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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristos comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump. Emanuel has chosen The Wizard by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Matthew Emanuel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Cristos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emanuel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emanuel stuffs the takedown.
Cristos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Emanuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Cristos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cristos shoots in for a takedown but Emanuel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cristos tries for a takedown but Emanuel circles away easily
and Cristos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cristos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Emanuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Emanuel, as that shot connected.
It looks like Martin Cristos has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emanuel looks to land a combination but Cristos avoids it well.
Cristos fails with the takedown
and Emanuel counters with a good, hard body kick but Cristos shrugs it off.
Cristos shoots and misses
and Emanuel counters with a nice right hand that sends Cristos toppling to the canvas! Cristos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Emanuel finish him?!
Cristos is rocked!
Cristos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Emanuel rattles Cristos with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Cristos tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Emanuel dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Cristos stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matthew Emanuel!
Matthew Emanuel gave a mention to [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Charyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan comes to the cage accompanied by My Drunken Irish Dad. Charyak has chosen Eminem-Won't Back Down as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Charyak!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charyak tries for a takedown but McFinnigan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Charyak swats away the attempt to clinch by McFinnigan.
A clash of legs there as Charyak blocks the low kick.
McFinnigan connects with a body shot that sends Charyak's belly button to the back.
McFinnigan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Charyak looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFinnigan lands a big head kick that sends Charyak tumbling to the mat! McFinnigan takes a step backwards and waves Charyak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Craig Charyak has been cut.
McFinnigan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McFinnigan jabs at Charyak's body.
McFinnigan flashes Charyak a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Charyak's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Charyak crumples to the floor! He's out cold! McFinnigan punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey McFinnigan!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey McFinnigan 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cole Tessier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hashimoto Toyotasan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Tessier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hashimoto Toyotasan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Toyotasan. That one must have hurt.
Tessier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toyotasan feints and then cracks Tessier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tessier down.
Toyotasan throws the kick towards the body but Tessier avoids it.
Toyotasan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tessier scores with a shot to the body.
Toyotasan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toyotasan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tessier.
Tessier successfully pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tessier controls Toyotasan momentarily but Toyotasan frees himself.
Toyotasan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tessier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Toyotasan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tessier looking for a guillotine here but Toyotasan defends easily.
Tessier looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Toyotasan passes into half guard.
Tessier makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tessier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessier is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Toyotasan has his hands clasped together but Tessier extends an breaks Toyotasan's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tessier.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cole Tessier!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cole Tessier made sure he mentioned [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bertha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ramses Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Bertha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramses Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Roberts does it's job there.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bertha.
Roberts lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bertha. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bertha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bertha swings widly with a right hand
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bertha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts lands a jab.
Roberts lands a front kick.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bertha.
Bertha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roberts is able to avoid easily.
Roberts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roberts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bertha fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts moves into range and clinches up with Bertha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertha is trying to push Roberts away but Roberts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bertha throws a low kick but Roberts avoids it.
Bertha decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bertha.
Bertha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bertha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bertha thows a huge punch but Roberts dodges it nicely.
Roberts is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertha is just content to waste time from the top position. Roberts takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts wants to stand and escape but Bertha is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bertha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bertha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Roberts makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roberts.
Roberts controls Bertha momentarily but Bertha frees himself.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bertha stopping the sweep attempt from Roberts.
Bertha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bertha is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Roberts trying to control the position.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bertha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Bertha from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bertha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertha just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts scores with a hook to the body. Bertha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roberts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bertha lands a nice shot to the body.
Bertha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bertha.
Roberts lunges at Bertha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bertha's hand.
Bertha missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bertha can pounce on him.
Bertha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab by Roberts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Roberts dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Roberts finds it's way through Bertha's defenses.
Bertha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Bertha pushes him off.
Bertha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Bertha.
Bertha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roberts counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Big Bertha has been cut.
Roberts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Roberts.
Bertha is looking to wear down Roberts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Bertha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Bertha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bertha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts with a nice cross.
Roberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts thuds his right hand into Bertha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Bertha.
Roberts misses with a leg kick.
Roberts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roberts cracks the inside of Bertha's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts lands a big head kick that sends Bertha tumbling to the mat! Roberts takes a step backwards and waves Bertha back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bertha is rocked!
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!
Roberts sends Bertha crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Roberts is motioning to the referee to let Bertha up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Bertha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bertha just misses with a punch to the body.
Bertha throws a chopping leg kick but Roberts manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bertha seems to have got his legs back now.
Bertha walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roberts.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bertha's sensitive parts.
Roberts pushes Bertha away with a front kick.
Roberts connects with a crisp jab.
Roberts ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Bertha's jaw. Bertha's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Roberts does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramses Roberts!
Ramses Roberts very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Val Kjartansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiedis comes to the cage accompanied by Extacy-DJ Tiesto. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Kiedis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Val Kjartansson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiedis throws a leg kick that misses.
Kjartansson blocks a leg kick.
Kiedis moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiedis staying out of range there.
Kjartansson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kiedis misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Kjartansson.
Crunch! Kjartansson slams his shin into Kiedis's torso.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiedis.
A bone on bone clash there as Kiedis blocks the leg kick.
Kjartansson blocks the body kick.
Kiedis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiedis throws a hook but Kjartansson avoids it easily.
Kiedis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kjartansson - that will leave a mark!
Kjartansson lands a nice shot that snaps Kiedis's head back.
Kiedis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses.
Kjartansson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson throws out a loose jab but Kiedis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiedis tries to clinch but Kjartansson moves out of range.
Kiedis misses with a kick to the body
and Kjartansson counters with an inside leg kick.
Kjartansson works Kiedis's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Kjartansson.
Kiedis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kiedis scores with a leg kick.
Kjartansson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kjartansson.
Kiedis tries to work over Kjartansson's front leg with a kick but Kjartansson checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kiedis blocks the leg kick.
Kjartansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiedis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kjartansson throws a wild body kick that Kiedis sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiedis closes the distance and clinches.
Kiedis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kjartansson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kiedis prevents a body shot from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kjartansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiedis blocking some punches.
Kiedis tries to land a knee to the head but Kjartansson blocks with his arms.
Kjartansson misses with some punches.
Kjartansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiedis misses with a knee to the head.
Kjartansson tries to work over Kiedis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiedis tries to pull guard but Kjartansson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kiedis drops back down to his feet.
Kiedis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kjartansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis tries to pull guard but Kjartansson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kiedis drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Kiedis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kjartansson blocks a body shot from Kiedis.
Kjartansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiedis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kjartansson walks away with a smile on his face. Kiedis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kiedis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kjartansson moves away.
Kjartansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiedis is just out of range.
Kjartansson is looking to score with low kicks.
Kiedis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kjartansson moves away.
Kiedis is looking to clinch but Kjartansson is avoiding it.
Kjartansson stuns Kiedis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiedis misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiedis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kjartansson.
Kjartansson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson avoids the body shot from Kiedis.
Kiedis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kjartansson has time to react.
Kiedis moves out of range of the body kick from Kjartansson.
Kiedis lands a leg kick that knocks Kjartansson off balance momentarily.
Kjartansson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kjartansson misses with an uppercut. Kiedis saw that one coming.
Kjartansson tried to score with a low kick but Kiedis checks it.
Kjartansson throws a body punch but Kiedis moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiedis.
Both fighters circling a little - Kiedis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kiedis thuds his shin into the meat of Kjartansson's side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiedis connects with a looping right hand.
Kjartansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kjartansson tries to bum rush Kiedis with a series of wild strikes but Kiedis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kjartansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiedis.
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 Anthony Kiedis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kiedis checks a leg kick.
Kiedis thumps Kjartansson with a low kick.
Kjartansson throws a leg kick but Kiedis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kiedis tries to clinch but Kjartansson is having none of it.
Kjartansson misses the jab.
Kjartansson cracks the inside of Kiedis's front leg.
Kiedis throws a front kick aimed at Kjartansson's knee but Kjartansson avoids it well.
Kiedis throws a push kick but Kjartansson slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis misses with a hook. Kjartansson ducked under it nicely.
Kiedis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kjartansson checks it well.
Kjartansson misses with an uppercut.
Anthony Kiedis is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiedis closes the distance but Kjartansson moves to the side
and Kjartansson counters with a low kick, right behind Kiedis 's knee.
Kjartansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis closes the distance and clinches.
Kjartansson tries to throw a body punch but Kiedis avoids it by throwing Kjartansson back against the cage.
Kiedis tries to pull guard but Kjartansson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kiedis is trying to pull guard but Kjartansson has him pressed against the cage.
Kjartansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kjartansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiedis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kjartansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kjartansson thuds his right hand into Kiedis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kiedis throws the kick towards the body but Kjartansson avoids it.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiedis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kjartansson moves away.
A jab lands there for Kjartansson.
Kiedis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kjartansson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kjartansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson connects with the punch.
Kjartansson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kjartansson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiedis doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Kiedis tries to land a body kick
and Kjartansson counters with a body kick that stops Kiedis in his tracks momentarily.
Kiedis looks to land a body kick but Kjartansson moved away.
Kjartansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiedis is just out of range.
Kiedis throws a sloppy head kick and Kjartansson moves out of range easily.
Kjartansson lands a jab to Kiedis's midsection.
Kiedis feints and then cracks Kjartansson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kjartansson down.
Kiedis throws the left hand but Kjartansson avoids the punch easily.
Kiedis throws a front kick that sends Kjartansson stumbling back into the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kiedis - that will leave a mark!
Kjartansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kiedis throws the kick towards the body but Kjartansson avoids it.
Kiedis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kjartansson takes a step back to recover.
Kiedis throws a low kick but Kjartansson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kjartansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kjartansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiedis throws out the jab.
Kjartansson throws a wild body kick that Kiedis sees coming a mile off.
Kiedis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiedis.
Kjartansson throws a shot from downtown. Kiedis moves away and avoids it.
Kiedis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kjartansson is able to avoid easily.
Kjartansson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiedis.
Kiedis throws a hook to the side of Kjartansson's head but Kjartansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kjartansson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kiedis.
Some bone on bone action there as Kiedis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kiedis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kjartansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiedis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kjartansson's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kjartansson misses with a head kick.
Kiedis tries to land a front kick but Kjartansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiedis throws a wild body kick that Kjartansson sees coming a mile off.
Kjartansson throws a low kick, looking for Kiedis's leg but Kiedis calmly moves out of range.
Kjartansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiedis circles away quickly and effectively.
Kjartansson is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kjartansson.
Kjartansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kjartansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiedis scores with a kick to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiedis avoids the head kick by Kjartansson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiedis.
Kjartansson misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Kiedis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kjartansson stuns Kiedis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kjartansson stuns Kiedis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kjartansson. Kiedis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kjartansson misses with a hook. Kiedis ducked under it nicely.
Kiedis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiedis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiedis checks a leg kick.
Kiedis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kjartansson misses with a hook to the body
and Kiedis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kjartansson throws an off balance right hand
and Kiedis counters with a nice body kick.
Kjartansson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kiedis checks it well.
Kjartansson moves out of range as Kiedis throws a body kick.
Kiedis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiedis throws a head kick but Kjartansson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiedis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kjartansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kjartansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiedis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kjartanssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kjartansson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kiedis.
Kiedis tries to clinch but Kjartansson moves out of range.
Kiedis misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kjartansson. Kiedis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiedis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kjartansson lands a head shot.
Jab from Kiedis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Kjartansson misses.
Kjartansson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kiedis.
Kiedis tries to close the distance and clinch but Kjartansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiedis moves to clinch but Kjartansson breaks away
and Kjartansson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiedis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kiedis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Kiedis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kjartansson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kiedis throws a push kick but Kjartansson slaps the foot to one side.
Kiedis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kjartansson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kiedis.
Kjartansson avoids a kick to the body.
Kiedis thumps Kjartansson with a low kick.
Kiedis tries to clinch but Kjartansson is having none of it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kjartansson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kiedis - the referee stops the clock and Kjartansson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kiedis. Kjartansson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kjartansson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiedis.
Kjartansson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kjartansson throws a shot to the body.
Kiedis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kjartansson wants to slow Kiedis down by chopping away at his legs.
Kjartansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kjartansson scores with a three punch combo!
Kiedis scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis checks a low kick from Kjartansson.
Kiedis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiedis misses with an uppercut
and Kjartansson counters with a good low kick that Kiedis was not able to check.
Good exchange - Kiedis coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kjartansson avoids a kick to the body.
Kjartansson 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.
Kjartansson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kiedis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kjartansson misses with a kick to the body.
Kiedis wants to clinch up but Kjartansson keeps it at a distance.
Kiedis is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiedis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kjartansson's head.
Kjartansson lands a leg kick that knocks Kiedis off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Kiedis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Kiedis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiedis, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Val Kjartansson!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Anthony Kiedis!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Anthony Kiedis!
Anthony Kiedis wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pity the Man With the Fast Right Hand. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws an overhand right that lands on Marsh's shoulder, as Marsh tries to avoid the shot.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsh shoots in and drives through. David sprawls well.
David throws a hook but Marsh avoids it easily.
Marsh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching David on his heels. He'll look to pass David's guard now, I'm sure.
David pulls Marsh in close to his closed guard and prevents Marsh from doing any damage or advancing position.
David wants to stand but Marsh is controlling the position.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh throws a big elbow that misses.
David keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
Marsh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsh trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
Marsh postures up in David's guard and throws a big left but David blocks it.
Marsh throwing strikes from guard but David blocks nicely.
David pulls Marsh in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marsh.
David is pulling down on Marsh's head to control his posture.
Marsh connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh passes David's left leg - he's now in half guard.
David trying to control here.
David pushes Marsh off and gets back to his feet.
Jan David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by David. David obviously looking to wear him down.
Jan David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh throws a lazy right hand but David sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsh throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
Marsh moves away from the strike by David.
A big right from Marsh misses.
David gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marsh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marsh wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but David is retaining full guard.
David has control of Marsh's left arm, preventing Marsh from doing any damage.
Marsh is looking to work some ground and pound but David has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Jan David wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A slow jab from David misses its intended target.
Marsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsh shoots in for a double leg but David sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
David connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
David 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David connects with a leg kick. Marsh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsh blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Marsh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
David misses with an uppercut.
David swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marsh slips a jab from David.
A slow jab from David misses its intended target.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - David coming out on top.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsh, as that shot connected.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
David loads up on a big right hand but Marsh slips the punch.
David feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marsh's calf.
Marsh shoots for a takedown but David saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An inside leg kick from David misses.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but David shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before David can pounce on him.
David throws a right hand that Marsh ducks under and follows up with a left that Marsh also avoids with ease.
A jab from David misses.
Marsh gets a takedown into half guard.
David trying to control here.
David is looking for a sweep. Marsh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
David won't allow Marsh to pass to mount.
Marsh thows a huge punch but David dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Marsh thows a huge punch but David dodges it nicely.
Marsh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
David is trying to maintain the position but Marsh is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marsh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marsh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so David is just riding it out for now. Marsh eventually gives up the hold.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but David defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh stops David from getting back to his feet.
Marsh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but David does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marsh is looking to advance position but David won't allow it.
David is doing well to control the position and prevent Marsh from advancing to side control.
Marsh working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is trying to stand back up but Marsh is controlling him
David wants to control but Marsh is keeping busy.
Marsh is looking to advance position but David won't allow it.
David has hold of Marsh's hands but Marsh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marsh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks David with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
David tries to roll over but Marsh keeps him under control.
Marsh is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marsh staying out of range there.
David throws a big shot that misses.
David misses with a double jab.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David swings for the body but Marsh moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by David.
Marsh slips a jab from David.
A left lands for David.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
David looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
Marsh slips under a jab.
David throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as David throws out the jab.
Marsh slips under a jab from David.
David throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Marsh has his takedown stuffed
enabling David to counter with a crisp jab.
Jan David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
David tries to move into range but Marsh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Marsh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as David sprawls well. David wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh misses with a hook. David ducked under it nicely.
David bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
David walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
David tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marsh is defended easily by David.
David throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jan David is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
David keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
David misses with a low kick.
David scores with a nice body kick.
Marsh moves out of range as David strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David misses with an uppercut.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before David can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says David as he avoids it easily.
David throws an overhand right that lands on Marsh's shoulder, as Marsh tries to avoid the shot.
David will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh walks forward, straight into a front kick from David.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan David showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marsh 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jan David!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jan David!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jan David!
Jan David wins by unanimous decision!
Jan David gave a mention to [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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32
168 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Sparks.
Sparks dives in and scores a takedown into Wagner's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sparks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wagner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparks manages to get himself to full guard.
Sparks being controlled here, momentarily.
Wagner advances position into side control!
Sparks trying to control but Wagner flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Sparks is really stuck here.
What can Sparks do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
You can see the frustration on Sparks's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Wagner has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sparks's body.
I really don't envy Sparks right now.
Wagner just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Sparks tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sparks is keeping busy.
Sparks turns into Wagner and is now in his guard.
Wagner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sparks postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wagner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sparks, into his guard.
Wagner wanted to stand there but Sparks had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wagner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sparks is out of range and Wagner settles back down.
Wagner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sparks throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sparks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wagner - the referee stops the clock and Sparks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wagner. Sparks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
Sparks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wagner can pounce on him.
Sparks throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it.
Sparks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sparks avoids the body shot from Wagner.
Kurt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sparks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sparks 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's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sparks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wagner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wagner scoring well with a low kick there.
Wagner keeps Sparks at a distance using the push kick.
Sparks blocks a low kick nicely.
Sparks tries to clinch up but Wagner circles away and keeps his distance.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Sparks.
Sparks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sparks's sensitive parts.
Wagner just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wagner swats away the attempt to clinch by Sparks.
Wagner misses with a hook
and Sparks counters with a left and a right that stings Wagner.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wagner as he avoids it easily.
Wagner throws a sloppy head kick and Sparks moves out of range easily.
Wagner lands a high kick!
It looks like Jonathan Sparks has been cut.
Sparks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wagner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Wagner.
Sparks pulls Wagner into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Wagner from controlling successfully.
Wagner advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks is trying to get back to half guard.
Sparks is trying to work for a sweep but Wagner has mounted him!
Sparks gets back to half guard.
Wagner postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sparks to stand up.
Wagner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wagner connects with an inside leg kick.
Kurt Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Sparks scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparks trying to stall but Wagner improves his position.
Wagner tries to work over Sparks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Wagner as the two fighters clinch.
Sparks is breathing heavily.
Wagner stalling in the clinch.
Wagner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
Sparks swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wagner tries to work over Sparks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Wagner.
Sparks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sparks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparks fails to pull guard.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Sparks.
Wagner pushes Sparks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Still in the clinch, Wagner scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Wagner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sparks takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wagner.
Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wagner.
A shot in the inside from Wagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
Kurt Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Wagner lands but Sparks takes it in his stride.
Sparks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks lands a head shot.
Wagner throws a sloppy head kick
and Sparks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wagner connects with the punch.
Wagner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wagner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sparks.
Sparks is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner connects with a nice looking jab.
Sparks is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagner finish him?
Sparks swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Sparks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wagner cracks a nice hook into Sparks's ribs.
Sparks seems to have recovered his senses.
Sparks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wagner.
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sparks misses with a straight left.
Wagner cracks Sparks with a good jab.
Sparks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wagner darts in and clinches Sparks up against the cage.
Sparks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Wagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
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!
Wagner lands with a short shot to the head.
Sparks is trying to maintain a safe position but Wagner gets an underhook and turns Sparks into the cage.
Wagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparks blocks a body shot from Wagner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner breaks the clinch.
Wagner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wagner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sparks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sparks throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Sparks blocks a leg kick.
Wagner moves into the clinch.
Sparks misses with some punches.
Wagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sparks can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wagner.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Sparks.
Sparks throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
Jonathan Sparks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wagner but Wagner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wagner. Wagner obviously looking to wear him down.
Wagner connects with a solid leg kick.
Sparks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sparks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wagner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sparks on the side of the head.
Wagner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sparks at a distance.
Sparks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wagner.
Wagner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sparks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Wagner tenderised Sparks's leg. Sparks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wagner thuds his shin into the meat of Sparks's side.
Wagner sizes up Sparks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Jonathan Sparks's cut even more.
Wagner thuds his shin into the meat of Sparks's side.
Good leg kick by Wagner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good shot there by Wagner.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagner lands a really nice looking cross but Sparks seems unphased.
Wagner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sparks is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Sparks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wagner lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner scores with a kick to the body.
Sparks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sparks is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagner finish him?
Wagner moves into the clinch successfully.
Sparks seems to have recovered his senses.
Sparks takes a shot to the head.
Wagner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sparkss head.
Kurt Wagner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sparks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Sparks blocks a body shot from Wagner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sparks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Sparks's head.
Sparks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Wagner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wagner 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kurt Wagner!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Kurt Wagner!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kurt Wagner!
Kurt Wagner wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Kurt Wagner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry has chosen Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ash Berry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Berry!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry lands with a cross.
Sandoval lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Sandoval. No joy for Berry on that attempt.
Berry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Berry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berry works Sandoval's body with a nice hook.
Berry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sandoval on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Berry.
Sandoval moves out of range as Berry throws a body kick.
Berry misses with a low kick as Sandoval jumps back.
Berry lands a jab to Sandoval's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berry.
Berry shoots in but no luck this time.
Berry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sandoval checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry misses the shot to the body.
Berry lands with a nice body punch.
Berry throws a sloppy body shot
and Sandoval counters with an inside leg kick.
Juanito Sandoval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
Sandoval slips a straight right by Berry.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Berry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berry.
Berry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Berry throws a looping overhand right but Sandoval ducks down to avoid it.
Sandoval drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Berry throws a nice head kick!
Berry checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Berry.
Sandoval connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sandoval misses the jab.
Sandoval cracks a nice hook into Berry's ribs.
Berry with a jab.
Sandoval defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Berry.
Juanito Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Berry.
Sandoval scoring well with a low kick there.
Berry looks gassed!
Sandoval swings for the body but Berry moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sandoval.
A punch lands to the side of Berry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sandoval scores with a jab. Berry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sandoval lands a jab to the nose.
Ash Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry with a nice cross.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick.
Sandoval scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sandoval. That's going to slow Berry down.
Berry misses with a head kick.
Sandoval throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berry throws a leg kick
and Sandoval counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
Sandoval throws a low kick but Berry avoids it.
Berry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Berry works the jab nicely.
Sandoval explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval jabs at Berry's body.
Sandoval scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Berry misses with a low kick.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berry manages to avoid it.
Berry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berry.
Berry throws a lazy right hand but Sandoval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sandoval tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berry was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandoval.
Berry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Berry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Berry moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Sandoval dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sandoval moves away from the strike by Berry.
Berry misses with a body shot
and Sandoval counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandoval misses with a hook.
Sandoval throws out a loose jab but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berry checks a leg kick nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Berry might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sandoval has got the better of the exchanges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berry. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandoval misses with a looping right.
Berry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sandoval.
Berry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berry is breathing heavily.
A big left from Berry misses.
Sandoval throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sandoval throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berry counters with a body kick that stops Sandoval in his tracks momentarily.
A big right from Sandoval misses.
Berry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sandoval explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Sandoval feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Berry sprawling to the canvas! Berry rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sandoval finish him?!
Berry is rocked!
Berry tries to move into range but Sandoval moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Berry is still on wobbly legs! Can Sandoval finish him?
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berry seems to have recovered his senses.
Berry throws a leg kick
and Sandoval counters with a big left hand that crumples Berry! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juanito Sandoval!
Juanito Sandoval managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsu Higashikuni!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Higashikuni was well out of range. Poor timing from Bate.
An inside leg kick from Bate misses.
Higashikuni misses with a wild body shot.
Higashikuni misses the shot to the body.
Higashikuni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyrone Bate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsu Higashikuni.
Bate takes a swing at Higashikuni's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Bate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higashikuni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Higashikuni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Higashikuni gets caught napping as Bate dives in and scores a takedown. Higashikuni manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bate tries to free his leg and advance position but Higashikuni is retaining full guard.
Higashikuni wants to sweep here but Bate controlling him for the moment.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Higashikuni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate is really struggling to control Higashikuni but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bate looking to pass the guard.
Bate won't allow Higashikuni to sweep him here.
Higashikuni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bate manages to get himself to full guard.
Bate is trying to keep Higashikuni in close.
Bate keeping full guard, as Higashikuni tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bate keeping moving, preventing Higashikuni from controlling successfully.
Bate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higashikuni is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bate cracks Higashikuni with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Higashikuni that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Higashikuni is desperately trying to improve his position but Bate has a good base and remains in mount.
Bate landing punches.
Higashikuni working to try and regain half guard.
Bate unloading with bombs!
Higashikuni is trying to escape the mount.
Higashikuni takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higashikuni tries to reverse the position but Bate maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate controlling the pace for now.
Bate lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Higashikuni flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bate prevents Higashikuni from getting the reversal.
Bate fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bate with the ground and pound from mount.
Higashikuni tries to reverse the position but Bate maintains control.
Bate punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bate controlling his opponent.
Higashikuni can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Higashikuni is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bate misses with a leg kick.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Higashikuni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bate sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Higashikuni somewhat.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bate wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bate. That's going to slow Higashikuni down.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Higashikuni shoots in and drives through. Bate sprawls well.
Tyrone Bate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsu Higashikuni.
A solid body kick from Bate.
Bate throws a body punch but Higashikuni moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Bate. No joy for Higashikuni on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni shoots for a takedown but Bate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Higashikuni moves out of range of the leg kick from Bate.
Bate shoots in looking for a takedown. Higashikuni tries to sprawl out of it but Bate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Higashikuni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bate.
Higashikuni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Higashikuni.
Bate bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bate. That's going to slow Higashikuni down.
Bate connects with a leg kick. Higashikuni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni shoots for a takedown but Bate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Higashikuni lands a jab.
Higashikuni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bate throws a shot from downtown. Higashikuni moves away and avoids it.
Higashikuni shoots in but Bate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Higashikuni cracks Bate with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Higashikuni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate stuffs the takedown attempt from Higashikuni. Higashikuni gets slowly back to his feet.
Bate feints and as Higashikuni raises his hands in defense, Bate changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyrone Bate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Higashikuni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Higashikuni keeping full guard, as Bate tries to pass.
Higashikuni keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate is working Higashikuni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Higashikuni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Higashikuni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Higashikuni is keeping the position for now.
Higashikuni has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bate is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Higashikuni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bate thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Higashikuni is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bate is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Higashikuni is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Higashikuni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
Bate throws a sloppy head kick and Higashikuni moves out of range easily.
Bate looks to land a body kick but Higashikuni moved away.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Higashikuni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Bate is winning the standup battle so far.
Higashikuni fails to land the takedown.
Bate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Higashikuni blocks a head kick by Bate.
Bate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Higashikuni to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bate 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 Higashikuni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Higashikuni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bate fails with a takedown attempt.
Higashikuni fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate wants to slow Higashikuni down by chopping away at his legs.
Higashikuni scores a takedown into full mount!
Higashikuni punching from mount but Bate doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Higashikuni content just to control the position here.
Higashikuni lands with some strikes.
Higashikuni thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bate tries to reverse the position but Higashikuni maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Higashikuni.
Bate avoids a series of strikes thrown by Higashikuni.
Higashikuni prevents Bate from getting the reversal.
Higashikuni punching from mount but Bate doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Higashikuni controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higashikuni sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Higashikuni landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni wants to control the pace but Bate is squirming around nicely.
Higashikuni misses with a head shot.
Higashikuni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Higashikuni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Higashikuni there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Higashikuni is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Higashikuni sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Higashikuni looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bate wants to control but Higashikuni is having none of it.
Higashikuni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bate because Higashikuni loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni working Bate over with strikes here.
Bate sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higashikuni trying to control the action but Bate is working from the bottom.
Higashikuni tries to pass to full mount but Bate defends it.
Bate is looking for a sweep. Higashikuni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Higashikuni is trying to control. Bate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Higashikuni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bate 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate wins by unanimous decision!
Tyrone Bate decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Up Loaded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loaded has chosen BOOOOOT!!! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Up Loaded!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loaded takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harkonnen misses with a low kick.
Loaded misses with a wild body shot.
Harkonnen tries to work over Loaded's front leg with a kick but Loaded checks it.
Loaded pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loaded will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Loaded.
Loaded lands a nice shot that snaps Harkonnen's head back.
A jab from Loaded misses.
Loaded misses with a body shot.
Harkonnen connects with a high kick.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick.
Harkonnen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loaded misses with a body shot.
Harkonnen misses with the combination.
Harkonnen connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loaded sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loaded looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harkonnen throws the kick towards the body but Loaded avoids it.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick that misses.
Loaded slips a jab from Harkonnen.
Loaded looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harkonnen ducks under a wild hook from Loaded.
Harkonnen connects with a leg kick. Loaded looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loaded throws the left hand but Harkonnen avoids the punch easily.
Loaded gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harkonnen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Loaded counters with a two punch combo.
Harkonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loaded.
Harkonnen defending well as Loaded loads up on a big left hand.
Harkonnen lands a nice hook to Loaded's body. Loaded takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkonnen lands a high kick!
Loaded is rocked!
Loaded throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harkonnen counters with a body kick.
Loaded is still on wobbly legs! Can Harkonnen finish him?
and Harkonnen counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Loaded! He's just covering up as Harkonnen starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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