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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lilb ss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phantom Power Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power Ranger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Undead- Hollywood Undead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lilb ss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phantom Power Ranger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power Ranger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and ss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
ss doesn't manage to clinch there - Power Ranger circles away.
ss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Power Ranger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching ss on his heels. He'll look to pass ss's guard now, I'm sure.
ss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Power Ranger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power Ranger advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Power Ranger.
ss is looking to escape.
ss trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Power Ranger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
ss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power Ranger is taking a breather. ss says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
ss is in trouble now - Power Ranger has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power Ranger landing strikes from the mount.
Power Ranger breaks from ss's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power Ranger controlling the position easily from mount.
Power Ranger raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power Ranger dominating with strikes here.
Power Ranger scoring with strikes but ss is staying in there.
Power Ranger with a couple of short strikes.
Power Ranger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power Ranger lands a big shot there that rocks ss but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
ss is rocked!
Power Ranger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh ss is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You get the feeling that ss really doesn't like being in this position too much.
ss seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power Ranger with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Power Ranger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Power Ranger postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt ss bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Power Ranger and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phantom Power Ranger!
Phantom Power Ranger 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 Ryu Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erick Murphy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryu Takashi's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Murphy.
It looks like Ryu Takashi has been cut.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy lands a left and a right that send Takashi crashing to the mat, dazed. Murphy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Takashi is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy scores with a hook.
Oh Takashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Erick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takashi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
Takashi walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Takashi limp body while Murphy jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erick Murphy!
A victorious Erick Murphy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews's entrance music is Inflikted. A fine choice. Ruiz has chosen jukebox hero as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews slips under a jab.
Andrews ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
The fighters circling - Ruiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruiz slips under a jab from Andrews.
Ruiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruiz throws a lazy uppercut
and Andrews counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Justin Ruiz has been cut.
Andrews is looking to chop away at Ruiz's legs.
Ruiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruiz thuds his right hand into Andrews's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruiz throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a right hand
and Andrews counters with a takedown into side control.
Andrews tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Andrews has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Andrews is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ruiz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Andrews working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ruiz gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ruiz sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is thwarting Ruiz's attempts to control the position.
Andrews prevents Ruiz from improving his position.
Andrews seems to be looking for submissions.
Andrews stops Ruiz from getting back to his feet.
Ruiz tries to roll over but Andrews keeps him under control.
Andrews is thwarting Ruiz's attempts to control the position.
Ruiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Andrews seems to be working for a kimura but Ruiz defends the submission attempt.
Andrews is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andrews is looking for a kimura here.
Ruiz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Andrews wants to work for an arm triangle but Ruiz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Andrews wants to free his trapped foot but Ruiz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ruiz is looking for a sweep. Andrews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruiz taking some punishment here, with Andrews in his half guard.
Andrews is thwarting Ruiz's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Ruiz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ruiz misses with a jab to the body
enabling Andrews to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz throws an off balance right hand
and Andrews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrews is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Andrews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Ruiz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Andrews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ruiz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrews in his tracks.
Ruiz throws a big shot that misses.
Andrews defending well as Ruiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ruiz cracks Andrews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrews moves away.
A jab lands there for Ruiz.
Ruiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrews is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrews is just out of range.
Andrews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruiz misses with an uppercut.
Ruiz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruiz misses with an uppercut
and Andrews counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
BJ Andrews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andrews drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ruiz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Andrews has Ruiz in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews keeping full guard, as Ruiz tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrews trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Andrews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruiz is one step ahead there.
Ruiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ruiz!
Ruiz tries to reverse the position but Andrews maintains control.
Andrews looking to ground and pound but Ruiz is blocking nicely.
Ruiz really wants to buck Andrews off and get back to his feet.
Andrews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruiz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ruiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andrews with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is landing with some decent strikes but Ruiz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The cut above Justin Ruiz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Andrews has hold of Ruiz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ruiz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Andrews misses with a head shot.
Ruiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Andrews looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ruiz tries to reverse the position but Andrews maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruiz is working to get back to half guard.
Ruiz wants to hold on but Andrews pushes him away.
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 BJ Andrews will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Ruiz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruiz throws a poor cross that misses
and Andrews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrews ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
A big right from Ruiz misses.
Andrews wants to slow Ruiz down by chopping away at his legs.
Andrews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrews slips under a jab.
Ruiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Ruiz does it's job there.
A slow jab from Ruiz misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Ruiz.
Ruiz swings widly with a right hand
and Andrews counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruiz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throws a shot to the body.
Ruiz misses with a hook.
Andrews walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andrews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruiz.
Ruiz tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justin Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Andrews missing with a left hand there. Ruiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andrews scores with a three punch combo!
Justin Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Justin Ruiz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). BJ Andrews!
BJ Andrews really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jak Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamite kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is i walk alone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jak Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Seagal's guard.
Dynamite has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seagal is proving hard to escape from.
Dynamite trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Seagal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dynamite is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagal 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! Dynamite rolls with it to try and escape but Seagal cranks on the arm and Dynamite is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Seagal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Kosinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius has chosen Defeatist by Hatebreed as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerzy Kosinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius is looking to clinch.
Kosinski with a hook.
Kosinski scores with a jab to the head.
Garcius moves in looking to clinch but Kosinski pushes him off.
Kosinski moves out of range of the body kick.
Kosinski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcius closes the distance but Kosinski moves to the side
and Kosinski counters with a right hand to the body.
Good leg kick by Garcius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kosinski swings for the body but Garcius moves out of range.
Kosinski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Garcius. Those never looked like landing.
Garcius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kosinski swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosinski leaves Garcius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch but Kosinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcius throws a solid leg kick but Kosinski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcius.
Garcius doesn't manage to clinch there - Kosinski circles away.
Jerzy Kosinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcius tries to clinch but Kosinski moves out of range.
Kosinski lands with a shot to the body.
Garcius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kosinski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jerzy Kosinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaius Garcius.
Garcius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kosinski's guard.
Garcius stopping the sweep attempt from Kosinski.
Kosinski has a closed guard, preventing Garcius from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kosinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kosinski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosinski trying to keep a closed guard but Garcius is proving a slippery customer.
Garcius postures up and lands a big shot to Kosinski's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius postures up.
Kosinski keeping full guard, as Garcius tries to pass.
Garcius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcius lands a couple of elbows.
Garcius throws a big right hand that misses.
Garcius throws a big right hand that misses.
Garcius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius throwing strikes from guard but Kosinski blocks nicely.
Kosinski 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.
Garcius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garcius postures up in Kosinski's guard and throws a big left but Kosinski blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcius throws a strike but Kosinski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garcius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kosinski is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaius Garcius dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kosinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kosinski leaves Garcius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Garcius with that takedown attempt.
Garcius shoots in looking for a takedown but Kosinski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garcius's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jerzy Kosinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaius Garcius.
Garcius fails with the takedown
and Kosinski counters with a series of strikes. Garcius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Kosinski. No joy for Garcius on that attempt.
Garcius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kosinski can pounce on him.
No joy there for Garcius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosinski punishes Garcius's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcius doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Kosinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kosinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jerzy Kosinski is winning the standup battle so far.
Kosinski throws a combination. Garcius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garcius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kosinski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcius's knee momentarily.
Garcius is breathing heavily.
Garcius walks into a jab.
Garcius tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kosinski counters with a good low kick that Garcius was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kosinski lands a jab to the nose.
Garcius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kosinski works over Garcius's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Kosinski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcius closes the distance and clinches up with Kosinski, looking for a takedown. Garcius pushes Kosinski against the cage but Kosinski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jaius Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosinski jabs Garcius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kosinski lands a nice looking body shot.
Kosinski scores with a three punch combo!
Kosinski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kosinski throws a combination. Garcius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garcius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kosinski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kosinski lands a nice looking body shot.
Kosinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kosinski connects with a body shot that sends Garcius's belly button to the back.
Kosinski swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosinski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kosinski duly obliges.
Kosinski misses with a few strikes there.
Garcius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kosinski scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcius should have avoided that one.
Garcius tries to clinch
and Kosinski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcius thinking.
Garcius moves to clinch but Kosinski breaks away
and Kosinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kosinski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kosinski lands a jab to Garcius's midsection.
Garcius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kosinski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcius.
Kosinski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kosinski can pounce on him.
Kosinski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Jaius Garcius's cut even more.
Kosinski is looking to wear down Garcius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garcius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jerzy Kosinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kosinski lands a body shot.
Kosinski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kosinski scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerzy Kosinski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kosinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcius shoots for a double leg takedown but Kosinski sprawls well. He's pushed Garcius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but Kosinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but Kosinski shows good takedown defense.
Jerzy Kosinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaius Garcius.
Kosinski cracks the inside of Garcius's front leg.
Garcius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice combination there by Kosinski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosinski with a nice cross.
Kosinski feints and then cracks Garcius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcius down.
Kosinski jabs Garcius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kosinski lands a jab to Garcius's midsection.
Kosinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcius can do to turn this around?
Kosinski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosinski lands a jab-cross combination.
Garcius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kosinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kosinski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kosinski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kosinski jabs at Garcius's body.
Garcius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kosinski throws a combination. Garcius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kosinski lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kosinski cracks Garcius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The cut above Jaius Garcius's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kosinski, right into the meat.
Kosinski scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosinski scores with a hook to the body. Garcius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kosinski. That's going to slow Garcius down.
Kosinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kosinski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garcius backs up against the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kosinski. That's going to slow Garcius down.
Garcius has a takedown stuffed.
Kosinski feints a jab promting Garcius to slip. Kosinski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garcius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kosinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosinski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kosinski can pounce on him.
Kosinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcius tries for a takedown but Kosinski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Garcius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaius Garcius's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kosinski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kosinski lands a nice hook to Garcius's body. Garcius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kosinski stuns Garcius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kosinski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcius fails with a takedown attempt.
Kosinski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcius doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kosinski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaius Garcius's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jerzy Kosinski!
During a confident post fight interview, Jerzy Kosinski 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tibo Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tibo Asztalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Seven!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven throws out a leg kick but Asztalos moves out of range and Seven only half commits.
Seven misses with a kick to the body.
Seven drops his hands momentarily and Asztalos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Asztalos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asztalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seven wants to get back to striking at distance but Asztalos won't allow it.
Asztalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asztalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asztalos has Seven pressed against the cage, preventing Seven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seven is trying to break free.
Asztalos pushes off an throws an elbow but Seven leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Seven manages to break the clinch.
Seven throws a head kick that half lands.
Asztalos lands a nice hook to Seven's body. Seven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asztalos is looking to clinch but Seven is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Seven.
Seven throws a head kick that half lands.
Asztalos throws a body punch but Seven moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seven counters with an inside leg kick.
Seven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asztalos finds it's way round the side to connect with Seven's head.
Asztalos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seven throws a low kick but Asztalos avoids it.
Asztalos tries to close the distance and clinch but Seven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Asztalos.
Asztalos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asztalos wants to clinch.
Asztalos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asztalos tries to clinch but Seven is having none of it.
Asztalos tries to clinch but Seven moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Asztalos's corner calls for a 1-2. Asztalos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Asztalos doesn't manage to clinch there - Seven circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seven.
Asztalos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Asztalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seven scores with a leg kick.
Seven misses with a body kick.
Asztalos lands with a straight right. Seven didn't see that one coming.
Asztalos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asztalos is looking to clinch.
Asztalos throws a right hand that Seven ducks under and follows up with a left that Seven also avoids with ease.
A jab from Seven misses.
Tibo Asztalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seven lands with a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Asztalos - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven throws out a powerful jab.
Asztalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seven misses with an uppercut. Asztalos saw that one coming.
Asztalos moves in looking to clinch but Seven pushes him off.
Asztalos wants to clinch up but Seven keeps it at a distance.
Asztalos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Seven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asztalos is looking to clinch.
Asztalos tries to clinch up but Seven circles away and keeps his distance.
Asztalos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Seven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asztalos. Asztalos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Seven throws a sloppy head kick and Asztalos moves out of range easily.
Seven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asztalos's calf.
Seven swats away the attempt to clinch by Asztalos.
Seven thumps Asztalos with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Asztalos does no damage.
Seven lands a nice shot that snaps Asztalos's head back.
Seven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. Seven moves away and avoids it.
Seven connects with a high kick.
Asztalos is looking to clinch.
Asztalos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Asztalos loads up on a big right hand but Seven slips the punch.
Asztalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asztalos wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asztalos tries to clinch up but Seven circles away and keeps his distance.
Asztalos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tibo Asztalos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Seven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asztalos takes a swing at Seven's ribcage but misses.
Seven swats away the attempt to clinch by Asztalos.
Seven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Asztalos.
Asztalos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tibo Asztalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Seven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seven throws a sloppy head kick and Asztalos moves out of range easily.
Asztalos blocks a jab.
Asztalos moves into the clinch successfully.
Asztalos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seven is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Asztalos.
Seven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seven looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seven utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seven is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asztalos.
Asztalos can't find room to land a body shot as Seven controls the action.
Asztalos tries to throw a body punch but Seven avoids it by throwing Asztalos back against the cage.
Seven is looking to control Asztalos's arms but Asztalos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Seven has his back to the cage.
Asztalos lands a body punch.
Seven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asztalos is defending well for now.
Asztalos has Seven pushed against the cage.
Asztalos looking to slow down the pace here.
Seven breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos tries to clinch but Seven is having none of it.
Asztalos scores with a decent looking hook.
Asztalos tries to close the distance and clinch but Seven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asztalos tries to clinch but Seven moves out of range.
Seven defending well as Asztalos loads up on a big left hand.
Asztalos misses with a wild body shot.
Asztalos tries to clinch there but Seven circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asztalos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seven throws the left hand but Asztalos avoids the punch easily.
Seven drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Asztalos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seven stops Asztalos from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos can't keep his opponent in guard - Seven advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Seven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seven working the head and body with strikes.
Seven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Seven connects with a nice short shot to Asztalos's temple.
Seven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Asztalos defending well though.
Seven working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Seven moves nicely into side control.
Asztalos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Seven is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Asztalos looks calm but he's in trouble here. Seven gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Asztalos is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Seven lets go of the hold and Asztalos can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Seven!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takamoura Mamarou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamarou comes to the cage accompanied by R Kelly-World Greatest. Gaskins has chosen Killing In The Name Of as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Donald Gaskins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
207 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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213 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamoura Mamarou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Gaskins!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaskins lands a head kick. Mamarou smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mamarou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaskins as he avoids it easily.
Gaskins wants to clinch up but Mamarou keeps it at a distance.
Mamarou is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gaskins's half guard.
Mamarou takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mamarou working over Gaskins with some ground and pound. Gaskins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mamarou throwing shots but Gaskins is blocking nicely.
Gaskins keeps control of the position for the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamarou trying to mount his opponent but Gaskins defends it.
Gaskins is concentrating on defense, preventing Mamarou from advancing position.
Gaskins is trying to control but can't.
Mamarou is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gaskins is just riding it out for now. Mamarou eventually gives up the hold.
Gaskins wants to control but Mamarou is keeping busy.
Mamarou 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.
Gaskins gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamarou drops back looking for a leg! Gaskins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaskins manages to kick Mamarou off! Mamarou jumps back into Gaskins's guard.
Gaskins has his hands on Mamarou's head, controlling the position.
Mamarou postures up in Gaskins's guard and throws a big left but Gaskins blocks it.
Gaskins is pulling down on Mamarou's head to control his posture.
Gaskins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mamarou actively working from the bottom here.
Mamarou pushes Gaskins off looking to stand but Gaskins dives back in and keeps control.
Gaskins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaskins trying to control the pace.
Gaskins is looking to take a break and control but Mamarou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gaskins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mamarou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mamarou is looking to escape.
Mamarou kicks off Gaskins and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaskins takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Gaskins.
Mamarou is breathing heavily.
Gaskins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mamarous head.
Gaskins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gaskins pushes Mamarou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mamarou drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gaskins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mamarou wants to take the fight to the mat but Gaskins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takamoura Mamarou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaskins lands a nice uppercut.
Gaskins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaskins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mamarou.
Gaskins connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaskins.
Gaskins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Gaskins lands but Mamarou takes it in his stride.
Gaskins batters Mamarou with a massive right followed by a huge left! Mamarou is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Gaskins lands a final crushing right hand to drop Mamarou to the mat with a gruesome thud! Gaskins is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Donald Gaskins! Donald Gaskins retains his light heavyweight title!
Donald Gaskins 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 Misual Hmingthang Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akisame Koetsuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koetsuji has chosen Ultimate Battle as his entrance music. Akisame Koetsuji has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Misual Hmingthang Ii's chin.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Misual Hmingthang Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akisame Koetsuji!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hmingthang Ii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koetsuji sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hmingthang Ii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hmingthang Ii avoids the head kick by Koetsuji.
Koetsuji throws out a powerful jab.
Koetsuji lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hmingthang Ii takes a step back to recover.
Koetsuji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hmingthang Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hmingthang Ii misses with a double jab.
Hmingthang Ii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koetsuji. Koetsuji obviously looking to wear him down.
Koetsuji tests Hmingthang Ii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Misual Hmingthang Ii has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koetsuji rushes Hmingthang Ii and presses him up against the cage.
Hmingthang Ii is trying to push Koetsuji away but Koetsuji has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koetsuji scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hmingthang Ii jumps guard but Koetsuji stands there with Hmingthang Ii around his waist. Hmingthang Ii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koetsuji lands an elbow inside.
Koetsuji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hmingthang Ii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hmingthang Ii is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koetsuji is keeping busy.
Koetsuji gets control of Hmingthang Ii's arms and successfully pulls guard. Koetsuji will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Koetsuji manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hmingthang Ii manages to get himself to full guard.
Koetsuji passes Hmingthang Ii's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Koetsuji in particular looking to stall.
Koetsuji lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koetsuji is thwarting Hmingthang Ii's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hmingthang Ii gets full guard.
Hmingthang Ii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hmingthang Ii is breathing heavily.
Koetsuji lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koetsuji trying to control the pace.
Koetsuji is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hmingthang Ii!
Koetsuji lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Koetsuji is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koetsuji landing strikes from the mount and Hmingthang Ii is in trouble!
Koetsuji looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koetsuji is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koetsuji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koetsuji is landing with some decent strikes but Hmingthang Ii is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koetsuji controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akisame Koetsuji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Misual Hmingthang Ii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hmingthang Ii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koetsuji.
Koetsuji cracks Hmingthang Ii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koetsuji shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hmingthang Ii napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hmingthang Ii is being controlled here.
Hmingthang Ii regains half guard.
Koetsuji takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Koetsuji passes to full mount!
Koetsuji lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koetsuji putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hmingthang Ii really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Koetsuji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koetsuji breaks from Hmingthang Ii's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koetsuji working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hmingthang Ii is looking to get to half guard.
Koetsuji scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koetsuji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koetsuji controlling the position easily from mount.
Koetsuji is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Koetsuji extends the arm and Hmingthang Ii is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akisame Koetsuji! Akisame Koetsuji retains his welterweight title!
Akisame Koetsuji very nearly forgot to thank ATTICUS BLACK amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Ribera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Day To Remember - The Downfall of Us All. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Ribera!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Ribera saw that one coming.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Ribera.
Ribera lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ribera drives through with a takedown into Diaz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ribera tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Ribera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ribera on the ground.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ribera is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Diaz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Diaz has escaped and now he's on top!
Ribera has his feet on Diaz's thighs here. He's pushed Diaz off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Diaz screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manny Ribera! Manny Ribera retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Manny Ribera thanked [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arron Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gillespie comes to the cage accompanied by Attack Attack! - The Wretched . The key to victory for Arron Gillespie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arron Gillespie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Hagen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gillespie.
Gillespie slaps away a takedown attempt from Hagen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gillespie slips under a jab from Hagen.
Hagen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gillespie is trying to defend but Hagen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hagen tries to pass to full mount but Gillespie defends it.
Hagen throwing shots but Gillespie is blocking nicely.
Hagen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hagen seems to be looking for submissions.
Hagen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen wants to work for an arm triangle but Gillespie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hagen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gillespie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hagen on the ground.
Hagen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hagen wants to pass to mount but Gillespie is defending the position.
Hagen is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen thows a huge punch but Gillespie dodges it nicely.
Hagen wants to take a breather but Gillespie is having none of it.
Gillespie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hagen working Gillespie over with strikes.
Gillespie is not content to let Hagen control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hagen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hagen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gillespie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hagen.
Hagen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gillespie defending well though.
Hagen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hagen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hagen is trying for a kimura here. Gillespie looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hagen wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Hagen! Tom Hagen retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tom Hagen made sure he mentioned [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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