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DFC 34 - Aoki vs Speed 2.1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mlotkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Mlotkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Finley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mlotkowski clinches with his opponent.
Mlotkowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finley's efforts to push away.
Finley trying to control the position but instead, Mlotkowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Finley into the cage.
Finley has Mlotkowski pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Finley pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mlotkowski tumbling to the mat - Finley dives into Mlotkowski's guard.
Mlotkowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mlotkowski keeping moving, preventing Finley from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finley is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Finley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mlotkowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mlotkowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Mlotkowski has his feet on Finley's thighs here. He's pushed Finley 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! Finley screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Mlotkowski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Spoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyotaka Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Spoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kiyotaka Shimizu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spoon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shimizu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Spoon or perhaps it was just good defense by Shimizu which made him look bad.
Spoon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shimizu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shimizu stops Spoon from standing up.
Spoon has momentary wrist control but Shimizu slips an elbow through the middle.
Spoon is trying to control the position but Shimizu postures up.
Shimizu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shimizu postures up in Spoon's guard and throws a big left but Spoon blocks it.
Shimizu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shimizu misses with a series of wild punches.
Shimizu tries to close the distance and clinch but Spoon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiyotaka Shimizu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimizu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spoon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shimizu as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimizu tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Shimizu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Spoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimizu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spoon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spoon throws a right and a left that Shimizu avoids nicely.
Shimizu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shimizu swats away the attempt to clinch by Spoon.
Spoon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shimizu sprawls well. Shimizu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Shimizu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shimizu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shimizu wants to work for an arm triangle but Spoon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spoon wants to control but Shimizu is keeping busy.
Shimizu is working for a submission of some sort.
Shimizu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spoon is looking to control Shimizu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spoon avoid being mounted?
Shimizu lands strikes from half guard.
Shimizu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Spoon wants to get back to full guard.
Spoon is breathing heavily.
Shimizu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spoon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu working Spoon over with strikes.
Spoon is trying to stand up here but Shimizu is controlling him well.
Shimizu stands up from half guard.
Shimizu moves in looking to clinch but Spoon pushes him off.
Spoon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shimizu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shimizu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shimizu misses with a wild combination.
Shimizu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Shimizu both land. Nice combination.
Shimizu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spoon circles away quickly and effectively.
Shimizu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spoon throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spoon tries to close the distance and clinch but Shimizu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shimizu tries to clinch but Spoon is having none of it.
Shimizu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shimizu stuffs the takedown attempt from Spoon. Spoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Spoon throws a right hand that Shimizu ducks under and follows up with a left that Shimizu also avoids with ease.
Shimizu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spoon counters with a big head kick but Shimizu shrugs it off.
Shimizu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spoon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimizu prevents Spoon from getting back to his feet.
Shimizu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spoon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimizu is working Spoon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shimizu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyotaka Shimizu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shimizu stuffs the takedown.
Shimizu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spoon!
Shimizu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spoon?
Shimizu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shimizu with good strikes from the mount here!
Shimizu landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimizu with good strikes from the mount here!
Shimizu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Spoon tries to lock up and control but Shimizu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Spoon is bucking up trying to escape but Shimizu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shimizu landing strikes from the mount.
Spoon is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shimizu looking to finish Spoon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spoon!
Shimizu looking to secure an arm triangle but Spoon defends it well.
Shimizu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu dominating with strikes here.
Spoon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shimizu is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Spoon is surviving well by controlling Shimizu's body position as best he can.
Shimizu dominating with strikes here.
Shimizu lands a nice shot to the head.
Kiyotaka Shimizu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spoon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Spoon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimizu landing shots from mount.
Spoon can't escape the position.
Shimizu unloading with bombs!
Shimizu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu lands a big elbow.
Shimizu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shimizu lands a big elbow.
Shimizu lands a heavy elbow.
Shimizu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Spoon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Spoon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Spoon is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Spoon is in a horrible position here. Shimizu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shimizu is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Spoon is surviving well by controlling Shimizu's body position as best he can.
Shimizu lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu raining down shots from the mount!
Shimizu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spoon?
Spoon squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Shimizu prevents Spoon from getting the reversal.
Shimizu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spoon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Spoon taking shots to the head.
Shimizu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Spoon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimizu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Spoon wants to control but Shimizu is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu lands a big shot there that rocks Spoon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shimizu working for a submission but Spoon is keeping him at bay.
Spoon tries to hold on but Shimizu postures up.
Shimizu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shimizu raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimizu is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Spoon is surviving well by controlling Shimizu's body position as best he can.
Spoon wants to hold on but Shimizu pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyotaka Shimizu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shimizu tries to close the distance and clinch but Spoon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shimizu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shimizu wants to clinch up but Spoon keeps it at a distance.
Spoon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shimizu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shimizu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spoon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shimizu scrambles back to his feet.
Shimizu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shimizu closes the distance and pushes Spoon back into the cage.
Shimizu tries to score a body lock takedown but Spoon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Spoon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shimizu walks away with a smile on his face. Spoon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shimizu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spoon is trying to defend but Shimizu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shimizu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spoon's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoon moves into full guard.
Shimizu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spoon wants to get back to his feet but Shimizu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shimizu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shimizu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shimizu throws a big elbow that misses.
Spoon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spoon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shimizu postures up and lands a big shot to Spoon's brow.
Shimizu passes Spoon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Spoon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shimizu is working away from the top position though.
Spoon tries to roll over but Shimizu keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shimizu slips a nice elbow through Spoon's hands, connecting with Spoon's forehead.
Shimizu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spoon wants to control but Shimizu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Spoon taking some punishment here, with Shimizu in his half guard.
Shimizu slips a nice elbow through Spoon's hands, connecting with Spoon's forehead.
Shimizu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shimizu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shimizu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spoon is defending against the submission attempts here by Shimizu.
Shimizu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shimizu wants to free his trapped foot but Spoon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shimizu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Spoon wants to get back to full guard.
Spoon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Spoon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shimizu trying to pass the guard but Spoon defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shimizu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shimizu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Spoon!
Shimizu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spoon?
Shimizu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shimizu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shimizu looking to isolate an arm here. Spoon doesn't see it coming and as Shimizu extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Shimizu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kiyotaka Shimizu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Condor Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zen Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Condor Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Zen Blood!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Axe counters with a straight right hand.
Blood shoots for a takedown but Axe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Axe misses with a series of wild punches.
Axe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blood sprawls well. Blood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Axe gets slowly back to his feet.
Blood shoots and misses
and Axe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blood!
Condor Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zen Blood.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Axe with shots to the head and body - Blood looks very uncomfortable down there.
Axe cracks Blood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Axe working over Blood with some ground and pound. Blood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Axe wants to pass to mount but Blood is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axe moves into full mount! Blood won't be happy about that!
Blood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Axe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blood is looking to escape.
Axe prevents Blood from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe raining down hammerfists from mount.
Axe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Axe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Axe landing shots from mount.
Axe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Axe landing strikes from the mount.
Axe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blood slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Axe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Axe controlling the pace.
Axe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Axe content to stall in guard here.
Blood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Axe's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe is trying to keep Blood in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Condor Axe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Axe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blood has time to react.
Condor Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blood shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blood wants to advance to full mount but Axe doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Blood drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blood jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blood jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blood drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Axe dives on top into guard.
Axe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Axe throwing strikes from guard but Blood blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Axe!
Blood is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Axe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Axe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blood on the ground.
Blood looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to take Axe's back here but Axe is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Axe has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blood is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Blood has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Axe is in real trouble here. Blood gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Axe is tapping out! Blood wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zen Blood!
A determined Zen Blood didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keita Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuki Ozawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keita Aoki!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ozawa gets a clinch.
Aoki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ozawa walks away with a smile on his face. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ozawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ozawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aoki's head.
It looks like Keita Aoki has been cut.
Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown but Ozawa sprawls well. He's pushed Aoki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yuki Ozawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keita Aoki.
Ozawa tries to clinch up.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside.
Ozawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ozawa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ozawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ozawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozawa working aggressively here.
Ozawa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ozawa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ozawa misses with a knee strike.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ozawa.
Ozawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Ozawa.
Aoki is trying to pull guard but Ozawa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ozawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki gets control of Ozawa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aoki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ozawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ozawa defends well.
Ozawa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aoki's guard.
Ozawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aoki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ozawa has managed to get both his arms back between Aoki's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozawa tries to stand but Aoki is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking for a guillotine here but Ozawa defends easily.
Aoki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ozawa defends it easily.
Aoki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ozawa uses it to pass to side control.
Aoki is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozawa decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ozawa swivels and escapes.
Ozawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozawa rushes Aoki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ozawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ozawa throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Ozawa wants to clinch.
Ozawa misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Ozawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ozawa wants to clinch up but Aoki keeps it at a distance.
Yuki Ozawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ozawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Ozawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keita Aoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ozawa swivels and escapes.
Ozawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoki circles away quickly and effectively.
Ozawa rushes Aoki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ozawa manages to break the clinch.
Ozawa misses with a body kick.
Aoki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ozawa pinned against the cage. Ozawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ozawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aoki.
Yuki Ozawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keita Aoki.
Ozawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Ozawa is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Ozawa. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki shoots in but Ozawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ozawa is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Ozawa moves to clinch but Aoki breaks away
so Aoki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aoki trying to control but Ozawa is working from the bottom.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ozawa is keeping the position for now.
Aoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ozawa wants to stand up but Aoki is controlling him.
Aoki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ozawa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ozawa has escaped and now he's on top!
Ozawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aoki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ozawa has managed to get both his arms back between Aoki's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki has his foot on Ozawa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ozawa works his way back into a safe position though.
Ozawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.
Ozawa gets to his feet. Aoki looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ozawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ozawa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aoki.
Aoki dives in and grabs Ozawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ozawa pushes down on Aoki's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa tries to clinch
and Aoki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ozawa's guard now.
Keita Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aoki throws a strike but Ozawa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aoki working for a triangle but Ozawa defends it easily.
Ozawa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aoki's guard.
Ozawa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ozawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa pushes Aoki up against the cage in a clinch.
Ozawa missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki jumps guard but Ozawa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ozawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ozawa as he avoids it easily.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Ozawa.
Yuki Ozawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozawa tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozawa tests Aoki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ozawa tries to clinch there but Aoki circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ozawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ozawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Yuki Ozawa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keita Aoki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ozawa lands a head kick. Aoki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown but Ozawa sprawls well. He's pushed Aoki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ozawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ozawa.
Ozawa is looking to clinch.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ozawa. Ozawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Ozawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Ozawa clinches.
Ozawa manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozawa clinches with his opponent.
Aoki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ozawa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yuki Ozawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keita Aoki.
Ozawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozawa manages to break the clinch.
Aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ozawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ozawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ozawa throws a head kick that misses.
Ozawa drives through and clinches with Aoki against the cage.
Ozawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ozawa tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ozawa misses
and Aoki counters with an inside leg kick.
Ozawa wants to land a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ozawa counters with a big head kick but Aoki shrugs it off.
Ozawa throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Ozawa gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ozawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ozawa smiles and moves away.
Ozawa tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa throws a head kick but Aoki moves out of range.
Ozawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aoki, pushing him back against the cage.
Ozawa lands a knee to the body.
Ozawa breaks the clinch.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Ozawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ozawa scores with a three punch combo!
Ozawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuki Ozawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Ozawa stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoki. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Aoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ozawa circles away.
Yuki Ozawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa forces Aoki back against the cage and clinches.
Aoki is trying to pull guard but Ozawa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ozawa slowing the pace effectively.
Keita Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Aoki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ozawa walks away with a smile on his face. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki has his takedown stuffed
and Ozawa moves into the clinch.
Ozawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ozawa taking a breather.
Aoki working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Ozawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ozawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Ozawa!
Yuki Ozawa made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yagi Uda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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159 lbs
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147 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yagi Uda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uda lands with an uppercut that bounces Linhares off the cage and back into range.
Linhares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uda throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
Uda throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Uda ducks right into an uppercut from Linhares.
Uda looks to land a right hand but Linhares moved out of range.
Linhares defending well as Uda loads up on a big left hand.
Uda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linhares.
Uda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linhares.
Linhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uda.
Linhares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uda's corner calls for a 1-2. Uda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but Uda is out of range.
Linhares rushes Uda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Linhares on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Uda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linhares misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Linhares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Uda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Uda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Linhares dodges an elbow strike from Uda.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Uda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Uda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linhares misses with an elbow strike.
Uda tries to land knees in the clinch but Linhares avoids the damage to the body.
Uda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Linhares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Linhares creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linhares working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uda throws an elbow but it misses.
Linhares lands a left hand.
Linhares creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Uda controls his hands.
Linhares is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uda is keeping busy.
Uda slows down the pace here.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uda taking a breather.
Uda will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Linhares up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares avoids a wild elbow strike from Uda.
The referee is keeping an eye on Uda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Uda blocks an uppercut.
Uda stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yagi Uda.
Uda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Uda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Yagi Uda has been cut.
Uda throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uda scores with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linhares throws out the jab.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linhares is looking to slow Uda down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Linhares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Linhares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Uda throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yagi Uda's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Uda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linhares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Linhares counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Uda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uda throws a head kick that misses.
Uda throws a good cross that connects.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Uda.
Linhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Linhares takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Linhares.
Uda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Uda moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Uda misses.
Uda avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Uda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linhares can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uda swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares shoots in for a double leg but Uda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Uda misses with a double jab.
Linhares thows a body shot but no joy.
Linhares scores with a nice right hand.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares avoids a kick to the body.
Linhares throws a jab when Uda was well out of range.
Linhares throws a jab when Uda was well out of range.
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Uda moved out of range nicely.
Uda moves out of range of the strikes.
Uda takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Uda throws a leg kick but Linhares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uda throws a nice head kick!
Uda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uda with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linhares looks to throw the jab but Uda is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares connects with a looping right hand.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uda was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Linhares swings for the body but Uda moves out of range.
Uda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linhares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uda with a nice cross.
Uda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uda tried to score with a low kick but Linhares checks it.
Yagi Uda is winning the standup battle so far.
Linhares jabs Uda right on the nose. Uda blinks but takes it well.
Uda tries to clinch up.
Linhares lands a body shot.
Linhares avoids the head kick by Uda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linhares fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uda on the side of the head.
Linhares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uda misses with a low kick as Linhares jumps back.
Linhares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Uda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Uda moves out of range easily.
Uda scores with a jab to the head.
Uda missing with a left hand there. Linhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Uda takes one on the button.
Uda is rocked!
Uda walks into a jab.
Oh Uda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uda swings widly with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a nice body shot.
Uda gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Linhares gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Carlos Linhares!
A victorious Luis Carlos Linhares 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Swinehard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchael Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Young Forever- Jay Z ft. Mr Hudson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Swinehard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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22
160 lbs
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160 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Swinehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchael Young!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swinehard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Swinehard as he avoids it easily.
Swinehard loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Young drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swinehard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swinehard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Swinehard is trying to control the position but Young postures up.
Swinehard 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.
Young keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swinehard's head.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Young is in close to Swinehard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Swinehard is trying to keep Young in close.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinehard wants to sweep but no luck.
Swinehard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Young landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swinehard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Young with a nice head shot there.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swinehard is keeping the position for now.
Young lands a couple of elbows.
Young stands up over Swinehard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Young is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Swinehard's brow.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young is in close to Swinehard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Swinehard blocks nicely.
Young working some strikes from top position.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Swinehard's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swinehard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Young content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swinehard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young working some strikes from top position.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swinehard has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.
Swinehard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swinehard is breathing heavily.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young works over Swinehard with some ground and pound from guard.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Swinehard's brow.
Young with a nice head shot there.
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Young working some strikes from top position.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swinehard's head.
Young landing some decent shots from guard.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swinehard is keeping the position for now.
Young is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swinehard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young working some strikes from top position.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Swinehard blocks nicely.
Young working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchael Young dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Young lands with an overhand left.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Young with shots to the head and body - Swinehard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Young dominating with strikes here.
Swinehard is desperately trying to improve his position but Young has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Young cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Young with good strikes from the mount here!
Swinehard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Swinehard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young cracks Swinehard with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchael Young!
Mitchael Young seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Epinephrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamala Naamahaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naamahaara has chosen Kishore Kumar : Chuu Kar Mere Mann Ko as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 London, Henry Epinephrine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamala Naamahaara!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Naamahaara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Naamahaara lands a head kick!
It looks like Henry Epinephrine has been cut.
Epinephrine tries for a takedown but Naamahaara circles away easily
and Naamahaara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Naamahaara turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Naamahaara manages to end up in side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Naamahaara wants to control but Epinephrine is keeping him busy.
Naamahaara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Epinephrine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naamahaara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Epinephrine is pressing down on Naamahaara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Naamahaara throwing strikes but missing.
Naamahaara throwing strikes from guard but Epinephrine blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Epinephrine trying to control the position.
Epinephrine pulls Naamahaara in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epinephrine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Naamahaara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Naamahaara cracks Epinephrine with a solid left hand.
Epinephrine wants to sweep here but Naamahaara controlling him for the moment.
Epinephrine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Naamahaara's guard.
Epinephrine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Epinephrine wants to pass the guard but Naamahaara is keeping the position.
Epinephrine wants to control from the top but Naamahaara keeps moving.
Epinephrine controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epinephrine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Epinephrine content to stall in guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epinephrine works over Naamahaara with some ground and pound from guard.
Epinephrine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Epinephrine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Epinephrine advances position into side control!
Naamahaara is looking to regain half guard here but Epinephrine keeps moving and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Naamahaara can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naamahaara struggling a bit here.
Naamahaara isn't going anywhere.
You can see the frustration on Naamahaara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Naamahaara is trying to improve his position.
Epinephrine lands some shots froms side control.
Epinephrine connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Naamahaara some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epinephrine is putting a hurting on Naamahaara here, landing some big shots from side control.
Epinephrine working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epinephrine trying to control the action but Naamahaara is working from the bottom.
Epinephrine is working Naamahaara over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Epinephrine trying to control the action but Naamahaara is working from the bottom.
Epinephrine misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Epinephrine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Epinephrine's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Epinephrine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Naamahaara slows down the pace here.
Naamahaara jumps guard and drags Epinephrine to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Naamahaara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Epinephrine 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.
Naamahaara can't keep his opponent in guard - Epinephrine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Epinephrine wants to control but Naamahaara is keeping him busy.
Naamahaara is looking for a sweep. Epinephrine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry Epinephrine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Epinephrine controlling the action here.
Epinephrine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epinephrine passes to full mount!
Epinephrine working for a guillotine from mount but Naamahaara is in no mood to give up.
Epinephrine throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Epinephrine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Epinephrine landing strikes from the mount and Naamahaara is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epinephrine with the ground and pound from mount.
Naamahaara tries to hold on but Epinephrine postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Epinephrine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epinephrine trying to control but Naamahaara is having none of it.
Naamahaara is working to get back to half guard.
Epinephrine lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Epinephrine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Naamahaara looks a forlorn figure.
Epinephrine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Epinephrine looking to secure an arm triangle but Naamahaara defends it well.
Epinephrine with shots to the head and body - Naamahaara looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epinephrine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Epinephrine raining down hammerfists from mount.
Naamahaara is looking to get to half guard.
Naamahaara is in a horrible position here. Epinephrine smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Epinephrine wants to control the pace but Naamahaara is squirming around nicely.
Epinephrine lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epinephrine landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epinephrine with a couple of short strikes.
Naamahaara is squirming around, avoiding Epinephrine's attempts to control the action.
Epinephrine with shots to the head and body - Naamahaara looks very uncomfortable down there.
Epinephrine tries to control but Naamahaara wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Epinephrine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Naamahaara that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Epinephrine is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Naamahaara is surviving well by controlling Epinephrine's body position as best he can.
Naamahaara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Epinephrine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Epinephrine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Naamahaara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Epinephrine tries to clinch there but Naamahaara circles away.
Epinephrine doesn't manage to clinch there - Naamahaara circles away.
Naamahaara moves into the clinch successfully.
Epinephrine looking to slow down the pace here.
Naamahaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Epinephrine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Epinephrine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Epinephrine jumps guard but Naamahaara stands there with Epinephrine around his waist. Epinephrine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Epinephrine pulls guard successfully.
Naamahaara with a nice head shot there.
Epinephrine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Epinephrine keeping moving, preventing Naamahaara from controlling successfully.
Epinephrine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Naamahaara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epinephrine controls Naamahaara momentarily but Naamahaara frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naamahaara postures up in Epinephrine's guard and throws a big left but Epinephrine blocks it.
Naamahaara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Epinephrine wants to sweep here but Naamahaara controlling him for the moment.
Epinephrine has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Naamahaara should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Epinephrine has tightened it up now! Naamahaara should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Henry Epinephrine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Jebut (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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195 lbs
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193 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Helsinki, Alistair Ubereem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Marek Jebut!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem throws a leg kick
and Jebut counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ubereem thinking.
Jebut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ubereem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ubereem slips a jab from Jebut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ubereem.
Jebut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jebut bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
You can see the frustration on Ubereem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jebut working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ubereem regains half guard.
Jebut is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ubereem has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ubereem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ubereem tries to get out of the position.
Jebut wants to pass to mount but Ubereem is defending the position.
Ubereem trying to control here.
Jebut controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Jebut has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jebut is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ubereem sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jebut is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ubereem wants to get back to full guard.
Jebut wants to control but Ubereem is keeping him busy.
Jebut looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem is trying to control but Jebut passes into side control!
Ubereem prevents Jebut from improving position.
Ubereem is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jebut throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ubereem taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem can't do much from the bottom here.
Jebut tries for a kimura but Ubereem is defending well.
Jebut landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jebut cracks Ubereem with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jebut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ubereem keeps working.
Jebut creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ubereem sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jebut controlling the position.
Jebut looks up at the clock and then as Ubereem takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jebut smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Jebut dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jebut avoids the head kick by Ubereem.
Jebut misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Ubereem.
Ubereem tries to land a leg kick but Jebut saw it coming and moves away.
Ubereem lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jebut takes a step back to recover.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ubereem enables Jebut to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ubereem manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ubereem seems keen to control Jebut's posture.
Jebut trying to control but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jebut's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jebut passes into half guard.
Jebut landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ubereem has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jebut is working away from the top position though.
Jebut trying to control the action but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
Jebut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ubereem is trying to get back to full guard.
Jebut controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem wants to get back to full guard.
Jebut wants to control but Ubereem is keeping him busy.
Jebut lands strikes from half guard.
Jebut thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ubereem's head.
Jebut takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jebut throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ubereem trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jebut missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jebut sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ubereem defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Jebut is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jebut prevents Ubereem from improving his position.
Jebut controlling the action here.
Jebut in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ubereem tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jebut!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marek Jebut!
Marek Jebut is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Marek Jebut thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stairway to Heaven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Geissen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geissen avoids the body shot from Fortunado.
Geissen connects with a single shot there.
Fortunado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Geissen sizes up Fortunado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Geissen throws out a loose jab but Fortunado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geissen cracks Fortunado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Joaquin Fortunado has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Fortunado.
Fortunado blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Fortunado.
Fortunado takes the fight into the clinch.
Geissen is trying to force a seperation but Fortunado has the dominant position.
Geissen breaks the clinch.
Geissen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortunado throws a leg kick
and Geissen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geissen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fortunado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geissen moves away.
Geissen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Fortunado takes a swing at Geissen's ribcage but misses.
Fortunado swings for the body but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Geissen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fortunado! Geissen lets Fortunado back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fortunado is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortunado misses with a low kick.
Fortunado misses with an uppercut. Geissen saw that one coming.
Geissen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fortunado. Fortunado obviously looking to wear him down.
Fortunado drops Geissen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Geissen looks back up at him and smiles so Fortunado waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Geissen is rocked!
It looks like Shawn Geissen has been cut.
Geissen throws a shot from downtown. Fortunado moves away and avoids it.
Geissen is still on wobbly legs! Can Fortunado finish him?
Fortunado connects with the punch.
Geissen scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Fortunado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Geissen seems to have recovered his senses.
Fortunado looks to score with a jab to the body but Geissen is just out of range.
Fortunado seems to have got his legs back now.
Fortunado lands a lovely overhand right.
Fortunado misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado throws a nice looking combination but Geissen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fortunado wants to slow Geissen down by chopping away at his legs.
Fortunado throws a sloppy head kick and Geissen moves out of range easily.
Fortunado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Geissen. Geissen obviously looking to wear him down.
Geissen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Geissen blocks the body kick.
Geissen throws the kick towards the body but Fortunado avoids it.
Geissen avoids the body shot from Fortunado.
Geissen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fortunado. That did some damage!
Fortunado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fortunado looks to land a right hand but Geissen moved out of range.
Geissen cracks Fortunado's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Fortunado slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Geissen can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Geissen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Calm Like A Bomb by Rage Against The Machine!. Speed has chosen SHM / Greyhound as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
11 - 0 - 1 |
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159 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rufus Speed!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Aoki off balance momentarily.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Aoki misses with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Speed.
Aoki takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Speed tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Speed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Speed misses with a double jab.
Speed connects with the punch.
Speed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aoki.
Speed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki closes the distance and pushes Speed back into the cage.
Speed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki is working for takedown but Speed is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Speed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
Aoki can't get the takedown.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Speed on the inside.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aoki wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aoki looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Speed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Speed is trying to maintain a safe position but Aoki gets an underhook and turns Speed into the cage.
Aoki wants a takedown but no success here.
Aoki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Speed prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aoki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aoki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Speed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Speed prevents a takedown attempt there.
Speed tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed is trying to break free.
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Speed smiles and moves away.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
Speed closes the distance and clinches.
Aoki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Speed pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
Aoki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Speed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Speed prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Speed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Speed connects with a solid leg kick.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki has Speed up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki slips under a jab from Speed.
Speed changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Aoki lands but Speed takes it in his stride.
Speed throws a leg kick which misses Aoki's front leg but catches the back leg as Aoki tries to avoid it.
Aoki scores with a kick to the body.
Speed connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Speed.
Aoki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Speed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aoki scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aoki. Aoki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Speed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Speed throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Speed cracks the inside of Aoki's front leg.
Speed moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off.
Speed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aoki on his heels. He'll look to pass Aoki's guard now, I'm sure.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Speed is one step ahead there.
Aoki looking for subs off his back but Speed has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aoki tries to get to full guard but Speed has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed trying to pass the guard but Aoki defending well.
Speed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Speed.
Aoki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Speed pulls his head out easily.
Speed drops an elbow to the side of Aoki's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Speed.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Speed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Speed is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aoki won't allow Speed to pass to mount.
Speed looks to land a strike but Aoki avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Speed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Speed wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Aoki's closed guard. He's half up but Aoki has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Aoki pivots and extends the arm, Speed falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Aoki! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aoki Aoki!
Aoki Aoki retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Aoki Aoki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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