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Rivals XXXI: Talon vs. Johnson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xv Jobber vX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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137 lbs
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77 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buddy Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 195 - 0, fighting out of London, Xv Jobber vX!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Baker.
Jobber vX is rocked!
Baker lands a brutal uppercut that launches Jobber vX off his feet! Jobber vX tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buddy Baker!
A very excited looking Buddy Baker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazuhira Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Zetsubou Billy - Maximum The Hormone. Speed has chosen Sucker Punch / Army Of Me as his entrance music. Kazuhira Honda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhira Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor Speed!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda misses with a takedown attempt - Speed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Honda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Speed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Speed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honda thinking.
Speed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Honda.
Honda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Speed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Speed throws a series of punches but Honda moves out of range.
Speed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Honda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Honda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Speed counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuhira Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda tries to clinch but Speed is having none of it.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honda moves away.
Speed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Honda tries to clinch but Speed is having none of it.
Speed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda has a takedown stuffed.
Speed throws a body punch but Honda moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Speed.
Honda wants to clinch but Speed slips to the side
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Speed lands with a shot to the body.
Speed stalks Honda and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Honda's face. Honda staggers backwards, shaken.
Connor Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horrible takedown by Honda or perhaps it was just good defense by Speed which made him look bad.
Speed with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Honda is rocked!
Speed knocks out Honda with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Speed before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Speed picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Speed!
Connor Speed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lope Bonafacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lope Bonafacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry misses with a wild combination.
Curry slips a straight right by Bonafacio.
Bonafacio swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Lope Bonafacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Curry. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Curry.
Bonafacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonafacio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Curry throws a leg kick which misses Bonafacio's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonafacio tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Curry coming out on top.
Bonafacio swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Bonafacio throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Bonafacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonafacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curry was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonafacio.
Bonafacio is looking to wear down Curry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonafacio walks into a jab.
Curry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonafacio. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonafacio misses with a leg kick
and Curry counters with a nice leg kick.
Bonafacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonafacio thows a leg kick but Curry checks it
and Curry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bonafacio shoots in and gets a takedown into Curry's guard.
Bonafacio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Curry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bonafacio misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Curry is thwarting Bonafacio's attempts to control the position.
Curry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bonafacio!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonafacio can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry with the ground and pound from mount.
Curry landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Curry.
Bonafacio is rocked!
Bonafacio is in a horrible position here. Curry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Bonafacio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Curry loads up with a big shot that hurts Bonafacio! He's pulled Curry in close but Curry has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Bonafacio survive? More strikes from Curry and Bonafacio is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Haruki Ikeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Kawasaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruki Ikeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikeda gets caught flat footed, as Kawasaki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ikeda keeping moving, preventing Kawasaki from controlling successfully.
Kawasaki postures up.
Kawasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ikeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ikeda controls Kawasaki momentarily but Kawasaki frees himself.
Kawasaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Ikeda is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kawasaki misses with a takedown attempt - Ikeda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kawasaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ikeda is looking for a sweep. Kawasaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ikeda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kawasaki on the ground.
Kawasaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ikeda works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki prevents Ikeda from getting back to his feet.
Ikeda wants to sweep here but Kawasaki controlling him for the moment.
Kawasaki content to stall in guard here.
Kawasaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kawasaki wants to control from the top but Ikeda keeps moving.
Ikeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ikeda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kawasaki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kawasaki 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ikeda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kawasaki trying to control but Ikeda is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ikeda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kawasaki controls the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lee Kawasaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kawasaki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kawasaki showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawasaki is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ikeda is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Kawasaki!
After winning the bout, Lee Kawasaki 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Peder Bjornsund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Souwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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177 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peder Bjornsund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Souwer!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsund fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjornsund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bjornsund wants to clinch up but Souwer keeps it at a distance.
Bjornsund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souwer.
Bjornsund thows a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bjornsund - that will leave a mark!
Souwer blocks a leg kick.
Souwer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bjornsund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsund throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bjornsund takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bjornsund pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bjornsund throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund wants to clinch up but Souwer keeps it at a distance.
Bjornsund throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bjornsund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bjornsund feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souwer's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund tries to clinch
and Souwer counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsund throws a series of punches but Souwer avoids them all with ease.
Bjornsund is looking to clinch but Souwer is avoiding it.
Bjornsund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souwer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Souwer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters circling a little - Bjornsund finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bjornsund wants to clinch up but Souwer keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souwer cracks Bjornsund with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peder Bjornsund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsund is looking to clinch.
Bjornsund misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bjornsund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souwer.
Bjornsund misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjornsund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souwer manages to avoid it.
Souwer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund rushes Souwer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Souwer looking to slow down the pace here.
Bjornsund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bjornsund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bjornsund tries to clinch up but Souwer circles away and keeps his distance.
Souwer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bjornsund gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peder Bjornsund dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Bjornsund does no damage.
Bjornsund moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornsund throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souwer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bjornsund keeps Souwer at a distance using the push kick.
Bjornsund tries to close the distance and clinch but Souwer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bjornsund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Souwer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bjornsund lands with a straight right. Souwer didn't see that one coming.
Souwer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bjornsund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsund tries to bum rush Souwer with a series of wild strikes but Souwer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjornsund lands a leg kick that knocks Souwer off balance momentarily.
Bjornsund misses with a combination
and Souwer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bjornsund misses with a double jab
and Souwer counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsund tries to close the distance and clinch but Souwer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund misses with a wild combination.
Souwer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bjornsund can pounce on him.
Bjornsund throws a sloppy body shot
and Souwer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souwer keeps the fight on the outside.
Souwer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bjornsund lands with a slapping head kick.
Bjornsund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souwer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bjornsund throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bjornsund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bjornsund swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjornsund throws a low kick but it's checked well by Souwer.
Bjornsund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bjornsund.
Bjornsund throws a combination that misses
and Souwer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund connects with a leg kick. Souwer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bjornsund's corner calls for a 1-2. Bjornsund obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Souwer avoids the head kick by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peder Bjornsund is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjornsund is looking to clinch.
Bjornsund closes the distance and pushes Souwer back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjornsund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Souwer backwards.
Bjornsund unloads a knee to the mid-section. Souwer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peder Bjornsund dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Souwer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bjornsund has time to react.
Souwer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjornsund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souwer avoids the head kick by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund throws a shot from downtown. Souwer moves away and avoids it.
Souwer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Souwer throws out a loose jab but Bjornsund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornsund moves into range and clinches up with Souwer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjornsund throws a head kick that misses.
Bjornsund throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Souwer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Souwer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bjornsund fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souwer.
Bjornsund scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjornsund tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjornsund throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Souwer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bjornsund's hands.
Bjornsund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souwer.
Bjornsund loads up on a big right hand but Souwer slips the punch.
Bjornsund connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souwer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souwer, pushing him back against the cage.
Souwer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bjornsund dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bjornsund breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjornsund misses with a wild combination.
Souwer throws out a loose jab but Bjornsund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peder Bjornsund is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souwer's calf.
Bjornsund falls off balance throwing a combination
and Souwer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bjornsund 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 Souwer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Souwer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bjornsund throws a sloppy head kick and Souwer moves out of range easily.
Souwer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bjornsund.
Souwer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peder Bjornsund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjornsund has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peder Bjornsund!
Peder Bjornsund looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm here for the fucking knock out , nothing else. Next please.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Markus Hessburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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157 lbs
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Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Markus Hessburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessburg needs to keep his hands up - Overstreet had a free shot at his head there.
Hessburg looks for a takedown but Overstreet sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Overstreet.
Overstreet tries to clinch up.
Hessburg misses with an uppercut
and Overstreet counters with a right hand to the body.
Markus Hessburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hessburg throws a jab when Overstreet was well out of range.
Hessburg throws a hook to the side of Overstreet's head but Overstreet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hessburg looks to land a right hand but Overstreet moved out of range.
Hessburg misses the jab.
Overstreet moves away from the strike by Hessburg.
Hessburg looks to land a right hand but Overstreet moved out of range.
Overstreet cracks a nice hook into Hessburg's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hessburg throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Overstreet counter with a right hand.
Overstreet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hessburg.
Overstreet lands a head shot.
Hessburg is rocked!
Hessburg shoots for a double leg takedown but Overstreet sprawls well. He's pushed Hessburg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oh Hessburg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overstreet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a leg kick which misses Hessburg's front leg but catches the back leg as Hessburg tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessburg scores with a jab to the head.
Overstreet wants to clinch up but Hessburg keeps it at a distance.
Hessburg misses with a hook. Overstreet ducked under it nicely.
Hessburg seems to have got his legs back now.
Hessburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hessburg shoots for a double leg takedown but Overstreet sprawls well. He's pushed Hessburg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Hessburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hessburg misses with a straight right.
Overstreet moves out of range as Hessburg strikes.
Hessburg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Overstreet gets a clinch.
Overstreet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hessburg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hessburg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overstreet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Overstreet coming out on top.
Hessburg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Overstreet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Overstreet scores with a three punch combo!
and Overstreet counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hessburg! He's just covering up as Overstreet starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volga Overstreet!
An out of breath Volga Overstreet thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Izaak Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaak Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Holmes has knocked Waters down with a huge combo! Holmes steps away and waves a wobbly Waters back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Waters is rocked!
It looks like Izaak Waters has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Waters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waters connects with a crisp jab.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waters.
Nice uppercut lands for Waters. That snapped Holmes's head back.
Holmes lands the left hand.
Oh Waters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waters blocks a jab.
Waters slaps away a takedown attempt from Holmes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Waters seems to have got his legs back now.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Waters saw that one coming.
Holmes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Waters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holmes is looking to work some ground and pound but Waters has wrist control.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holmes throwing strikes from guard but Waters blocks nicely.
Holmes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holmes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters keeping full guard, as Holmes tries to pass.
Waters is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Holmes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Waters has Holmes pulled in close to control his posture.
Holmes postures up in Waters's guard and throws a big left but Waters blocks it.
Holmes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Waters is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Izaak Waters.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Holmes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Waters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waters lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes needs to keep his hands up - Waters had a free shot at his head there.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Waters tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Holmes is in Waters's guard.
Holmes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holmes throws a strike but Waters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Holmes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has control of Waters's left arm, preventing Waters from doing any damage.
Holmes has a closed guard, preventing Waters from standing up.
Waters is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holmes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Holmes trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holmes is on top in guard.
Waters keeping moving, preventing Holmes from controlling successfully.
Holmes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Waters is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Waters has escaped and now he's on top!
Waters wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Izaak Waters's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holmes lands a nice hook to Waters's body. Waters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holmes scores with a takedown into Waters's guard.
Holmes throws a big right hand that misses.
Holmes is looking to work some ground and pound but Waters has wrist control.
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holmes preventing the sweep.
Waters throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Waters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Waters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a strike but Waters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes looking to control.
Holmes pulls Waters in close to prevent any damage.
Waters trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waters stays in close to Holmes's body and controls the position.
Waters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holmes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Holmes looks up at the clock and then as Waters takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Holmes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters tries to control but Holmes manages to take his back.
Waters has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Holmes.
Holmes not allowing Waters to control his hands.
Holmes is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Waters defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Holmes wants to control but Waters manages to buck him off and is now in Holmes's guard! Nice work there by Waters!
Waters won't allow Holmes to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Waters wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Waters is one step ahead there.
Holmes working a defensive guard but Waters manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries for a kimura but Holmes is defending well.
Holmes struggling a bit here.
Holmes regains half guard, as Waters was trying to land strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holmes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Izaak Waters's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Waters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Waters is trying to keep Holmes in close.
Holmes chips away with some ground and pound.
Waters throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holmes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes lands a couple of digs.
Waters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Waters keeping moving, preventing Holmes from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a strike but Waters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Waters gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Izaak Waters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Waters misses with a body shot.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Waters moves out of range.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waters was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Waters.
Waters lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes needs to keep his hands up - Waters had a free shot at his head there.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jon Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holmes takes one to the chin there.
Holmes throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Waters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Waters fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Jon Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Waters misses.
Holmes lunges at Waters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Waters's hand.
Holmes slips a straight right by Waters.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Waters catches Holmes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Waters connects with a single shot there.
Izaak Waters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes dives in and scores a takedown into Waters's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holmes throws a big right hand that misses.
Waters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holmes.
Waters looking to control.
Jon Holmes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Waters has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holmes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holmes stays in close to Waters's body and controls the position.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes throwing strikes but missing.
Holmes pushing down on Waters's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Holmes!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Holmes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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23
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesse McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldridge closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Baldridge crashes against the mat.
Baldridge working the head with strikes.
McCoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baldridge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baldridge is putting a hurting on McCoy here, landing some big shots from side control.
McCoy taking a bit of punishment here - Baldridge scoring with strikes.
Baldridge in side control, throwing shots but McCoy defends.
Baldridge landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on McCoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCoy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McCoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCoy is looking to control Baldridge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McCoy avoid being mounted?
McCoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baldridge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baldridge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baldridge working the head and body with strikes.
Baldridge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baldridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baldridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldridge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McCoy is rocked!
Baldridge lands a big elbow - McCoy is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Baldridge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Baldridge!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marcus Baldridge waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keenan Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Ricardo Martinez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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198 lbs
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202 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Kavanagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanagh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Keenan Kavanagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez connects with a high kick.
It looks like Keenan Kavanagh has been cut.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kavanagh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kavanagh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kavanagh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kavanagh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez counters with a crisp right that sends Kavanagh to the canvas! Martinez follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Martinez!
Ricardo Martinez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Talon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson winds up and cracks Talon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Talon defending well though.
Talon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Talon wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Talon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Talon tries to get out of the position.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Talon gets back to full guard.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Talon keeps moving.
Talon controlling the position.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson postures up in Talon's guard and throws a big left but Talon blocks it.
Talon looking for a sweep. Not yet Talon, not yet.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Talon pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Talon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Talon working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Talon keeps moving.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson postures up in Talon's guard and throws a big left but Talon blocks it.
Johnson is working Talon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Talon looking to control.
Talon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson works over Talon with some ground and pound from guard.
It looks like Milo Talon has been cut.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Talon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Talon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Talon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Talon is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Talon scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Talon keeps moving and retains side control.
Talon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Talon is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Talon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Talon tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johnson's legs.
Talon wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chad Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milo Talon's cut.
That's time! Talon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Talon throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Talon counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Talon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a hook but Talon avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talon.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chad Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Talon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Talon.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Talon is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Talon circles away and we're back to standing.
Talon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Talon is just out of range.
Talon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Talon is able to avoid easily.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Talon.
Good work by Talon as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Talon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Talon is controlling the position.
Talon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Talon is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Talon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Talon holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Milo Talon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Johnson.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talon has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Talon walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Talon scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talon moves away.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Talon throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Johnson stumbling backwards into the cage! Johnson bounces back off the cage towards Talon, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Talon lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Talon celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Milo Talon!
Milo Talon retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Milo Talon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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