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NFC 55 - Hong vs Olicky PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Wozniaczek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arnold Wozniaczek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li thuds his shin into the meat of Wozniaczek's side.
Wozniaczek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wozniaczek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Li swivels and escapes.
Wozniaczek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wozniaczek, pushing him back against the cage.
Li is trying to stall.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Wozniaczek avoids the damage to the body.
Wozniaczek is struggling to control the position.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wozniaczek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wozniaczek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wozniaczek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wozniaczek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wozniaczek throws a jab but it's blocked by Li.
Wozniaczek lands a right hook to the body.
Wozniaczek shoots in looking for a takedown but Li manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wozniaczek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wozniaczek.
Li lands with a slapping head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wozniaczek.
Li is trying to improve his position.
Li is trying to get back to his feet.
Wozniaczek trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Wozniaczek slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arnold Wozniaczek.
Wozniaczek misses with a hook.
Li misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Wozniaczek misses.
Arnold Wozniaczek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li walks into a straight right hand from Wozniaczek.
Wozniaczek misses the shot to the body.
Wozniaczek connects with a body shot.
Wozniaczek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wozniaczek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wozniaczek looking to sit in guard and control but Li gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li won't allow Wozniaczek to get back to his feet.
Li slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wozniaczek wants to get back to his feet but Li drags him back down.
Li tries for a kimura but Wozniaczek is defending well.
Wozniaczek tries to escape but Li is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wozniaczek wants to get back to his feet.
Wozniaczek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wozniaczek tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li decides to stand back up. Li steps back and let's Wozniaczek get back to his feet.
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 Arnold Wozniaczek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wozniaczek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wozniaczek fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wozniaczek wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
Li defending against the ground and pound.
Li is trying to get back to his feet.
Wozniaczek trying to control the position but Li is working away.
Li is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wozniaczek creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wozniaczek misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wozniaczek prevents Li from escaping the position.
Wozniaczek takes a little break here. Li wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wozniaczek creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Li dodges the ground and pound from Wozniaczek.
Wozniaczek trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Wozniaczek stands up and beckons Li to his feet.
Wozniaczek just misses with a punch to the body.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wozniaczek lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a solid leg kick but Wozniaczek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Li.
Jet Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wozniaczek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wozniaczek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wozniaczek shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Li's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wozniaczek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arnold Wozniaczek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li keeping full guard, as Wozniaczek tries to pass.
Wozniaczek wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Wozniaczek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Wozniaczek crashes against the mat.
Li is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wozniaczek looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Li is avoiding damage well.
Wozniaczek trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Wozniaczek stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wozniaczek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Wozniaczek.
Wozniaczek shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
Wozniaczek throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Wozniaczek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li pushes Wozniaczek up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wozniaczek.
Wozniaczek 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.
Wozniaczek throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wozniaczek.
Li keeping moving, preventing Wozniaczek from controlling successfully.
Li can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wozniaczek controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Arnold Wozniaczek just wasn't active enough.
Li throws a head kick but Wozniaczek moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Wozniaczek dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Li looks to land a combination but Wozniaczek avoids it well.
Wozniaczek digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
Wozniaczek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arnold Wozniaczek is winning the standup battle so far.
Li on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Li on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Li tenderised Wozniaczek's leg. Wozniaczek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wozniaczek misses with a body punch
and Li counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wozniaczek. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wozniaczek looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Li looking to control.
Wozniaczek throwing strikes but missing.
Wozniaczek trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Wozniaczek throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Wozniaczek preventing the sweep.
Wozniaczek controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wozniaczek postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arnold Wozniaczek wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wozniaczek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wozniaczek scores with a nice right hand.
Wozniaczek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arnold Wozniaczek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jet Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wozniaczek shoots in for a double leg but Li sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Li throws a head kick that half lands.
Li walks into a jab.
Wozniaczek misses with a left hand
and Li counters with an outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Wozniaczek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wozniaczek closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Li to the mat! Li manages to get full guard.
Wozniaczek 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.
Wozniaczek seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Li for as long as he can get away with.
Wozniaczek prevents Li from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to control the position but Wozniaczek postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wozniaczek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arnold Wozniaczek wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wozniaczek looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Li pushes Wozniaczek off looking to stand but Wozniaczek dives back in and keeps control.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wozniaczek looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Li has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wozniaczek is working away from the top position though.
Wozniaczek performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arnold Wozniaczek wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wozniaczek throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Wozniaczek shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Li manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wozniaczek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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!
Wozniaczek prevents Li from getting back to his feet.
Li looking for a guillotine here but Wozniaczek defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wozniaczek not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Wozniaczek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wozniaczek, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Wozniaczek!
A relieved looking Arnold Wozniaczek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toru Ohta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ohta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Technopolis. The key to victory for Toru Ohta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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144 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toru Ohta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Steel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ohta swivels and escapes.
Ohta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ohta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steel slips under a jab.
Steel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ohta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ohta stuffs the takedown attempt from Steel. Steel gets slowly back to his feet.
Toru Ohta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Steel.
Ohta misses the shot to the body.
Steel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ohta circles away.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ohta throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ohta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Ohta.
Steel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ohta sprawls well. Ohta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steel gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
Steel misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel shoots in for a double leg but Ohta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ohta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ohta with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steel.
Ohta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ohta darts in and clinches Steel up against the cage.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ohta can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Come on Ohta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohta.
Steel can't get the takedown.
Ohta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel tries for a takedown but Ohta manages to get underhooks.
Ohta gets through Steel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ohta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohta is pressed up against the cage. Steel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ohta down to the mat. Ohta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ohta leaves Steel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steel is defended easily by Ohta.
Ohta misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Ohta as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steel tries to keep at a distance but Ohta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ohta misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ohta.
Ohta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel goes for a takedown attempt but Ohta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ohta.
Ohta looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Ohta's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ohta duly obliges.
Ohta misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ohta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Ohta misses.
Steel gets a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel seems to be working for a kimura but Ohta defends the submission attempt.
Ohta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steel's back!
Steel wants to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ohta wants to control but Steel is keeping busy.
Steel tries to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here.
Steel manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ohta's guard. Nice work there by Steel.
Ohta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steel on the ground.
Ohta is pulling down on Steel's head. It's preventing any offense from Steel, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toru Ohta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ohta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ohta motions for Steel to come forward. Ohta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but Ohta shows good takedown defense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ohta has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ohta.
Ohta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Steel up against the cage.
Ohta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel is working for takedown but Ohta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Steel letting Ohta take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohta looking to stall.
Steel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Toru Ohta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Steel.
Steel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ohta lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Ohta lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Ohta lands with a left to the head.
Ohta lands a right hand.
Ohta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohta obliges.
Ohta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ohta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Ohta.
Steel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ohta is defending well.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ohta.
Steel wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohta slows down the pace here.
Steel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ohta tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ohta.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Toru Ohta.
Ohta throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but Ohta shows good takedown defense.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steel wants it to stay on the feet.
Ohta throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Ohta throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
Ohta feints and as Steel raises his hands in defense, Ohta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ohta wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohta preventing the sweep.
Ohta drops back looking for a leg! Steel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steel manages to kick Ohta off! Ohta jumps back into Steel's guard.
Ohta wants to pass the guard but Steel is keeping the position.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ohta's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel looking to pass the guard.
Ohta controlling Steel's posture.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Ohta is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ohta trying to keep a closed guard but Steel is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toru Ohta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Steel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ohta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steel.
Ohta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steel.
Toru Ohta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Steel.
Steel shoots for a double leg takedown but Ohta sprawls well. He's pushed Steel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt.
Steel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ohta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ohta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ohta's waist but Ohta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steel off to one side.
Ohta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel shoots for a double leg takedown but Ohta sprawls well. He's pushed Steel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohta counters with a nice body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ohta cracks Steel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ohta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ohta moves into the clinch successfully.
Ohta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel is rocked!
A short uppercut from Ohta.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Ohta finish him?
Ohta stalling the fight.
Ohta pushes Steel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ohta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steel blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohta obliges.
Ohta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohta tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ohta misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Ohta to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Toru Ohta.
Ohta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but Ohta shows good takedown defense.
Steel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ohta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel stopping the sweep attempt from Ohta.
Ohta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ohta controls Steel momentarily but Steel frees himself.
Steel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ohta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ohta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Toru Ohta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel moves into full guard.
Steel looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohta pushes down on Steel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steel wants to get back to full guard.
Ohta has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ohta with shots to the head and body - Steel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Toru Ohta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ohta controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel is squirming around, avoiding Ohta's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toru Ohta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ohta 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toru Ohta!
Toru Ohta made sure to mention his sponsor, 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes Velicka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero has chosen Mortal Kombat Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nunes Velicka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zero feints and then cracks Nunes Velicka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nunes Velicka down.
Zero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nunes Velicka misses with an uppercut
and Zero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nunes Velicka is trying to break the clinch but Zero has him pressed against the cage.
Zero lands with a left to the head.
Zero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Diego Nunes Velicka has been cut.
Zero misses with a punch on the inside.
Zero misses with a body punch.
Zero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zero looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes Velicka is blocking nicely.
Zero lands an elbow inside that Nunes Velicka shrugs off.
Zero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nunes Velicka breaks the clinch.
Nunes Velicka blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot by Zero.
Zero scores with the left hand. Nunes Velicka knows he should have avoided that one.
Zero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nunes Velicka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nunes Velicka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nunes Velicka swings widly with a right hand
and Zero counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Nunes Velicka blocks the low kick.
A big left from Nunes Velicka misses.
Zero misses with a body kick.
Zero tries to clinch up but Nunes Velicka circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Nunes Velicka misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Zero.
Zero throws a sloppy head kick and Nunes Velicka moves out of range easily.
Zero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes Velicka moves out of range of the body kick from Zero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunes Velicka throws a hook to the side of Zero's head but Zero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nunes Velicka checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nunes Velicka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nunes Velicka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zero tried to score with a low kick but Nunes Velicka checks it.
Zero tries to work over Nunes Velicka's front leg with a kick but Nunes Velicka checks it.
A right-left combo lands from Nunes Velicka.
Zero slips under a jab.
Nunes Velicka fails to land with a series of punches.
Zero defending well as Nunes Velicka loads up on a big left hand.
Nunes Velicka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zero throws a front kick aimed at Nunes Velicka's knee but Nunes Velicka avoids it well.
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!
Zero scoring well with a low kick there.
Zero avoids the body shot from Nunes Velicka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka misses with an uppercut.
Nunes Velicka throws a series of punches but Zero avoids them all with ease.
Nunes Velicka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A bone on bone clash there as Nunes Velicka blocks the leg kick.
Zero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nunes Velicka.
Zero scores with a head kick.
Zero misses with a head kick.
Nunes Velicka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zero.
Zero blocks a jab.
Nice body kick there by Zero.
Nunes Velicka tries to keep at a distance but Zero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nunes Velicka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes Velicka is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Zero fails to land.
Zero pushes off an throws an elbow but Nunes Velicka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes Velicka's face.
Zero scores with a shoulder strike.
Zero has Nunes Velicka pressed against the cage, preventing Nunes Velicka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zero lands a body punch.
Zero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes Velicka is trying to break the clinch but Zero has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes Velicka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes Velicka's face.
Nunes Velicka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nunes Velicka blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes Velicka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zero has a couple of punches blocked by Nunes Velicka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Nunes Velicka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zero moves away from the strike by Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka moves out of range of the leg kick from Zero.
Nunes Velicka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nunes Velicka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nunes Velicka throws a series of punches but Zero moves out of range.
Nunes Velicka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zero.
Jab, jab by Nunes Velicka - just one landing.
Nunes Velicka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zero.
Nunes Velicka misses with an uppercut. Zero saw that one coming.
Zero lands with an overhand left.
Zero thuds his shin into the meat of Nunes Velicka's side.
Zero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nunes Velicka.
Zero misses with a low kick as Nunes Velicka jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka thuds a left hand into Zero's body.
Zero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Zero tenderised Nunes Velicka's leg. Nunes Velicka is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes Velicka misses the target.
Zero throws a body punch but Nunes Velicka moves out of range.
Sub Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Nunes Velicka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Zero.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zero.
Zero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zero tries to clinch there but Nunes Velicka circles away.
Zero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes Velicka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes Velicka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zero wants to clinch
letting Nunes Velicka counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zero under the eye.
Zero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Zero.
Nunes Velicka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes Velicka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes Velicka throws a right hand that Zero ducks under and follows up with a left that Zero also avoids with ease.
Zero lands a lovely overhand right.
Zero tries to clinch there but Nunes Velicka circles away.
Zero wants to clinch up but Nunes Velicka keeps it at a distance.
Zero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes Velicka.
Zero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nunes Velicka blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes Velicka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zero throws a chopping leg kick but Nunes Velicka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zero throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nunes Velicka's head.
Zero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zero misses with a looping right.
Zero throws out a leg kick but Nunes Velicka moves out of range and Zero only half commits.
Good standup being displayed there by Nunes Velicka as he connects with a hook.
Nunes Velicka checks a leg kick.
Nunes Velicka moves out of range of the leg kick from Zero.
Zero throws a sloppy head kick and Nunes Velicka moves out of range easily.
Zero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zero tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Nunes Velicka.
Zero wants to clinch up but Nunes Velicka keeps it at a distance.
Zero connects with a leg kick. Nunes Velicka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nunes Velicka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zero.
Nunes Velicka throws a looping overhand right but Zero ducks down to avoid it.
Nunes Velicka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zero.
Zero throws a wild body kick that Nunes Velicka sees coming a mile off.
Zero throws a low kick, looking for Nunes Velicka's leg but Nunes Velicka calmly moves out of range.
Zero throws a leg kick but Nunes Velicka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes Velicka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zero misses with a body kick.
Nunes Velicka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nunes Velicka connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Nunes Velicka's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nunes Velicka clobbers Zero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zero is looking to slow Nunes Velicka down with leg kicks.
Nunes Velicka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nunes Velicka.
Zero fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Zero finds it's way through Nunes Velicka's defenses.
Zero moves away from the strike by Nunes Velicka.
Zero defending well as Nunes Velicka loads up on a big left hand.
Nunes Velicka blocks a low kick nicely.
Nunes Velicka lands with a good body shot.
Nunes Velicka throws a shot from downtown. Zero moves away and avoids it.
Nunes Velicka throws a hook but Zero blocks it.
Nunes Velicka looks to throw the jab but Zero is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nunes Velicka.
Zero misses with a low kick.
Zero tries to clinch but Nunes Velicka moves out of range.
Sub Zero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes Velicka throws a jab when Zero was well out of range.
Nunes Velicka throws a hook but Zero avoids it easily.
Zero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nunes Velicka has time to react.
Nunes Velicka avoids the head kick by Zero.
Zero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zero moves in looking to clinch but Nunes Velicka pushes him off.
Nunes Velicka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sub Zero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zero looks to throw the jab but Nunes Velicka is out of range.
Nunes Velicka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zero moves in looking to clinch but Nunes Velicka pushes him off.
Nunes Velicka throws a right hand that Zero ducks under and follows up with a left that Zero also avoids with ease.
Nunes Velicka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zero. Nunes Velicka shrugs it off though.
Zero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nunes Velicka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zero.
Zero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nunes Velicka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nunes Velicka scores with a jab.
Zero slips under a jab from Nunes Velicka.
Zero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nunes Velicka is out of range.
Nunes Velicka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zero misses with a body kick.
Nunes Velicka misses with a right hand
and Zero counters with a good low kick that Nunes Velicka was not able to check.
Nunes Velicka misses with a series of wild punches.
Nunes Velicka missing with a left hand there. Zero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zero throws a body punch but Nunes Velicka moves out of range.
Nunes Velicka throws a right hand that misses
and Zero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nunes Velicka's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero lands with a nice body kick.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
Nunes Velicka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick there by Zero.
Zero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes Velicka throws out the jab.
Zero moves in looking to clinch but Nunes Velicka pushes him off.
Zero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes Velicka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Zero. That snapped Nunes Velicka's head back.
The fighters circling - Zero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes Velicka scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes Velicka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego Nunes Velicka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zero throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Zero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Zero!
During a confident post fight interview, Sub Zero 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Strongfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strongfist comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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285 lbs
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Strongfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tristan Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strongfist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Strongfist keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Tristan Hernandez has been cut.
Strongfist walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hernandez drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Strongfist swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hernandez's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwight Strongfist!
Dwight Strongfist decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down has chosen 50 Cent - I Get Money as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Down!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Down was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki.
Down pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Aoki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Down is just out of range.
Aoki fails with the takedown.
Down looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Down falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aoki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aoki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Down. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Down lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aoki doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Down misses the target.
Down on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Down thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aoki looks for a takedown but Down sprawls well.
A big right from Aoki misses.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Down darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Tatsuya Aoki has been cut.
Down misses with an uppercut
and Aoki counters with a right hand to the body.
Down connects with a body shot that sends Aoki's belly button to the back.
Tatsuya Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki misses with a combination
and Down counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Down lunges at Aoki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aoki's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Down misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down throws a leg kick
and Aoki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Down is controlling Aoki's trapped leg to prevent Aoki from advancing to side control.
Aoki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Aoki wants to free his trapped foot but Down is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Down is looking to control Aoki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Down avoid being mounted?
Down really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aoki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Down defending well though.
Aoki is keen to just control but Down is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Down counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Down uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Aoki tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki throws a combination that misses
and Down counters with a stiff right hand.
Aoki tries to clinch up
and Down counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Down throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Down counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Down defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aoki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Down swats away the attempt to clinch by Aoki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Down, right into the meat.
Down has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Down fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Down is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Aoki.
Nice defenses there by Aoki.
Down lands a nice shot that snaps Aoki's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki misses with a double jab
and Down counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Down slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Aoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch but Down swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Down lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aoki doesn't seem phased though.
Down swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki lands with a hook. Down tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aoki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drew Down will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Down misses with a double jab.
Aoki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Aoki misses.
Down with a nice cross.
Down works Aoki's body with a nice hook.
Down walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Down throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Down scores with a hook.
Aoki misses with a combination
and Down counters with a nice uppercut.
Aoki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Down leaves Aoki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Down moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down connects with the punch.
Oh Aoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aoki moves away from the strike by Down.
Tatsuya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Down grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Aoki takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Down cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Drew Down!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flint Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ヨシピィ・ダ・ガマ/&#. Flint Marko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chan Lee's chin.
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21
193 lbs
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24
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flint Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick but Marko moves out of range.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marko passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marko connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Marko wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marko is controlling the pace.
Marko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marko working Lee over with strikes.
Marko is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Marko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control here.
Marko is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marko is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Marko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Marko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the position well.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marko.
Marko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marko 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.
Marko looking for a submission but Lee manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Marko from controlling successfully.
Marko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee seems keen to control Marko's posture.
Marko trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Marko throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Marko is proving a slippery customer.
Chan Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Marko tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marko's face.
Marko looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flint Marko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee throws a push kick but Marko slaps the foot to one side.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
so Marko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marko is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marko won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee pulls Marko in to control the position.
Marko tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Marko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marko throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Marko trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lee!
Lee tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Marko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Flint Marko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee tries to move to mount but Marko blocks the move with his legs.
Lee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Marko dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Marko persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Marko tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Marko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marko blocks a head kick by Lee.
Oh Marko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marko misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee gets a clinch.
Marko wants to break free but Lee has control.
Marko seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marko fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flint Marko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Marko moves out of range easily.
Marko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Marko's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and as Marko loses concentration momentarily, Lee counters with a picture perfect head kick! Marko goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chan Lee!
Chan Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kien Ngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nimos Oiky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oiky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In The Morning. Kien Ngo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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22
181 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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30
177 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kien Ngo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nimos Oiky!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ngo.
Oiky looks to land a body kick but Ngo moved away.
Oiky connects with an inside leg kick.
Oiky throws a head kick that half lands.
Ngo misses with an uppercut.
Ngo lands a jab to the head.
Ngo looks to throw the jab but Oiky is out of range.
Ngo fails with the takedown.
Oiky throws a front kick that sends Ngo stumbling back into the cage.
Oiky ducks right into an uppercut from Ngo.
Oiky misses with a low kick.
Oiky with a nice cross.
Ngo swings widly with a right hand
and Oiky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oiky thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oiky.
Ngo is breathing heavily.
Oiky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ngo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Ngo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oiky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ngo will feel that in the morning.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oiky. Ngo shrugs it off though.
Oiky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oiky throws a head kick but Ngo moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oiky. That's going to slow Ngo down.
Oiky misses with a wild body shot.
Oiky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oiky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ngo checks it well.
Ngo misses with a hook. Oiky ducked under it nicely.
Oiky works Ngo's body with a nice hook.
Oiky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ngo was covering up waiting for the punch and Oiky finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Oiky wanted to stand there but Ngo had control of the position.
Oiky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oiky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ngo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ngo trying to control the position.
Oiky wanted to stand there but Ngo had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oiky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nimos Oiky.
Ngo misses with a hook to the body
and Oiky counters with a right hand to the body.
Oiky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ngo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ngo swings for the body but Oiky moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oiky.
Ngo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oiky lands a jab to the nose.
Oiky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ngo moves away.
Oiky lands a jab-cross combination.
Oiky scores with a nice head shot.
Oiky cracks a nice hook into Ngo's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oiky.
Ngo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oiky avoids the body shot from Ngo.
A shot to the liver by Oiky. Beautiful body shot.
Oiky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ngo lands with a nice body punch.
Ngo fails with the takedown.
Oiky connects with a crisp jab.
Oiky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oiky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ngo is rocked!
Ngo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Ngo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oiky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oiky misses with a few strikes there.
Ngo seems to have got his legs back now.
Oiky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Oiky finds it's way through Ngo's defenses.
Oiky scores with a sloppy right hand. Ngo should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nimos Oiky dominated that round.
That's time! Ngo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oiky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oiky tries a head kick but it misses.
Oiky jabs at Ngo's body.
Ngo throws a looping overhand right but Oiky ducks down to avoid it.
Oiky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Oiky.
Oiky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oiky.
Ngo tries to clinch up.
Oiky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oiky cracks Ngo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oiky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oiky lands a brutal head kick. Ngo looks out on his feet and Oiky throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Nimos Oiky!
Nimos Oiky made sure to mention his sponsor, F.ighters U.nlimited K.lothing C.ompany ☯ in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thaksin Yodsuwan (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 . Flex Kellosalo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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23
145 lbs
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24
156 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thaksin Yodsuwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flex Kellosalo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellosalo throws a hook to the side of Yodsuwan's head but Yodsuwan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yodsuwan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kellosalo's calf.
Kellosalo wants to clinch.
Kellosalo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yodsuwan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan stalks Kellosalo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kellosalo's face. Kellosalo staggers backwards, shaken.
Yodsuwan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Kellosalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kellosalo.
Yodsuwan slips a jab and a cross from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan misses with a hook. Kellosalo ducked under it nicely.
Kellosalo throws an off balance right hand
and Yodsuwan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan scoring well with a low kick there.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick but Kellosalo moves out of range.
Yodsuwan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch there but Kellosalo circles away.
Kellosalo throws a chopping leg kick but Yodsuwan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kellosalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yodsuwan is looking to clinch but Kellosalo is avoiding it.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that misses.
Yodsuwan scores with a leg kick.
Yodsuwan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kellosalo.
Kellosalo avoids the head kick by Yodsuwan.
Good standup being displayed there by Kellosalo as he connects with a hook.
Yodsuwan scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Kellosalo avoids the head kick by Yodsuwan.
Nice defenses there by Kellosalo.
Yodsuwan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kellosalo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kellosalo lands a nice shot that snaps Yodsuwan's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yodsuwan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kellosalo.
Yodsuwan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kellosalo is just out of range.
Yodsuwan throws a big shot that misses.
Yodsuwan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yodsuwan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kellosalo.
Yodsuwan throws a leg kick which misses Kellosalo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kellosalo tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kellosalo blocks the low kick.
Kellosalo jabs at Yodsuwan's body.
Kellosalo misses with a looping right.
Yodsuwan throws a sloppy head kick and Kellosalo moves out of range easily.
Yodsuwan throws a series of punches but Kellosalo moves out of range.
Yodsuwan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kellosalo's sensitive parts.
Yodsuwan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yodsuwan tries a low kick but Kellosalo avoids it.
That kick from Yodsuwan tenderised Kellosalo's leg. Kellosalo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yodsuwan misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan ducks under a wild hook from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yodsuwan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yodsuwan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kellosalo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yodsuwan, pushing him back against the cage.
Yodsuwan lands a right hand.
Kellosalo misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yodsuwan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yodsuwan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kellosalo is keeping busy.
Yodsuwan blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Kellosalo.
It looks like Thaksin Yodsuwan has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kellosalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yodsuwan avoids it.
Yodsuwan avoids the elbow strike from Kellosalo, against the cage.
Kellosalo is trying to maintain a safe position but Yodsuwan gets an underhook and turns Kellosalo into the cage.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Yodsuwan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kellosalo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaksin Yodsuwan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yodsuwan 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.
Yodsuwan throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thaksin Yodsuwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yodsuwan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Yodsuwan.
Kellosalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kellosalo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yodsuwan tries a low kick but Kellosalo avoids it.
Yodsuwan throws a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yodsuwan, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan tries a head kick but it misses.
Yodsuwan moves in looking to clinch but Kellosalo pushes him off.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch up but Kellosalo circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Yodsuwan. Beautiful body shot.
Kellosalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yodsuwan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch up
and Kellosalo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kellosalo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yodsuwan is able to avoid easily.
Yodsuwan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kellosalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kellosalo misses with a double jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yodsuwan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kellosalo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kellosalo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yodsuwan misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yodsuwan.
Kellosalo blocks a head kick by Yodsuwan.
Kellosalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yodsuwan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kellosalo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yodsuwan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kellosalo to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Yodsuwan. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yodsuwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kellosalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kellosalo moves away from the strike by Yodsuwan.
Kellosalo with a hook.
Kellosalo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yodsuwan is out of range and Kellosalo settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo jabs at Yodsuwan's body.
Kellosalo drives through and clinches with Yodsuwan against the cage.
Kellosalo lands an elbow inside that Yodsuwan shrugs off.
Yodsuwan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yodsuwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kellosalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kellosalo tries to throw a body punch but Yodsuwan avoids it by throwing Kellosalo back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yodsuwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kellosalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kellosalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yodsuwan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kellosalo blocks it with crossed arms.
Yodsuwan misses with a knee to the head.
Yodsuwan dodges an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yodsuwan stalling in the clinch but Kellosalo improves position.
Kellosalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kellosalo lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Kellosalo.
A head punch on the inside from Yodsuwan fails to land.
Kellosalo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kellosalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kellosalo trying to stall but Yodsuwan improves his position.
Yodsuwan is trying to stall.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kellosalo effectively controlling the action here.
Yodsuwan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yodsuwan misses with a knee to the head.
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 Thaksin Yodsuwan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kellosalo tries a low kick but Yodsuwan avoids it.
Kellosalo scores with a decent looking hook.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch but Kellosalo is having none of it.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is winning the standup battle so far.
Kellosalo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kellosalo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kellosalo throws a low kick, looking for Yodsuwan's leg but Yodsuwan calmly moves out of range.
Kellosalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yodsuwan's hands.
Kellosalo misses with an uppercut. Yodsuwan saw that one coming.
Yodsuwan connects with a leg kick. Kellosalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Yodsuwan catches Kellosalo right on the button with a cross.
Yodsuwan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kellosalo, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan working aggressively here.
Yodsuwan trying to land knees to the body.
Yodsuwan working aggressively here.
Yodsuwan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Kellosalo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kellosalo throws an elbow but misses.
Yodsuwan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kellosalo.
Yodsuwan scores a nice knee to the body.
Yodsuwan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yodsuwan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kellosalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yodsuwan's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yodsuwan seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kellosalo is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Flex Kellosalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yodsuwan is defending well for now.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yodsuwan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kellosalo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kellosalo is looking to control Yodsuwan's arms but Yodsuwan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kellosalo has his back to the cage.
Yodsuwan is trying to stall.
Kellosalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Yodsuwan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kellosalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yodsuwan's defenses.
Yodsuwan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaksin Yodsuwan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yodsuwan managing to block the knees to the body from Kellosalo.
Yodsuwan missing with knees to the body.
Yodsuwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kellosalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yodsuwan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kellosalo lands a nice elbow.
Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut is getting worse.
Yodsuwan misses with a body punch.
Kellosalo lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Flex Kellosalo has been cut.
Yodsuwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kellosalo avoids it.
Yodsuwan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yodsuwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kellosalo avoids it.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow strike.
Kellosalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Yodsuwan on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Yodsuwan as the two fighters clinch.
Kellosalo lands an elbow that stopped Yodsuwan in his tracks for a moment.
Yodsuwan is struggling to control the position.
Yodsuwan is trying to maintain a safe position but Kellosalo gets an underhook and turns Yodsuwan into the cage.
Yodsuwan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yodsuwan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yodsuwan avoids the elbow strike from Kellosalo, against the cage.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kellosalo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yodsuwan is keeping busy.
Yodsuwan presses Kellosalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yodsuwan blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yodsuwan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kellosalo as Yodsuwan tries to tie him up.
Yodsuwan working aggressively here.
Yodsuwan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kellosalo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kellosalo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Kellosalo fails to land.
Kellosalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Yodsuwan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kellosalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Yodsuwan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thaksin Yodsuwan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yodsuwan 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thaksin Yodsuwan!
During a confident post fight interview, Thaksin Yodsuwan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keio Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes into the arena with I like BEER! Tom T. Hall blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keio Jun!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Jun.
Jun avoids the body shot from Stone.
Jun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Jun taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Stone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jun lands with a right to the head.
Jun slowing the pace effectively.
Jun misses with a body punch.
Jun lands an uppercut.
Jun misses with a knee to the head.
Jun trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jun into the cage.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun prevents a body shot from Stone.
Jun wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun.
Jun lands a nice shot to the body.
Jun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stone tries to break free but Jun pushes him back against the cage.
Jun stops a takedown attempt from Stone.
Stone digs a right hand into Jun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jun's gas tank.
Jun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Stone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Jun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun blocking some punches.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Jun.
Jun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jun lands a knee to the head.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Jun is pushing Stone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jun takes a shot to the head.
Stone working aggressively here.
Jun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stone's brow.
Jun is pushing Stone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Stone looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jun has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Jun misses with an elbow strike.
Stone prevents a body shot from Jun.
Stone misses with a body punch.
Jun stalls.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone is trying to stall.
Jun throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jun's elbow.
Jun looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone cracks Jun with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Jun controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jun.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Jun.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stone goes for a takedown attempt but Jun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keio Jun dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stone misses with a low kick.
Jun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jun.
Jun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone misses with a hook to the body
and Jun counters with an inside leg kick.
Jun slips under a jab.
Stone throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jun tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stone is in Jun's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Jun has his feet on Stone's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stone lands a jab to Jun's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jun is able to avoid easily.
Jun throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Jun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jun wants it to stay on the feet.
Jun clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the cage.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Jun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun misses with some punches.
Jun misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Jun.
Stone has Jun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jun or not.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Jun.
Jun prevents a body shot from Stone.
Jun can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Jun throws an elbow that misses.
Jun prevents a body shot from Stone.
Jun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stone is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jun effectively controlling the action here.
Jun continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keio Jun.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jun at a distance.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the cage.
Jun landing knees to the head.
It looks like Keith Stone has been cut.
Jun looking to stall.
Stone lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.
Jun prevents a body shot from Stone.
Stone lands a hook that snaps the head of Jun backwards.
Jun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jun lands an uppercut.
Jun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Jun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keio Jun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keith Stone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Jun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Jun.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jun can pounce on him.
Jun lands a jab to the head.
Stone slips a jab from Jun.
Jun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Jun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Jun misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jun.
Keio Jun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Jun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Jun saw that one coming.
Jun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Jun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jun defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Jun throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Jun will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jun.
Keio Jun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jun explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jun fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone takes a swing at Jun's ribcage but misses.
Jun stuffs the takedown.
Stone stuns Jun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone moves out of range as Jun throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Jun moved out of range nicely.
Stone throws the left hand but Jun avoids the punch easily.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jun's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jun moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Stone catches Jun right on the button with a cross.
Jun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Jun tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Jun counters with a nice body shot.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Jun's head but Jun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jun lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stone misses.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Stone misses with a hook. Jun ducked under it nicely.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick by Jun misses
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keith Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jun misses the shot to the body.
Stone misses the jab.
Jun walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Stone.
Keio Jun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jun moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jun misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jun wants to clinch.
Jun tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jun moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone throws a right and a left that Jun avoids nicely.
Jun's corner calls for a 1-2. Jun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keio Jun!
Our winner, Keio Jun, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Olicky (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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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Olicky!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong throws a leg kick but Olicky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Olicky throws a series of punches but Hong moves out of range.
Olicky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hong as he avoids it easily.
Olicky shoots for a takedown but Hong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hong throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mario Olicky has been cut.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Hong punishes Olicky's body with a nice straight punch.
Olicky shoots in for a takedown but Hong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antonio Hong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Olicky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong lands with a shot to the body.
Hong lands with an overhand left.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olicky moves away.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Olicky slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Olicky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olicky or not.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Olicky controls his hands.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Olicky avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olicky's elbow.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olicky prevents a body shot from Hong.
Hong tries to work over Olicky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olicky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hong is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olicky misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Hong.
Olicky looks gassed!
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
That has opened up Mario Olicky's cut even more.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olicky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
Olicky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong pushes Olicky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hong pushes Olicky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hong lands an uppercut.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olickys head.
Olicky is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Olicky is still on wobbly legs! Can Hong finish him?
Hong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Mario Olicky's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hong creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Olicky drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Hong!
Antonio Hong 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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