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PFL 99 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
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288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Intelligent |
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Good low kicks
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shogun Boa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hill!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill throws a combination. Boa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boa closes the distance but Hill moves to the side
and Hill counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hill counters with a nice body shot.
Hill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Boa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boa is breathing heavily.
Boa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boa darts in trying to clinch
and Hill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boa.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hill scores with a one two! Boa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hill.
Boa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hill. Hill obviously looking to wear him down.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boa.
Hill thumps Boa with a low kick.
Boa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hill.
Boa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hill scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hill lands a leg kick that knocks Boa off balance momentarily.
Hill lands a big head kick that sends Boa to the canvas! Hill follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Hill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grecko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nariaki Kasai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grecko Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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264 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grecko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nariaki Kasai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie moves out of range as Kasai strikes.
Grecko Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasai throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses the jab.
Kasai closes the distance and clinches.
Kasai gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kasai trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasai trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gracie tries to get out of the position.
Kasai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Kasai tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasai is one step ahead there.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Kasai dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on Kasai's head and hops out.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasai was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Kasai to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai postures up.
Kasai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasai throwing strikes but missing.
Kasai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie has control of Kasai's left arm, preventing Kasai from doing any damage.
Kasai is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Kasai landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasai is one step ahead there.
Kasai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie controls Kasai momentarily but Kasai frees himself.
Kasai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Kasai from controlling successfully.
Kasai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kasai with a nice head shot there.
Kasai looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kasai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie 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.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Kasai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Kasai keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Grecko Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nariaki Kasai dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Kasai. Kasai gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Kasai's head but Kasai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasai throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Kasai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kasai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie lands with a nice body kick.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Kasai's belly button to the back.
Kasai is breathing heavily.
Gracie takes a swing at Kasai's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Kasai down.
Kasai wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kasai's hands.
It looks like Nariaki Kasai has been cut.
Kasai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasai moves away.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Kasai misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Kasai leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grecko Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Kasai. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Kasai's defenses.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie is looking to wear down Kasai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kasai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Kasai. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grecko Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie lands a head kick!
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gracie cracks Kasai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Kasai takes it in his stride.
Nariaki Kasai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Kasai misses its intended target.
Gracie lands a head kick. Kasai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kasai ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Kasai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie scores with a one two! Kasai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Kasai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Kasai avoids it well.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kasai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kasai takes one to the chin there.
Kasai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kasai was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kasai is striking off his back. Gracie thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasai wants to control but Gracie passes into side.
Gracie 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.
Grecko Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nariaki Kasai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasai.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kasai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck for Kasai with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Kasai.
Kasai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kasai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kasai ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Kasai blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasai.
Kasai shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Gracie stalling against the cage.
Gracie seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gracie.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Kasai dodges it nicely.
Kasai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie prevents Kasai from improving his position.
Kasai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie stalling.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kasai can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control. Kasai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kasai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kasai is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Kasai is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
That has opened up Nariaki Kasai's cut even more.
Kasai misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Kasai has his takedown stuffed
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Grecko Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nariaki Kasai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kasai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kasai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie wants to control but Kasai is keeping him busy.
Kasai tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grecko Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grecko Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Borgstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitey Cline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Borgstein has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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247 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Borgstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Whitey Cline!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgstein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cline checks it well.
Borgstein clinches up with Cline and pushes him back against the cage.
Borgstein manages to break the clinch.
Cline will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Borgstein tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cline counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cline drops back, looking for a kneebar! Borgstein looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Borgstein looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Borgstein!
Borgstein scores with punches from side control.
Cline is trying to control Borgstein's posture but Borgstein avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cline takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cline is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Borgstein tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cline regains half guard.
Cline holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cline looking for submissions off his back.
Cline actively working from the bottom here.
Borgstein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Borgstein prevents Cline from improving his position.
Borgstein tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cline controls his leg.
Borgstein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cline's head.
Cline actively working from the bottom here.
Cline is trying to control but can't.
Borgstein looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cline with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Borgstein trying to mount his opponent but Cline defends it.
Cline looking for submissions off his back.
Borgstein tries to stand and escape but Cline is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cline looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cline is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Borgstein's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Borgstein's back!
Cline is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Borgstein has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Borgstein is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cline working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Borgstein is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Cline has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Borgstein taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Whitey Cline!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dagani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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277 lbs
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Dagani!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Max Dagani has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Dagani
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Dagani's head but Dagani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dagani throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dagani did well to prevent Allen getting side control.
Allen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dagani defending well though.
Dagani controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dagani is trying to get back to full guard.
Allen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Allen is looking to advance position but Dagani won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagani is staying active underneath Allen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Allen wants to pass to mount but Dagani is defending the position.
Allen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dagani is trying to maintain the position but Allen is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dagani misses with an uppercut
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dagani falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allen counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Allen looking to finish!
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!
Dagani keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
Allen is looking to work some ground and pound but Dagani has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen wants to control from the top but Dagani keeps moving.
Dagani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Allen stopping the sweep attempt from Dagani.
Dagani is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dagani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Max Dagani wasn't active enough on the ground.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dagani moves away.
Dagani misses with a left hand
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
Dagani cracks Allen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dagani misses with a body shot.
Allen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dagani swivels and escapes.
Dagani throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Allen wants to control from the top but Dagani keeps moving.
Dagani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dagani is trying to keep Allen in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dagani throws a sloppy body shot
so Allen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dagani working a defensive guard here.
Dagani pulls Allen in to control the position.
Dagani trying to control the position.
Allen connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dagani pulls Allen in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Dagani'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.
A lazy body kick from Dagani
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dagani misses with an uppercut
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Dagani misses with an uppercut
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Dagani swings widly with a right hand
and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dagani's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dagani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Allen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allen content to stall in guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dagani can't keep his opponent in guard - Allen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dagani is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagani regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Dagani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dagani wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Dagani tries to free his leg and advance position but Allen is retaining full guard.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dagani can do to turn this around?
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Dagani is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dagani passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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.
A lull in the action here as Dagani stalls from top position.
Dagani wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Allen, who protects the arm well.
Jake Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dagani stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jake Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen has Dagani up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but Dagani blocks with his arms.
Allen stalling in the clinch but Dagani improves position.
Allen working aggressively here.
Dagani tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position.
Allen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dagani up against the cage.
Dagani throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
A head punch on the inside from Dagani fails to land.
Dagani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Allen blocking some punches.
Dagani swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen gets through Dagani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dagani is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Allen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dagani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dagani is breathing heavily.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Allen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dagani backwards.
Allen digs a right hand into Dagani's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dagani's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen has hold of one of Dagani's legs. Dagani is fighting the takedown attempt but Allen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Dagani keeps moving.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allen wants to control from the top but Dagani keeps moving.
Allen advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Allen lands a nice short elbow.
Dagani is trying to stand up here but Allen is controlling him well.
Allen wants to control but Dagani is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Allen seems to be working for a kimura but Dagani defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Allen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Dagani's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dagani misses with a few strikes there.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dagani lands a hook that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Dagani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dagani throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dagani misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Allen.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dagani breaks the clinch.
Max Dagani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dagani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Allen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dagani's knee momentarily.
Dagani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dagani throws a lazy uppercut
so Allen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Allen wants to control from the top but Dagani keeps moving.
Dagani looking for a sweep. Not yet Dagani, not yet.
Dagani working a defensive guard here.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dagani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Allen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dagani misses with a lunging right hand
and Allen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Max Dagani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen gets a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dagani is trying to push Allen away but Allen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dagani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dagani throws a head punch that misses.
Allen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dagani takes a shot to the head.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daganis head.
Allen lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dagani.
A knee to the head by Allen.
Allen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dagani is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Allen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dagani or not.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dagani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen throws an elbow that misses.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Dagani's ribcage. Dagani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Allen.
Allen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dagani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on Allen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dagani misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Dagani's head.
Dagani is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Dagani into the cage.
Allen pushes Dagani back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Allen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dagani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Allen is working Dagani over against the cage.
Dagani takes a shot to the head.
Dagani working aggressively here.
Allen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jake Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dagani misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dagani is fighting off a takedown attempt but Allen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dagani to the mat. Dagani regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Allen 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.
Allen forces his way into half guard.
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!
Allen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen wants to take a breather but Dagani is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dagani manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dagani is looking for a triangle here but Allen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Allen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rojo Sangria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jew Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rojo Sangria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Jew Jitsu !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jew Jitsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sangria throws out the jab.
Sangria misses with an uppercut
and Jew Jitsu counters with a low kick, right behind Sangria 's knee.
Jew Jitsu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jew Jitsu misses with a combination
and Sangria makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jew Jitsu is looking to clinch.
Jew Jitsu connects with a solid leg kick.
Sangria throws a shot from downtown. Jew Jitsu moves away and avoids it.
Sangria looks to throw the jab but Jew Jitsu is out of range.
Sangria misses with a takedown attempt - Jew Jitsu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sangria throws a right hand that misses
and Jew Jitsu counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangria misses with a left hand
and Jew Jitsu counters with a good low kick that Sangria was not able to check.
Jew Jitsu slips under a jab.
Jack Jew Jitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jew Jitsu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sangria swats away the attempt to clinch by Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu moves in looking to clinch but Sangria pushes him off.
Jew Jitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sangria.
Sangria misses with a lunging right hand
and Jew Jitsu counters with an inside leg kick.
Jew Jitsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jew Jitsu moves out of range of the strikes.
Jew Jitsu lands a leg kick that knocks Sangria off balance momentarily.
Sangria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sangria throws a poor cross that misses
and Jew Jitsu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jew Jitsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sangria.
Jew Jitsu misses with a leg kick.
Jew Jitsu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jew Jitsu scores with a nice right hand.
Jew Jitsu lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangria misses with a left hand
and Jew Jitsu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Jew Jitsu misses.
Jew Jitsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sangria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jew Jitsu .
Jack Jew Jitsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sangria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jew Jitsu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sangria throws an off balance right hand
and Jew Jitsu counters with a left and a right that stings Sangria.
Jew Jitsu misses with a kick to the body.
Jew Jitsu throws a right hand that Sangria ducks under and follows up with a left that Sangria also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu lands a head kick. Sangria smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sangria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jew Jitsu is looking to land body kicks.
Sangria misses with a right hand
and Jew Jitsu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jew Jitsu fakes the leg kick and cracks Sangria in the body.
Jew Jitsu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sangria, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sangria throws a right hand that misses
and Jew Jitsu counters with an outside leg kick.
Sangria avoids the head kick by Jew Jitsu .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jew Jitsu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jew Jitsu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sangria.
Jew Jitsu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jew Jitsu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sangria to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sangria trying to control the position from guard on top but Jew Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jew Jitsu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sangria trying to control but Jew Jitsu is working from the bottom.
Sangria is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jew Jitsu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jew Jitsu has escaped and now he's on top!
Sangria not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangria looking for a sweep. Not yet Sangria, not yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jew Jitsu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sangria manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jew Jitsu looking to control.
Sangria throwing strikes but missing.
Sangria trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Sangria postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jew Jitsu wants to sweep but no luck.
Jew Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Sangria from controlling successfully.
Sangria throwing strikes from guard but Jew Jitsu blocks nicely.
Jew Jitsu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sangria is one step ahead there.
Jew Jitsu trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangria stopping the sweep attempt from Jew Jitsu .
Sangria trying to control the position from guard on top but Jew Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jew Jitsu swinging wildly here.
Sangria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sangria scores with a nice strike.
Jack Jew Jitsu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sangria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jew Jitsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jew Jitsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Sangria throws a right hand that misses
and Jew Jitsu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jew Jitsu misses with a head kick.
Jew Jitsu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jew Jitsu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jew Jitsu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jew Jitsu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sangria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jew Jitsu walks into a straight right hand from Sangria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jew Jitsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jew Jitsu is looking to land body kicks.
Jew Jitsu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jew Jitsu connects with a leg kick. Sangria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jew Jitsu connects with an inside leg kick.
Jew Jitsu throws a front kick that sends Sangria stumbling back into the cage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jew Jitsu . Sangria shrugs it off though.
Sangria throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jew Jitsu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Sangria swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu throws a head kick that half lands.
Jack Jew Jitsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sangria is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sangria is rocked!
Jew Jitsu grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Sangria takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Jew Jitsu cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Jew Jitsu !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Joseph had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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213 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sabry Teboulbi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph slips a jab and a cross from Teboulbi.
Joseph scoring well with a low kick there.
Joseph lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joseph.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
Teboulbi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teboulbi ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Teboulbi misses with a lunging right hand
and Joseph holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teboulbi lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Joseph.
Joseph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teboulbi throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Teboulbi lands a jab to the nose.
Joseph throws a body kick the misses
and Teboulbi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Teboulbi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teboulbi thows a leg kick but Joseph checks it
and Joseph counters with a low kick, right behind Teboulbi 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teboulbi. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teboulbi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joseph looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is thwarting Teboulbi's attempts to control the position.
Teboulbi wants to improve his position but Joseph is controlling well.
Teboulbi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joseph seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Joseph thows a huge punch but Teboulbi dodges it nicely.
Joseph 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.
Joseph is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joseph slips a nice elbow through Teboulbi's hands, connecting with Teboulbi's forehead.
Teboulbi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Joseph missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joseph working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joseph won't allow Teboulbi to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a strike but Teboulbi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Joseph is pulling down on Teboulbi's head to control his posture.
Teboulbi stands and throws Joseph's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Joseph is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Joseph manages to get back to half guard.
Joseph gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph seems keen to control Teboulbi's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Teboulbi from controlling successfully.
Joseph 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joseph lands a head shot.
Teboulbi throws a right hand that misses
and Joseph counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Teboulbi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joseph's guard.
Joseph wants to sweep but no luck.
Joseph manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Teboulbi manages to get himself to full guard.
Joseph trying to control but Teboulbi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Teboulbi is on top in guard.
Teboulbi preventing the sweep.
Teboulbi wants to control from the top but Joseph keeps moving.
Teboulbi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Teboulbi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joseph is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joseph is on top in guard.
Joseph 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.
Teboulbi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joseph.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joseph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's time! Joseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Teboulbi misses with a leg kick
and Joseph counters with a stiff right hand.
Teboulbi thows a leg kick but Joseph checks it
and Joseph counters with a good low kick that Teboulbi was not able to check.
Joseph defending well as Teboulbi loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph scores with the left hand. Teboulbi knows he should have avoided that one.
Teboulbi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Joseph counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Teboulbi thinking.
Joseph scores with a leg kick.
Teboulbi throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
Teboulbi throws a leg kick but Joseph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses.
Teboulbi defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph throws a nice looking combination but Teboulbi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teboulbi throws a right hand that misses
and Joseph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joseph throws a sloppy body shot
and Teboulbi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Teboulbi is predictable there
and Joseph counters with a slapping leg kick.
Teboulbi throws a poor cross that misses
and Joseph counters with a good, hard body kick but Teboulbi shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Joseph lands in his opponent's guard.
Joseph landing some decent shots from guard.
Joseph postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Teboulbi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teboulbi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joseph working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joseph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Teboulbi wants to sweep here but Joseph controlling him for the moment.
Joseph trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joseph distracts Teboulbi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph postures up and lands a big shot to Teboulbi's brow.
Joseph preventing the sweep.
Joseph trying to control but Teboulbi is working from the bottom.
Teboulbi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joseph is one step ahead there.
Teboulbi is breathing heavily.
Joseph throwing strikes but missing.
Joseph landing with the ground and pound.
Teboulbi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joseph.
Anthony Joseph overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joseph lands a couple of elbows.
Teboulbi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joseph is one step ahead there.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Teboulbi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph thows a big elbow that misses.
Joseph preventing the sweep.
Joseph connects with a couple of short punches.
Joseph postures up in Teboulbi's guard and throws a big left but Teboulbi blocks it.
Joseph postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joseph in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joseph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teboulbi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joseph is in close to Teboulbi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joseph is in close to Teboulbi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Teboulbi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joseph postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Teboulbi is trying to control the position but Joseph postures up.
Joseph works over Teboulbi with some ground and pound from guard.
Joseph postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Teboulbi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Joseph!
Joseph bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Teboulbi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teboulbi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joseph chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joseph dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Teboulbi throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
Joseph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teboulbi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Joseph scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teboulbi. That did some damage!
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Teboulbi.
Teboulbi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Teboulbi misses with a right hand
and Joseph makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joseph lets loose with a powerful body kick. Teboulbi will feel that in the morning.
Joseph throws a good cross that connects.
Joseph feints and then cracks Teboulbi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teboulbi down.
Anthony Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joseph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teboulbi circles away quickly and effectively.
Teboulbi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi misses with a leg kick
and Joseph makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Teboulbi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joseph moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sabry Teboulbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph moves in looking to clinch but Teboulbi pushes him off.
Jab, jab by Joseph - just one landing.
Teboulbi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.
Teboulbi misses the body punch
and Teboulbi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sabry Teboulbi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joseph looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Teboulbi!
Teboulbi is bucking up trying to escape but Joseph cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Teboulbi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teboulbi tries to lock up and control but Joseph gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sabry Teboulbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joseph pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Joseph raining down shots from the mount!
Joseph is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joseph pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Joseph is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Teboulbi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Joseph landing shots from mount.
Joseph in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Joseph landing strikes from the mount and Teboulbi is in trouble!
Joseph landing punches.
Joseph avoids the attempt from Teboulbi to control.
Joseph with shots to the head and body - Teboulbi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teboulbi can do to turn this around?
The referee warns Teboulbi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Teboulbi wants to control but Joseph is having none of it.
Joseph postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Teboulbi looks a forlorn figure.
Joseph is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Teboulbi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Teboulbi tries to lock up and control but Joseph gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Joseph pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joseph dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Teboulbi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph cracks Teboulbi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Teboulbi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joseph lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Teboulbi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Joseph putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joseph lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Teboulbi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Joseph landing shots from mount.
Joseph landing shots from mount.
Joseph lands a big shot there that rocks Teboulbi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Teboulbi taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph working Teboulbi over with strikes here.
Joseph fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joseph landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joseph has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Joseph!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jt Spirit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spirit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nujabes - Feather. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Bring Da Ruckus. Renato Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
132 lbs
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29
142 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jt Spirit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Spirit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spirit moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spirit looks to clinch
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spirit moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Spirit wants to clinch
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spirit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Spirit tries to clinch up
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jt Spirit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie misses with a head shot. Spirit uses the momentum to regain guard.
Spirit can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spirit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie misses with a head shot. Spirit uses the momentum to regain guard.
Spirit trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Spirit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Spirit!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Spirit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Spirit wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spirit's head.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Spirit defending well.
Spirit taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Spirit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Spirit dodges it nicely.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie misses with a head shot. Spirit uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Spirit has wrist control.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spirit is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie postures up in Spirit's guard and throws a big left but Spirit blocks it.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Spirit has wrist control.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spirit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to control but Spirit is working from the bottom.
Spirit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spirit slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Spirit off balance momentarily.
Renato Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Spirit darts in trying to clinch
and Spirit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spirit shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Spirit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spirit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie throws a strike but Spirit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Spirit from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spirit looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spirit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Spirit is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spirit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Spirit trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Spirit is adopting a defensive guard.
Spirit looking for a sweep. Not yet Spirit, not yet.
Gracie throws a strike but Spirit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Spirit controlling him for the moment.
That's four 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.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie has control of Spirit's left arm, preventing Spirit from doing any damage.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Spirit trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jt Spirit has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Spirit closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spirit darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Spirit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Spirit darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Spirit down.
Spirit tries to clinch up
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Spirit checks it
and Spirit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spirit throws a head punch that misses.
Spirit jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spirit's head.
Gracie throws a strike but Spirit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spirit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Spirit wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Renato Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Spirit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Spirit is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Spirit turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
Spirit being controlled here momentarily.
Spirit trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Spirit wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Spirit controlling him for the moment.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spirit!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Spirit bucks and avoids them well.
Spirit is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Spirit that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Spirit holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jt Spirit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Da Ruckus. Villa has chosen In One Ear as his entrance music. Poncho Villa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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30
303 lbs
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29
300 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncho Villa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a leg kick which misses Villa's front leg but catches the back leg as Villa tries to avoid it.
Franklin misses with a head kick.
Villa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franklin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Villa blocks a head kick by Franklin.
Franklin lands with a good body shot.
Franklin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Franklin misses with a low kick.
Villa tries to land a leg kick but Franklin saw it coming and moves away.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
John Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throws a chopping leg kick but Villa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Franklin scores with the left hand. Villa knows he should have avoided that one.
Villa misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Villa. That snapped Franklin's head back.
It looks like John Franklin has been cut.
Franklin thumps Villa with a low kick.
Villa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Franklin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
Villa misses with a straight right.
Villa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Franklin slips under a jab from Villa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Villa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Villa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franklin is out of range and Villa settles back down.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin scores with a three punch combo!
Franklin looks to land a right hand but Villa moved out of range.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa checks a low kick from Franklin.
Villa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Franklin checks it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Villa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a leg kick that misses.
Villa throws a hook to the side of Franklin's head but Franklin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franklin, right into the meat.
Villa moves out of range of the leg kick from Franklin.
Franklin throws an overhand right that lands on Villa's shoulder, as Villa tries to avoid the shot.
Villa moves out of range of the strikes.
Villa throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin jabs Villa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Villa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Franklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Villa.
Villa tries to clinch up but Franklin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin checks a leg kick.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Franklin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Franklin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Villa misses with a hook to the body
and Franklin counters with a three punch combo that has Villa backing up. Villa nods at Franklin to acknowledge the strikes.
Franklin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Franklin throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Villa.
Villa takes one to the side of the head.
Villa misses with a low kick.
Villa looks to land a left hand but Franklin moved out of range nicely.
Villa checks a leg kick nicely.
Villa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villa moves out of range as Franklin strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Villa.
Franklin checks a low kick from Villa.
Franklin throws a body punch but Villa moves out of range.
Poncho Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Villa is predictable there
and Franklin counters with a head kick.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Villa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Villa misses.
Franklin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Villa's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Villa misses.
Villa moves into the clinch successfully.
Franklin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Villa tenderised Franklin's leg. Franklin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Franklin finds it's way round the side to connect with Villa's head.
Franklin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Villa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa pulls Franklin in to control the position.
Franklin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franklin landing with the ground and pound.
Villa has momentary wrist control but Franklin slips an elbow through the middle.
Franklin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Franklin is working Villa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Franklin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Franklin postures up in Villa's guard and throws a big left but Villa blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Villa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Franklin is one step ahead there.
Franklin has gone for a leg lock! Villa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Franklin's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin keeping full guard, as Villa tries to pass.
Franklin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Villa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Franklin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Franklin's cut.
That's time! Franklin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Franklin throws out a loose jab but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Villa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Villa looks to land a left hand but Franklin moved out of range nicely.
Franklin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villa tries to avoid it but Franklin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villa to the ground. Villa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Franklin checks a leg kick.
Franklin throws a combination that misses
letting Villa counter with a right hand.
Franklin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.
Villa throws a hook but Franklin avoids it easily.
Villa loads up on a big right hand but Franklin slips the punch.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt
letting Villa counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Villa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villa throws a poor cross that misses
and Franklin counters with a nice uppercut.
Villa misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
John Franklin's cut is getting worse.
Franklin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Villa finds it's target.
Villa scores with a jab.
John Franklin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Villa wants to clinch up but Franklin keeps it at a distance.
Poncho Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franklin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Franklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Villa.
Jeez, John Franklin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Franklin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Poncho Villa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianmarco Zaniboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Hicks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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149 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gianmarco Zaniboni!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks misses with a shot to the body
and Zaniboni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hicks throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaniboni counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks wants to clinch up but Zaniboni keeps it at a distance.
Zaniboni throws a looping overhand right but Hicks ducks down to avoid it.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and Zaniboni counters with a left to the body.
Zaniboni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaniboni misses with a body shot
and Hicks counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks trying to control the action but Zaniboni is working from the bottom.
Hicks landing strikes.
Hicks looks up at the clock and then as Zaniboni takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hicks smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zaniboni is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaniboni is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Zaniboni is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zaniboni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hicks wants to control but Zaniboni is keeping him busy.
Zaniboni is pressing down on Hicks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hicks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zaniboni's head.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Zaniboni keeps moving.
Hicks preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Zaniboni wants to sweep here but Hicks controlling him for the moment.
Zaniboni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hicks defends it easily.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Zaniboni keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hicks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hicks throwing strikes but missing.
Hicks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hicks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zaniboni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hicks is one step ahead there.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Zaniboni keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks landing some decent shots from guard.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaniboni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaniboni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaniboni looking to control.
Hicks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zaniboni's head.
Hicks throws and elbow that misses. Zaniboni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hicks's guard. Nice move by Zaniboni!
Zaniboni throwing strikes but missing.
Zaniboni won't allow Hicks to sweep him here.
Hicks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hicks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zaniboni is one step ahead there.
Hicks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hicks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zaniboni throws a big right hand that misses.
Zaniboni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zaniboni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hicks is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks dominated that round.
That's time! Hicks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Zaniboni to counter with a crisp jab.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Zaniboni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zaniboni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaniboni swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaniboni misses with a left hand
and Hicks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zaniboni moves out of range of the body kick from Hicks.
Hicks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaniboni. That did some damage!
Zaniboni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Zaniboni moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaniboni counters with a shoot takedown. Hicks fights it but they end up in guard.
Hicks is adopting a defensive guard.
Zaniboni passes into half guard.
Hicks pushes Zaniboni off looking to stand but Zaniboni dives back in and keeps control.
Hicks won't allow Zaniboni to pass to mount.
Hicks is holding on to half guard well.
Zaniboni looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni prevents Hicks from improving his position.
Hicks trying to control but Zaniboni postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zaniboni seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hicks is looking to control Zaniboni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hicks avoid being mounted?
Hicks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hicks keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hicks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zaniboni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hicks trying to control here.
Hicks manages to get to full guard.
Zaniboni working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hicks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hicks wants to stand but Zaniboni is controlling the position.
Zaniboni thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hicks is on top in guard.
Hicks preventing the sweep.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Zaniboni keeps moving.
Zaniboni wants to sweep but no luck.
Dwayne Hicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hicks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zaniboni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hicks is one step ahead there.
Hicks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zaniboni's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianmarco Zaniboni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hicks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hicks throws a series of strikes that have Zaniboni backpedaling.
Zaniboni misses with a two punch combination.
Zaniboni thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaniboni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hicks rather than just go for the knockout.
Hicks moves forwards but Zaniboni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hicks lands a leg kick that knocks Zaniboni off balance momentarily.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Zaniboni counters with a nice body shot.
Zaniboni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hicks can pounce on him.
Hicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaniboni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaniboni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hicks counters with an inside leg kick.
Zaniboni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hicks doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Zaniboni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hicks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
Hicks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zaniboni avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaniboni. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a double jab
and Zaniboni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hicks shoots in and bounces Zaniboni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hicks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zaniboni has momentary wrist control but Hicks slips an elbow through the middle.
Hicks trying to control but Zaniboni is working from the bottom.
Zaniboni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hicks is one step ahead there.
Zaniboni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hicks is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaniboni being controlled here, momentarily.
Zaniboni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hicks's guard.
Zaniboni looking to pass the guard.
Zaniboni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hicks throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hicks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zaniboni!
BOOM! Hicks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hicks with the ground and pound from mount.
Zaniboni can't escape the position.
Zaniboni is in a horrible position here. Hicks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zaniboni is looking to improve his position but Hicks isn't that keen on the idea.
Hicks is landing with some decent strikes but Zaniboni is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hicks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zaniboni is trying desperately to improve position.
Hicks scoring with strikes but Zaniboni is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicks controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hicks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zaniboni fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaniboni throws a series of punches but Hicks moves out of range.
Zaniboni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hicks tries to clinch but Zaniboni moves out of range.
Zaniboni misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaniboni checks a low kick from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Hicks misses with a leg kick
and Zaniboni counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaniboni misses the shot to the body.
Hicks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaniboni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaniboni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hicks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaniboni missing with a left hand there. Hicks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaniboni thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaniboni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hicks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zaniboni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zaniboni throws a sloppy body shot
and Hicks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zaniboni looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hicks puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Zaniboni manages to get to full guard.
Zaniboni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zaniboni wants to stand up but Hicks is controlling the position.
Hicks trying to control from the bottom.
Hicks tries to get to full guard but Zaniboni has control of the leg.
Zaniboni sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hicks defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hicks has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hicks tries to roll over but Zaniboni keeps him under control.
Hicks keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Zaniboni trying to mount his opponent but Hicks defends it.
Hicks wants to control but Zaniboni is keeping busy.
That's four 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.
Zaniboni not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hicks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hicks.
Hicks controlling Zaniboni's posture.
Hicks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zaniboni passes Hicks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hicks gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks had his way with Gianmarco Zaniboni in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zaniboni lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaniboni throws a sloppy body shot
and Hicks counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaniboni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hicks throws a chopping leg kick but Zaniboni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zaniboni lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaniboni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hicks.
Hicks dives in and grabs Zaniboni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaniboni pushes down on Hicks's head and hops out.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
Hicks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaniboni thows a body shot but no joy.
Hicks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hicks there.
Zaniboni misses with a takedown attempt
and Hicks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Dwayne Hicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zaniboni misses with an uppercut
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaniboni swings widly with a right hand
and Hicks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hicks.
Hicks blocks a body shot from Zaniboni.
Hicks scores with a hook to the body.
Zaniboni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Zaniboni.
Zaniboni lands with a light punch inside.
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hicks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zaniboni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hicks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zaniboni is trying to push Hicks away but Hicks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zaniboni misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hicks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
Gianmarco Zaniboni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks digs a right hand into Zaniboni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaniboni's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaniboni can't find room to land a body shot as Hicks controls the action.
Zaniboni lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Zaniboni is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hicks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hicks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hicks prevents a body shot from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hicks blocks an uppercut.
Zaniboni letting Hicks take a breather here.
Zaniboni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hicks.
Zaniboni tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing Zaniboni back against the cage.
Hicks working aggressively here.
Zaniboni has a couple of punches blocked by Hicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaniboni lands a left hand.
Hicks has picked Zaniboni up - he's going for a ride! Hicks dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hicks in particular looking to stall.
Zaniboni striking from half guard on the bottom.
Hicks blocks the strikes from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni tries to get to full guard but Hicks has control of the leg.
Hicks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hicks lands with a punch from half guard.
Zaniboni wants to improve his position but Hicks is controlling well.
Hicks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zaniboni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hicks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Hicks!
Dwayne Hicks retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumerk Murwain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stakanu's choice of entrance music: Oy, To Ne Vecher. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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280 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumerk Murwain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiranuka Stakanu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murwain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stakanu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murwain.
Murwain throws a body punch but Stakanu moves out of range.
Murwain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stakanu moves away.
Stakanu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stakanu misses with a lunging right hand
and Murwain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murwain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stakanu.
Stakanu thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murwain misses with a left hand
and Stakanu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murwain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stakanu throws a hook but Murwain blocks it.
Murwain stuffs the takedown attempt from Stakanu. Stakanu gets slowly back to his feet.
Stakanu misses with a takedown
and Murwain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stakanu throws a right hand that misses
and Murwain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murwain throws a big shot that misses.
Stakanu swings widly with a right hand
and Stakanu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murwain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stakanu.
Stakanu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murwain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rumerk Murwain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiranuka Stakanu.
Murwain missing with a left hand there. Stakanu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rumerk Murwain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stakanu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Murwain misses.
Stakanu shoots for a takedown but Murwain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murwain throws an overhand right that lands on Stakanu's shoulder, as Stakanu tries to avoid the shot.
Stakanu looks for a takedown but Murwain sprawls well.
Murwain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murwain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stakanu counters with a single leg into guard. Murwain didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu tries to free his leg and advance position but Murwain is retaining full guard.
Murwain wants to stand but Stakanu is controlling the position.
Stakanu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murwain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stakanu on the ground.
Murwain can't keep his opponent in guard - Stakanu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stakanu wants to work for an arm triangle but Murwain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rumerk Murwain will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murwain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stakanu misses with an uppercut
and Murwain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murwain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stakanu was well out of range. Poor timing from Murwain.
Murwain just misses with a punch to the body.
Murwain throws out a loose jab but Stakanu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murwain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stakanu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murwain.
Murwain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stakanu.
A swing and a miss from Stakanu.
Stakanu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murwain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stakanu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murwain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stakanu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murwain counters with a right hand to the body.
Rumerk Murwain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murwain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murwain throws a nice looking combination but Stakanu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stakanu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murwain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu slips under a jab from Murwain.
Murwain misses with a straight right.
Stakanu feints and as Murwain raises his hands in defense, Stakanu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murwain wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Stakanu manages to pass to side control.
Murwain controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Murwain tries to kick Stakanu off but Stakanu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murwain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murwain tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Stakanu manages to move to mount!
Stakanu goes for an armbar but Murwain turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Murwain.
Murwain trying to control but Stakanu is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumerk Murwain dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stakanu fails with a takedown attempt.
Murwain misses with a body shot
and Stakanu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Murwain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stakanu thows a body shot but no joy.
Murwain misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Murwain misses.
Stakanu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murwain.
Murwain throws a series of punches but Stakanu moves out of range.
Murwain misses with a wild body shot.
Murwain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Murwain.
Stakanu cracks Murwain with a right hand to the side of the head.
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 fails with the takedown
and Murwain counters with a straight right hand.
Murwain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stakanu throws a leg kick but Murwain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stakanu misses the shot to the body.
Murwain jabs Stakanu right on the nose. Stakanu blinks but takes it well.
Murwain just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murwain pinned against the cage. Murwain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rumerk Murwain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiranuka Stakanu.
Stakanu takes a swing at Murwain's ribcage but misses.
Stakanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Stakanu misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murwain throws a lazy uppercut
and Stakanu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murwain just misses with a punch to the body.
Stakanu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hiranuka Stakanu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stakanu throws a lazy right hand but Murwain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murwain misses with an uppercut. Stakanu saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiranuka Stakanu.
I think Murwain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rumerk Murwain!
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