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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Tamura.
Tamura does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamura.
Haye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haye throws an overhand right that lands on Tamura's shoulder, as Tamura tries to avoid the shot.
Haye is looking to score with low kicks.
Haye misses with a straight left.
Haye misses with a straight left.
Haye throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamura.
Tamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Haye.
Haye fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Kenji Tamura has been cut.
Haye scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haye tries to clinch but Tamura is having none of it.
Tamura is looking to chop away at Haye's legs.
A big left from Haye misses.
Haye thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tamura blocks a jab.
Haye misses with a head kick.
Haye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whack! Tamura lands a heavy head kick that drops Haye. The ref tackles Tamura to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Haye was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kenji Tamura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Zito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi comes to the ring accompanied by On The Dub-ble. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandro Zito!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Zito.
Takeshi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good standup being displayed there by Takeshi as he connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Takeshi.
Zito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zito dips to his left and cracks Takeshi with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Zito.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Zito circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Takeshi misses.
Zito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takeshi.
Takeshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zito throws out the jab.
Ryuu Takeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeshi takes a swing at Zito's ribcage but misses.
Takeshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zito moves out of range of the strikes.
Takeshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zito misses with a looping left.
Takeshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zito's calf.
Takeshi dodges the punch combination from Zito.
Zito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zito tries to bum rush Takeshi with a series of wild strikes but Takeshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zito.
A punch lands to the side of Zito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takeshi scores with a shot to the body.
Takeshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takeshi with a nice cross.
Zito misses the jab.
Takeshi lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Takeshi.
Zito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takeshi is looking to slow Zito down with leg kicks.
Takeshi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zito takes a step back to recover.
Zito looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zito is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zito throws a hook but Takeshi avoids it easily.
Takeshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zito. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Takeshi.
Takeshi lands a with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Takeshi scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zito tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takeshi.
Takeshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takeshi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Takeshi tests Zito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takeshi scores with a body shot.
Takeshi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takeshi cracks Zito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takeshi is looking to slow Zito down with leg kicks.
Takeshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Takeshi.
Takeshi with a hook.
Donk. Takeshi catches Zito right on the button with a cross.
Takeshi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takeshi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takeshi cracks the inside of Zito's front leg.
Takeshi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Takeshi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takeshi is looking to slow Zito down with leg kicks.
Takeshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takeshi throws a series of punches but Zito avoids them all with ease.
Takeshi throws a shot to the body.
Takeshi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zito on the side of the head.
Takeshi cracks the inside of Zito's front leg.
Zito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takeshi tests Zito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takeshi thumps Zito with a low kick.
Takeshi connects with a looping right hand.
Zito misses with a body shot
and Takeshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Takeshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Zito circles away and keeps his distance.
Takeshi with a nice cross.
Takeshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zito.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Takeshi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takeshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takeshi.
Takeshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takeshi throws a head kick that half lands.
Zito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takeshi keeps Zito at a distance using the push kick.
Takeshi throws out a powerful jab.
Zito is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takeshi.
Takeshi moves into the clinch.
Takeshi lands a body shot.
Takeshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Takeshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Takeshi. That snapped Zito's head back.
A punch combination from Zito misses.
Takeshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Takeshi lands a really nice looking cross but Zito seems unphased.
Zito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takeshi finds it's way round the side to connect with Zito's head.
Takeshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takeshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Takeshi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takeshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sandro Zito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takeshi.
Takeshi catches Zito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takeshi looks to land a right hand but Zito moved out of range.
Takeshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takeshi dips to his left and cracks Zito with an uppercut!
Takeshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takeshi lands a nice shot that snaps Zito's head back.
Zito misses with a few strikes there.
Zito ducks right into an uppercut from Takeshi.
Zito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeshi cracks a nice hook into Zito's ribs.
Takeshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takeshi scores with a body shot.
Zito tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takeshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zito is breathing heavily.
Takeshi rushes Zito and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi lands an elbow inside that Zito shrugs off.
Takeshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zito can do to turn this around?
Takeshi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Takeshi.
Takeshi leaning against his opponent.
Zito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Takeshi is leaning against Zito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takeshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takeshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takeshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takeshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zito in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Takeshi - just one landing.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Zito circles away and keeps his distance.
Zito swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeshi.
A good leg kick by Takeshi.
Zito misses with a hook to the body
and Takeshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takeshi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeshi cracks Zito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Zito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryuu Takeshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Takeshi as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zito looks to land a combination but Takeshi avoids it well.
Zito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takeshi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takeshi lands a knee to the body.
Takeshi lands with a left to the head.
Zito throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeshi.
Zito takes an elbow to the temple.
Takeshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zito's face.
Takeshi is working Zito over against the ropes.
Takeshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takeshi stalks Zito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zito's face. Zito staggers backwards, shaken.
Zito steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takeshi. That one must have hurt.
Nice body punch from Takeshi.
Takeshi catches Zito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Takeshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Takeshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zito has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takeshi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Takeshi.
Takeshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Takeshi.
Takeshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takeshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zito shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Takeshi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Takeshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zito is one step ahead there.
Zito has gone for a leg lock! Takeshi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zito's guard.
Takeshi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zito working for a triangle but Takeshi defends it easily.
Zito trying to keep a closed guard but Takeshi is proving a slippery customer.
Takeshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Zito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zito looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zito is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Takeshi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Takeshi scores with a sloppy right hand. Zito should have avoided that one.
Takeshi lands a jab.
Zito stalks Takeshi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Takeshi's face. Takeshi staggers backwards, shaken.
Zito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takeshi 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.
Takeshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takeshi closes the distance and pushes Zito back into the ropes.
Takeshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Zito avoids the damage to the body.
Takeshi breaks from the clinch.
Takeshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takeshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zito moves out of range of the strikes.
Zito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zito dodges the punch combination from Takeshi.
Zito walks into a stiff left hand from Takeshi.
Zito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zito throws the left hand but Takeshi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi scores with a jab.
Zito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takeshi.
Takeshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takeshi misses the shot to the body.
Takeshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takeshi throws a right hand that Zito ducks under and follows up with a left that Zito also avoids with ease.
Ryuu Takeshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zito shoots in but no luck this time.
Zito misses with a hook. Takeshi ducked under it nicely.
Takeshi clinches up against the ropes.
Takeshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takeshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zito throws a hook to the side of Takeshi's head but Takeshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takeshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Takeshi lands with a cross.
Zito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice combination there by Zito.
Zito lands a nice shot that snaps Takeshi's head back.
Sandro Zito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Takeshi catches Zito right on the button with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takeshi.
Takeshi clobbers Zito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zito lands a right hook to the body.
Takeshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Zito misses the target.
Zito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takeshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zito.
Zito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takeshi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takeshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zito throws out the jab.
Takeshi scores with a leg kick.
Takeshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takeshi digs a good hook to Zito's body.
Takeshi scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeshi scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Takeshi lands a nice hook to Zito's body. Zito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takeshi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zito.
Takeshi tries to clinch up.
Takeshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takeshi connects with a right hand. Zito shakes it off.
Takeshi scores with a shot to the body.
Zito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takeshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takeshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zito.
Takeshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takeshi.
Takeshi cracks a nice hook into Zito's ribs.
Zito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zito takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takeshi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zito on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi lands a slapping body shot.
Takeshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takeshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryuu Takeshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takeshi - that will leave a mark!
Takeshi scores with a one two! Zito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Takeshi clinches.
Nice elbow from Takeshi.
Knees to the body from Takeshi.
Takeshi is working Zito over against the ropes.
Takeshi breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Takeshi.
Zito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takeshi closes the distance and pushes Zito back into the ropes.
Zito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takeshi lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Takeshi obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Zito fails to land.
Takeshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takeshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takeshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takeshi cracks Zito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Takeshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takeshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Takeshi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Anfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anfield comes to the ring accompanied by Ecuador. Johnson has chosen Fight Music - D12 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnny Anfield is staring across the ring 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Anfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Anfield shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Anfield avoids them all with ease.
Anfield throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Anfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Anfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Anfield fails to land the takedown.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anfield is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson is trying to control but Anfield passes into side control!
Johnson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Anfield.
Anfield trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Anfield has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson has given up his back.
Johnson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Anfield off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Johnson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Anfield with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anfield working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anfield working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Anfield looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anfield pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anfield moves to take his opponent's back.
Johnson tries to break free.
Anfield slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Anfield keeps control of the position as Johnson tries to break free.
Anfield is trying to stick to Johnson's back but Johnson is turning into Anfield. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Anfield's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Johnson.
Johnson postures up.
Anfield is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anfield had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anfield controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Anfield keeps moving.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anfield 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.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anfield moves away.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anfield fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Anfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anfield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Anfield is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Anfield will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Anfield throws a shot to the body.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anfield has Johnson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Anfield has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anfield gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anfield will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anfield working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anfield is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson throws a strike but Anfield rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anfield stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Anfield advances to half guard.
Anfield passes to full mount!
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Anfield's attempts to control the action.
Anfield working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Anfield prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson regains half guard.
Anfield is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Anfield is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anfield seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anfield tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anfield seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Anfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson tests Anfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anfield has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries to clinch but Anfield moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a hook. Anfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Anfield circles away.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anfield tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Anfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anfield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Anfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Anfield in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anfield manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Anfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anfield scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anfield.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Anfield avoids it well.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Anfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Anfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Anfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anfield jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Anfield around his waist. Anfield gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Anfield's defenses.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson throws a sloppy strike and Anfield has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Johnson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Anfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Anfield!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dominickoy machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). machida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: the game. 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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200 lbs
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221 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, dominickoy machida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton clinches.
Acton is trying to break the clinch but machida has him pressed against the ropes.
machida lands a body shot.
machida tries to stall but Acton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Acton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
machida keeps control of Acton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Acton is trying to force a seperation but machida has the dominant position.
Acton is trying to break the clinch but machida has him pressed against the ropes.
machida landing knees to the head.
It looks like Peter Acton has been cut.
machida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
machida gets the takedown into side control.
machida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Acton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
machida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Acton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Acton throws machida to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton shoots in but machida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
machida gets the takedown into side control.
machida working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Acton is trying to get back to his feet.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Acton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
machida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton wants to get back to his feet but machida drags him back down.
machida wants to control but Acton is keeping him busy.
Acton throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Acton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Acton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
machida tries for a takedown but Acton circles away easily
and Acton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Acton throwing shots but machida is blocking nicely.
machida actively working from the bottom here.
Acton seems to be looking for submissions.
machida actively working from the bottom here.
Acton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
machida is looking to control Acton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can machida avoid being mounted?
machida wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Acton misses with a takedown
and machida counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton wants to stand but machida is controlling the position.
Acton keeping moving, preventing machida from controlling successfully.
machida is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Acton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Acton has escaped and now he's on top!
Acton trying to control the position from guard on top but machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
machida is pulling down on Acton's head to control his posture.
machida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Acton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dominickoy machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Acton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Acton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with machida, pushing him back against the ropes.
Acton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Acton controls his hands.
Acton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peter Acton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Acton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Acton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
machida actively working from the bottom here.
Acton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Acton lands with a punch from half guard.
Acton prevents machida from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
machida is refusing to be controlled, as Acton sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton drops an elbow to the side of machida's head.
machida tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
machida is trying to maintain the position but Acton is very close to passing his half guard.
Acton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Acton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
machida trying to hold on to Acton's head to control him but Acton postures up.
Acton 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
machida leaves Acton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from machida is defended easily by Acton.
machida fails with the takedown
and Acton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Acton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
machida is looking for a triangle here but Acton uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Acton working the body and head with strikes.
machida is trying to get back to half guard.
Acton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but machida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
machida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Acton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Acton lands a nice forearm strike.
machida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Acton working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. machida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
machida is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Acton trying to pass the guard but machida defending well.
machida punching from the bottom.
machida looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
machida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for machida.
machida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peter Acton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
machida has his foot on Acton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Acton works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Acton stopping the sweep attempt from machida.
Acton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
machida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Acton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Acton tries to free his leg and advance position but machida is retaining full guard.
Acton chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Acton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
machida has his feet on Acton's thighs here. He's pushed Acton off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Acton screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). dominickoy machida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Pepinhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancinelli comes to the ring accompanied by Lookin' Out My Backdoor. Pepinhos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Macaco - Hacen Falta Dos. Michele Mancinelli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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199 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Pepinhos!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepinhos throws a front kick aimed at Mancinelli's knee but Mancinelli avoids it well.
Mancinelli connects with the punch.
Mancinelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Pepinhos is just out of range.
Pepinhos slips a jab from Mancinelli.
Pepinhos gets a takedown into half guard.
Mancinelli has his hands clasped together around Pepinhos's back. He's all about the action.
Mancinelli is trying to control but can't.
Mancinelli tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pepinhos has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mancinelli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepinhos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mancinelli has worked his arm free - good work by Mancinelli!
Pepinhos tries for a kimura but Mancinelli is defending well.
Pepinhos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pepinhos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mancinelli has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mancinelli avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pepinhos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepinhos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mancinelli is looking for a sweep.
Mancinelli is trying to control Pepinhos's posture but Pepinhos avoids it.
Pepinhos working the ground and pound but Mancinelli is defending the strikes.
Mancinelli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pepinhos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pepinhos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mancinelli scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepinhos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mancinelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mancinelli lands a with a good body shot.
Michele Mancinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Mancinelli there.
Pepinhos dives in and grabs Mancinelli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mancinelli pushes down on Pepinhos's head and hops out.
Pepinhos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mancinelli can pounce on him.
Mancinelli lands with a nice body punch.
Pepinhos looks gassed!
Mancinelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli throws a body punch but Pepinhos moves out of range.
Pepinhos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mancinelli shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mancinelli showed some decent athleticism there.
Mancinelli controlling the pace.
Pepinhos wants to improve his position but Mancinelli is controlling well.
Mancinelli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A combination from Mancinelli does no damage.
Mancinelli throws a right and a left that Pepinhos avoids nicely.
Pepinhos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli throws a right hand that Pepinhos ducks under and follows up with a left that Pepinhos also avoids with ease.
Mancinelli throws a head kick but Pepinhos moves out of range.
Mancinelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepinhos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mancinelli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Mancinelli does no damage.
Mancinelli swings for the body but Pepinhos moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli throws a leg kick
and Pepinhos counters with a thumping low kick.
Pepinhos looks to throw a body kick
and Mancinelli counters with a thumping low kick.
Mancinelli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pepinhos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pepinhos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mancinelli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pepinhos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pepinhos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mancinelli is avoiding damage well.
Mancinelli is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pepinhos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mancinelli trying to control but Pepinhos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pepinhos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pepinhos prevents Mancinelli from improving his position.
Pepinhos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pepinhos looking for a guillotine from mount but Mancinelli is having none of it.
Mancinelli regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pepinhos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancinelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepinhos is trying to land a reversal but Mancinelli doesn't like that idea too much. He pushed the legs to the side and dives into side control. He's managed to grab a loose arm triangle. Mancinelli is tightening it up though! This could be trouble for Pepinhos! Pepinhos trying desperately to escape but he's gone limp! He's out! Wooooorld class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Mancinelli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michele Mancinelli!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Isotalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I need Scissors!. Isotalo has chosen Battle Metal by Turisas as his entrance music. Antti Isotalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Antti Isotalo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans throws a hook to the side of Isotalo's head but Isotalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Isotalo does no damage.
Isotalo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Isotalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Isotalo takes one on the button.
Isotalo moves out of range as Evans strikes.
Isotalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
A lazy left from Evans finds it's target.
Evans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Isotalo.
Isotalo misses with a head kick.
Isotalo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Evans is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Isotalo looking to control but instead Evans has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Isotalo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isotalo trying to control from Evans's half guard. Evans has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Isotalo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Isotalo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Isotalo throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans working a defensive guard here.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evans wants to slow Isotalo down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A telegraphed right hand from Evans misses the target.
Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Isotalo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Evans tries to avoid it but Isotalo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Evans to the ground. Evans escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Isotalo.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Isotalo counters with a three punch combo that has Evans backing up. Evans nods at Isotalo to acknowledge the strikes.
Isotalo shoots in and drives through. Evans sprawls well.
Chris Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Isotalo.
Isotalo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Isotalo is looking for a kimura here.
Isotalo looks gassed!
Evans has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Isotalo is working away from the top position though.
Isotalo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Evans manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Isotalo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Evans dives on top into guard.
Isotalo trying to strike off his back.
Evans wants to control from the top but Isotalo keeps moving.
Evans is really struggling to control Isotalo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Isotalo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Isotalo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Isotalo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Isotalo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Isotalo is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Evans moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Evans blocks a head kick by Isotalo.
Isotalo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans jabs Isotalo right on the nose. Isotalo blinks but takes it well.
Isotalo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Isotalo is just out of range.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Isotalo counters with a shoot takedown. Evans fights it but they end up in guard.
Evans is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antti Isotalo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Isotalo dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Evans goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Evans stuns Isotalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chris Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Isotalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Isotalo tries to move into range but Evans moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Isotalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans closes the distance and clinches.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Evans.
No joy there for Isotalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Isotalo.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Isotalo in his tracks.
Evans lands a with a good body shot.
Isotalo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
Isotalo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Evans lands a really nice looking cross but Isotalo seems unphased.
Evans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick.
Chris Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Isotalo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Evans stalks Isotalo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Isotalo's face. Isotalo staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Isotalo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Isotalo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Isotalo will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans misses with a combination
so Isotalo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Evans holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet.
Isotalo throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Isotalo postures up and lands a big shot to Evans's brow.
Isotalo is fighting to break Evans's control of his arms but Evans is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Isotalo throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Isotalo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Isotalo trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Isotalo throws a strike but Evans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Isotalo looking to control but Evans passes into half guard.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Isotalo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Isotalo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Evans unloading with bombs!
Isotalo wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Isotalo is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Evans dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Evans throws a series of punches but Isotalo avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick from Isotalo misses.
Evans cracks Isotalo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Isotalo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Evans counters with a three punch combo that has Isotalo backing up. Isotalo nods at Evans to acknowledge the strikes.
Chris Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Isotalo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Evans tries to bum rush Isotalo with a series of wild strikes but Isotalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Evans as Isotalo shoots in.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Isotalo slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Evans scores with a jab. Isotalo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Isotalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isotalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Isotalo misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chris Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Isotalo.
Isotalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Jab by Evans.
Evans lands a right hook to the body.
Isotalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Isotalo does no damage.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Isotalo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evans's guard.
Evans pulls Isotalo in close to prevent any damage.
Isotalo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Evans is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Isotalo, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo trying to control the position.
Isotalo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
Isotalo keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antti Isotalo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Isotalo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Isotalo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Isotalo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Isotalo. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Isotalo throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Evans.
Isotalo closes the distance and clinches up with Evans, looking for a takedown. Isotalo pushes Evans against the ropes but Evans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Isotalo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Isotalo throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Isotalo down.
Isotalo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Isotalo.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Evans.
Evans looks to land a combination but Isotalo avoids it well.
Isotalo lands a nice hook to Evans's body. Evans takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Isotalo keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Isotalo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Isotalo throws a body kick that misses.
Evans tries to bum rush Isotalo with a series of wild strikes but Isotalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Isotalo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evans's waist but Evans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Isotalo off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evans has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruediger Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Klimas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Klimas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruediger Hoffmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Klimas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffmann darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klimas connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ruediger Hoffmann has been cut.
Klimas misses with a series of wild punches.
Klimas throws a right hand that Hoffmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoffmann also avoids with ease.
Hoffmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimas throws a jab when Hoffmann was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Klimas slips a jab and a cross from Hoffmann.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Klimas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klimas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klimas misses with a few strikes there.
Klimas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Klimas cracks Hoffmann with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Klimas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hoffmann to stand back up!
Hoffmann is rocked!
Klimas loads up on a big right hand but Hoffmann slips the punch.
Oh Hoffmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoffmann drops his hands momentarily. Klimas doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Hoffmann staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Hoffmann doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Klimas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Kleineiche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fokk Yu Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbert Kleineiche!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fokk Yu Long!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Long throws a leg kick that misses.
Kleineiche misses with a wild combination.
Kleineiche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Kleineiche slips under a jab from Long.
Kleineiche connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kleineiche.
Kleineiche punishes Long's body with a nice straight punch.
Kleineiche looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Kleineiche waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Long.
Long lands a head shot.
Kleineiche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kleineiche throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Kleineiche.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kleineiche throws a big shot that misses.
Kleineiche swinging wildly here.
Kleineiche throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kleineiche does no damage.
Kleineiche pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kleineiche.
Kleineiche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Nice uppercut lands for Long. That snapped Kleineiche's head back.
Long uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kleineiche.
Herbert Kleineiche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long defending well as Kleineiche loads up on a big left hand.
Kleineiche looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Kleineiche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Kleineiche moves out of range as Long throws a body kick.
Kleineiche avoids the body shot from Long.
Kleineiche looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Kleineiche misses with a hook to the body
and Long counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kleineiche is breathing heavily.
Kleineiche takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Long lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kleineiche takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kleineiche takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Long lands a nice looking body kick.
Long lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Long lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kleineiche takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Long dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kleineiche slips under a jab from Long.
Long moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Long uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Long fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kleineiche on the side of the head.
Kleineiche has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Long finds it's way round the side to connect with Kleineiche's head.
Long connects with a body shot.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kleineiche throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Long throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Long.
Long cracks a nice hook into Kleineiche's ribs.
Long lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Long cracks Kleineiche with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Long catches Kleineiche right on the button with a cross.
Long lands with an uppercut that bounces Kleineiche off the ropes and back into rage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Long bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Long scores with a hook to the body. Kleineiche takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Long looks to land a body kick but Kleineiche moved away.
Long lands a nice looking body shot.
Long's corner calls for a 1-2. Long obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Long moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kleineiche goes down! Can Long finish him!?
Kleineiche is rocked!
Long works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Long is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kleineiche is just riding it out for now. Long eventually gives up the hold.
Long is looking for a kimura but Kleineiche is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Long to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long wants to pass the guard but Kleineiche is defending well.
Kleineiche is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Long's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Long's back!
Long rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Long manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kleineiche is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Long has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kleineiche is looking to defend but Long has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kleineiche! Long pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kleineiche taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fokk Yu Long!
Fokk Yu Long is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Digger Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuhiro Ryohida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee comes to the ring accompanied by Carmina Burana. Kazuhiro Ryohida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Digger Mcgee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Ryohida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee has managed to clinch.
Mcgee is struggling to control the position.
Ryohida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mcgee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryohida tries to pull guard but Mcgee won't allow it.
Mcgee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryohida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mcgee smiles and moves away.
Digger Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuhiro Ryohida.
Mcgee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mcgee slips a jab from Ryohida.
Ryohida takes a swing at Mcgee's ribcage but misses.
Mcgee stuns Ryohida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Mcgee.
Ryohida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mcgee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcgee scores with a jab. Ryohida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mcgee scores with a hook to the body. Ryohida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ryohida moves forwards but Mcgee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgee. Ryohida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Digger Mcgee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgee works Ryohida's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mcgee blocks a jab.
Digger Mcgee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryohida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mcgee has managed to clinch.
Mcgee is pushing Ryohida up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mcgee breaks from the clinch.
Mcgee misses the shot to the body.
Ryohida fails to land the takedown.
Mcgee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mcgee punishes Ryohida's body with a nice straight punch.
Mcgee misses with a jab to the body
and Ryohida counters with an outside leg kick.
Mcgee closes the distance and pushes Ryohida back into the ropes.
Mcgee breaks from the clinch.
Mcgee doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryohida circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee lands a right hook to the body.
Mcgee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryohida throws a leg kick
letting Mcgee counter with a right hand.
Ryohida with a poor takedown
and Mcgee counters with a straight right hand.
Ryohida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryohida looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee digs a good hook to Ryohida's body.
Mcgee thuds a left hand into Ryohida's body.
Ryohida moves forwards but Mcgee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mcgee scores with a punch to the head.
Mcgee thuds a left hand into Ryohida's body.
Mcgee cracks a nice hook into Ryohida's ribs.
Mcgee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mcgee digs a good body shot into Ryohida's ribs.
Nice body punch from Mcgee.
Mcgee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mcgee moves into range and clinches up with Ryohida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mcgee.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcgee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgee cracks Ryohida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mcgee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mcgee lands a jab-cross combination.
Mcgee lands the left hand.
Mcgee stuns Ryohida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mcgee scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryohida wants to clinch
and Mcgee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mcgee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mcgee wants to stand but Ryohida is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mcgee won't allow Ryohida to sweep him here.
Mcgee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryohida is keeping the position for now.
Mcgee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgee wants to stand but Ryohida has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digger Mcgee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mcgee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mcgee.
Ryohida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryohida misses with a shot to the body
and Mcgee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryohida thinking.
Ryohida gets a takedown into half guard.
Mcgee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mcgee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ryohida.
Mcgee is looking to control Ryohida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mcgee avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mcgee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ryohida's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ryohida's back!
Even with his hooks in, Mcgee manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Mcgee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryohida can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee is landing with strikes from the back.
Mcgee slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Mcgee trying to control momentarily.
Mcgee is trying to stick to Ryohida's back but Ryohida is turning into Mcgee. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mcgee's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ryohida.
Ryohida with a nice head shot there.
Mcgee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ryohida defends it easily.
Ryohida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcgee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ryohida trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryohida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcgee is keeping the position for now.
Ryohida trying to control but Mcgee is working from the bottom.
Ryohida controlling from the top position.
Ryohida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcgee is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ryohida defends it easily.
Ryohida trying to control but Mcgee is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mcgee lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Ryohida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryohida tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcgee lands with a cross.
Digger Mcgee is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryohida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazuhiro Ryohida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgee scores with a shot to the body.
Ryohida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgee.
Good exchange - Mcgee coming out on top.
Ryohida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Mcgee - just one landing.
Mcgee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcgee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ryohida is breathing heavily.
Ryohida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcgee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mcgee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryohida at a distance.
Mcgee lands a body shot.
Mcgee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryohida.
A shot to de liver by Mcgee. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digger Mcgee dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mcgee rushes Ryohida and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mcgee lands a hook that snaps the head of Ryohida backwards.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcgee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ryohida tries to land a front kick but Mcgee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mcgee lands a nice hook to Ryohida's body. Ryohida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mcgee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryohida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcgee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mcgee punishes Ryohida's body with a nice straight punch.
Mcgee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mcgee lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcgee clinches with his opponent.
Mcgee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryohida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryohida misses with a double jab
and Ryohida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee lands a head shot.
Mcgee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mcgee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mcgee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ryohida in his tracks.
Ryohida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to de liver by Mcgee. Beautiful body shot.
Mcgee is looking to wear down Ryohida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mcgee jabs at Ryohida's body.
Mcgee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgee lands a with a good body shot.
Mcgee lands with a nice body punch.
Mcgee lands a jab.
Mcgee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mcgee scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Mcgee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mcgee lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgee lands with a shot to the body.
Ryohida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mcgee cracks a nice hook into Ryohida's ribs.
Ryohida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mcgee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryohida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mcgee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryohida doesn't seem bothered though.
Mcgee lands a jab.
Ryohida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ryohida there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mcgee scores with a body shot.
Mcgee thuds a left hand into Ryohida's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mcgee.
Ryohida misses with a shot to the body
and Mcgee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mcgee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mcgee stalks Ryohida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ryohida's face. Ryohida staggers backwards, shaken.
Mcgee connects with a jab.
Ryohida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryohida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mcgee.
Ryohida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryohida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcgee rushes Ryohida and presses him up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Mcgee.
Mcgee scores with a shoulder strike.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Mcgee. That snapped Ryohida's head back.
Ryohida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ryohida misses with a leg kick.
Mcgee throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryohida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryohida tries to clinch up but Mcgee circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcgee throws a shot to the body.
Mcgee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryohida shoots and misses
and Mcgee counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcgee lands a right hook to the body.
Mcgee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digger Mcgee clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mcgee stuns Ryohida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mcgee lands a nice hook to Ryohida's body. Ryohida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mcgee scores with the left hand. Ryohida knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcgee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcgee lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryohida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mcgee counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryohida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mcgee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryohida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryohida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mcgee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryohida thinking.
Ryohida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ryohida is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ryohida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee lands a jab to Ryohida's midsection.
Ryohida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Mcgee.
Mcgee scores with a body shot.
Mcgee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryohida.
Mcgee scores with a hook to the body. Ryohida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mcgee punishes Ryohida's body with a nice straight punch.
Mcgee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mcgee lands a body shot.
Mcgee lands a slapping body shot.
Mcgee digs a good hook to Ryohida's body.
Mcgee lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Mcgee finds it's target.
Mcgee lands a with a good body shot.
Mcgee clinches up with Ryohida and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgee cracks Ryohida with an open hand slap.
Mcgee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mcgee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryohida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryohida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mcgee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mcgee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mcgee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryohida doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Mcgee. Beautiful body shot.
Mcgee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mcgee throws a good cross that connects.
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ryohida ducks right into an uppercut from Mcgee.
Ryohida takes one to the side of the head.
Ryohida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryohida has his takedown stuffed
and Mcgee counters with a straight right hand.
Mcgee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryohida doesn't seem bothered though.
Mcgee lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Mcgee.
Mcgee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mcgee lands a jab to Ryohida's midsection.
Mcgee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mcgee throws a good cross that connects.
Mcgee lands a body shot.
Mcgee lands a nice hook to Ryohida's body. Ryohida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mcgee lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee jabs at Ryohida's body.
Mcgee scores with a hook to the body. Ryohida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ryohida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mcgee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryohida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digger Mcgee had his way with Kazuhiro Ryohida in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcgee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcgee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryohida tries to pull guard but Mcgee won't allow it.
Ryohida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcgee looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mcgee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryohida is rocked!
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcgee thuds a left hand into Ryohida's body.
Ryohida misses with a double jab
and Mcgee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryohida throws out a loose jab but Mcgee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryohida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mcgee lands a lovely overhand right.
Ryohida is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcgee finish him?
Ryohida is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ryohida misses the shot to the body.
Ryohida seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcgee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryohida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryohida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mcgee lands with a nice combination. Ryohida backs away looking to recover.
Mcgee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryohida doesn't seem bothered though.
Mcgee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgee scores with a hook to the body. Ryohida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mcgee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mcgee scores with a shot to the body.
Ryohida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcgee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mcgee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mcgee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryohida at a distance.
Ryohida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Digger Mcgee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida walks into a stiff left hand from Mcgee.
Mcgee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryohida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mcgee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mcgee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryohida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mcgee lands with a nice body punch.
Mcgee lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryohida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Mcgee there.
Mcgee lands a jab to Ryohida's midsection.
Jab, jab by Mcgee - just one landing.
Mcgee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kazuhiro Ryohida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Mcgee.
Ryohida tries to clinch
and Mcgee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Mcgee finds it's way through Ryohida's defenses.
Mcgee throws a combination. Ryohida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ryohida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mcgee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcgee is stalling here.
Mcgee taking a breather.
Ryohida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mcgee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcgee.
Ryohida jumps guard but Mcgee stands there with Ryohida around his waist. Ryohida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida wants a takedown but no success here.
Digger Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuhiro Ryohida.
Mcgee prevents Ryohida from breaking the clinch.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcgee's corner calls for a 1-2. Mcgee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Mcgee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ryohida doesn't seem phased though.
Mcgee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryohida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcgee counters with a left to the body.
Mcgee scores with a hook to the body. Ryohida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mcgee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryohida has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mcgee finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryohida's head.
Mcgee connects with a single shot there.
Mcgee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mcgee clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Digger Mcgee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcgee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:41
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:41
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Digger Mcgee!
Digger Mcgee retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odda Nabonaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Retso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Odda Nabonaga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Retso!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nabonaga throws out the jab.
Retso throws a jab when Nabonaga was well out of range.
Retso slips under a jab from Nabonaga.
Retso throws a big shot that misses.
Retso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nabonaga misses with a hook. Retso ducked under it nicely.
Nabonaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Retso on the side of the head.
Nabonaga throws a lazy right hand but Retso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Retso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nabonaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Retso shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Retso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nabonaga keeping moving, preventing Retso from controlling successfully.
Nabonaga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Retso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nabonaga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nabonaga tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retso trying to control the position from guard on top but Nabonaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Retso stops Nabonaga from standing up.
Retso wants to pass the guard but Nabonaga is keeping the position.
Retso trying to control but Nabonaga is working from the bottom.
Nabonaga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nabonaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nabonaga stuffs the takedown attempt from Retso. Retso gets slowly back to his feet.
Retso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Retso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nabonaga pinned against the cage. Nabonaga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Odda Nabonaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Retso.
No joy there for Retso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Retso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Drake Retso has been cut.
Odda Nabonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Retso throws a right hand that Nabonaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Nabonaga also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nabonaga.
Nabonaga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nabonaga misses with an uppercut. Retso saw that one coming.
Retso moves forwards but Nabonaga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Retso swinging wildly here.
Retso misses with a double jab.
Retso throws a series of punches but Nabonaga avoids them all with ease.
Nabonaga scores with a jab. Retso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That has opened up Drake Retso's cut even more.
Nabonaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nabonaga lands a nice hook to Retso's body. Retso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Retso looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Retso checks a leg kick.
Drake Retso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Retso closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nabonaga did well to prevent Retso getting side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Retso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nabonaga's head.
Retso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nabonaga wants to get back to full guard.
Retso looks to land a strike but Nabonaga avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nabonaga controls Retso momentarily but Retso frees himself.
Nabonaga is looking to stand up but Retso isn't so interested in that idea.
Nabonaga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retso wants to control from the top but Nabonaga keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nabonaga takes a swing at Retso's ribcage but misses.
Retso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nabonaga is trying to defend but Retso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Retso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nabonaga wants to improve his position but Retso is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retso throws a strike but Nabonaga avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Retso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nabonaga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odda Nabonaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Retso's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nabonaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Retso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Retso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nabonaga's waist but Nabonaga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Retso off to one side.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nabonaga here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Retso throws a jab but it's blocked by Nabonaga.
A low kick from Retso is predictable there
and Nabonaga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nabonaga misses with a body kick.
Nabonaga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nabonaga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabonaga throws a hook but Retso avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Nabonaga coming out on top.
Nabonaga lands a left and a right that send Retso crashing to the mat, dazed. Nabonaga thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drake Retso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Odda Nabonaga!
Odda Nabonaga retains his heavyweight title!
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