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ONI 129 - Jersey vs Willemoes PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Drunken Irish Dad. Seibold has chosen SCOTTISH PIPE as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFinnigan throws a leg kick but Seibold checks it.
McFinnigan misses with an uppercut
and Seibold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McFinnigan avoids the body shot from Seibold.
Nice body kick there by McFinnigan.
Seibold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McFinnigan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Seibold.
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!
Seibold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McFinnigan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McFinnigan misses with a head kick.
McFinnigan misses the jab.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that misses.
Seibold avoids a kick to the body.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFinnigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seibold moves away.
Seibold shoots in looking for a takedown but McFinnigan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seibold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mickey McFinnigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Seibold.
McFinnigan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seibold counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McFinnigan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Seibold!
McFinnigan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
McFinnigan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McFinnigan controlling the pace for now.
McFinnigan looking to ground and pound but Seibold is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McFinnigan 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seibold is looking to improve his position but McFinnigan isn't that keen on the idea.
Seibold wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McFinnigan.
A nice elbow there by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan is landing with some decent strikes but Seibold is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McFinnigan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McFinnigan looking to ground and pound but Seibold is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold tries to hold on but McFinnigan postures up.
McFinnigan landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Hawk Seibold has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFinnigan postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Seibold out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! McFinnigan goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mickey McFinnigan!
Mickey McFinnigan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieszko Szczygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamoto comes into the arena with Am I Evil? blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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192 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mieszko Szczygiel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hanamoto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szczygiel is looking to improve his position but Hanamoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanamoto working Szczygiel over with strikes here.
Szczygiel tries to hold on but Hanamoto pushes him away.
Hanamoto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanamoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Szczygiel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Szczygiel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Szczygiel is looking to improve his position.
Hanamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Szczygiel trying to hold on to Hanamoto's head to control him but Hanamoto postures up.
Hanamoto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Szczygiel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Szczygiel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hanamoto.
Hanamoto misses with a head shot. Szczygiel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hanamoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Szczygiel is trying to control the position but Hanamoto postures up.
Hanamoto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Szczygiel is proving hard to escape from.
Hanamoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szczygiel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Szczygiel has momentary wrist control but Hanamoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Szczygiel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hanamoto throwing strikes but missing.
Szczygiel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Szczygiel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Szczygiel throwing shots but Hanamoto is blocking nicely.
Hanamoto trying to control here.
Hanamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczygiel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto tries to get to full guard but Szczygiel has control of the leg.
Hanamoto is working hard here to advance position.
Hanamoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hanamoto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Szczygiel!
Szczygiel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Szczygiel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel tries to hold on but Hanamoto pushes him away.
Szczygiel is bucking up trying to escape but Hanamoto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hanamoto raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczygiel can't escape the position.
Hanamoto lands a big shot there that rocks Szczygiel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Szczygiel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Szczygiel taking shots to the head.
Hanamoto raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hanamoto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Szczygiel is now in Hanamoto's guard. A big mistake from Hanamoto there, giving up the dominant position!
Hanamoto uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczygiel.
Hanamoto rushes Szczygiel and presses him up against the cage.
Hanamoto successfully pulls guard.
Szczygiel trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanamoto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Szczygiel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Szczygiel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Szczygiel prevents Hanamoto from improving his position.
Szczygiel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hanamoto is looking for a sweep. Szczygiel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Szczygiel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hanamoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczygiel is in a horrible position here. Hanamoto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hanamoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hanamoto wants to control the pace but Szczygiel is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Hanamoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Szczygiel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanamoto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hanamoto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanamoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Szczygiel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hanamoto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hanamoto landing shots from mount.
Hanamoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hanamoto thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanamoto avoids the attempt from Szczygiel to control.
Hanamoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hanamoto is landing with some decent strikes but Szczygiel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Szczygiel tries to reverse the position but Hanamoto maintains control.
Hanamoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto cracks Szczygiel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hanamoto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Szczygiel's face.
Szczygiel is rocked!
Hanamoto postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Szczygiel badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hanamoto around the waist but Hanamoto pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hanamoto is the winner by TKO! Hanamoto jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shuuji Hanamoto!
Shuuji Hanamoto 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanz Titties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kari comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanz Titties!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titties avoids the body shot from Kari.
Kari tries to land a front kick but Titties steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kari clinches up with Titties and pushes him back against the cage.
Titties tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kari letting Titties take a breather here.
Titties misses with a knee to the head.
Kari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Titties blocks an uppercut.
Titties lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kari lands with a left to the head.
Titties's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kari tries to work over Titties's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Titties blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Titties misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Titties misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Titties.
Kari misses with a punch to the body.
Titties tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kari avoids it.
Titties trying to land knees to the body.
Titties is trying to maintain a safe position but Kari gets an underhook and turns Titties into the cage.
Kari misses with some punches.
Titties letting Kari take a breather here.
Titties blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Titties.
Titties tries to throw a body punch but Kari avoids it by throwing Titties back against the cage.
Titties is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titties lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kari backwards.
Titties works on Kari's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Kari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kari.
Kari lands a hook that snaps the head of Titties backwards.
Titties lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kari backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kari.
Titties breaks the clinch.
Titties on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kari 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.
Kari throws a head kick but Titties moves out of range.
Kari scores with a jab.
Kari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kari lands a nice shot that snaps Titties's head back.
Kari fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Titties. That's going to slow Kari down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titties waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kari.
Kari needs to keep his hands up - Titties had a free shot at his head there.
Kari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Titties. That did some damage!
The fighters circle, before Titties throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kari's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Titties lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Hanz Titties!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shirahama comes to the cage accompanied by Fade To Black. Hopo has chosen Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shirahama - that will leave a mark!
Shirahama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shirahama lands with a kick to the temple. Hopo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Hessu Hopo has been cut.
Shirahama throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hopo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shirahama is in Hopo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hopo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shirahama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shirahama 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shirahama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shirahama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shirahama wants to control from the top but Hopo keeps moving.
Hopo has control of Shirahama's left arm, preventing Shirahama from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shirahama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hopo keeping full guard, as Shirahama tries to pass.
Shirahama preventing the sweep.
Shirahama drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Shirahama as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hopo screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Shirahama! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kenichi Shirahama!
Kenichi Shirahama 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Da Ruckus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Zhirkov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirkov lands a head kick!
Zhirkov thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhirkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie throws a hook but Zhirkov avoids it easily.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zhirkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Zhirkov's leg but Zhirkov calmly moves out of range.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhirkov connects with a crisp jab.
Zhirkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Zhirkov persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Zhirkov counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhirkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zhirkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zhirkov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renato Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Zhirkov.
Zhirkov misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Zhirkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhirkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhirkov.
Robert Zhirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Zhirkov saw that one coming.
Zhirkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zhirkov lands the left hand.
Renato Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Zhirkov ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Zhirkov moved out of range nicely.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Zhirkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhirkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Zhirkov gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhirkov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Zhirkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Robert Zhirkov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Zhirkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zhirkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zhirkov takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zhirkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Zhirkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Zhirkov moves away and avoids it.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Zhirkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhirkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Zhirkov feints and as Gracie raises his hands in defense, Zhirkov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pulls Zhirkov in close to his closed guard and prevents Zhirkov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zhirkov trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhirkov wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie is pulling down on Zhirkov's head. It's preventing any offense from Zhirkov, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renato Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zhirkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Zhirkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Zhirkov scores with a nice strike.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhirkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhirkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Zhirkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zhirkov connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Zhirkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zhirkov takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Zhirkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Zhirkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Zhirkov lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhirkov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhirkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zhirkov checks a low kick from Gracie.
Zhirkov misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhirkov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhirkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie slips a jab from Zhirkov.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
Zhirkov slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zhirkov throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Zhirkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Zhirkov just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhirkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhirkov shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Zhirkov 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.
Zhirkov thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Zhirkov counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zhirkov doesn't seem phased though.
Zhirkov takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhirkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zhirkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Zhirkov persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Zhirkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Zhirkov avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Zhirkov misses with a looping left.
Zhirkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Zhirkov throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Zhirkov pushes him off.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhirkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie feints and then cracks Zhirkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhirkov down.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhirkov.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Zhirkov saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zhirkov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhirkov wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Zhirkov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zhirkov, into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhirkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Zhirkov blocks nicely.
Gracie postures up in Zhirkov's guard and throws a big left but Zhirkov blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zhirkov's head.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Zhirkov is retaining full guard.
Zhirkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Zhirkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Zhirkov!
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Zhirkov is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie has his hands on Zhirkov's head, controlling the position.
Zhirkov with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhirkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie wants to stand but Zhirkov is controlling the position.
Zhirkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhirkov looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zhirkov controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Zhirkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhirkov 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.
Gracie is working Zhirkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zhirkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Zhirkov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zhirkov is on top in guard.
Zhirkov wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Zhirkov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zhirkov is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zhirkov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Zhirkov trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Zhirkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zhirkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zhirkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zhirkov trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Zhirkov passes to full mount!
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zhirkov.
Zhirkov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Zhirkov's attempts to control the action.
Zhirkov punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhirkov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zhirkov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zhirkov misses with a head shot.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Zhirkov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zhirkov is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Zhirkov ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zhirkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Zhirkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab by Gracie.
Zhirkov throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zhirkov.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhirkov.
Gracie throws a body punch but Zhirkov moves out of range.
Zhirkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhirkov throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie throws a hook but Zhirkov avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zhirkov misses its intended target.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zhirkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Zhirkov is out of range.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhirkov throws out the jab.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Zhirkov's legs.
Zhirkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zhirkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhirkov cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Zhirkov.
Zhirkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Zhirkov avoids it.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhirkov.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhirkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Robert Zhirkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhirkov.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhirkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Zhirkov scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zhirkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Zhirkov persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie throws a right hand that Zhirkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhirkov also avoids with ease.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zhirkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zhirkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zhirkov off to one side.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Zhirkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zhirkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Zhirkov.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zhirkov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zhirkov lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zhirkov.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Zhirkov from controlling successfully.
Gracie controls Zhirkov momentarily but Zhirkov frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zhirkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zhirkov won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zhirkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zhirkov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhirkov throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zhirkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Renato Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Zhirkov.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zhirkov doesn't seem bothered though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zhirkov!
Gracie breaks from Zhirkov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zhirkov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and Zhirkov is in trouble!
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zhirkov because Gracie loaded up on that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zhirkov is looking to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov can't escape the position.
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Zhirkov to control.
Zhirkov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Zhirkov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie cracks Zhirkov with a solid left hand.
Gracie is in close to Zhirkov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zhirkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zhirkov is on top in guard.
Gracie managing to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zhirkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zhirkov throwing strikes but missing.
Zhirkov controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhirkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Zhirkov.
Well Zhirkov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Robert Zhirkov!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Robert Zhirkov!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Robert Zhirkov!
Robert Zhirkov wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Robert Zhirkov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sanford and Son. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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140 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Fox.
Alves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fox. Fox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alves scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Fox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves.
Alves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alves misses the jab.
Alves moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Red Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Fox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Red Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fox misses the shot to the body.
Fox throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fox misses with a right hand
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fox throws a low kick but Alves moves out of range easily.
Fox throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alves, as that shot connected.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
Alves lands a nice looking body shot.
Fox defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
Fox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a good body shot.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
Nice uppercut lands for Alves. That snapped Fox's head back.
Alves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fox lands with a hook. Alves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alves is rocked!
Fox knocks out Alves with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Fox before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Fox picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Red Fox!
During a confident post fight interview, Red Fox 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube . The crowd seem to be enjoying Salcedo's choice of entrance music: Muse - Muscle Museum. Yedo Kim is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yedo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Salcedo moves out of range easily.
Salcedo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Salcedo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kim at a distance.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Salcedo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salcedo.
Salcedo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim works Salcedo's body with a nice hook.
Salcedo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salcedo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Julio Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
Salcedo lands with a good body shot.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salcedo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kim's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Salcedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salcedo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salcedo trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salcedo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kim regains half guard.
Salcedo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salcedo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Kim is staying active underneath Salcedo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salcedo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Salcedo content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Julio Salcedo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Salcedo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salcedo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kim rather than just go for the knockout.
Salcedo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim misses with a low kick as Salcedo jumps back.
Salcedo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salcedo throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Salcedo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salcedo throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salcedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcedo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Salcedo counters with a stiff right hand.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Salcedo misses with a looping right.
Salcedo misses with a body shot.
Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim walks into a straight right hand from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salcedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salcedo manages to avoid it.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcedo lands a nice looking body shot.
Salcedo misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Salcedo. That snapped Kim's head back.
Salcedo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Salcedo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook
and Salcedo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salcedo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salcedo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yedo Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salcedo dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Salcedo's head and hops out.
Salcedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Salcedo connects with a body shot that sends Kim's belly button to the back.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salcedo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Salcedo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim scores with the left hand. Salcedo knows he should have avoided that one.
Salcedo catches Kim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salcedo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salcedo lands a right hook to the body.
Salcedo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salcedo thinking.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salcedo throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salcedo is defended easily by Kim.
Kim avoids the body shot from Salcedo.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Salcedo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salcedo.
Yedo Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Salcedo.
Salcedo avoids the head kick by Kim.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Kim tenderised Salcedo's leg. Salcedo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salcedo looks gassed!
Salcedo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salcedo swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salcedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Salcedo ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Salcedo lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim connects with a looping right hand.
Kim thumps Salcedo with a low kick.
Kim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Salcedo 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.
Kim looks for the body kick but Salcedo saw that one coming.
It looks like Julio Salcedo has been cut.
Salcedo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salcedo throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcedo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
Salcedo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salcedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Salcedo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salcedo's calf.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Salcedo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Salcedo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Donk. Salcedo catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
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!
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Salcedo jabs Kim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salcedo misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim scores with a head kick.
Salcedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Salcedo moves his leg out of the way.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salcedo throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Salcedo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salcedo misses the body punch
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim works Salcedo's body with a nice hook.
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Salcedo lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick there by Kim.
Salcedo is breathing heavily.
Salcedo misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salcedo somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kim scores with a push kick.
Kim connects with a jab.
Salcedo throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Salcedo 's knee.
Kim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salcedo eats them both and turns towards Kim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That has opened up Julio Salcedo's cut even more.
Salcedo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo takes one to the chin there.
Good work by Salcedo as he checks the leg kick.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Salcedo.
Kim connects with a nice looking jab.
Salcedo is rocked!
Kim scores with a nice body kick.
Salcedo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Kim walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Salcedo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kim swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Salcedo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yedo Kim!
Yedo Kim made sure to mention his sponsor, Supersize Me in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by I Like to Move It. Maddox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otto Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle avoids the body shot from Maddox.
Kyle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maddox as he jumps to the side.
Kyle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maddox.
Maddox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kyle's hands.
Maddox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Maddox.
Kyle moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Maddox.
Kyle moves away from the strike by Maddox.
Maddox misses with a looping left.
Kyle scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
Maddox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kyle is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maddox.
Maddox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maddox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maddox looks to land a body kick but Kyle moved away.
Kyle blocks a jab.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyle throws out the jab.
Kyle misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Kyle.
Kyle cracks Maddox with an open hand slap.
Maddox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Kyle finds it's target.
Maddox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyle.
Maddox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maddox throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyle.
Kyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Maddox.
Kyle is looking to chop away at Maddox's legs.
Kyle scores with a jab to the head.
Kyle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maddox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyle.
Nice body punch from Kyle.
Kyle throws a big shot that misses.
Kyle cracks Maddox with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maddox is rocked!
Kyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maddox is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyle finish him?
A jab from Maddox misses.
Maddox seems to have recovered his senses.
Kyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kyle throws a solid leg kick but Maddox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kyle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maddox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maddox sizes up Kyle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kyle lands with a shot to the body.
Kyle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maddox.
Kyle fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maddox misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Kyle - just one landing.
Maddox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maddox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maddox.
Maddox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maddox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Maddox.
Kyle lands with a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Maddox.
Kyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maddox throws a shot from downtown. Kyle moves away and avoids it.
Maddox 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.
Maddox tests Kyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maddox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maddox throws a sloppy head kick and Kyle moves out of range easily.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maddox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kyle.
Maddox lands with a right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kyle tries to work over Maddox's front leg with a kick but Maddox checks it.
Kyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maddox pinned against the cage. Maddox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeru Kyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maddox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but Kyle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A low kick from Maddox is predictable there
and Kyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maddox misses with a leg kick.
Kyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maddox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maddox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Kyle lands with a nice body punch.
Maddox walks into a jab.
Kyle moves out of range as Maddox throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Kyle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maddox doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. Maddox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maddox moves away.
Maddox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kyle under the eye.
Kyle lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox clobbers Kyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maddox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a nice shot that snaps Kyle's head back.
Maddox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kyle defends it nicely.
Otto Maddox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maddox shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab from Maddox.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Maddox does no damage.
Maddox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyle.
Kyle connects with a jab.
Kyle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maddox throws out the jab.
Maddox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maddox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kyle.
Maddox blocks a jab.
Kyle slaps away a takedown attempt from Maddox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maddox looks gassed!
Kyle lands with an overhand left.
Kyle misses with a body shot.
Maddox connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kyle and Maddox goes tumbling to the canvas! Kyle follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Maddox trying to hold on to Kyle's head to control him but Kyle postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kyle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maddox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kyle staying out of range there.
Maddox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kyle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kyle blocks a low kick nicely.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
Maddox misses with a body shot.
Kyle throws a jab when Maddox was well out of range.
Kyle dodges the punch combination from Maddox.
Nice defenses there by Maddox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox throws the left hand but Kyle avoids the punch easily.
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyle manages to avoid it.
Takeru Kyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Maddox shoots in but Kyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maddox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kyle counters with a good, hard body kick but Maddox shrugs it off.
Takeru Kyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Maddox.
Maddox is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyle, right into the meat.
Kyle digs a good body shot into Maddox's ribs.
Good shot there by Kyle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Kyle.
Kyle cracks Maddox with an uppercut from hell and Maddox crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Kyle's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Kyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maddox can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kyle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kyle forces his way into half guard.
Kyle slips a nice elbow through Maddox's hands, connecting with Maddox's forehead.
Kyle unloads with some huge strikes here! Maddox is out! Kyle wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Takeru Kyle!
Takeru Kyle 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner comes to the cage accompanied by In the Garage. Reign has chosen Racoon - No mercy as his entrance music. 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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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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Reign!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign throws a one two combo.
It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wagner. That's going to slow Reign down.
Wagner has closed the distance and engaged Reign in a clinch.
Wagner blocks a body shot from Reign.
Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reign can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
Wagner pushes Reign back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reign misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reign blocks an uppercut.
Reign swings wildly with an uppercut but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reign lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Reign misses with some punches.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign.
Wagner blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Reign fails to land.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reign tries to throw a body punch but Wagner avoids it by throwing Reign back against the cage.
Reign misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reign goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reign working aggressively here.
Reign pushes Wagner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Wagner.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Wagner lands a left hand.
Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wagner lands with a light punch inside.
Wagner scores with a hook 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!
Reign jumps guard and drags Wagner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reign is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reign is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wagner is aware though and is defending well.
Wagner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reign is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reign wants to sweep but no luck.
Reign is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reign misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Wagner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Wagner.
Reign misses with a straight right.
Wagner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wagner scores with a kick to the body.
Reign is looking to clinch.
Reign tries for a takedown but Wagner circles away easily
and Wagner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wagner lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign checks a low kick from Wagner.
Reign fails to land with a series of punches.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reign is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Wagner - just one landing.
Reign missing with a left hand there. Wagner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wagner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reign takes a step back to recover.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wagner 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 Reign has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reign and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reign lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Wagner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kurt Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reign looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Reign takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wagner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reign doesn't seem bothered though.
Wagner scores with a shot to the body.
Reign looks gassed!
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reign paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wagner connects with a right hand. Reign shakes it off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Reign throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagner's waist but Wagner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reign off to one side.
Reign checks a low kick from Wagner.
Wagner lands a leg kick that knocks Reign off balance momentarily.
Wagner lands a front kick.
Reign stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
Wagner thuds his shin into the meat of Reign's side.
Wagner moves into the clinch.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Reign tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wagner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wagner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wagner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reign jumps guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Reign.
Wagner tries to work over Reign's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Wagner on the inside.
Reign misses with a body punch.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Reign's head.
Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
Reign is rocked!
Reign lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wagner.
Reign is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagner finish him?
Reign can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign.
Reign works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reign seems to have recovered his senses.
Wagner lands a nice uppercut.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reign pushes Wagner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reign.
Wagner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reign.
A short uppercut from Wagner.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reign.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reign as Wagner tries to tie him up.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wagner misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Wagner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reign jumps guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wagner lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Wagner on the inside.
Wagner lands a right hand.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wagner drops Reign onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Reign is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reign tries to work over Wagner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner can't find room to land a body shot as Reign controls the action.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Reign.
Wagner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign lands with a left to the head.
Reign jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Reign gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wagner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reign. That did some damage!
Wagner thows a body shot but no joy.
Reign swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reign was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a leg kick that misses.
Wagner works Reign's body with a nice hook.
Reign misses with a wild body shot.
Wagner cracks Reign with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reign misses with a left hand
and Wagner counters with a thumping low kick.
Wagner is looking to wear down Reign with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wagner throws a solid leg kick but Reign takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wagner.
Reign darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reign wants to clinch.
Reign misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reign walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reign connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reign throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wagner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wagner takes a swing at Reign's ribcage but misses.
Reign keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Wagner.
Reign lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wagner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reign has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wagner.
Wagner throws a leg kick which misses Reign's front leg but catches the back leg as Reign tries to avoid it.
Reign on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wagner tries to land a front kick but Reign steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some wild striking there from Wagner.
Wagner gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wagner.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kurt Wagner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reign pushes Wagner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wagner is pushing Reign up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short left from Wagner.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reign.
Reign gets through Wagner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wagner lands an uppercut.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign.
Reign blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Reign.
Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reign throws a punch but it's blocked by Wagner.
Wagner stalls.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Reign scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wagner lands with a right to the head.
Wagner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wagner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reign is trying to pull guard but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wagner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reign scores with a shot to the side of Wagner's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reign.
Wagner lands with a light punch inside.
Reign jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Reign gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reign is breathing heavily.
Wagner misses with a looping left.
Wagner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wagner tries a low kick but Reign avoids it.
Reign moves in looking to clinch but Wagner pushes him off.
Reign misses with a looping right.
Reign throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner tries to clinch but Reign is having none of it.
Wagner lands a big uppercut and Reign crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Reign looks OK. Wagner waves Reign back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reign.
Reign stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner has managed to clinch.
Wagner blocks a body shot from Reign.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reign jumps guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Reign.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Reign.
Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagner lands with a short shot to the head.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reign.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Reign's head.
Reign blocking some punches.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reign doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reign misses with some punches.
Wagner blocks an uppercut.
Reign blocking some punches.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reign goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign blocking some punches.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reign's elbow.
Reign has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
A shot in the inside from Wagner.
Wagner lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Reign scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reign blocks an uppercut.
Wagner works on Reign's body with a couple of short punches.
Wagner creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Reign with a big uppercut! Reign tries to clinch up but Wagner pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Reign to the mat! Reign covers up and Wagner unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kurt Wagner!
Kurt Wagner retains his lightweight title!
Kurt Wagner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Willemoes's choice of entrance music: Who Let the Dogs out??- Baha men. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jersey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasse Willemoes!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jersey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Willemoes if he has to take too many more of those.
Jersey throws a head kick that misses
and Willemoes counters with a straight right hand.
Jersey tries to clinch up.
Jersey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willemoes circles away quickly and effectively.
Jersey closes the distance and pushes Willemoes back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jersey.
Jersey lands a shoulder strike.
Willemoes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willemoes tries to pull guard but Jersey holds him up against the cage and eventually Willemoes drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Jersey.
Willemoes stalling in the clinch.
Jersey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jersey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jersey is working Willemoes over against the cage.
Jersey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Willemoes gets control of Jersey's arms and successfully pulls guard. Willemoes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jersey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jersey looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jersey throwing strikes from guard but Willemoes blocks nicely.
Jersey is looking to stand up but Willemoes won't let him.
Jersey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Willemoes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jersey defends well.
Jersey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Willemoes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jersey is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Willemoes.
Willemoes is looking for a sweep.
Willemoes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes is not content to let Jersey control the position.
Jersey in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jersey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jersey working the ground and pound from side control.
Jersey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Willemoes's legs.
Willemoes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jersey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jersey is looking to take a break and control but Willemoes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willemoes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Willemoes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jersey working the body and head with strikes.
Willemoes is trying to improve his position.
Jersey wants to control but Willemoes is keeping him busy.
Willemoes is looking to reverse the position.
Willemoes trying to remain calm as Jersey controls from the top position.
Willemoes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Willemoes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jersey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jersey's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jersey has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Jersey manages to reverse the position and now he's in Willemoes's guard. Nice work there by Jersey.
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!
Willemoes has an active guard here but Jersey has managed to pass into half guard.
Jersey stands up from half guard.
Willemoes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Willemoes throws a lazy uppercut
and as Willemoes loses concentration momentarily, Jersey counters with a picture perfect head kick! Willemoes goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Jersey!
Dan Jersey retains his middleweight title!
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