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Pride 4: Destiny PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tate Thai Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rj Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dias has chosen Mortal Kombat Theme as his entrance music. Tate Thai Guy is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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198 lbs
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175 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tate Thai Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rj Dias!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai Guy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thai Guy as he jumps to the side.
Dias shoots in for a takedown but Thai Guy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thai Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dias.
Tate Thai Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rj Dias.
A head kick misses from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dias checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dias is defended easily by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy darts in and clinches Dias up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai Guy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dias clinches up with Thai Guy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thai Guy is looking to control Dias's arms but Dias gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai Guy has his back to the ropes.
Thai Guy lands an elbow that stopped Dias in his tracks for a moment.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dias as Thai Guy tries to tie him up.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Dias shrugs off.
Thai Guy lands a damaging elbow.
Dias wants to get back to striking at distance but Thai Guy won't allow it.
Dias goes for a takedown attempt but Thai Guy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dias circles away from the clinch attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Dias blocks the leg kick.
Dias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai Guy manages to avoid it.
Dias throws a wild body kick that Thai Guy sees coming a mile off.
Thai Guy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dias counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai Guy is pressed up against the ropes. Dias has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thai Guy down to the mat. Thai Guy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias closes the distance and clinches.
Thai Guy tries to stall but Dias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thai Guy prevents Dias from breaking the clinch.
Dias misses with a punch on the inside.
Thai Guy stalling in the clinch but Dias improves position.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thai Guy lands an elbow just above Dias 's eye.
Dias is trying to maintain a safe position but Thai Guy gets an underhook and turns Dias into the ropes.
Dias lands with a right to the head.
Thai Guy has Dias pushed against the ropes.
Dias decides to pull guard.
Dias has Thai Guy pulled in close to control his posture.
Thai Guy wants to get up but he can't break Dias's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias 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.
Dias has a closed guard, preventing Thai Guy from standing up.
Thai Guy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dias lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thai Guy!
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!
Dias controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thai Guy wants to hold on but Dias pushes him away.
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 Tate Thai Guy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dias rushes Thai Guy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dias.
Thai Guy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai Guy pushes off an throws an elbow but Dias leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dias breaks the clinch.
Dias throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thai Guy's waist but Thai Guy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dias off to one side.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thai Guy as he avoids it easily.
Thai Guy tries to land a front kick but Dias steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Thai Guy misses.
Dias fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thai Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
Tate Thai Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rj Dias.
Thai Guy throws a head kick that misses.
Dias moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thai Guy throws an elbow but it misses.
Dias is trying to force a seperation but Thai Guy has the dominant position.
Thai Guy throws an elbow that misses.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dias.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thai Guy as he jumps to the side.
Dias throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thai Guy's waist but Thai Guy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dias off to one side.
Dias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dias tries to keep at a distance but Thai Guy has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy lands a damaging elbow.
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dias stalling in the clinch but Thai Guy improves position.
Thai Guy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dias tries to score a body lock takedown but Thai Guy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dias tries to pull guard but Thai Guy holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dias drops back down to his feet.
Thai Guy trying to control the position but instead, Dias has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thai Guy into the ropes.
Dias blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws a head kick but Dias moves out of range.
Dias gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow.
Thai Guy looking to stall.
Maybe Thai Guy would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Thai Guy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Dias throws a head kick that misses
and Thai Guy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Dias moves out of range.
Dias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thai Guy lands an elbow that stopped Dias in his tracks for a moment.
Thai Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dias's efforts to push away.
Thai Guy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thai Guy throws an elbow that misses.
Thai Guy taking a breather.
Thai Guy stops a takedown attempt from Dias.
Thai Guy misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thai Guy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dias's brow.
Dias is stalling here.
Thai Guy is pressed up against the ropes. Dias has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thai Guy down to the mat. Thai Guy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up but Dias circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai Guy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tate Thai Guy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thai Guy is looking to clinch.
Dias clinches.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Dias shrugs off.
Dias wants to stall.
Dias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai Guy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thai Guy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dias drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dias tries to score a body lock takedown but Thai Guy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thai Guy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai Guy stalling in the clinch.
Dias blocks the elbow strike.
Thai Guy stalling against the ropes.
Thai Guy pushes off an throws an elbow but Dias leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws an elbow that misses.
Dias avoids the elbow strike from Thai Guy, against the ropes.
Thai Guy is looking to control Dias's arms but Dias gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai Guy has his back to the ropes.
Dias tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tate Thai Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rj Dias.
Thai Guy misses with an elbow over the top.
Thai Guy trying to stall but Dias improves his position.
Dias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thai Guy or not.
Thai Guy stalling in the clinch but Dias improves position.
Thai Guy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for Thai Guy to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Dias throws a head kick that misses.
Dias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thai Guy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dias's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thai Guy misses with an elbow over the top.
Dias jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thai Guy walks away with a smile on his face. Dias gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dias avoids the head kick by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up.
Thai Guy gets a clinch.
Tate Thai Guy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dias is keeping busy.
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!
Dias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Thai Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Dias has closed the distance and engaged Thai Guy in a clinch.
Thai Guy throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai Guy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dias pulls guard effortlessly.
Dias is controlling Thai Guy's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy wants to stand but Dias has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dias seems keen to control Thai Guy's posture.
Thai Guy stopping the sweep attempt from Dias.
Dias is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rj Dias has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thai Guy wants to clinch up but Dias keeps it at a distance.
Tate Thai Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dias clinches up against the ropes.
Dias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up but Dias circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Thai Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dias keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dias counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dias blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dias jumps guard but Thai Guy stands there with Dias around his waist. Dias gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dias fails to pull guard.
Rj Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dias lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thai Guy backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tate Thai Guy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thai Guy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tate Thai Guy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wand Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Juan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juan dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Juan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva looks to land a combination but Juan avoids it well.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Juan moved out of range nicely.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Juan's head back.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juan dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wand Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Juan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva wants to sweep here but Juan controlling him for the moment.
Juan advances to half guard.
Silva wants to sweep but Juan has passed to side control!
Juan trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva pushes Juan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Juan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to buck Juan off but Juan is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Juan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Juan in particular looking to stall.
Juan stands up from half guard.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Juan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Juan showed some decent athleticism there.
Juan is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Juan sits in half guard.
Silva trying to control but Juan postures up.
Silva is trying to stand.
Juan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva tries to roll over but Juan keeps him under control.
Juan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva scores with a one two! Juan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Juan's head backwards.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Don Juan has been cut.
Juan dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Juan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wand Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Juan's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Silva.
Juan shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Juan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Wand Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juan slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juan circles away quickly and effectively.
Juan closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva is trying to break free.
Juan wants a takedown but no success here.
Juan has Silva pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wand Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Juan.
Juan is breathing heavily.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is trying to push Juan away but Juan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Juan tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Juan has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Juan is controlling him.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Juan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Juan keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Juan keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Juan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Juan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva catches Juan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Juan dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juan shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints a jab promting Juan to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Juan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wand Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wand Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juan circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva scores with a jab. Juan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva throws a right and a left that Juan avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a one two combo.
Juan clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juan has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Juan has double underhooks.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wand Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Juan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Juan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Juan dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Juan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Juan won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Juan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juan wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Juan preventing the sweep.
Juan trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Juan is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Juan.
Juan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Juan moves into the clinch.
Juan prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Juan keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Juan has the dominant position.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to break free but Juan has control.
Silva tries to circle away but Juan has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Juan has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juan has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Juan is controlling him.
Juan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Juan has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to push Juan away but Juan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Juan tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Juan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Juan is now in half guard.
Juan stalling.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Don Juan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Juan is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Juan is having none of it.
Juan is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Juan is one step ahead there.
Juan trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juan 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.
Don Juan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wand Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Juan is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wand Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wand Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Archie Parchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zond Sez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archie Parchi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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173 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Parchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zond Sez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parchi.
Sez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Sez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Parchi tries to free his leg and advance position but Sez is retaining full guard.
Parchi prevents Sez from getting back to his feet.
Parchi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sez's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Parchi won't allow Sez to get back to his feet.
Parchi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parchi is controlling him.
Parchi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sez's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parchi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parchi stands up over Sez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parchi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parchi works over Sez with some ground and pound from guard.
Sez keeping moving, preventing Parchi from controlling successfully.
Parchi postures up in Sez's guard and throws a big left but Sez blocks it.
Parchi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sez is rocked!
Parchi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sez is still in real trouble! Can Parchi finish him?
Parchi postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sez covers up, he's hurt! Parchi keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Parchi and the ref steps in to end the fight! Parchi can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Parchi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Franklin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Need a Doctor. Rich Franklin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocco Marchegiano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchegiano misses with a left hand
and Franklin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franklin.
Franklin wants a takedown.
Franklin breaks the clinch.
Marchegiano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Franklin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marchegiano!
Marchegiano squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Franklin landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Franklin landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin has isolated one of Marchegiano's arms. Marchegiano looking to fight him off but Franklin twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rich Franklin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jared Kerns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerns with a poor takedown
and Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Do counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerns tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Kerns tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Do with a hook.
Kerns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Kerns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerns fails with the takedown
and Do holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Do stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Do digs a right hand underneath Kerns's ribcage. Kerns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerns is breathing heavily.
Do cracks Kerns with a nice body shot.
Do lands a body punch.
Do is leaning against Kerns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Do.
Good body shot from Do.
Do landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Do scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Do.
Do stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Do lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do is working Kerns over against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do.
Do lands a body shot in the clinch.
Do is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Do lands a body punch.
Do throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kernss head.
Do scores with a hook to the body.
Do lands a shot to the body.
Do lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Do.
Do lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Do lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kerns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Do.
Do works on Kerns's body with a couple of short punches.
Do lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerns backwards.
A hook to the body from Do.
Do lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Do.
A body shot lands from Do.
Do lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Do - that landed with a thud.
Do lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Do lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kerns or not.
Do has Kerns pressed against the ropes.
Do lands a body shot in the clinch.
Do pushes Kerns back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Do.
Do lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Do on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Do.
Do landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jared Kerns has been cut.
Kerns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Do pushes Kerns back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Do.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kerns backwards.
Do pushes Kerns back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Do lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Do.
Do lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Do.
Do lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Do landing knees to the body.
Do stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Do lands a left hand.
Kerns takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Do.
Do lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kerns.
Do cracks Kerns with a nice body shot.
Do throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Do.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do obliges.
Kerns takes a shot to the head.
Do drops Kerns with a big knee straight up the middle! Kerns is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kerns is rocked!
Do lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Do!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo daVinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Cheung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo daVinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Cheung!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
daVinci misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheung moves out of range as daVinci strikes.
daVinci clinches.
Cheung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
daVinci keeps control of Cheung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cheung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
daVinci prevents Cheung from breaking the clinch.
Cheung dodges an elbow strike from daVinci.
daVinci looking to throw knees to the head but Cheung is blocking nicely.
Cheung avoids the elbow strike from daVinci, against the ropes.
daVinci keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheung's efforts to push away.
daVinci tries a knee to the head but Cheung blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
daVinci creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daVinci creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cheung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but daVinci has him pressed against the ropes.
Cheung is looking to break free of the clinch but daVinci has double underhooks.
Cheung avoids the elbow strike from daVinci, against the ropes.
daVinci stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Cheung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cheung swings wildly with an uppercut but daVinci uses good head movement to avoid it.
daVinci stalling against the ropes.
daVinci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Cheung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheung blocks an elbow strike.
Cheung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
daVinci looking to throw knees to the head but Cheung is blocking nicely.
daVinci looking to throw knees to the head but Cheung is blocking nicely.
daVinci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cheung blocks it with crossed arms.
daVinci misses with a knee to the head.
Cheung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but daVinci has him pressed against the ropes.
Cheung is trying to force a seperation but daVinci has the dominant position.
Cheung blocks the elbow strike.
Cheung can't break the clinch.
Cheung tries to break free but daVinci pushes him back against the ropes.
Cheung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cheung trying to stall but daVinci improves his position.
Cheung is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daVinci misses with an elbow strike.
Cheung is trying to push daVinci away but daVinci has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cheung blocks an elbow strike.
daVinci misses with a knee to the head.
daVinci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
daVinci throws an elbow that misses.
daVinci's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
daVinci pushes off an throws an elbow but Cheung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
daVinci misses with an elbow over the top.
Cheung looking to slow down the pace here.
daVinci misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daVinci throws an elbow but it misses.
daVinci misses with a knee strike.
Cheung avoids the elbow strike from daVinci, against the ropes.
Cheung avoids a wild elbow strike from daVinci.
Cheung blocks an elbow strike from daVinci.
daVinci is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
daVinci misses with a knee strike.
Cheung wants to break free but daVinci has control.
daVinci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheung wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
daVinci tries a knee to the head but Cheung blocks it.
Cheung blocks an elbow strike from daVinci.
Cheung is trying to force a seperation but daVinci has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo daVinci dominated 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.
daVinci fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheung throws a series of punches but daVinci avoids them all with ease.
daVinci throws a sloppy head kick and Cheung moves out of range easily.
Cheung takes the fight into the clinch.
daVinci misses with an elbow strike.
daVinci comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
daVinci manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
daVinci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, daVinci throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, daVinci just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheung's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daVinci throws an elbow but it misses.
daVinci is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cheung is keeping busy.
daVinci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cheung blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheung wants to break the clinch but can't.
daVinci throws an elbow but it misses.
Cheung is trying to break the clinch but daVinci is controlling him.
daVinci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cheung blocks it with crossed arms.
daVinci looking to throw knees to the head but Cheung is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
daVinci looking to throw knees to the head but Cheung is blocking nicely.
Cheung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cheung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheung is trying to break the clinch but daVinci is controlling him.
Cheung has had enough of the clinch but daVinci keeps him there for the moment.
daVinci lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cheung wants to break free but daVinci has control.
daVinci keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheung's efforts to push away.
daVinci controlling the action here for a moment.
Cheung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
daVinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cheung avoids it.
Cheung is trying to break free.
daVinci tries a knee to the head but Cheung blocks it.
daVinci pushes off an throws an elbow but Cheung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daVinci creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
daVinci tries to land a knee to the head but Cheung blocks with his arms.
daVinci pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cheung wants to get back to striking at distance but daVinci won't allow it.
daVinci keeps control of Cheung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cheung working hard to break the clinch.
Cheung dodges an elbow strike from daVinci.
daVinci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Cheung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cheung has had enough of the clinch but daVinci keeps him there for the moment.
daVinci keeps control of Cheung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cheung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cheung is trying to break the clinch but daVinci is controlling him.
Leonardo daVinci has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung takes an elbow to the temple.
Cheung is trying to maintain a safe position but daVinci gets an underhook and turns Cheung into the ropes.
daVinci tries a knee to the head but Cheung blocks it.
daVinci misses with a knee to the head.
Cheung tries to break the clinch but daVinci is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Cheung.
daVinci tries to land a knee to the head but Cheung blocks with his arms.
Cheung has a couple of punches blocked by daVinci.
Cheung blocks an elbow strike from daVinci.
Cheung manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheung misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leonardo daVinci will probably get the nod.
That's time! daVinci's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cheung throws a series of punches but daVinci avoids them all with ease.
Cheung misses with a two punch combination.
daVinci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cheung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
daVinci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheung misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheung falls off balance throwing a combination
and daVinci counters with a nice kick to the body.
daVinci goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Eddie Cheung has been cut.
Eddie Cheung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
daVinci throws a head kick that misses
and Cheung counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cheung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheung avoids the head kick by daVinci.
daVinci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cheung ducks under a wild hook from daVinci.
Cheung steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from daVinci. That one must have hurt.
daVinci throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
daVinci thows a body kick. Cheung tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cheung takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Leonardo daVinci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheung blocks a head kick by daVinci.
daVinci throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cheung.
daVinci swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cheung.
Cheung misses with the combination.
Leonardo daVinci is winning the standup battle so far.
daVinci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheung circles away from the clinch attempt.
daVinci thuds his right hand into Cheung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from daVinci.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daVinci throws a sloppy head kick and Cheung moves out of range easily.
daVinci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheung misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheung misses with a wild combination.
Cheung closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung is trying to maintain a safe position but daVinci gets an underhook and turns Cheung into the ropes.
daVinci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cheung is defending well for now.
Eddie Cheung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
daVinci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
daVinci has Cheung pressed against the ropes, preventing Cheung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
daVinci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cheung lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo daVinci showed his dominance in that final round.
Well daVinci has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo daVinci!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroto Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroto Inoue is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
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238 lbs
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Counter striker
Big heart |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroto Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue shoots and misses
and Marcus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marcus.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marcus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcus trying to control but Inoue is working from the bottom.
Marcus throwing strikes from guard but Inoue blocks nicely.
Marcus looking to pass the guard.
Inoue is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Inoue pulls Marcus in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcus throws a big right hand that misses.
Inoue is trying to control the position but Marcus postures up.
Inoue seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hiroto Inoue.
Inoue tests Marcus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown but Inoue shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marcus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Inoue fails to land the takedown.
Inoue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcus has his takedown stuffed
and Inoue counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marcus keeping moving, preventing Inoue from controlling successfully.
Inoue won't allow Marcus to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is looking to work some ground and pound but Marcus has wrist control.
Marcus could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Marcus wants to sweep here but Inoue controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue passes Marcus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Inoue thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcus's head.
Inoue wants to pass the guard but Marcus is defending well.
Marcus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Inoue.
Marcus keeping moving, preventing Inoue from controlling successfully.
Inoue with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue throwing strikes from guard but Marcus blocks nicely.
Inoue wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
Inoue is looking to work some ground and pound but Marcus has wrist control.
Inoue with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inoue wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
Marcus looking for a guillotine here but Inoue defends easily.
Inoue has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marcus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue trying to control but Marcus is working from the bottom.
Inoue works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Inoue is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marcus trying to control but Inoue postures up.
Inoue throwing shots but Marcus is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcus is refusing to be controlled, as Inoue sits in half guard.
Marcus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inoue on the ground.
Marcus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroto Inoue dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Inoue shoots in for a double leg but Marcus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Inoue fails to land the takedown.
Marcus looks for a takedown but Inoue sprawls well.
Marcus fails with the takedown
and Inoue counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Marcus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inoue is looking to clinch but Marcus is avoiding it.
Inoue looks for a takedown but Marcus sprawls well.
Marcus is looking to chop away at Inoue's legs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Inoue. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Inoue has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Inoue throws a hook to the side of Marcus's head but Marcus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inoue displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcus.
Marcus feints and as Inoue raises his hands in defense, Marcus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marcus throwing strikes from guard but Inoue blocks nicely.
Inoue trying to control the position here.
Inoue trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marcus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marcus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Inoue bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marcus's guard.
Marcus keeping moving, preventing Inoue from controlling successfully.
Inoue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inoue wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
Inoue postures up.
Hiroto Inoue has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inoue being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chad Marcus just wasn't active enough.
Marcus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Inoue to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Inoue sitting in guard here, content to control.
Inoue throwing strikes but missing.
Inoue wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is pushing down on Marcus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marcus is fighting to maintain full guard but Inoue has managed to sneak the leg through.
Inoue is thwarting Marcus's attempts to control the position.
Inoue wants to pass to mount but Marcus is defending the position.
Marcus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Inoue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcus is trying to maintain the position but Inoue is very close to passing his half guard.
Inoue seems to be looking for submissions.
Inoue sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marcus defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroto Inoue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marcus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Inoue stalks Marcus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marcus's face. Marcus staggers backwards, shaken.
Inoue moves away from the strike by Marcus.
Inoue slips under a jab from Marcus.
Marcus motions for Inoue to come forward. Marcus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Inoue feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marcus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Inoue loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inoue trying to control but Marcus is working from the bottom.
Inoue seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Inoue thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Inoue in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcus looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcus, not yet.
Marcus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Inoue leaves Marcus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marcus ducks right into an uppercut from Inoue.
Hiroto Inoue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Inoue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marcus but Marcus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcus tries to sprawl out of it but Inoue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Marcus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Inoue misses the target.
Inoue fails with the takedown.
Chad Marcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroto Inoue.
Marcus misses with a takedown attempt
and Inoue counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Check out the look on Inoue's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Inoue wants to control but Marcus is keeping him busy.
Inoue throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Marcus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Inoue is thwarting Marcus's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is trying to control. Marcus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marcus is trying to control but can't.
Inoue looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Inoue is controlling the pace.
Marcus throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Inoue thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcus's head.
Hiroto Inoue is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marcus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marcus tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus trying to control but Inoue postures up.
Marcus tries to roll over but Inoue keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inoue thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Marcus to regain full guard.
Marcus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Inoue.
Marcus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Inoue.
Inoue postures up in Marcus's guard and throws a big left but Marcus blocks it.
Inoue is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marcus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marcus has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroto Inoue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Inoue has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroto Inoue!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Asanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sancho Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asanovic comes into the arena with Rokeri S Moravi - Daj Ribu blaring out of the sound system. Zola comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Crow On A Tombstone by Satyricon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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26
202 lbs
7 - 8 - 1 |
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197 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikola Asanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sancho Zola!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Asanovic.
A big left from Zola misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Asanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asanovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zola tests Asanovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zola swats away the attempt to clinch by Asanovic.
Asanovic throws a body kick that misses.
Zola misses with a body shot.
Asanovic throws a wild body kick that Zola sees coming a mile off.
Zola looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zola trying to control the position from guard on top but Asanovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zola would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Asanovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola landing some decent shots from guard.
Asanovic trying to control the position.
Zola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Asanovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Asanovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zola landing with the ground and pound.
Zola stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Asanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Asanovic but Asanovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asanovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zola.
Asanovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asanovic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Zola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asanovic swings for the body but Zola moves out of range.
Asanovic lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zola shoots in for a takedown but Asanovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikola Asanovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sancho Zola.
Zola manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Asanovic on his heels. He'll look to pass Asanovic's guard now, I'm sure.
Zola looks gassed!
Zola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zola gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Asanovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Asanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zola stuns Asanovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zola scores a takedown into full mount!
Zola is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Asanovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Asanovic working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Zola.
Asanovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Asanovic?
Asanovic is rocked!
Zola sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zola fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Asanovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asanovic tries to lock up and control but Zola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zola raining down shots from the mount!
Zola in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Asanovic is in a horrible position here. Zola smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zola lands a big elbow - Asanovic is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Asanovic is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sancho Zola!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen On the Eve of War as his entrance music. Hans Schwarz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Russell Jones's chin.
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274 lbs
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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schwarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a left hand
enabling Schwarz to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Russell Jones has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Schwarz.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Schwarz's belly button to the back.
Jones 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.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schwarz is out of range.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schwarz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the ropes. Schwarz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwarz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwarz.
Russell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Schwarz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schwarz keeps the fight on the outside.
Schwarz missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Schwarz.
Schwarz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Jones.
Schwarz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schwarz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Schwarz.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Schwarz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schwarz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schwarz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schwarz prevents a body shot from Jones.
Schwarz taking a breather.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is leaning against Schwarz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarz throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Schwarz tries to tie him up.
Jones tries a body shot but Schwarz blocks it.
Schwarz is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Schwarz into the ropes.
Schwarz is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schwarz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwarz blocks a body shot from Jones.
Schwarz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwarz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schwarz or not.
Jones is leaning against Schwarz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schwarz is breathing heavily.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schwarz backwards.
Schwarz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schwarz.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Schwarz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarz misses with the head strike.
Schwarz throws a head punch that misses.
Schwarz wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schwarz trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schwarz into the ropes.
Schwarz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwarz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schwarz looking to stall.
Schwarz tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Schwarz back against the ropes.
Schwarz is trying to stall.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Schwarz is just out of range.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schwarz. That did some damage!
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schwarz's head backwards.
Schwarz throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Schwarz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Schwarz off balance momentarily.
Jones tries to clinch but Schwarz moves out of range.
A slow jab from Schwarz misses its intended target.
Jones tries to clinch there but Schwarz circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch but Schwarz is avoiding it.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schwarz. That did some damage!
Jones cracks the inside of Schwarz's front leg.
Schwarz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones rushes Schwarz and presses him up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones is working Schwarz over against the ropes.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Schwarz controls the action.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones works on Schwarz's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz takes a shot to the head.
Schwarz is rocked!
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Oh Schwarz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Schwarz to his knees! Jones keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Jones!
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