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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toshi ba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ba's entrance music is drowning pool-Bodies. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshi ba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from ba as Katsumoto shoots in.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Katsumoto.
ba lands a right hook to the body.
Katsumoto takes one to the side of the head.
Katsumoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
ba misses with a double jab.
Toshi ba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and ba counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto tries for a takedown but ba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Toshi ba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Katsumoto.
Katsumoto looks to land a combination but ba avoids it well.
ba throws a one two combo.
ba ducks right into an uppercut from Katsumoto.
ba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
ba misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ba catches Katsumoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Katsumoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ba fails to land with a series of punches.
ba throws a head kick but Katsumoto moves out of range.
ba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
ba throws a head kick that half lands.
Katsumoto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits bas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
ba wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ba tried to score with a low kick but Katsumoto checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
ba doesn't manage to clinch there - Katsumoto circles away.
Katsumoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ba looks to land a right hand but Katsumoto moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ba gets tackled into the cage by Katsumoto. Katsumoto maintains the clinch.
Katsumoto has ba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Katsumoto wants the takedown. ba is fighting it off but Katsumoto persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in ba's guard against the cage.
ba keeping moving, preventing Katsumoto from controlling successfully.
Katsumoto drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Katsumoto as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! ba screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Katsumoto! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Saku Katsumoto!
A victorious Saku Katsumoto 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fook yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. This should be a great matchup!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fook yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
yu manages to break the clinch.
O Palmeiras ducks right into an uppercut from yu.
Nice jab there from yu.
yu throws a head kick that misses.
O Palmeiras has his takedown stuffed
and yu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Palmeiras gets tackled into the cage by yu. yu maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for yu.
yu lands a hook that snaps the head of O Palmeiras backwards.
O Palmeiras has yu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. yu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
yu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Palmeiras shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and yu counters with a stiff right hand.
Fook yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for yu.
O Palmeiras gets tackled into the cage by yu. yu maintains the clinch.
yu is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. O Palmeiras can't fight it off and eventually yu manages to take the fight to the floor. O Palmeiras looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
yu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O Palmeiras's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. yu lands a nice short elbow.
yu working O Palmeiras over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yu is trying to control the action in half guard but O Palmeiras is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O Palmeiras looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
yu is looking to take a break and control but O Palmeiras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
yu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
yu slips a nice elbow through O Palmeiras's hands, connecting with O Palmeiras's forehead.
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. yu connects with a nice short shot to O Palmeiras's temple.
yu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
yu is nestled in close to O Palmeiras, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Palmeiras is trying to get back to full guard.
O Palmeiras flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
O Palmeiras is in trouble now - yu has advanced to mount!
yu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Palmeiras is looking to escape.
yu is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but O Palmeiras is surviving well by controlling yu's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
yu wants to control the pace but O Palmeiras is squirming around nicely.
O Palmeiras keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
yu scoring with strikes but O Palmeiras is staying in there.
yu is landing with some decent strikes but O Palmeiras is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
O Palmeiras is rocked!
It looks like Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has been cut.
yu dominating with strikes here.
O Palmeiras is still in real trouble! Can yu finish him?
A big strike lands for yu! That's really hurt O Palmeiras and he's turned his back - yu keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! yu jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fook yu!
Fook yu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Fry!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flair.
Fry misses with a kick to the body
and Flair counters with a stiff right hand.
Flair moves into range and clinches up with Fry.
Fry blocks an elbow strike from Flair.
Fry is trying to break free.
Fry is trying to break the clinch but Flair is controlling him.
Fry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flair connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair throws a head kick that misses.
Flair is looking to clinch.
Flair moves out of range of the body kick.
Flair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fry.
Fry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flair is out of range and Fry settles back down.
Fry scores with a kick to the midsection.
Flair misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flair will feel that in the morning.
Flair is breathing heavily.
Flair looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fry tries to land a front kick but Flair steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Fry.
Fry tries to land a leg kick but Flair saw it coming and moves away.
Flair avoids the head kick by Fry.
Flair avoids the head kick by Fry.
Fry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fry scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fry motions for Flair to come forward. Fry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fry throws a half hearted mid kick.
A lazy body kick from Fry
and Flair counters with a stiff right hand.
Flair throws a front kick aimed at Fry's knee but Fry avoids it well.
Fry lands a head kick. Flair smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fry misses with a low kick as Flair jumps back.
Flair connects with a looping right hand.
Flair checks a leg kick.
Fry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flair.
Flair throws a head kick that misses.
Flair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ric Flair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flair misses with a body kick.
Flair throws a leg kick which misses Fry's front leg but catches the back leg as Fry tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair checks a low kick from Fry.
Fry slips under a jab from Flair.
Flair throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flair lands a head kick. Fry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Mario Fry has been cut.
Fry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flair misses with a body shot.
Flair moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fry pushes Flair away with a front kick.
Fry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flair throws a leg kick but Fry moved away.
Flair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fry manages to avoid it.
Flair is looking to score with low kicks.
Flair takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fry checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry throws a sloppy head kick and Flair moves out of range easily.
Fry looks to land a body kick but Flair moved away.
Fry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fry tries to land a front kick but Flair steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fry misses with a kick to the body.
Fry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flair.
Fry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flair avoids the head kick by Fry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Flair misses
and Fry counters with a low kick, right behind Flair 's knee.
Fry is looking to score with low kicks.
Fry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Fry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Fry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Flair lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Fry misses
and Flair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fry misses with a low kick.
Flair checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flair.
Fry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fry blocks a head kick by Flair.
Flair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flair checks a leg kick.
Flair tries a low kick but Fry avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fry. That's going to slow Flair down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flair throws out a leg kick but Fry moves out of range and Flair only half commits.
Flair wants to clinch.
Flair with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair lands a nice hook to Fry's body. Fry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed right hand from Flair misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fry.
Flair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fry.
Flair pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fry is out of range and Flair settles back down.
Flair takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fry can pounce on him.
Fry lands a big head kick that sends Flair tumbling to the mat! Fry takes a step backwards and waves Flair back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Flair is rocked!
It looks like Ric Flair 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!
Fry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fry throws a low kick but Flair avoids it.
Fry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flair.
Flair will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry lands a big head kick that sends Flair tumbling to the mat! Fry takes a step backwards and waves Flair back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Flair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fry explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fry lands a front kick.
Fry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Fry throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Flair is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mario Fry!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Fry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Reputation . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Fry!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Delight closes the distance and pushes Fry back into the cage.
Fry breaks the clinch.
That kick from Fry tenderised Delight's leg. Delight is trying to keep his angry face on.
Delight looks to clinch
and Fry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Delight really felt that one!
Fry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Delight wants to clinch up but Fry keeps it at a distance.
Delight closes the distance but Fry moves to the side
and Fry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Delight's knee momentarily.
Delight avoids the head kick by Fry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fry. Delight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Delight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fry looks to land a left hand but Delight moved out of range nicely.
Fry throws a chopping leg kick but Delight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fry throws a head kick that misses.
Fry connects with a solid leg kick.
Delight wants to clinch but Fry slips to the side
and Fry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Delight closes the distance but Fry moves to the side
and Fry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Delight doesn't manage to clinch there - Fry circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delight tries to clinch up.
Delight wants to clinch but Fry slips to the side
and Fry counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delight tries to clinch
and Fry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Fry is predictable there
and Delight holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Delight can't find room to land a body shot as Fry controls the action.
Delight has Fry pressed against the cage, preventing Fry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fry avoids it.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight struggles to land a body shot inside as Fry controls his hands.
Delight misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fry is defending well for now.
Delight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Delight is working Fry over against the cage.
Fry avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delight misses with a knee to the head.
Fry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Delight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fry prevents a body shot from Delight.
Fry avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight struggles to land a body shot inside as Fry controls his hands.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Delight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fry blocks it with crossed arms.
Delight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fry is defending well for now.
Fry throws a head punch that misses.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fry has a couple of punches blocked by Delight.
A right hook to the body lands for Delight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight misses with a body punch.
Delight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fry breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Fry misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dutch Delight will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Delight tries to clinch but Fry moves away
and Fry counters with a head kick. That will keep Delight thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delight moves to clinch but Fry breaks away
and Fry finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fry misses with a leg kick
and Delight counters by moving into the clinch.
Fry is trying to push Delight away but Delight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fry is trying to break free.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fry or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delight prevents Fry from breaking the clinch.
Delight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jack Fry has been cut.
Fry avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delight can't find room to land a body shot as Fry controls the action.
Delight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Delight.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Delight struggles to land a body shot inside as Fry controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delight.
Delight lands a knee to the body.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fry avoids it.
Delight throws an elbow that misses.
Delight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Delight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delight takes an elbow to the temple.
Fry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Delight lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fry is defending well for now.
Delight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fry's defenses.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fry's face.
Delight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fry.
Dutch Delight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fry trying to land knees to the body.
Delight lands a nice shot to the body.
Fry breaks the clinch.
Delight is looking to clinch but Fry is avoiding it.
Delight is looking to clinch but Fry is avoiding it.
Delight fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry misses with a leg kick
and Delight counters by clinching up.
Fry misses with an elbow over the top.
Fry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delight pushes Fry up against the cage in a clinch.
Delight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fry can't break the clinch.
Fry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Delight.
Delight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Delight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fry is defending well for now.
Fry managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Delight misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Delight misses with an elbow strike.
Delight misses with a punch to the body.
Fry breaks the clinch.
Fry cracks the inside of Delight's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Fry.
A head kick misses from Fry.
Fry throws a right hand that Delight ducks under and follows up with a left that Delight also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fry.
A head kick misses from Fry.
Delight tries to clinch
and Fry counters with a low kick, right behind Delight 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Fry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Delight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delight is looking to clinch but Fry is avoiding it.
Delight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Fry.
Delight wants to clinch but Fry slips to the side
and Fry counters with a low kick, right behind Delight 's knee.
Delight wants to clinch but Fry slips to the side
and Fry counters with a head kick.
Delight closes the distance but Fry moves to the side
and Fry counters with a big head kick but Delight shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight is looking to clinch but Fry is avoiding it.
Delight tries to clinch up but Fry circles away and keeps his distance.
Delight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Delight lands a left hand.
Fry managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Delight tries a body shot but Fry blocks it.
Fry breaks from the clinch.
Fry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fry counters with a good low kick that Delight was not able to check.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delight wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delight closes the distance but Fry moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Delight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Delight wants to clinch.
Fry throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Delight counters by moving into the clinch.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Fry avoids the damage to the body.
Delight keeps control of Fry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delight lands a nice shot to the body.
Delight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Fry avoids the damage to the body.
Delight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fry is defending well for now.
Fry breaks the clinch.
That kick from Fry tenderised Delight's leg. Delight is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fry throws a body kick that misses.
Fry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight tries to clinch up
and Fry counters with a good low kick that Delight was not able to check.
Dutch Delight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fry counters with a head kick. That will keep Delight thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delight tries to clinch but Fry moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delight moves into the clinch.
Jack Fry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fry is trying to break the clinch but Delight has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Fry.
I think Delight has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Delight!
Dutch Delight was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Sakuraba has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pegg Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by Frost.
Frost misses with an uppercut.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakuraba.
Frost tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Sakuraba tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sakuraba swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Frost prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pegg Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakuraba's defenses.
Frost controlling the action here for a moment.
Sakuraba working aggressively here.
Sakuraba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frost fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frost fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frost circles away.
Sakuraba tries to keep at a distance but Frost has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frost is stalling here.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakuraba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frost pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Sakuraba misses.
Frost lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Kazushi Sakuraba has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with the head strike.
Frost lands a nice elbow.
Frost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frost fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frost has closed the distance and engaged Sakuraba in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frost obliges.
Frost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sakuraba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Frost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to take the fight to the mat but Frost manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Frost lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frost connects with a knee to the head.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Frost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frost obliges.
Frost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Frost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba wants to take the fight to the mat but Frost manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frost landing knees to the head.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pegg Frost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Sakuraba's cut.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frost pushes Sakuraba up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost scores with a knee to the head.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakuraba's defenses.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost lands an elbow just above Sakuraba 's eye.
Frost lands with a right to the head.
Frost just leaning against Sakuraba, taking a breather.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks for a moment.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frost crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Frost connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
Frost lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the temple.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Frost lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frost drops Sakuraba with a big knee straight up the middle! Sakuraba is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sakuraba is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakuraba, pushing him back against the cage.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Pegg Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Frost drops Sakuraba with a big knee straight up the middle! Sakuraba is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
Frost rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frost lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Sakuraba out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Pegg Frost!
Pegg Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Sakuraba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luigi Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba misses with a double jab.
A combination from Sakuraba does no damage.
Fry tries for a takedown but Sakuraba circles away easily
and Sakuraba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakuraba connects with a high kick.
Fry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sakuraba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fry is in Sakuraba's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fry wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Sakuraba working a defensive guard here.
Fry trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fry is really struggling to control Sakuraba but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sakuraba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuraba, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sakuraba's guard.
Fry prevents Sakuraba from improving his position.
Fry moves nicely into side control.
Fry tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba is trying to escape the position but Fry is controlling the position.
Fry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sakuraba is trying to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba wants to get back to his feet but Fry is dominant here and he's now got Sakuraba's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fry.
Fry has the hooks in. Sakuraba is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fry is trying to stick to Sakuraba's back but Sakuraba is turning into Fry. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fry's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sakuraba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fry working a defensive guard here.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sakuraba postures up in Fry's guard and throws a big left but Fry blocks it.
Sakuraba working some strikes from top position.
Sakuraba pushing down on Fry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sakuraba is working for a kimura but Fry is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Sakuraba there.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Fry is defending well.
Fry keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fry trying to control from the bottom.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Fry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fry has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sakuraba is thwarting Fry's attempts to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Luigi Fry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sakuraba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sakuraba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Sakuraba as Fry shoots in.
Sakuraba scores with a head kick. Fry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sakuraba lands a head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Sakuraba there.
Sakuraba connects with a right hand. Fry shakes it off.
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fry manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fry doesn't seem bothered though.
Fry misses with a straight right.
Fry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sakuraba avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba looking to score a takedown here. Fry is defending well but Sakuraba drives through and ends up in Fry's guard.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fry looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakuraba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Fry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sakuraba!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fry working the ground and pound effectively.
Fry trying to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry working the ground and pound effectively.
Fry tries to control but Sakuraba wriggling away.
Fry is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sakuraba has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fry landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sakuraba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fry is working for a guillotine from mount but Sakuraba frees his head quite easily.
Fry wants to control the pace but Sakuraba is squirming around nicely.
Sakuraba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but Fry is controlling well.
Fry is keen to just control but Sakuraba is a slippery customer.
Sakuraba gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuraba, not yet.
Fry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakuraba counters with a straight right hand.
Sakuraba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakuraba is fending him off so far but Fry persists. Nope, Sakuraba circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Sakuraba misses.
Fry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sakuraba lands a body shot.
Sakuraba leaves Fry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fry.
A punch combination from Sakuraba misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba leaves Fry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fry.
Fry trying to control the action but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Fry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fry working away.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba is trying to stand up here but Fry is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakuraba keeps working.
Fry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sakuraba sees it coming and defends easily.
Sakuraba is not content to let Fry control the position.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but Fry is controlling well.
Fry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fry uses his free foot to push down on Sakuraba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sakuraba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sakuraba works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Fry controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba keeping full guard, as Fry tries to pass.
Fry trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fry!
Sakuraba avoids the attempt from Fry to control.
Fry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sakuraba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fry is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fry tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Fry can't escape the position.
Sakuraba unloads with some shots from mount but Fry bucks and avoids them well.
Fry tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poor strikes thrown by Sakuraba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sakuraba looking to control but Fry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sakuraba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fry is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Sakuraba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba landing strikes from the mount and Fry is in trouble!
Luigi Fry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fry is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sakuraba lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sakuraba 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Sakuraba!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kazushi Sakuraba waved his t-shirt featuring Valhalla Fight Wear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flair kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slayer - Reign In Blood. Silva has chosen Lil Wayne Feat. Mike Tyson - American Dream as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bigfoot Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flair manages to avoid it.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Flair should have avoided that one.
Silva connects with the punch.
It looks like Ric Flair has been cut.
Flair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flair.
Silva jabs at Flair's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Flair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ric Flair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva leaves Flair with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva drops Flair with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Flair looks back up at him and smiles so Silva waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Silva moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Flair! Silva continues to tee off on Flair, landing with a left and a right! Silva connects with a right hand that leaves Flair sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bigfoot Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Old Way's. Mitsuyo Maeda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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142 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maeda drives through with a takedown into Torres's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Maeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Maeda postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
Maeda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maeda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maeda stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maeda postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maeda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maeda postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
Maeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
Maeda prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres wants to sweep here but Maeda controlling him for the moment.
Maeda connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres can't keep his opponent in guard - Maeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maeda throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maeda wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maeda working some strikes from top position.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torres is on top in guard.
Torres stands up over Maeda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maeda working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres is in close to Maeda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Torres trying to control but Maeda is working from the bottom.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda is trying to keep Torres in close.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maeda. Maeda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maeda.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres shoots for a double leg takedown but Maeda sprawls well. He's pushed Torres's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torres shoots for a double leg takedown but Maeda sprawls well. He's pushed Torres'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 Miguel Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maeda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Torres trying to control but Maeda postures up.
Torres makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Maeda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda stuffs the takedown attempt from Torres. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Torres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Torres is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torres's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torres is on top in guard.
Maeda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Maeda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torres doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torres manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Maeda blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maeda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maeda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maeda has escaped and now he's on top!
Maeda throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is working Maeda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maeda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Torres will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres shoots in and drives through. Maeda sprawls well.
Maeda throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maeda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torres tries to avoid it but Maeda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torres to the ground. Torres escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Maeda quickly recovers to half guard.
Maeda is trying to control but can't.
Maeda is trying to control but Torres passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position but Maeda is working away.
Maeda takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maeda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mitsuyo Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres wants to free his trapped foot but Maeda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Torres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maeda is concentrating on defense, preventing Torres from advancing position.
Maeda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torres seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maeda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maeda trying to get back to full guard but Torres takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maeda?
Maeda is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres lands a big shot there that rocks Maeda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maeda is rocked!
Maeda tries to reverse the position but Torres maintains control.
Maeda regains half guard.
Torres is pressing down on Maeda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maeda is holding on for now.
Torres winds up and cracks Maeda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to control. Maeda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maeda keeps working.
Maeda is looking to improve his position.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Torres trying to control from half guard but Maeda is working away.
Maeda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is looking to improve his position.
Torres scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maeda is refusing to be controlled, as Torres sits in half guard.
Maeda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maeda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres throws a strike but Maeda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torres has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Torres!
Miguel Torres gave a mention to Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Headstrong-Trapt. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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152 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Nakai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nakai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakai showed some decent athleticism there.
Cruz is controlling Nakai's trapped leg to prevent Nakai from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz is trying to control but can't.
Nakai is working for a kimura but Cruz is defending it quite comfortably.
Cruz tries to roll over but Nakai keeps him under control.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruz pulls Nakai in close to his closed guard and prevents Nakai from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai preventing the sweep.
Nakai looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nakai has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cruz has passed into side control.
Cruz working away.
Nakai is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cruz off and has taken his back!
Nakai looking for the choke from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakai is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Cruz fending off the submission attempt from Nakai.
Nakai is trying to stick to Cruz's back but Cruz is turning into Nakai. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nakai's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nakai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz trying to control but Nakai is working from the bottom.
Nakai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruz passes Nakai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nakai taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Nakai looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nakai has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nakai has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakai is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakai looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Nakai looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuki Nakai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz 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.
Cruz trying to control but Nakai is working from the bottom.
Nakai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakai wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Nakai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakai is on top in guard.
Cruz has Nakai pulled in close to control his posture.
Nakai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
Nakai is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakai has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cruz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nakai wants to take a breather but Cruz is having none of it.
Nakai is looking to stall here but Cruz recovers full guard.
Nakai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakai trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Nakai from controlling successfully.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nakai manages to get himself to full guard.
Nakai controlling the position.
Nakai wants to improve his position but instead Cruz has moved into half guard.
Nakai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Nakai gets full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nakai throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Nakai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cruz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cruz and Nakai has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cruz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nakai off and has taken his back!
Nakai tries to escape but Cruz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cruz loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Nakai hold on?
Nakai rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nakai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakai has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nakai is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz wants to control but Nakai is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakai tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Nakai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cruz cracks Nakai with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nate Cruz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Nakai slips the punch.
Nakai misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into Nakai's guard.
Nakai is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Cruz rolls with it to try and escape but Nakai cranks on the arm and Cruz is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuki Nakai!
Yuki Nakai looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '"I came here tonight and I didn't know what to expect. I seen a lot of people hating me and I didn't know what to feel about that so I guess I didn't like you much none either. During this fight I seen a lot of changing, the way yous felt about me, and the way I felt about you. In here there wer'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Hernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything - Hatebreed. Hernando comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HaunTed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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275 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Price!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Hernando!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a leg kick but Hernando checks it.
Price throws the kick towards the body but Hernando avoids it.
Price swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hernando counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hernando misses with a head kick.
Price throws a sloppy body shot
and Hernando counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Price moves out of range of the strikes.
Price throws a sloppy head kick
and Hernando makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Price is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernando looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernando forces Price back against the cage and clinches.
Hernando tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
Hernando trying to land knees to the body.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Hernando.
Hernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Price.
Hernando takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Price.
Price thows a body shot but no joy.
Price misses with a body kick.
Hernando has Price up against the cage in a clinch.
Price is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hernando is keeping busy.
Hernando misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Hernando.
Hernando manages to break the clinch.
Hernando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernando lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernando misses with a head kick.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernando.
Hernando blocks the body kick.
Price dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernando tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernando.
Hernando closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Price working aggressively here.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Hernando gets an underhook and turns Price into the cage.
Hernando breaks the clinch.
Hernando misses with a looping left.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Price misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernando has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Price.
Price throws a head kick but Hernando moves out of range.
Price walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hernando checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Price takes the fight into the clinch.
Hernando lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Trevor Price has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernando lands an elbow that stopped Price in his tracks for a moment.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hernando blocks the elbow strike.
Price wants to stall.
Hernando throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Price misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Hernando.
Price throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hernando blocks the elbow strike.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
Hernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Price is looking to wear down Hernando with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hernando chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Hernando gets an underhook and turns Price into the cage.
Hernando scores with a knee to the head.
Hernando throws an elbow but it misses.
Hernando lands a shot to the body.
Hernando manages to break the clinch.
Hernando throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Price's head.
Hernando throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trevor Price's cut is getting worse.
Price throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hernando counters with a nice uppercut.
Price checks a low kick from Hernando.
Hernando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hernando obliges.
Hernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Price finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hernando clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Hernando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Price's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Price throws a body punch but Hernando moves out of range.
A jab from Hernando does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Price.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Price wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hernando takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hernando.
Hernando avoids the elbow strike from Price, against the cage.
Hernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernando checks a low kick from Price.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernando manages to avoid it.
Hernando lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hernando has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernando tries to clinch but Price is having none of it.
Roberto Hernando seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernando clinches up with Price and pushes him back against the cage.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
Hernando landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Price swings for the body but Hernando moves out of range.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernando is just out of range.
Hernando closes the distance and clinches.
Hernando misses with an elbow strike.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Hernando.
Price throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hernando putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Price in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Hernando.
Hernando manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Price misses
and Hernando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernando drives through and clinches with Price against the cage.
Hernando blocks an elbow strike.
Price takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hernando lands a knee to the head.
Hernando with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hernando is working Price over against the cage.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernando rushes Price and presses him up against the cage.
Hernando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hernando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hernando misses with a knee strike.
Hernando blocks an elbow strike.
Hernando blocks an elbow strike.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Hernando.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernando tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hernando.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hernando.
Hernando landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Hernando to work.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
Trevor Price's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Hernando, against the cage.
Hernando digs a right hand into Price's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Price's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Hernando.
Hernando is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hernando.
Hernando lands an elbow inside.
Hernando lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Price.
Hernando lands with a light punch inside.
Hernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernando scores with a spinning back kick!
Hernando connects with a high kick.
Hernando lands with a nice combination. Price backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price takes a swing at Hernando's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Hernando there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hernando misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hernando scores with a head kick.
Hernando bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jeez, Trevor Price's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hernando lands a slapping body shot.
Hernando digs a good hook to Price's body.
Price gets tackled into the cage by Hernando. Hernando maintains the clinch.
Hernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hernando lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Hernando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trevor Price's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hernando wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Price throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Price misses.
Hernando tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price moves into range and clinches up with Hernando.
Hernando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hernando tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Hernando avoids the elbow strike from Price, against the cage.
Hernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Hernando.
Hernando creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hernando lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Hernando landing knees to the body.
Hernando gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hernando lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hernando misses with a knee to the head.
Hernando utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hernando.
Hernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernando doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
That kick from Hernando tenderised Price's leg. Price is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hernando blocks a leg kick.
Hernando avoids a kick to the body.
Hernando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
A head kick misses from Hernando.
Hernando throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Price clinches up with Hernando and pushes him back against the cage.
Hernando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Hernando looking to stall.
Hernando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernando dodges an elbow strike from Price.
Hernando tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hernando landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernando missing with knees to the body.
Price looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hernando unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hernando presses Price against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hernando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Hernando manages to break the clinch.
Price misses with a leg kick
and Hernando counters with a nice body shot.
Hernando misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Price throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hernando's head.
Price misses with a kick to the body
and Hernando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernando throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a leg kick
and Hernando counters with a right hand to the body.
Hernando is looking to slow Price down with leg kicks.
Price is looking to land body kicks.
Hernando tries a head kick but it misses.
Trevor Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Price.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price connects with a solid leg kick.
Hernando takes the fight into the clinch.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hernando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Hernando lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernando.
Hernando utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernando avoids a wild elbow strike from Price.
Hernando lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernando on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernando looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
Hernando is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Price is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hernando.
Hernando with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hernando is keeping busy.
Price takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hernando as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernando lands an elbow inside.
Hernando tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Price creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hernando missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Hernando really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Price's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid body kick from Price.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price feints and then cracks Hernando's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hernando down.
Price throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hernando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price connects with an inside leg kick.
Hernando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Hernando tries to score with a low kick but Price moves his leg out of the way.
Hernando cracks Price with a right hand to the side of the head.
Price has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hernando.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hernando unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price is looking to control Hernando's arms but Hernando gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernando checks a leg kick nicely.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Hernando pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernando is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hernando.
Hernando pushes Price up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Price throws a body punch but Hernando moves out of range.
Hernando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernando avoids the head kick by Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hernando checks it well.
Price scores with a shot to the body.
Price lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernando.
Hernando misses with a combination
and Price counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hernando tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernando misses the jab.
Hernando has closed the distance and engaged Price in a clinch.
Price taking a breather.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Hernando.
Price misses with an elbow strike.
Hernando throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernando lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hernando tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernando's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hernando is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Price just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernando's brow.
Price misses with an elbow over the top.
Hernando lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Price or not.
Hernando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Hernando.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernando digs a right hand into Price's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Price's gas tank.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price is looking to control Hernando's arms but Hernando gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Hernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Price misses
and Hernando counters with a head kick.
Hernando drives through and clinches with Price against the cage.
Hernando misses with a knee to the head.
Price stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernando tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Price.
Hernando wants to clinch.
Price tried to score with a low kick but Hernando checks it.
Price feints and then cracks Hernando's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hernando down.
Hernando blocks a head kick by Price.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price thuds his shin into the meat of Hernando's side.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Hernando dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Price's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hernando fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Price, pushing him back against the cage.
Hernando lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Price or not.
Hernando utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernando breaks the clinch.
Hernando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Hernando does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hernando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and Hernando moves out of range easily.
Hernando lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hernando scores with a head kick. Price tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Price finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hernando throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Price scores with a hook to the body. Hernando takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price blocks a head kick by Hernando.
Price throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hernando's head.
A lazy left from Price finds it's target.
Hernando tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hernando is out of range and Price settles back down.
Price throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hernando misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Price misses with a body shot.
Price lands a high kick!
Price throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernando stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hernando avoids the head kick by Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernando fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Price, pushing him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hernando obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernando using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Price has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernando with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernando gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hernando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hernando landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hernando putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Price in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hernando lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernando lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Hernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernando avoids the head kick by Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Roberto Hernando is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hernando checks a low kick from Price.
Price throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Hernando forces Price back against the cage and clinches.
Price is looking to control Hernando's arms but Hernando gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hernando.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trevor Price's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roberto Hernando! Roberto Hernando retains his heavyweight title!
A less than humble Roberto Hernando misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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