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NFC 50 - Night of Champions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Li plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Li is looking to slow Steel down with leg kicks.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Li has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steel is working for a submission of some sort.
Steel is looking for a kimura but Li is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steel to get the leverage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li trying to control from the bottom.
Steel seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel wants to work for an arm triangle but Li is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Steel uses his free foot to push down on Li's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Li.
Steel is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Li to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Li shrugs it off.
Steel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Li manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Steel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li is looking to regain half guard here but Steel keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is working to tighten is grip on Li's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Li has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Steel is really squeezing tight and eventually Li passes out! Steel breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gary Steel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AnthonyH Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazzard comes to the cage accompanied by Sweating Bullets. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AnthonyH Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno darts in and clinches Hazzard up against the cage.
Hazzard is trying to pull guard but Moreno has him pressed against the cage.
Moreno has had enough of the clinch but Hazzard keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Hazzard.
Moreno breaks from the clinch.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch but Moreno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hazzard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hazzard tries to clinch there but Moreno circles away.
Moreno takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like AnthonyH Moreno has been cut.
Hazzard checks the leg kick.
Hazzard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hazzard duly obliges.
Hazzard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazzard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moreno sprawls well. Moreno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hazzard gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Hazzard moves in looking to clinch but Moreno pushes him off.
Hazzard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hazzard dodges the punch combination from Moreno.
Hazzard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moreno leaves Hazzard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bio Hazzard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazzard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard wants to clinch up but Moreno keeps it at a distance.
Hazzard tries to clinch up.
Hazzard blocks a head kick by Moreno.
Moreno throws a head kick that misses.
Moreno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hazzard at a distance.
Hazzard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazzard tries to clinch but Moreno is having none of it.
Moreno throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno throws a right and a left that Hazzard avoids nicely.
Hazzard is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hazzard fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazzard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hazzard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreno managing to block the knees to the body from Hazzard.
Hazzard lands an elbow just above Moreno 's eye.
Moreno taking a breather.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moreno avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard prevents Moreno from breaking the clinch.
Hazzard trying to land knees to the body.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Moreno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moreno clinches up with Hazzard and pushes him back against the cage.
Hazzard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hazzard tries to throw a body punch but Moreno avoids it by throwing Hazzard back against the cage.
Hazzard tries to work over Moreno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazzard.
Moreno is trying to force a seperation but Hazzard has the dominant position.
Hazzard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hazzard scores a nice knee to the body.
Hazzard landing knees to the body.
Moreno manages to break the clinch.
Hazzard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreno swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hazzard tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.
Moreno darts in and clinches Hazzard up against the cage.
Moreno manages to break the clinch.
Hazzard misses with a takedown attempt - Moreno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moreno throws a sloppy head kick and Hazzard moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazzard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moreno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hazzard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hazzard tries to clinch but Moreno moves out of range.
Moreno swinging wildly here.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreno closes the distance and clinches.
Moreno misses with a knee strike.
Hazzard breaks from the clinch.
Moreno swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.
Moreno tries to work over Hazzard's front leg with a kick but Hazzard checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hazzard throws a series of punches but Moreno moves out of range.
Bio Hazzard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreno swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazzard.
Hazzard avoids the head kick by Moreno.
Moreno has Hazzard up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreno manages to break the clinch.
Hazzard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Hazzard is blocking nicely.
Hazzard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hazzard keeps control of Moreno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moreno tries to circle away but Hazzard has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hazzard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazzard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Bio Hazzard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AnthonyH Moreno's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moreno tries to bum rush Hazzard with a series of wild strikes but Hazzard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch but Moreno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreno throws a series of punches but Hazzard avoids them all with ease.
Moreno pushes Hazzard up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hazzard.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bio Hazzard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moreno blocks an elbow strike.
Hazzard lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up AnthonyH Moreno's cut even more.
Hazzard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreno.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazzard.
Moreno is trying to push Hazzard away but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hazzard keeps control of Moreno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moreno avoiding damage as Hazzard throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moreno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hazzard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moreno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hazzard dodges the punch combination from Moreno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard moves into the clinch.
Hazzard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreno is defending well for now.
Moreno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hazzard wants to clinch.
Hazzard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreno throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hazzard is rocked!
Moreno lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Hazzard is looking to close the distance but Moreno sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Hazzard crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Hazzard is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). AnthonyH Moreno!
During a confident post fight interview, AnthonyH Moreno thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dodong Angas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angas comes to the cage accompanied by Paint in Black. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: ヨシピィ・ダ・ガマ/&#. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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195 lbs
8 - 5 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dodong Angas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee tries to sprawl but Angas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Angas decides to stand and escape the position.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee jumps guard.
Angas is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Angas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Angas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Angas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee trying to control the position.
Angas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Angas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Angas tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Angas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Angas shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Angas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Angas is breathing heavily.
Lee lands a jab.
Angas is rocked!
Dodong Angas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Oh Angas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Lee moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Angas! Lee continues to tee off on Angas, landing with a left and a right! Lee connects with a right hand that leaves Angas sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chan Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Bouazizi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muhammad Bouazizi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Barros!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bouazizi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barros slips a jab from Bouazizi.
Bouazizi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barros moves away.
Bouazizi feints a jab promting Barros to slip. Bouazizi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barros slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Leo Barros has been cut.
Bouazizi misses with a takedown attempt
and Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barros staying out of range there.
Barros misses with a looping left.
Barros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bouazizi shoots for a takedown but Barros saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barros looks to throw the jab but Bouazizi is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouazizi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barros feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bouazizi's calf.
Barros buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barros getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bouazizi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barros circles away quickly and effectively.
Barros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bouazizi throws a series of punches but Barros avoids them all with ease.
Bouazizi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barros did well to prevent Bouazizi getting side control.
Bouazizi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barros throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Barros tries to get to full guard but Bouazizi has control of the leg.
Barros is refusing to be controlled, as Bouazizi sits in half guard.
Barros wants to control but Bouazizi is keeping busy.
Barros controlling the position well.
Bouazizi prevents Barros from improving his position.
Bouazizi trying to control the action but Barros is working from the bottom.
Bouazizi trying to pass the guard but Barros defending well.
Bouazizi prevents Barros from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros manages to get to full guard.
Barros tries to strike from the bottom.
Bouazizi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barros is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bouazizi trying to control the position from guard on top but Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barros looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bouazizi is defending well. Barros quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bouazizi has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Barros celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leo Barros!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Poncjusz Zabawka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toru Ohta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohta has chosen Technopolis as his entrance music. 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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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncjusz Zabawka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toru Ohta!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Ohta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zabawka doesn't seem phased though.
Ohta lunges at Zabawka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zabawka's hand.
Ohta checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Ohta finds it's target.
Nice body punch from Ohta.
Zabawka blocks a jab.
Zabawka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ohta will feel that in the morning.
Ohta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zabawka.
Zabawka ducks under a wild hook from Ohta.
Ohta loads up on a big right hand but Zabawka slips the punch.
Zabawka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ohta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ohta throws a right and a left that Zabawka avoids nicely.
Zabawka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohta lands a lovely overhand right.
Zabawka shoots for a takedown but Ohta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ohta misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ohta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ohta moves out of range of the leg kick from Zabawka.
Zabawka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zabawka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ohta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ohta cracks Zabawka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ohta missing with a left hand there. Zabawka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ohta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zabawka counters with a low kick, right behind Ohta 's knee.
A telegraphed right hand from Ohta misses the target.
Zabawka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ohta wants to sweep here but Zabawka controlling him for the moment.
Ohta has momentary wrist control but Zabawka slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zabawka is in close to Ohta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zabawka postures up in Ohta's guard and throws a big left but Ohta blocks it.
Zabawka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zabawka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ohta working a defensive guard here.
Zabawka throws a big elbow that misses.
Zabawka trying to control the position from guard on top but Ohta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zabawka lands a couple of elbows.
Ohta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zabawka trying to control but Ohta is working from the bottom.
Zabawka 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ohta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ohta trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ohta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zabawka's hands.
Zabawka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ohta loads up on a big right hand but Zabawka slips the punch.
Zabawka tries to land a leg kick but Ohta saw it coming and moves away.
Zabawka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ohta gets a takedown into half guard.
Zabawka is looking for a sweep. Ohta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zabawka is pressing down on Ohta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ohta trying to control the position from guard on top but Zabawka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ohta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zabawka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ohta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ohta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zabawka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ohta wants to pass the guard but Zabawka is keeping the position.
Ohta scoring with some ground and pound.
Ohta looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zabawka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ohta!
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 Poncjusz Zabawka will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ohta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zabawka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Ohta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ohta looks to throw the jab but Zabawka is out of range.
Zabawka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ohta gets the takedown into side control.
Poncjusz Zabawka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ohta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zabawka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zabawka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ohta off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can Ohta hold on?! Zabawka is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ohta wants to escape the position.
Zabawka connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Ohta to escape the position.
Zabawka punches Ohta on the ear.
Zabawka is trying to stick to Ohta's back but Ohta is turning into Zabawka. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Zabawka's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ohta.
Zabawka throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zabawka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Zabawka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Zabawka is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zabawka raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ohta is rocked!
Ohta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ohta is still in real trouble! Can Zabawka finish him?
Zabawka cracks Ohta with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poncjusz Zabawka!
After the big win, Poncjusz Zabawka made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 1337 ANZAC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Strongfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strongfist has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music. 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Strongfist!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall jabs Strongfist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marshall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marshall walks into a jab.
Marshall catches Strongfist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Dwight Strongfist has been cut.
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!
Strongfist just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.
Marshall scores with a punch to the head.
Marshall digs a good hook to Strongfist's body.
Strongfist misses with a double jab.
Strongfist looks gassed!
Strongfist has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marshall finds it's way round the side to connect with Strongfist's head.
Dwight Strongfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall is looking to clinch.
Marshall moves into range and clinches up with Strongfist.
Marshall tries to stall but Strongfist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Strongfist avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Strongfist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strongfist just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall pushes Strongfist up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshall misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall prevents a body shot from Strongfist.
Marshall lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
Marshall lands a shot to the body.
Marshall can't find room to land a body shot as Strongfist controls the action.
Marshall prevents Strongfist from breaking the clinch.
Marshall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strongfist misses with a punch on the inside.
Strongfist misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall lands with a right to the head.
Strongfist blocks a body shot from Marshall.
A right hand to the body from Marshall.
Strongfist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Marshall as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall tries a body shot but Strongfist blocks it.
Marshall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Marshall.
Marshall scores with a shot to the side of Strongfist's head.
That has opened up Dwight Strongfist's cut even more.
Marshall lands a shot to the body.
Marshall drops Strongfist onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Strongfist is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Strongfist is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Marshall.
Strongfist is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Marshall.
Nice body punch from Marshall - that landed with a thud.
Marshall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the body.
Marshall presses Strongfist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marshall drops Strongfist onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Strongfist is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Marshall lands a big right hand that drops Strongfist! The killer instinct kicks in and Marshall finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Marshall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Marshall!
After the big win, Quinton Marshall made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] Legal Highs $90 ↑ 160Q RECOVERY ↑ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Officer Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flex Kellosalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kellosalo's choice of entrance music: Contra - Jungle Jam . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Officer Franklin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flex Kellosalo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellosalo connects with the punch.
Kellosalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Franklin moves forwards but Kellosalo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Franklin connects with a crisp jab.
Kellosalo stalks Franklin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Franklin's face. Franklin staggers backwards, shaken.
Franklin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Franklin takes a swing at Kellosalo's ribcage but misses.
Kellosalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Franklin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franklin wants to clinch up but Kellosalo keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Franklin misses.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Franklin gets a clinch.
Kellosalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franklin's defenses.
Franklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kellosalo's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kellosalo effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellosalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Franklin controls his hands.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow over the top.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike.
Kellosalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franklin blocking some punches.
Kellosalo stalls.
Franklin misses with a punch on the inside.
Franklin taking a breather.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franklin misses with some punches.
Kellosalo blocks an elbow strike from Franklin.
Franklin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kellosalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Franklin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to stall.
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
Kellosalo tries to stall but Franklin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Franklin slowing the pace effectively.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Kellosalo is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo just leaning against Franklin, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kellosalo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kellosalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franklin letting Kellosalo take a breather here.
Kellosalo throws an elbow that misses.
Franklin lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kellosalo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Kellosalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Kellosalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Kellosalo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo can't find room to land a body shot as Franklin controls the action.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kellosalo lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
Franklin throws a head punch that misses.
Kellosalo working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Franklin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Franklin.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kellosalo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
Kellosalo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kellosalo throws a head punch that misses.
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 Officer Franklin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Franklin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kellosalo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kellosalo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Franklin with a nice cross.
Franklin misses with a wild body shot.
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kellosalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Franklin loads up on a big right hand but Kellosalo slips the punch.
Franklin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kellosalo circles away.
Officer Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin defending well as Kellosalo loads up on a big left hand.
Franklin lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin misses with a series of wild punches.
Franklin tests Kellosalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kellosalo is rocked!
Franklin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kellosalo is still on wobbly legs! Can Franklin finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kellosalo.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
Kellosalo seems to have recovered his senses.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kellosalo.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kellosalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kellosalo drives through and clinches with Franklin against the cage.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kellosalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kellosalo has a couple of punches blocked by Franklin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kellosalo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kellosalo leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellosalo lands a nice elbow.
Kellosalo lands an elbow inside.
Kellosalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flex Kellosalo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kellosalo fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kellosalo as Franklin tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kellosalo.
Kellosalo tries to work over Franklin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franklin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Franklin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kellosalo is looking to control Franklin's arms but Franklin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kellosalo has his back to the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo lands a damaging elbow.
Kellosalo takes a shot to the head.
Franklin is trying to maintain a safe position but Kellosalo gets an underhook and turns Franklin into the cage.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow over the top.
Franklin lands a hook that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Franklin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
Kellosalo misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kellosalo tries to throw a body punch but Franklin avoids it by throwing Kellosalo back against the cage.
Franklin wants to stall.
Kellosalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Franklin.
Franklin trying to control the position but instead, Kellosalo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franklin into the cage.
Franklin leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Officer Franklin.
Franklin throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Franklin scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Flex Kellosalo has been cut.
A slow jab from Franklin misses its intended target.
Kellosalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Franklin avoids the head kick by Kellosalo.
Kellosalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Kellosalo connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Kellosalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kellosalo.
Kellosalo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Franklin works Kellosalo's body with a nice hook.
Officer Franklin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kellosalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franklin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kellosalo throws out the jab.
Kellosalo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franklin. Kellosalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franklin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kellosalo.
Franklin with a nice cross.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
Kellosalo blocks a jab.
Franklin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kellosalo lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Kellosalo blocks an elbow strike from Franklin.
Franklin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kellosalo taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kellosalo throws an elbow but misses.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
A bit of stalling here from Franklin.
Nice body punch from Kellosalo - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Franklin as Kellosalo tries to tie him up.
Kellosalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kellosalo.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
Kellosalo missing with knees to the body.
Franklin working aggressively here.
Kellosalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kellosalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kellosalo lands an elbow inside.
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franklin misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Franklin as Kellosalo tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kellosalo throws an elbow but misses.
Kellosalo trying to land knees to the body.
Franklin digs a right hand into Kellosalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kellosalo's gas tank.
Kellosalo trying to land knees to the body.
Kellosalo takes a shot to the head.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Franklin.
Franklin avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to stall but Kellosalo improves his position.
Franklin misses with some punches.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kellosalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
Kellosalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kellosalo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franklin pushes Kellosalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kellosalo misses with an elbow over the top.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
Kellosalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kellosalo up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Flex Kellosalo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franklin lands a right hook to the body.
Franklin cracks Kellosalo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franklin blocks a head kick by Kellosalo.
Franklin slips under a jab.
Franklin throws a shot to the body.
Franklin moves into range and clinches up with Kellosalo.
Kellosalo throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
Kellosalo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kellosalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Franklin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow strike.
Kellosalo being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellosalo blocks an elbow strike from Franklin.
Kellosalo wants to stall.
Franklin tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Franklin - that landed with a thud.
Kellosalo throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Franklin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kellosalo.
Franklin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kellosalo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kellosalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kellosalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Franklin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Kellosalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franklin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kellosalo throws an elbow but misses.
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin slowing the pace effectively.
Franklin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kellosalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franklins head.
Franklin is trying to stall.
Franklin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin blocking some punches.
Franklin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Franklin.
Kellosalo misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Kellosalo.
Franklin misses with some punches.
Kellosalo missing with knees to the body.
Franklin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Franklin works on Kellosalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kellosalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franklin.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kellosalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklin is defending well for now.
Franklin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Kellosalo, against the cage.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Kellosalo.
Franklin pushes Kellosalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kellosalo up against the cage.
Franklin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin had his way with Flex Kellosalo in that round.
The cut man is working on Flex Kellosalo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Franklin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kellosalo.
Franklin connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kellosalo - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Officer Franklin!
Officer Franklin retains his featherweight title!
Officer Franklin very nearly forgot to thank Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adon Amousou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adon Amousou!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Amousou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amousou throws a leg kick
and Hong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Amousou is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amousou tries to clinch
letting Hong counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hong - that will leave a mark!
Good shot there by Hong.
Amousou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Amousou blocks a head kick by Hong.
Amousou walks into a jab.
Hong throws a body punch but Amousou moves out of range.
Hong moves into the clinch.
Hong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hong pushes Amousou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Amousou looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hong - that landed with a thud.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.
Hong pushes Amousou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong lands a right hand.
Hong digs a right hand into Amousou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Amousou's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
Hong lands an uppercut.
Hong scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Hong.
Hong scores with a shoulder strike.
Hong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Hong engages and cracks Amousou with a massive lead left hook - Amousou tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Hong is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Hong!
Antonio Hong retains his heavyweight title!
Antonio Hong made sure to mention his sponsor, 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Olicky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone has chosen I like BEER! Tom T. Hall as his entrance music. Mario Olicky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Olicky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Stone misses.
Stone misses with a double jab
and Olicky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Olicky avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Olicky blocks a body shot from Stone.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olicky is keeping busy.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olicky jumps guard and drags Stone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Olicky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olicky's head.
Olicky has his foot on Stone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stone works his way back into a safe position though.
Olicky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stone manages to get himself to full guard.
Stone looking for a sweep. Not yet Stone, not yet.
Olicky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Olicky from controlling successfully.
Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Olicky is aware though and is defending well.
Olicky stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
Olicky wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Olicky looking to sit in guard and control but Stone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stone looking to sit in guard and control but Olicky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olicky scoring with some ground and pound.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olicky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olicky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stone tries to strike from the bottom.
Olicky preventing the sweep.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olicky wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olicky is one step ahead there.
Olicky is working Stone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone can't keep his opponent in guard - Olicky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Olicky is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone is pressing down on Olicky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Olicky looking to sit in guard and control but Stone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olicky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olicky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olicky is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Olicky jumps guard but Stone stands there with Olicky around his waist. Olicky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Stone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone stops a takedown attempt from Olicky.
Stone looking to stall.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Olicky avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
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 Mario Olicky will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Olicky digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olicky throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Stone scores with a jab.
Olicky shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Olicky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olicky moves away from the strike by Stone.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone throws a hook but Olicky blocks it.
Olicky rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Olicky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olicky's elbow.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Olicky controls the action.
Olicky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Olicky avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone tries a body shot but Olicky blocks it.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Olicky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stone walks away with a smile on his face. Olicky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Olicky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Olicky's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olicky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Olicky controls the pace.
Stone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Olicky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone working for a triangle but Olicky defends it easily.
Stone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Olicky wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olicky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olicky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olicky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olicky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Olicky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Olicky passes Stone's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Olicky working Stone over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Olicky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olicky is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone has his foot on Olicky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olicky works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olicky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keith Stone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone cracks Olicky with an open hand slap.
Olicky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Stone.
Olicky throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Olicky is in Stone's guard.
Olicky scoring with some ground and pound.
Olicky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Olicky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olicky trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olicky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Olicky 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.
Olicky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olicky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Stone looks to move to half guard but instead Olicky has passed into mount! Damn!
Olicky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Olicky dominating with strikes here.
Mario Olicky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stone wants to control but Olicky is having none of it.
Olicky lands a big shot there that rocks Stone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Olicky with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Stone takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Olicky's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Olicky!
Mario Olicky retains his light heavyweight title!
Mario Olicky really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 1337 ANZAC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter checks the leg kick.
Hunter shoots in for a double leg but Belmont sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Belmont misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Belmont's shoulder, as Belmont tries to avoid the shot.
Belmont connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Hunter misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belmont!
Belmont feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunter's calf.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belmont connects with a leg kick. Hunter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belmont tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunter is able to avoid easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Belmont as he connects with a hook.
Belmont scores with a leg kick.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belmont.
Hunter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunter scores with a takedown into Belmont's guard.
Belmont lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hunter!
Belmont controlling from mount.
Belmont with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Hunter is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont goes for an armbar but Hunter turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hunter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter postures up.
Belmont preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter trying to move into half guard but instead Belmont has managed to sweep!
Hunter is looking to sinch up a triangle. Belmont throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hunter's body to avoid the submission. Hunter has instead reached around Belmont's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hunter arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jay Hunter!
Jay Hunter retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Jay Hunter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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