has escaped and now he's on top!
Uzomaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Uzomaki, not yet.
Henderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Uzomaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kenichi Uzomaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzomaki tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uzomaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Uzomaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Uzomaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Uzomaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Uzomaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
Uzomaki won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
Uzomaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uzomaki is one step ahead there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Uzomaki from controlling successfully.
Uzomaki stops Henderson from standing up.
Uzomaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Henderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Uzomaki has Henderson in his guard.
Uzomaki 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Colby Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Uzomaki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Uzomaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Uzomaki slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Uzomaki closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Uzomaki pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uzomaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson is trying to stand back up but Uzomaki is controlling him
Uzomaki lands with a punch from half guard.
Uzomaki prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Uzomaki moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Henderson is looking to regain half guard here but Uzomaki keeps moving and retains side control.
Uzomaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Henderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Henderson bucks up and tries to throw Uzomaki off but instead Uzomaki has got his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henderson is trying to defend against the choke here but Uzomaki has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Uzomaki Tightens the hold and Henderson taps out furiously! Uzomaki displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenichi Uzomaki!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Beetlejuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beetlejuice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: This Is Beetle. Lester Beetlejuice will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lester Beetlejuice!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beetlejuice slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill catches Beetlejuice with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Lester Beetlejuice has been cut.
Beetlejuice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill swings for the body but Beetlejuice moves out of range.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beetlejuice.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Beetlejuice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beetlejuice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Beetlejuice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beetlejuice throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beetlejuice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hill scores with a hook.
Hill throws an uppercut from hell that sends Beetlejuice clean off his feet! He's out cold! Hill stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Hill!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hong Man Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Angel Of Death. On his way into the cage it seems that Hong Man Choi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hong Man Choi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hong Man Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Manson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson is looking to clinch but Choi is avoiding it.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manson moves in looking to clinch but Choi pushes him off.
Manson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manson shoots in but no luck this time.
Choi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Manson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manson is trying to get back to half guard.
Manson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Manson tries to roll over but Choi keeps him under control.
Manson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Manson is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Choi pulls his head out easily.
Choi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manson tries to get to full guard but Choi has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Choi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manson on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Charlie Manson has been cut.
Choi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manson.
Manson looks to land a left hand but Choi moved out of range nicely.
Choi scores with a nice right hand.
Manson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Choi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Manson!
Hong Man Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Manson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Choi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Manson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Manson is looking for a sweep. Choi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choi decides to stand and escape the position.
Choi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Choi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manson misses with a takedown
and Choi counters with a series of strikes. Manson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Choi works over Manson's head and body with a nice combination.
Choi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manson.
Manson fails to land the takedown.
Manson looks gassed!
Manson shoots and misses
and Choi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Manson's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Choi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Choi controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Choi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Choi is looking to stand up but Manson won't let him.
Manson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Choi trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Manson looking for a sweep. Not yet Manson, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manson throws an overhand right that lands on Choi's shoulder, as Choi tries to avoid the shot.
Manson feints and as Choi raises his hands in defense, Manson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Choi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manson postures up and lands a big shot to Choi's brow.
Choi wants to stand but Manson is controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Choi's head.
Manson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Manson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Choi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Choi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choi wants to get back to his feet but Manson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Manson advances position into side control!
Manson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Manson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Manson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Choi wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manson working the ground and pound.
Manson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Choi, who protects the arm well.
Manson scoring with punches from side control.
Choi tries to escape but Manson is in control.
Choi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Choi is trying to control Manson's posture but Manson avoids it.
Manson landing strikes.
Choi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Choi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manson scoring with punches and elbows.
Manson scoring with punches and elbows.
Manson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Manson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Manson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Manson looks up at the clock and then as Choi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Manson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Manson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Choi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Choi wants to control but Manson postures up.
Manson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Choi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Choi's legs.
Choi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Manson's best efforts.
Manson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manson throwing shots but Choi is blocking nicely.
Manson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manson prevents Choi from standing back up.
Manson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manson trying to mount his opponent but Choi defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Choi pushes Manson off looking to stand but Manson dives back in and keeps control.
Manson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manson working the head and body with strikes.
Manson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Choi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Manson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choi defending well though.
Manson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choi defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Manson wants to pass the guard but Choi is keeping the position.
Manson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Man Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manson with a poor takedown
and Choi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Choi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Choi wants to stand but Manson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Choi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Choi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Choi wants to stand but Manson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Manson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manson dominating with strikes here.
Manson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Manson lands a big shot there that rocks Choi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Manson working Choi over with strikes here.
Manson prevents Choi from getting the reversal.
Choi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Charlie Manson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manson breaks from Choi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Manson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Manson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Manson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Choi is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson landing strikes from the mount.
Manson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manson looking for a guillotine from mount but Choi is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Manson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Manson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Choi tries to hold on but Manson postures up.
Manson lands a big shot there that rocks Choi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi is in a horrible position here. Manson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Choi is looking to get to half guard.
Manson lands a big elbow.
Manson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Choi's face.
Choi taking shots to the head.
Manson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Manson.
Manson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Choi taking shots to the head.
Choi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Manson has hold of Choi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Choi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Manson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Choi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Choi is looking to improve his position.
Manson seems to be looking for submissions.
Manson tries to pass to full mount but Choi defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choi defending well though.
Choi tries to kick Manson off but Manson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Manson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Manson doesn't manage to clinch there - Choi circles away.
Choi gets caught flat footed, as Manson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Manson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Choi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Choi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Choi keeping full guard, as Manson tries to pass.
Manson prevents Choi from getting back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Choi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manson advances position into side control!
Manson throws a strike aimed at the side of Choi's head but Choi avoids it well.
Choi prevents Manson from improving position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Choi to the mat! Choi manages to get full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Choi holds on and takes a little breather.
Manson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Choi is keeping the position for now.
Choi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manson is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Choi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manson is in close to Choi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Choi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manson throws a big right hand that misses.
Manson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Choi has hold of Manson's hands but Manson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Manson stops Choi from getting back to his feet.
Manson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manson working the head and body with strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manson working Choi over with strikes.
Manson passes to side control.
Manson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Manson.
Choi tries to bench press Manson off him but Manson keeps the position.
Manson lands a few punches from side control.
Choi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Manson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Manson lands some shots froms side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Manson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Choi is avoiding damage well.
Choi wants to get back to his feet.
Manson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Manson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Manson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Manson tries to advance to mount but Choi denies him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Manson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Manson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Choi. No joy for Manson on that attempt.
Manson shoots and misses
and Choi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Manson's guard now.
Choi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manson is keeping the position for now.
Choi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Manson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Manson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Choi is one step ahead there.
Manson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Choi!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson landing strikes from the mount.
Choi wants to control but Manson is having none of it.
Manson lands a big elbow.
Manson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Choi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Manson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Choi?
Manson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Choi's face.
Choi tries to hold on but Manson pushes him away.
Manson wants to finish this one by submission but Choi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Manson.
Choi is in a horrible position here. Manson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Choi is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson avoids the attempt from Choi to control.
Manson lands a nice shot to the head.
Manson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Choi's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manson working Choi over with strikes here.
Manson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Manson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Manson throwing strikes here but Choi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Choi wants to control but Manson is having none of it.
Manson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi is desperately trying to improve his position but Manson has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Manson.
Manson cracks Choi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Manson with good strikes from the mount here!
Manson lands a heavy elbow.
Manson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Choi?
Choi is rocked!
Choi is trying to stand.
Manson breaks from Choi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Manson.
Manson scoring with strikes but Choi is staying in there.
Manson cracks Choi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Manson looking to finish Choi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Choi!
Manson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Choi's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson landing shots from mount.
Manson looking to finish with strikes here!
Manson with the ground and pound from mount.
Choi is trying to stand.
Choi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Choi is in a horrible position here. Manson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Manson.
Manson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manson has control of Choi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Choi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manson with shots to the head and body - Choi looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Choi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Manson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Choi is surviving well by controlling Manson's body position as best he can.
Manson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Choi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Choi!
Choi passes into half guard.
Manson wants to improve his position but Choi is controlling well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Choi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manson misses with an uppercut.
Manson moves out of range of the strikes.
Manson fails with the takedown
and Choi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manson thinking.
Hong Man Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Manson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Choi fails to land the takedown.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt
and Choi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Choi is fending him off so far but Manson persists. Nope, Choi circles away and we're back to standing.
Manson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Choi circles away.
Manson shoots in for a double leg but Choi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A big left from Choi misses.
Choi fails to land with a series of punches.
Manson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manson pushing down on Choi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Manson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Choi defends it well.
Manson slips a nice elbow through Choi's hands, connecting with Choi's forehead.
Manson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Choi's head.
Manson trying to pass the guard but Choi defending well.
Choi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Choi has his feet on Manson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Manson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Choi misses.
Manson feints and as Choi raises his hands in defense, Manson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manson tries to free his leg and advance position but Choi is retaining full guard.
Manson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Choi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manson throws a big right hand that misses.
Manson drops back looking for a leg! Choi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Choi manages to kick Manson off! Manson jumps back into Choi's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Manson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manson 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Charlie Manson!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Charlie Manson!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Charlie Manson!
Charlie Manson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Ohlrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshmallow Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohlrich's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Biz Markie's- Just a Friend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Ohlrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshmallow Bunny!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ohlrich as Bunny shoots in.
Ohlrich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bunny looks gassed!
Ohlrich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Marshmallow Bunny has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohlrich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ohlrich digs a good body shot into Bunny's ribs.
Ohlrich catches Bunny napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bunny to the canvas!
Bunny is rocked!
Ohlrich postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Bunny covers up, he's hurt! Ohlrich keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ohlrich and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ohlrich can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Ohlrich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ara Vahaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Thing. Vahaber has chosen Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ara Vahaber!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch fails to land the takedown.
Vahaber lands a lovely overhand right.
Vahaber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vahaber misses with a two punch combination.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynch throws a sloppy body shot
and Vahaber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vahaber scores with the left hand. Lynch knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vahaber lands a jab-cross combination.
Vahaber lands a body shot.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
Vahaber lands a nice shot to the body.
Eric Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vahaber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vahaber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynch avoids the body shot from Vahaber.
Vahaber rushes Lynch with punches - Lynch moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Lynch goes down! Vahaber follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Vahaber!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rip James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John has chosen Peace Minus One by Rorschach Test as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy John!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
John throws a head kick that misses.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
John tries to clinch up.
John dodges the punch combination from James.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
James shoots in but John avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. John looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
James working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
James wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
John parries the strikes from James easily there. James is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable John to escape.
James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, John has escaped the position, nice work there.
James swings around for an armbar but John sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into James's guard.
John preventing the sweep.
James is working hard here to advance position.
That's two 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.
John wants to stand but James is controlling his posture from full guard.
James has his foot on John's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. John works his way back into a safe position though.
James is trying to control the position but John postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
James tries to pass to full mount but John defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James stalling away here and it's allowed John to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. John is keeping the position for now.
James trying to control but John is working from the bottom.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
John keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from John.
James looks for a takedown but John sprawls well.
James looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from John as James shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
John swinging wilding here.
John throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
John wants to clinch.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - James lands in his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
John can't keep his opponent in guard - James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
James is nestled in close to John, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
John is in trouble now - James has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns John that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James tries to control but John wriggling away.
James is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, John has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as John is looking to escape.
James jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… John is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by John and James has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
James misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's eight 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.
James wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
James in side control lands a decent elbow.
James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, John has escaped the position, nice work there.
James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from James crashes against the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from James crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. John knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
John keeps James under control for a moment.
James trying to control the position but John is working away.
James landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip James dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James 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.
James postures up and lands a big shot to John's brow.
James trying to control but John is working from the bottom.
James stands and throws John's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
John is not content to let James control the position.
John dodges the ground and pound from James.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
James working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two 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.
James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
John struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James has hold of John's arm. He's looking for a kimura. John seems comfortable defending it but James has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! John is real pain and he's forced to tap out! John is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but James couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rip James!
Rip James retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stakanu comes to the cage accompanied by Oy, To Ne Vecher. Khan has chosen Giant Khan Entrance as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiranuka Stakanu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giant Khan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stakanu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stakanu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stakanu manages to avoid it.
Stakanu tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Khan throws a series of punches but Stakanu moves out of range.
Stakanu slips under a jab.
Stakanu is looking to clinch.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Stakanu moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stakanu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stakanu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stakanu slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stakanu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
That's two 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.
Stakanu tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Khan throws a hook but Stakanu avoids it easily.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stakanu tries to clinch up.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Stakanu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stakanu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stakanu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Stakanu doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Stakanu.
Stakanu shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stakanu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Stakanu.
Stakanu looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan throws the left hand but Stakanu avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Khan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Stakanu.
Stakanu has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiranuka Stakanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan throws a hook but Stakanu blocks it.
Giant Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stakanu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stakanu tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan looks to land a combination. Stakanu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Hiranuka Stakanu has been cut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stakanu.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Stakanu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stakanu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slow jab from Stakanu misses its intended target.
Khan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stakanu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Stakanu is just out of range.
Stakanu lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Stakanu's head but Stakanu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Khan misses with a hook.
Stakanu doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stakanu moves away.
Stakanu moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a hook but Stakanu blocks it.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stakanu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Khan keeping full guard, as Stakanu tries to pass.
Stakanu pushes down on Khan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stakanu manages to pass to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan wants to hold on but Stakanu pushes him away.
Stakanu wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiranuka Stakanu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Stakanu ducks down to avoid it.
Stakanu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Khan misses.
Stakanu tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
A jab from Khan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stakanu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stakanu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Stakanu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan tries to bum rush Stakanu with a series of wild strikes but Stakanu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stakanu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Stakanu moved out of range nicely.
Khan throws a hook but Stakanu avoids it easily.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stakanu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stakanu misses with a looping right.
Stakanu misses the shot to the body.
Stakanu tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiranuka Stakanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan throws a series of punches but Stakanu moves out of range.
Stakanu swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Stakanu moves away from the strike by Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stakanu.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stakanu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khan is looking to regain half guard here but Stakanu keeps moving and retains side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes Stakanu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stakanu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Khan wants to control but Stakanu postures up.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Stakanu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stakanu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is trying to control Stakanu's posture but Stakanu avoids it.
Khan tries to buck Stakanu off but Stakanu is having none of it.
That's six 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.
Khan manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stakanu seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Khan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hiranuka Stakanu!
Hiranuka Stakanu retains his super heavyweight title!
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pop
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mgr
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