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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama Shinichi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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, Akiyama Shinichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shinichi on his heels. He'll look to pass Shinichi's guard now, I'm sure.
Shinichi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Churchill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shinichi is on top in guard.
Shinichi stands and throws Churchill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shinichi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Churchill is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Churchill swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Shinichi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Churchill is looking to improve his position but Shinichi isn't that keen on the idea.
Shinichi blocks Churchill's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Shinichi content just to control the position here.
Churchill flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinichi controlling from the full mount.
Churchill is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shinichi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shinichi prevents Churchill from getting the reversal.
Churchill swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Shinichi controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Churchill throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Churchill is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Churchill flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Churchill is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Churchill is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Shinichi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Churchill is looking to escape.
Shinichi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Churchill is looking to improve his position but Shinichi isn't that keen on the idea.
Churchill throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchill is trying to escape the mount.
Shinichi tries to control but Churchill wriggling away.
Shinichi controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Shinichi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Churchill is looking to escape.
Shinichi controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Akiyama Shinichi just wasn't active enough.
Churchill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Churchill throws a big elbow that misses.
Churchill postures up in Shinichi's guard and throws a big left but Shinichi blocks it.
Shinichi is pulling down on Churchill's head to control his posture.
Shinichi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Churchill should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Shinichi has tightened it up now! Churchill should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Akiyama Shinichi!
A victorious Akiyama Shinichi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eder Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eder Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harrison Best!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best misses with a jab, cross combination.
Best misses with a two punch combination.
Harrison Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Best.
Best scores with a leg kick.
Best lands with a right hand.
Best lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
A head kick from Best lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Best throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones blocks a head kick by Best.
Best misses with a wild combination.
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!
Best misses with a series of wild punches.
Best throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Best attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Best sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Best misses with a two punch combination.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Best.
Best misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Best throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best lands a jab to the head.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eder Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Best lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Eder Jones has been cut.
Harrison Best is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Best throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Jones is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Harrison Best!
An intense looking Harrison Best took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm here to finish fights and that's what I do.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Kjellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bjorn Kjellstrom!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjellstrom shoots in for a double leg but Do sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kjellstrom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Do finds it's way round the side to connect with Kjellstrom's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Do.
Kjellstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do.
Kjellstrom shoots in for a takedown but Do shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kjellstrom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jonny Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Kjellstrom.
Do defending well as Kjellstrom loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a kick to the body.
Do tried to score with a low kick but Kjellstrom checks it.
Kjellstrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kjellstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do trying to stall but Kjellstrom improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
A right hook to the body lands for Do.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Kjellstrom avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
Kjellstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kjellstrom misses with some punches.
Kjellstrom misses with the head strike.
Do goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kjellstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do struggles to land a body shot inside as Kjellstrom controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjellstrom.
Kjellstrom has a couple of punches blocked by Do.
A hook to the body from Do.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do scores with a nice hook to the head.
Do blocks an uppercut.
Kjellstrom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kjellstrom misses with the head strike.
Do lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kjellstrom.
Do digs a right hand into Kjellstrom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kjellstrom's gas tank.
Kjellstrom looks gassed!
Do can't find room to land a body shot as Kjellstrom controls the action.
Do struggles to land a body shot inside as Kjellstrom controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Do.
Kjellstrom stalling in the clinch but Do improves position.
Do lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Do is stalling here.
Do tries to work over Kjellstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Do.
Kjellstrom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Do gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Do lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Do connects with a nice short shot to Kjellstrom's temple.
Do looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Do lands with a punch from half guard.
Do lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Do there.
Do lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kjellstrom moves into full guard.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Kjellstrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Kjellstrom is retaining full guard.
Do lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjellstrom working for a triangle but Do defends it easily.
Do postures up and lands a big shot to Kjellstrom's brow.
Do working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Do lands a couple of digs.
Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kjellstrom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Do working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do trying to control but Kjellstrom is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kjellstrom is rocked!
Do lands a couple of digs.
Kjellstrom is still in real trouble! Can Do finish him?
Kjellstrom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Do dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kjellstrom is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Do Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Kjellstrom is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonny Do!
Jonny Do decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neho Kipei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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216 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neho Kipei!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kipei eats them both and turns towards Montana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kipei.
Kipei shoots in looking for a takedown but Montana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kipei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kipei changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Montana tries to avoid it but Kipei manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Montana to the ground. Montana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tony Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neho Kipei.
No luck for Kipei with that takedown attempt.
Kipei on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kipei doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montana throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kipei.
Kipei looks gassed!
Kipei walks into a straight right hand from Montana.
Kipei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Montana.
Montana drops Kipei with a big left hand! Kipei is injured, injured bad! Montana jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Montana!
After the fight, Tony Montana was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jukko Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamalainen comes into the arena with the Finnish National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Liddell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DMX Intro. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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266 lbs
23 - 11 - 1 |
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213 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jukko Hamalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamalainen feints and as Liddell raises his hands in defense, Hamalainen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hamalainen forces his way into half guard.
Hamalainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamalainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hamalainen lands with a punch from half guard.
Hamalainen trying to control the action but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Hamalainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hamalainen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Liddell pushes Hamalainen off looking to stand but Hamalainen dives back in and keeps control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamalainen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Liddell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hamalainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hamalainen thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
Hamalainen wants to take a breather but Liddell is having none of it.
Hamalainen trying to pass the guard but Liddell defending well.
Hamalainen slips a nice elbow through Liddell's hands, connecting with Liddell's forehead.
Hamalainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Liddell is just riding it out for now. Hamalainen eventually gives up the hold.
Hamalainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Liddell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hamalainen works his way into full mount!
Liddell tries to buck Hamalainen off but he can't manage it.
Liddell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hamalainen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hamalainen is landing with some decent strikes but Liddell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hamalainen drops a big elbow. That's hurt Liddell! More shots from Hamalainen and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jukko Hamalainen!
A determined Jukko Hamalainen didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Creaturos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Riverside - O2 Panic Room. 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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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creaturos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Verzosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Creaturos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creaturos has a takedown stuffed.
Creaturos avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creaturos moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Creaturos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verzosa misses with a straight left.
Creaturos staying out of range there.
Verzosa digs a good hook to Creaturos's body.
Creaturos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Creaturos.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown but Creaturos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Creaturos misses with a hook. Verzosa ducked under it nicely.
Creaturos throws a push kick but Verzosa slaps the foot to one side.
Verzosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Creaturos rather than just go for the knockout.
Verzosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creaturos manages to avoid it.
Verzosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Verzosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Creaturos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos swings for the body but Verzosa moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Verzosa.
Creaturos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Verzosa.
Creaturos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Verzosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Creaturos's head.
Verzosa lands a right hook to the body.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Creaturos moves out of range.
Creaturos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Verzosa swivels and escapes.
Creaturos swings for the body but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa moves into range and clinches up with Creaturos.
Verzosa pulls guard successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Creaturos postures up.
Creaturos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Verzosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Creaturos defends well.
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!
Verzosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Creaturos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Creaturos with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verzosa is pulling down on Creaturos's head. It's preventing any offense from Creaturos, at least for the moment.
Creaturos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Verzosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Creaturos working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Verzosa is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creaturos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Verzosa wants to pass the guard but Creaturos is keeping the position.
Verzosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Verzosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Verzosa stopping the sweep attempt from Creaturos.
Verzosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Creaturos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creaturos trying to control the position.
Verzosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Creaturos keeping full guard, as Verzosa tries to pass.
Creaturos controls Verzosa momentarily but Verzosa frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creaturos wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Verzosa lands with a straight right. Creaturos didn't see that one coming.
Verzosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verzosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Creaturos. Creaturos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Creaturos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Verzosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creaturos moves away.
Creaturos tries to bum rush Verzosa with a series of wild strikes but Verzosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Creaturos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Creaturos takes one to the chin there.
Verzosa digs a good hook to Creaturos's body.
Verzosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Verzosa moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creaturos prevents a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa is working Creaturos over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa lands with a right to the head.
Creaturos is trying to break the clinch but Verzosa has him pressed against the cage.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
Verzosa manages to pull guard.
Verzosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Verzosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Verzosa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Creaturos escapes and throws Verzosa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Verzosa tries to bench press Creaturos off him but Creaturos keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Creaturos wants to control but Verzosa is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Creaturos there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verzosa keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Creaturos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Creaturos throwing shots but Verzosa is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Creaturos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verzosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Verzosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Creaturos is one step ahead there.
Creaturos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Verzosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Verzosa keeping moving, preventing Creaturos from controlling successfully.
Creaturos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Verzosa controls Creaturos momentarily but Creaturos frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Verzosa tries to clinch but Creaturos moves out of range.
Remedios Verzosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verzosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creaturos was well out of range. Poor timing from Verzosa.
Verzosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Creaturos misses with a takedown attempt - Verzosa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Verzosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Creaturos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Creaturos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa has a takedown stuffed.
Verzosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Creaturos should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Verzosa stuns Creaturos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Creaturos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Verzosa avoids it really well and circles away.
Verzosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Creaturos. Creaturos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Creaturos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Anthony Creaturos has been cut.
Verzosa clinches up against the cage.
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Creaturos avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verzosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Verzosa lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Creaturos blocks it.
Verzosa is working Creaturos over against the cage.
Creaturos prevents a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a head punch that misses.
Verzosa cracks Creaturos with a nice body shot.
Creaturos tries to circle away but Verzosa has him pinned against the cage.
Creaturos wants to break free but Verzosa has control.
Creaturos is looking to break free of the clinch but Verzosa has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Verzosa drags the fight down to the ground.
Remedios Verzosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Creaturos trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Verzosa pulls Creaturos in close to prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Remedios Verzosa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Creaturos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Verzosa.
Verzosa slips under a jab.
Creaturos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Creaturos shoots and misses
letting Verzosa counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Verzosa as he connects with a hook.
No luck for Creaturos with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Creaturos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creaturos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Creaturos throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
Creaturos fails to land the takedown.
Creaturos misses with a leg kick
and Verzosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Creaturos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Verzosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Verzosa scores with a jab. Creaturos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Verzosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verzosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creaturos manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Anthony Creaturos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verzosa missing with a left hand there. Creaturos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verzosa lands with a nice body punch.
Verzosa gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remedios Verzosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verzosa 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remedios Verzosa!
A very excited looking Remedios Verzosa 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ima Hertschue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hawk (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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265 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ima Hertschue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hawk scoring with punches and elbows.
Hertschue avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawk.
Hertschue is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hertschue looking for submissions off his back.
Hawk wants to free his trapped foot but Hertschue is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hertschue kicks off Hawk and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk dives in and scores a takedown into Hertschue's guard.
Hertschue keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hertschue will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hertschue avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hertschue looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws an elbow that misses. Hertschue uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawk's guard. Nice move by Hertschue!
Hawk controls Hertschue momentarily but Hertschue frees himself.
Hertschue trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hertschue got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hawk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hertschue has managed to get both his arms back between Hawk's legs - danger averted.
Hertschue could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hertschue defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk working for a triangle but Hertschue defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk controls Hertschue momentarily but Hertschue frees himself.
Hertschue won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.
Hawk wants to stand but Hertschue is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk working for a triangle but Hertschue defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hawk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hawk controls Hertschue momentarily but Hertschue frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk is pulling down on Hertschue's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hawk 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.
Hertschue shoots in and drives through. Hawk sprawls well.
Hawk throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hertschue tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hawk is in Hertschue's guard.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Hertschue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hertschue might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hawk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hertschue is controlling Hawk's posture.
Hertschue looking for a sweep. Not yet Hertschue, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hertschue is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawk defends well.
Hawk throws an elbow that misses. Hertschue uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawk's guard. Nice move by Hertschue!
Hawk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawk is trying to keep Hertschue in close.
Hawk is pulling down on Hertschue's head. It's preventing any offense from Hertschue, at least for the moment.
Hawk looking for a guillotine here but Hertschue defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hertschue doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hertschue manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hertschue in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mike Hawk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.
Hawk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hawk is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hawk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hertschue tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hertschue drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ima Hertschue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hertschue gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hawk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Hawk throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hawk seems to be looking for submissions.
Hertschue is refusing to be controlled, as Hawk sits in half guard.
Hawk looks to land a strike but Hertschue avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Hertschue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hertschue looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hawk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hertschue dives on top into guard.
Hawk working for a triangle but Hertschue defends it easily.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hertschue defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Hertschue from controlling successfully.
Hawk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hertschue is aware though and is defending well.
Hawk looking to control.
Hawk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hertschue!
Hawk controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hawk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hertschue tries to hold on but Hawk pushes him away.
Hawk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Hawk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hawk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hawk lands with some strikes.
Mike Hawk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk working the ground and pound effectively.
Hawk content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawk 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hawk!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Pawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xtreme Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mma has chosen I Wont Back Down as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Pawn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xtreme Mma!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mma throws a looping overhand right but Pawn ducks down to avoid it.
Pawn misses with an uppercut.
Mma clinches with his opponent.
Pawn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pawn is trying to break the clinch but Mma has him pressed against the cage.
Mma breaks the clinch.
Pawn takes a swing at Mma's ribcage but misses.
Pawn misses with a body shot.
Mma digs a good hook to Pawn's body.
Pawn throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mma counter with a right hand.
Pawn throws a shot from downtown. Mma moves away and avoids it.
Pawn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mma blocks a jab.
Mma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pawn misses with an uppercut. Mma saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pawn misses.
Mma thuds a left hand into Pawn's body.
Mma is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pawn's half guard.
Mma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pawn is trying to stand back up but Mma is controlling him
Mma controlling the action here.
Pawn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pawn's head.
Pawn has one foot on Mma's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A slow jab from Pawn misses its intended target.
Pawn jabs at Mma's body.
Mma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pawn pinned against the cage. Pawn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pawn lands a lovely overhand right.
Mma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pawn.
Black Pawn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pawn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mma.
Mma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pawn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pawn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black Pawn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xtreme Mma.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mma is defended easily by Pawn.
Pawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Mma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pawn on the side of the head.
Pawn misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mma misses.
Mma scores with a leg kick.
Black Pawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pawn swings for the body but Mma moves out of range.
Pawn dodges the punch combination from Mma.
Pawn throws the left hand but Mma avoids the punch easily.
Pawn lands a nice hook to Mma's body. Mma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pawn lands a nice shot that snaps Mma's head back.
It looks like Xtreme Mma has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pawn looks to land a right hand but Mma moved out of range.
Mma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pawn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mma throws a right and a left that Pawn avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Mma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mma.
Mma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pawn at a distance.
Pawn drops Mma with a huge uppercut! Mma drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pawn is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Pawn!
Black Pawn is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Random is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nas - Made you look. Frank Lodin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rock Random's chin.
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224 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Random!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Random dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lodin. That did some damage!
Random looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Random tries to clinch but Lodin is having none of it.
Random throws a shot from downtown. Lodin moves away and avoids it.
Lodin slips a jab from Random.
Random takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Lodin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Random connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lodin's hands.
Random slips a jab and a cross from Lodin.
Jab by Random.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Random takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Random swings for the body but Lodin moves out of range.
Random throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Random throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lodin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lodin slips a jab from Random.
Lodin lands with a slapping head kick.
Random is looking to clinch.
Random on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Random stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lodin throws a looping overhand right but Random ducks down to avoid it.
Lodin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Random's sensitive parts.
Nice straight punches there by Lodin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lodin.
Lodin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Random tries to buck Lodin off but Lodin is having none of it.
Lodin tries for a kimura but Random is defending well.
The ground and pound from Lodin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodin trying to control the action but Random is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Lodin stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Random is trying to improve his position.
Random is trying to control Lodin's posture but Lodin avoids it.
Lodin tries for a kimura but Random is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodin controls the position.
Random tries to bench press Lodin off him but Lodin keeps the position.
Random sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lodin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Random preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Random trying to control from the bottom.
Random moves into full guard.
Random keeping moving, preventing Lodin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Random is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lodin trying to control but Random is working from the bottom.
Lodin is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Frank Lodin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Random is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lodin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Random tries to clinch up.
Frank Lodin is winning the standup battle so far.
Lodin swats away the attempt to clinch by Random.
Random is looking to clinch but Lodin is avoiding it.
Lodin thows a body kick. Random tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Random doesn't manage to clinch there - Lodin circles away.
Nice jab there from Lodin.
Rock Random is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Lodin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lodin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Random. Lodin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lodin keeps Random at a distance using the push kick.
Lodin checks a low kick from Random.
Random tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lodin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Random lands with an uppercut that bounces Lodin off the cage and back into range.
Lodin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lodin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lodin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lodin just misses with a punch to the body.
Random checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Random throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lodin looks to throw the jab but Random is out of range.
Random uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lodin.
Random misses with a hook
and Lodin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Random throws out a loose jab but Lodin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Random throws a sloppy head kick and Lodin moves out of range easily.
Lodin connects with a body shot that sends Random's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lodin. Random does a little dance to reset his feet.
Random uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lodin.
Lodin with a hook.
Random on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lodin. Lodin obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two 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!
Lodin scores with the left hand. Random knows he should have avoided that one.
Lodin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lodin.
Lodin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Random napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lodin working the head with strikes.
Random takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Random is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Random tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Random gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Random avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lodin.
Random keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lodin is looking to advance position but Random won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodin prevents Random from improving his position.
Lodin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lodin with the ground and pound from mount.
Lodin working Random over with strikes here.
Random is still in real trouble! Can Lodin finish him?
Random is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Random seems to have recovered his senses.
Lodin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lodin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Random in real trouble here! The ref calls for Random to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lodin!
Frank Lodin retains his light heavyweight title!
Frank Lodin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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