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Rivals LXVIII: Funkyama v Kush PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fortaleza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jermery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Fortaleza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Jermery!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jermery throws a looping overhand right but Fortaleza ducks down to avoid it.
Fortaleza slips a jab and a cross from Jermery.
Fortaleza throws a one two combo.
Nice uppercut there from Jermery.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jermery. Fortaleza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortaleza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jermery throws out the jab.
Jermery doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fortaleza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jermery loads up on a big right hand but Fortaleza slips the punch.
Jermery thuds a left hand into Fortaleza's body.
Jermery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortaleza manages to avoid it.
Jermery misses with a double jab
and Fortaleza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fortaleza lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jermery scores with a nice strike.
Jermery lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jermery moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jermery looks to clinch
and Fortaleza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jermery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jermery cracks a nice hook into Fortaleza's ribs.
Jermery swings widly with a right hand
and Fortaleza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jermery looks to land a right hand but Fortaleza moved out of range.
Jermery lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jermery lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortaleza off the cage and back into range.
Jermery throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Jermery finds it's target.
Jermery throws a lazy right hand but Fortaleza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jermery darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jermery throws an overhand right that lands on Fortaleza's shoulder, as Fortaleza tries to avoid the shot.
Jermery connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fortaleza's hands.
Fortaleza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fortaleza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jermery quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jermery is trying to stand up here but Fortaleza is controlling him well.
Jermery won't allow Fortaleza to pass to mount.
Fortaleza is working hard here to advance position.
Fortaleza works his way into full mount!
Jermery wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fortaleza.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fortaleza wants to finish this one by submission but Jermery is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fortaleza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jermery tries to reverse the position but Fortaleza maintains control.
Jermery tries to hold on but Fortaleza pushes him away.
Jermery is looking to get to half guard.
Jermery wants to hold on but Fortaleza pushes him away.
Jermery keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jermery is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jermery wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fortaleza.
Fortaleza throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fortaleza thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jermery is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jermery is squirming around, avoiding Fortaleza's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza thowing shots but they're missing.
Fortaleza tries to control but Jermery wriggling away.
Jermery really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fortaleza avoids the attempt from Jermery to control.
Jermery is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fortaleza thowing shots but they're missing.
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!
Fortaleza with good strikes from the mount here!
Jermery tries to lock up and control but Fortaleza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fortaleza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortaleza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jermery is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fortaleza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jermery manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fortaleza 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.
Jermery tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ron Jermery will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Fortaleza misses.
Nice defenses there by Fortaleza.
Jermery throws a combination that misses
and Fortaleza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jermery misses with a left hand
and Fortaleza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jermery misses the shot to the body.
Jermery scores with a hook to the body. Fortaleza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fortaleza lands with a nice body punch.
Fortaleza is looking to wear down Jermery with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fortaleza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jermery.
A telegraphed right hand from Jermery misses the target.
Fortaleza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jermery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jermery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jermery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fortaleza keeps working.
Jermery is trying to get an arm triangle but Fortaleza is defending well.
Jermery stands up.
Jermery misses with a left hand
and Fortaleza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jermery lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jermery with a nice cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jermery!
Jermery pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fortaleza back to the cage. Jermery follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jermery tries to bum rush Fortaleza with a series of wild strikes but Fortaleza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jermery throws the left hand but Fortaleza avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jermery lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jermery.
Fortaleza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jermery.
Ron Jermery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Jermery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortaleza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jermery.
Jermery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jermery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jermery misses with an uppercut
and Fortaleza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jermery won't be happy with that.
Jermery is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fortaleza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jermery, who protects the arm well.
Sloppy strikes there by Fortaleza.
Fortaleza postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jermery is looking to regain half guard here but Fortaleza keeps moving and retains side control.
Fortaleza advances to full mount.
Jim Fortaleza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jermery's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Fortaleza trying to control but Jermery is having none of it.
Jermery has given up his back.
Even with his hooks in, Fortaleza manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Jermery controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Fortaleza trying to control momentarily.
Fortaleza working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fortaleza looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jermery breaks Fortaleza's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fortaleza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jermery is desperately trying to improve his position but Fortaleza has a good base and remains in mount.
Jermery blocking the ground and pound.
Fortaleza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jermery manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jermery taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jermery is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jermery has his hands clasped together around Fortaleza's back. He's all about the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jermery wants to control but Fortaleza is keeping busy.
Fortaleza seems to be working for a kimura but Jermery defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Fortaleza will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jermery is looking to clinch but Fortaleza is avoiding it.
Jermery is looking to clinch but Fortaleza is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jermery. Fortaleza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jermery closes the distance and clinches.
Fortaleza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jermery looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortaleza is just out of range.
Jermery rushes Fortaleza and presses him up against the cage.
Jermery is trying to push Fortaleza away but Fortaleza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jermery jumps guard but Fortaleza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jermery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fortaleza looks to score with a jab to the body but Jermery is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jermery moves in looking to clinch but Fortaleza pushes him off.
Jermery bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jermery is looking to clinch.
Fortaleza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jermery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jermery throws a body punch but Fortaleza moves out of range.
Jermery throws a series of punches but Fortaleza moves out of range.
Jermery misses the jab.
Fortaleza throws a good cross that connects.
Fortaleza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fortaleza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jermery misses.
Jermery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortaleza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fortaleza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jermery.
Fortaleza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jermery.
Fortaleza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jermery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fortaleza takes one on the button.
Ron Jermery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jermery throws a shot from downtown. Fortaleza moves away and avoids it.
Fortaleza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fortaleza shoots in and bounces Jermery off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jermery keeping moving, preventing Fortaleza from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jermery keeping full guard, as Fortaleza tries to pass.
Fortaleza throws a big elbow that misses.
Jermery has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fortaleza prevents Jermery from getting back to his feet.
Jermery wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jermery gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jermery tries to break free but Fortaleza pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jermery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jermery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fortaleza shoots in for a double leg but Jermery sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jermery loads up on a big right hand but Fortaleza slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Fortaleza.
Jermery misses with a right hand
and Fortaleza counters with a three punch combo that has Jermery backing up. Jermery nods at Fortaleza to acknowledge the strikes.
Fortaleza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jermery looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortaleza is just out of range.
Jermery wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortaleza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Jermery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jermery has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Jermery!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djamel Hammouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Wojatzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojatzek has chosen Somebody to Love as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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269 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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242 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Djamel Hammouche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Wojatzek!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammouche throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Adam Wojatzek has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammouche.
Hammouche scores with a hook to the body. Wojatzek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammouche scores with a decent looking hook.
Wojatzek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammouche.
Hammouche connects with a right hand. Wojatzek shakes it off.
Wojatzek is rocked!
Hammouche connects with an inside leg kick.
Wojatzek is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammouche finish him?
Wojatzek looks winded!
Hammouche finds Wojatzek's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Wojatzek flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hammouche lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Wojatzek will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djamel Hammouche!
Djamel Hammouche decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piltz comes to the cage accompanied by I'm too Sexy. Rojas has chosen Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas scores with a decent looking hook.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Rojas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Piltz avoids the head kick by Rojas.
A good leg kick by Rojas.
A bone on bone clash there as Piltz blocks the leg kick.
Piltz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas lands a leg kick that knocks Piltz off balance momentarily.
Rojas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Piltz has time to react.
Piltz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rojas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rojas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Piltz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Piltz sprawls well. Piltz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rojas gets slowly back to his feet.
Piltz ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rojas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Piltz is out of range and Rojas settles back down.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rojas swings widly with a right hand
and Piltz counters with a one-two to the body.
Rojas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Piltz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piltz's calf.
Rojas throws a jab when Piltz was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz misses with a few strikes there.
Rojas throws a body punch but Piltz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Piltz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piltz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rojas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Piltz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Piltz.
Arturo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piltz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Piltz avoids the head kick by Rojas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Rojas fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Piltz misses.
Mark Piltz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Piltz does no damage.
Piltz connects with an inside leg kick.
Rojas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rojas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Piltz.
Rojas fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojas misses with a body kick.
Rojas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Piltz.
Rojas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Piltz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piltz. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piltz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rojas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rojas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Piltz backs up against the cage.
A low kick from Rojas is predictable there
and Piltz counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piltz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Rojas tries to score with a low kick but Piltz moves his leg out of the way.
Piltz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rojas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Piltz.
Horrible takedown by Rojas or perhaps it was just good defense by Piltz which made him look bad.
Piltz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piltz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rojas circles away quickly and effectively.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses
and Piltz counters with a three punch combo that has Rojas backing up. Rojas nods at Piltz to acknowledge the strikes.
Rojas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rojas tests Piltz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz wants to clinch.
Rojas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rojas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piltz counters with a one-two to the body.
Rojas misses with a body kick.
Piltz misses the jab.
Piltz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Piltz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rojas.
Rojas throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Piltz misses with a head kick.
Rojas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Piltz moves out of range of the body kick from Rojas.
Rojas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Piltz checks it well.
Rojas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Piltz.
Crunch! Rojas slams his shin into Piltz's torso.
Piltz lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piltz tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rojas thumps Piltz with a low kick.
Piltz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Piltz throws a lazy right hand but Rojas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from Rojas.
Rojas throws a right hand that Piltz ducks under and follows up with a left that Piltz also avoids with ease.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Piltz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rojas throws a wild body kick that Piltz sees coming a mile off.
Rojas throws the kick towards the body but Piltz avoids it.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz moves out of range of the strikes.
Piltz throws a series of punches but Rojas avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Piltz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rojas doesn't seem phased though.
Rojas lands a glancing blow to the side of Piltz's head.
Piltz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rojas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piltz moves out of range of the body kick.
Piltz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses Piltz's front leg but catches the back leg as Piltz tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piltz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Piltz avoids the body shot from Rojas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rojas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rojas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rojas throws an off balance right hand
and Piltz counters by moving into the clinch.
Rojas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rojas blocks an elbow strike.
Rojas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piltz's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Piltz.
Piltz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Piltz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rojas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rojas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick
and Piltz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rojas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Piltz checks it well.
Rojas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rojas throws a right hand that misses
and Piltz counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piltz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Piltz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piltz throws a wild body kick that Rojas sees coming a mile off.
Rojas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rojas.
Rojas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Piltz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rojas can pounce on him.
Rojas throws a low kick but Piltz moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas catches Piltz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rojas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rojas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rojas lands a really nice looking cross but Piltz seems unphased.
Mark Piltz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rojas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Piltz on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piltz moves out of range of the body kick.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Piltz avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Piltz throws a push kick but Rojas slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Piltz misses with a wild combination.
Piltz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rojas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Piltz's knee momentarily.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Piltz moves away and avoids it.
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rojas.
Rojas thuds his right hand into Piltz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rojas throws a front kick aimed at Piltz's knee but Piltz avoids it well.
Rojas is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas throws a solid leg kick but Piltz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rojas.
Mark Piltz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rojas misses the target.
Piltz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Piltz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rojas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Rojas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Piltz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Piltz misses with a leg kick
and Rojas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rojas lands with an uppercut that bounces Piltz off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojas motions for Piltz to come forward. Rojas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piltz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rojas circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Rojas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rojas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Rojas!
After the big win, Arturo Rojas made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Hermanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermanni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hatin on Me-Dizzy Wright. Seyedi has chosen Hypnotize- Biggie smalls as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Seyedi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seyedi scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seyedi. That's going to slow Hermanni down.
Seyedi throws a low kick but Hermanni moves out of range easily.
Hermanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seyedi cracks Hermanni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Seyedi misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Hermanni finds it's target.
Seyedi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hermanni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seyedi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hermanni clobbers Seyedi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Hermanni looks to land a left hand but Seyedi moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Seyedi misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Hermanni.
Hermanni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermanni misses the body punch
and Seyedi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hermanni's knee momentarily.
Seyedi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seyedi is looking to land body kicks.
Hermanni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hermanni clinches with his opponent.
Hermanni scores with a shoulder strike.
Hermanni scores with a knee to the head.
Hermanni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermanni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seyedi blocks it with crossed arms.
Seyedi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermanni is defending well for now.
Seyedi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seyedi as Hermanni tries to tie him up.
Hermanni looking to throw knees to the head but Seyedi is blocking nicely.
Seyedi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hermanni pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hermanni avoids the body shot from Seyedi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi looks to land a left hand but Hermanni moved out of range nicely.
Seyedi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seyedi checks a leg kick.
Hermanni throws a lazy body kick
and Seyedi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hermanni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hermanni throws a hook to the side of Seyedi's head but Seyedi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hermanni.
Seyedi misses with a low kick.
Hermanni looks to land a left hand but Seyedi moved out of range nicely.
Seyedi lands a leg kick that knocks Hermanni off balance momentarily.
Hermanni is breathing heavily.
Hermanni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hermanni clinches.
Hermanni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermanni is pressed up against the cage. Seyedi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hermanni down to the mat. Hermanni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi throws a leg kick but Hermanni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Seyedi tries a low kick but Hermanni avoids it.
Hermanni throws a hook to the side of Seyedi's head but Seyedi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seyedi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hermanni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seyedi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hermanni tries to close the distance and clinch but Seyedi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hermanni tries a low kick but Seyedi avoids it.
Hermanni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seyedi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermanni throws a leg kick which misses Seyedi's front leg but catches the back leg as Seyedi tries to avoid it.
Pelle Hermanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seyedi scores with a head kick. Hermanni tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hermanni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick from Hermanni misses.
Seyedi throws out a leg kick but Hermanni moves out of range and Seyedi only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seyedi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seyedi throws a leg kick that misses.
Hermanni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hermanni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Seyedi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hermanni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seyedi defending well as Hermanni loads up on a big left hand.
Hermanni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermanni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seyedi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hermanni throws a hook to the side of Seyedi's head but Seyedi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seyedi lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hermanni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seyedi can pounce on him.
Seyedi ducks under a wild hook from Hermanni.
Seyedi thumps Hermanni with a low kick.
Hermanni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Seyedi 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.
Seyedi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seyedi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hermanni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hermanni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hermanni moves in looking to clinch but Seyedi pushes him off.
Hermanni misses with a kick to the body
and Seyedi counters with a low kick, right behind Hermanni 's knee.
Seyedi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hermanni rather than just go for the knockout.
Hermanni swings widly with a right hand
letting Seyedi counter with a right hand.
Seyedi lands a right hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Seyedi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seyedi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seyedi throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seyedi misses with a leg kick
and Hermanni counters with a big head kick but Seyedi shrugs it off.
Hermanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seyedi.
Hermanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hermanni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali Seyedi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hermanni checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seyedi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seyedi avoids the head kick by Hermanni.
A bone on bone clash there as Hermanni blocks the leg kick.
Seyedi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hermanni's head.
Hermanni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seyedi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seyedi, right into the meat.
Seyedi throws out a leg kick but Hermanni moves out of range and Seyedi only half commits.
Hermanni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seyedi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hermanni.
Seyedi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hermanni.
Both fighters circling a little - Seyedi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Seyedi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seyedi thumps Hermanni with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seyedi. That's going to slow Hermanni down.
Hermanni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seyedi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hermanni scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Seyedi.
Hermanni is looking to clinch but Seyedi is avoiding it.
Seyedi throws a leg kick which misses Hermanni's front leg but catches the back leg as Hermanni tries to avoid it.
Seyedi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seyedi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hermanni at a distance.
Seyedi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hermanni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seyedi.
Seyedi feints and then cracks Hermanni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hermanni down.
Seyedi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni throws out a loose jab but Seyedi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermanni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hermanni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seyedi thumps Hermanni with a low kick.
Seyedi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hermanni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seyedi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seyedi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seyedi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seyedi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seyedi digs a good hook to Hermanni's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seyedi.
Nice body kick there by Seyedi.
Seyedi keeps Hermanni at a distance using the push kick.
Seyedi throws a leg kick but Hermanni moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi stuns Hermanni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hermanni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seyedi connects with a solid leg kick.
Seyedi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Seyedi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seyedi. That's going to slow Hermanni down.
An inside leg kick lands from Seyedi.
Seyedi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Seyedi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seyedi lands with a hook. Hermanni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seyedi scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seyedi thuds a left hand into Hermanni's body.
Hermanni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seyedi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hermanni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seyedi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermanni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Seyedi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hermanni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seyedi.
Seyedi clobbers Hermanni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seyedi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hermanni lands a really nice looking cross but Seyedi seems unphased.
Hermanni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermanni avoids a kick to the body.
Hermanni wants to clinch up but Seyedi keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seyedi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Seyedi.
Seyedi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermanni. That did some damage!
Seyedi thumps Hermanni with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seyedi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermanni. That did some damage!
Seyedi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hermanni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Seyedi.
Hermanni blocks a head kick by Seyedi.
Seyedi misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Seyedi.
Seyedi tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seyedi.
Seyedi keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Hermanni misses.
Seyedi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seyedi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hermanni tries to clinch but Seyedi moves out of range.
Hermanni throws a head kick but Seyedi moves out of range.
Seyedi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Seyedi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hermanni backs up against the cage.
Pelle Hermanni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermanni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seyedi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermanni.
Seyedi scores with a kick to the body.
Hermanni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seyedi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermanni. That did some damage!
Hermanni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seyedi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seyedi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seyedi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hermanni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Seyedi scores with a punch to the head.
Seyedi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seyedi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hermanni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seyedi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hermanni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hermanni will feel that in the morning.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seyedi. That's going to slow Hermanni down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seyedi. That's going to slow Hermanni down.
Hermanni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seyedi.
Seyedi connects with an inside leg kick.
Seyedi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hermanni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from Seyedi.
Seyedi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seyedi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermanni. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seyedi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Seyedi feints and then cracks Hermanni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hermanni down.
Hermanni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seyedi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seyedi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hermanni's sensitive parts.
Seyedi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seyedi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hermanni.
Seyedi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seyedi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hermanni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Seyedi thuds his shin into the meat of Hermanni's side.
Hermanni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seyedi thuds his shin into the meat of Hermanni's side.
Seyedi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seyedi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seyedi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seyedi scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Seyedi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seyedi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Seyedi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ali Seyedi made sure he mentioned [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Sun Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deftones- Be quiet and drive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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236 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryszard Rynkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Sun Son!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynkowski tries a low kick but Son avoids it.
Rynkowski gets tackled into the cage by Son. Son maintains the clinch.
Son swings wildly with an uppercut but Rynkowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Son can't find room to land a body shot as Rynkowski controls the action.
Son goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Son is looking to control Rynkowski's arms but Rynkowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Son has his back to the cage.
Rynkowski takes a shot to the head.
Rynkowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rynkowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Son taking a breather.
Son trying to control the position but instead, Rynkowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Son into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynkowski prevents a body shot from Son.
Rynkowski tries to break the clinch but Son is controlling the position.
Rynkowski being controlled against the cage.
Son working aggressively here.
Son fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Son wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chang Sun Son.
Rynkowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Son slips a jab and a cross from Rynkowski.
Son is looking to clinch but Rynkowski is avoiding it.
Rynkowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rynkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rynkowski avoids the body shot from Son.
Son fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rynkowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son has managed to clinch.
Son has a couple of punches blocked by Rynkowski.
Rynkowski is trying to break the clinch but Son is controlling him.
Son tries a body shot but Rynkowski blocks it.
Son leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rynkowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Ryszard Rynkowski has been cut.
Son lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Son stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son scores with a nice hook to the head.
Son misses with the head strike.
Son throws a head punch that misses.
Son slowing the pace effectively.
Son is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chang Sun Son.
Son cracks Rynkowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Son finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Son looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chang Sun Son dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Rynkowski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rynkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Son moves in looking to clinch but Rynkowski pushes him off.
Son closes the distance but Rynkowski moves to the side
and Rynkowski counters with a series of strikes. Son will be more careful next time no doubt.
Son moves in looking to clinch but Rynkowski pushes him off.
Rynkowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Son momentarily.
Son lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Son moves out of range as Rynkowski strikes.
Son lands a leg kick that knocks Rynkowski off balance momentarily.
Rynkowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Son tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rynkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chang Sun Son seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Son pushes Rynkowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Son holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Son receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son tries a body shot but Rynkowski blocks it.
Son misses with a punch on the inside.
Son avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chang Sun Son.
Son tries to clinch up.
Rynkowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Son.
Son wants to clinch.
Son will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Son is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rynkowski.
Son wants to clinch
and Rynkowski counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Son has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryszard Rynkowski!
A less than humble Ryszard Rynkowski misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siegfried Freak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freak comes to the cage accompanied by BULLY!!. Rutten has chosen Pride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Siegfried Freak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siegfried Freak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten looks to land a combination but Freak avoids it well.
Rutten cracks Freak with a good jab.
It looks like Siegfried Freak has been cut.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freak misses with the combination.
Freak lands a big head kick that sends Rutten tumbling to the mat! Freak takes a step backwards and waves Rutten back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rutten's hands.
Rutten is rocked!
Freak throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Freak cracks Rutten with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Siegfried Freak!
Post fight, an emotional Siegfried Freak said 'I don't know how you'll feel for OH V FREAK IV. He beat me 3 times , but he as well as the others in the 205lb division haven't been able to stop me. Until that opponent comes, I will keep fighting for the top spot no matter who is in the way! This is for all the fans!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takuma Uchida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uchida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pride. The crowd seem to be enjoying Xinhai's choice of entrance music: Loco. On his way into the cage it seems that Takuma Uchida has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Takuma Uchida seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takuma Uchida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinhai throws a hook to the side of Uchida's head but Uchida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xinhai cracks Uchida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xinhai throws the left hand but Uchida avoids the punch easily.
Xinhai swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xinhai.
Xinhai checks a leg kick nicely.
Xinhai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uchida shoots in for a takedown but Xinhai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Xinhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uchida was well out of range. Poor timing from Xinhai.
Xinhai tries to land a leg kick but Uchida saw it coming and moves away.
Yang Xinhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xinhai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uchida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xinhai circles away quickly and effectively.
A clash of legs there as Xinhai blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai misses with a looping left.
Xinhai tries a head kick but it misses.
Xinhai tries a low kick but Uchida avoids it.
Uchida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Uchida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xinhai.
Uchida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uchida feints and then cracks Xinhai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xinhai down.
Uchida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xinhai. Xinhai obviously looking to wear him down.
Uchida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Xinhai wants to control but Uchida is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida seems to be working for a kimura but Xinhai defends the submission attempt.
Xinhai is trying to control but can't.
Uchida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Xinhai sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uchida is looking to advance position but Xinhai won't allow it.
Uchida content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Uchida missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uchida is looking for a kimura here.
Xinhai is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchida maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Xinhai could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Uchida has cracked it and Xinhai is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Uchida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takuma Uchida!
An out of breath Takuma Uchida thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manlucas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killer Mike - Big Beast (Feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Manlucas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manlucas takes a swing at Egardo's ribcage but misses.
Egardo swings for the body but Manlucas moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egardo. Manlucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manlucas misses with a jab to the body
and Egardo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Egardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manlucas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manlucas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manlucas.
Manlucas defending well as Egardo loads up on a big left hand.
Egardo lands with a good body shot.
Egardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Egardo sizes up Manlucas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egardo. Manlucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manlucas moves away.
Manlucas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manlucas throws a body punch but Egardo moves out of range.
Egardo moves away from the strike by Manlucas.
Manlucas misses with a series of wild punches.
Manlucas defending well as Egardo loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manlucas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Egardo scores with a one two! Manlucas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Egardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Manlucas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Egardo tries to clinch up but Manlucas circles away and keeps his distance.
Manlucas fails to land with a series of punches.
Manlucas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manlucas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manlucas looks to score with a jab to the body but Egardo is just out of range.
Manlucas takes a swing at Egardo's ribcage but misses.
Egardo is looking to wear down Manlucas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Manlucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egardo.
Ramon Manlucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manlucas scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manlucas.
Egardo instigates a clinch.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Manlucas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manlucas takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Egardo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Manlucas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manlucas has control of Egardo's left arm, preventing Egardo from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Manlucas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egardo jabs Manlucas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manlucas misses with a leg kick.
Manlucas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Egardo.
Some wild striking there from Manlucas.
Manlucas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egardo slips a jab from Manlucas.
Egardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manlucas moves away.
Egardo's corner calls for a 1-2. Egardo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Egardo misses with a straight left.
Jab from Manlucas.
Egardo moves away from the strike by Manlucas.
Egardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manlucas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manlucas throws a low kick, looking for Egardo's leg but Egardo calmly moves out of range.
Egardo dodges the punch combination from Manlucas.
Manlucas sizes up Egardo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manlucas to score with a decent uppercut.
Manlucas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manlucas stuns Egardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manlucas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egardo moves away.
Manlucas blocks a jab.
Manlucas throws out a loose jab but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egardo throws a right hand that Manlucas ducks under and follows up with a left that Manlucas also avoids with ease.
Manlucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manlucas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Egardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Egardo misses with a body shot.
Manlucas misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manlucas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Egardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Manlucas circles away.
Manlucas misses with a low kick as Egardo jumps back.
Manlucas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Manlucas dominated that round.
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.
Egardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manlucas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manlucas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manlucas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramon Manlucas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egardo throws a head kick that misses.
Manlucas catches Egardo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manlucas loads up on a big right hand but Egardo slips the punch.
Manlucas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manlucas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manlucas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manlucas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manlucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manlucas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manlucas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloppy strikes from Egardo. Those never looked like landing.
Manlucas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Egardo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Egardo tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manlucas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Egardo has time to react.
Manlucas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manlucas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manlucas with a hook.
Egardo moves into the clinch.
Egardo throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Egardo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manlucas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manlucas.
Egardo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Manlucas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manlucas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Egardo walks into a stiff left hand from Manlucas.
No joy there for Egardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manlucas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manlucas avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manlucas lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egardo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manlucas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egardo moves away.
Egardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manlucas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Egardo.
Egardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egardo takes a swing at Manlucas's ribcage but misses.
Manlucas throws a hook to the side of Egardo's head but Egardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Egardo keeps Manlucas at a distance using the push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manlucas.
Manlucas blocks a jab.
Manlucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egardo manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Egardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manlucas.
Manlucas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Egardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Egardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Manlucas counters with a stiff right hand.
Egardo takes one to the chin there.
Manlucas swings for the body but Egardo moves out of range.
Egardo staying out of range there.
A jab from Manlucas misses.
Manlucas thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Egardo blocks the low kick.
Manlucas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manlucas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Manlucas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manlucas throws a lazy right hand but Egardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manlucas tries to score with a low kick but Egardo moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Egardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Egardo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manlucas's head backwards.
Manlucas throws a series of strikes that have Egardo backpedaling.
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!
Egardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Egardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manlucas.
Egardo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manlucas throws an overhand right that lands on Egardo's shoulder, as Egardo tries to avoid the shot.
Manlucas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manlucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Egardo.
Egardo cracks Manlucas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Egardo has a couple of punches blocked by Manlucas.
Manlucas is trying to break the clinch but Egardo is controlling him.
Egardo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Manlucas 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!
Manlucas misses with a looping right.
Manlucas throws a leg kick
and Egardo counters with a right hand to the body.
Manlucas jabs Egardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manlucas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Egardo.
Manlucas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Egardo pushes Manlucas up against the cage in a clinch.
Egardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Egardo lands a left hand.
Manlucas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Manlucas blocks an elbow strike.
Egardo has Manlucas pressed against the cage, preventing Manlucas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Egardo lands an elbow inside.
Manlucas is rocked!
Egardo misses with some punches.
Manlucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Egardo finish him?
Egardo working aggressively here.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Egardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manlucas seems to have recovered his senses.
Egardo misses with an elbow strike.
Egardo blocks an uppercut.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manlucas blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Manlucas is leaning against Egardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Egardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manlucas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manlucas avoids a wild elbow strike from Egardo.
Egardo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Egardo throws an elbow but misses.
Egardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manlucas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Manlucas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Manlucas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manlucas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manlucas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramon Manlucas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas is trying to hold Egardo in close to prevent damage but Egardo has managed to pass into half guard.
Manlucas trying to control here.
Egardo is keen to just control but Manlucas is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Egardo is working away from the top position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ramon Manlucas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Egardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manlucas throws a series of strikes that have Egardo backpedaling.
Manlucas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Egardo throws a jab when Manlucas was well out of range.
Manlucas throws a lazy right hand but Egardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egardo tries to score with a low kick but Manlucas moves his leg out of the way.
Manlucas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Egardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manlucas moves out of range of the strikes.
Manlucas throws a jab but it's blocked by Egardo.
Egardo misses with a body kick.
Manlucas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo moves forwards but Manlucas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Egardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Manlucas.
Egardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manlucas manages to avoid it.
Egardo misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manlucas, as that shot connected.
Manlucas just misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Egardo throws a body punch but Manlucas moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egardo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manlucas dodges the punch combination from Egardo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manlucas keeps the fight on the outside.
Egardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manlucas.
Fernando Egardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Egardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ramon Manlucas.
I've got Manlucas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Manlucas!
Ramon Manlucas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Speed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brick Tires!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed swings widly with a right hand
and Tires counters with a nice low kick that buckles Speed's knee momentarily.
Tires thows a body shot but no joy.
Tires lands with a good body shot.
Speed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tires wants to clinch up but Speed keeps it at a distance.
Speed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed tries to move into range but Tires moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Speed 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.
Tires wants to clinch up but Speed keeps it at a distance.
Speed misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Speed.
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
Tires staying out of range there.
Speed throws a nice looking combination but Tires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tires throws a lazy head kick
and Speed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Speed lands a jab to the nose.
Tires takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed moves away from the strike by Tires.
A good leg kick by Tires.
Tires lands with a straight right. Speed didn't see that one coming.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Tires is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Speed.
Tires with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tires buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Speed is breathing heavily.
Speed throws a right hand that Tires ducks under and follows up with a left that Tires also avoids with ease.
Tires closes the distance and pushes Speed back into the cage.
Tires manages to break the clinch.
Tires lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tires fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tires misses with a looping left.
Tires bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Speed's head.
Tires turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tires scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tires throws a head kick that misses.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Tires connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tires works Speed's body with a nice hook.
Tires tries to clinch there but Speed circles away.
Tires tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed throws a leg kick but Tires sees it coming and moves out of range.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Tires.
Tires wants to clinch up but Speed keeps it at a distance.
Tires throws a push kick but Speed slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Tires does no damage.
Tires misses with an uppercut.
Tires moves out of range of the body kick.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tires.
Tires tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Speed.
Tires throws a leg kick that is checked
and Speed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tires tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tires fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Speed on the side of the head.
Speed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Speed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tires throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Speed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tires moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tires wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Speed has him pressed against the cage.
Tires misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tires breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Tires is predictable there
enabling Speed to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Tires is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tires on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Speed throws a big shot that misses.
Speed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tires.
Speed misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Tires chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tires avoids the head kick by Speed.
Tires throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tires connects with the punch.
Tires thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tires.
Tires lands a big head kick that sends Speed tumbling to the mat! Tires takes a step backwards and waves Speed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Speed is rocked!
It looks like Nathan Speed has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed wants to land a leg kick but Tires is out of range.
Oh Speed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tires manages to avoid it.
Speed seems to have got his legs back now.
Tires ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tires dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Speed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Speed slips under a jab from Tires.
Tires blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Speed.
Tires throws the left hand but Speed avoids the punch easily.
Tires throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tires momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Tires does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tires looks to clinch
and Speed counters with a good low kick that Tires was not able to check.
Speed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tires can pounce on him.
Tires fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Speed checks it well.
Speed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tires throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tires tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Tires.
Speed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Speed checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Tires's head but Tires sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tires walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Speed misses with an uppercut. Tires saw that one coming.
Speed slips a jab from Tires.
Speed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tires.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tires.
Speed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tires rushes Speed and presses him up against the cage.
Tires lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tires.
Tires misses with the head strike.
Tires breaks the clinch.
Speed takes a swing at Tires's ribcage but misses.
Tires looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed slips a straight right by Tires.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Tires.
Some wild striking there from Tires.
Tires throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Speed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Speed throws a hook but Tires avoids it easily.
Tires misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Tires.
Speed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tires gets a clinch.
Tires breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Speed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tires.
Tires shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Speed takes a swing at Tires's ribcage but misses.
Speed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tires scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tires slips a jab from Speed.
Tires scores with a nice strike.
Speed misses with a looping right.
Tires has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tires throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tires lands a lovely overhand right.
Tires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tires pivots, looking for a leg kick but Speed is out of range and Tires settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Tires.
Tires throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Speed.
Tires looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Speed lands with an uppercut that bounces Tires off the cage and back into range.
Brick Tires seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tires was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Tires displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Tires pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Speed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tires attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Speed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tires.
Tires tries to work over Speed's front leg with a kick but Speed checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Speed.
Speed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tires turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tires. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tires needs to keep his hands up - Speed had a free shot at his head there.
Speed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tires has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tires softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tires showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Speed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Speed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tires throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tires tries to clinch up.
Tires throws a hook but Speed blocks it.
Tires with a jab.
Tires with a nice cross.
Tires pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Speed throws a nice looking combination but Tires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tires.
A big right from Speed misses.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Speed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tires thows a leg kick but Speed checks it
and Speed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tires throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Speed avoids the body shot from Tires.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tires moves away.
Speed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tires throws out the jab.
Tires will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Speed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Speed misses with a double jab.
Tires rushes Speed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tires scores with a nice hook to the head.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tires lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Tires breaks from the clinch.
Tires looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tires.
Tires moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tires will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Speed lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tires has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tires and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tires throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tires connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Speed.
Tires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tires swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Tires has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speed.
Tires pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tires avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tires misses with a looping right.
Speed checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tires throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed connects with a body shot that sends Tires's belly button to the back.
Tires looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Speed checks a leg kick.
Speed tries to score with a low kick but Tires moves his leg out of the way.
Tires throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Speed fails to land with a series of punches.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tires throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tires lands a big head kick that sends Speed tumbling to the mat! Tires takes a step backwards and waves Speed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed works the jab nicely.
Speed scoring well with a low kick there.
Speed misses with an uppercut
and Tires counters with an outside leg kick.
Speed walks into a stiff left hand from Tires.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tires tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speed is able to avoid easily.
Tires throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Speed lands an overhand right.
Tires takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Tires has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tires needs to keep his hands up - Speed had a free shot at his head there.
Tires wants to clinch.
Speed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tires cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tires lands a nice hook to Speed's body. Speed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Speed lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tires has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tires and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tires looks for the body kick but Speed saw that one coming.
Tires misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tires lands a big head kick that sends Speed tumbling to the mat! Tires takes a step backwards and waves Speed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Speed looks to throw the jab but Tires is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tires really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Speed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tires checks the leg kick nicely there.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tires was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
A clash of legs there as Speed blocks the low kick.
Tires takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tires keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speed.
Tires closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Speed lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tires has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tires and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tires lands a big uppercut and Speed crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Speed looks OK. Tires waves Speed back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tires doesn't seem bothered though.
Tires misses with a body kick.
Tires pushes Speed up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Speed moves forwards but Tires connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Speed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Tires blocks a head kick by Speed.
Speed misses with a hook.
A combination from Speed does no damage.
Speed blocks a head kick by Tires.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tires.
Tires dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Speed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tires lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from Tires.
Tires throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tires lands a nice looking body shot.
Tires scores with a leg kick.
Tires drops Speed with a beautiful combination! Speed stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tires is looking for the KO!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Speed misses.
Speed throws a shot from downtown. Tires moves away and avoids it.
Tires throws a leg kick which misses Speed's front leg but catches the back leg as Speed tries to avoid it.
Tires lands a nice hook to Speed's body. Speed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tires jabs Speed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Speed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good work by Tires as he checks the leg kick.
Tires moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tires lands a jab to the nose.
Tires connects with a solid leg kick.
Tires lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speed's sensitive parts.
Tires thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Speed.
Speed connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tires lands a jab to Speed's midsection.
Tires moves out of range as Speed throws a body kick.
A solid body kick from Tires.
Tires tries to clinch there but Speed circles away.
Speed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tires lands a big uppercut and Speed crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Speed looks OK. Tires waves Speed back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Speed misses.
No joy there for Speed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tires throws a front kick aimed at Speed's knee but Speed avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Tires misses the target.
Tires throws a lazy body kick
and Speed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Speed tried to score with a low kick but Tires checks it.
Tires looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Speed checks a low kick from Tires.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Speed misses with a straight left.
Tires takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tires connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Tires misses
and Speed counters with a left to the body.
Tires takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tires misses with a low kick as Speed jumps back.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Speed takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Tires does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tires.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tires dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Speed'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Speed defending well as Tires loads up on a big left hand.
Tires keeps Speed at a distance using the push kick.
Speed fails to land with a series of punches.
Tires chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speed can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Speed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Speed is looking to score with low kicks.
Tires tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speed is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
Tires connects with a leg kick. Speed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Speed slips under a jab.
Tires throws a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Tires throws a leg kick
and Tires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Speed avoids the body shot from Tires.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tires tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Tires.
Speed slips a straight right by Tires.
Tires tries to clinch there but Speed circles away.
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.
Tires is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tires takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tires walks into a straight right hand from Speed.
A jab from Speed misses.
Speed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Speed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tires loads up on a big right hand but Speed slips the punch.
Tires is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Tires throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tires throws a low kick but it's checked well by Speed.
Speed scores with a punch to the head.
Speed will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tires is looking to clinch but Speed is avoiding it.
Tires takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed looks to land a right hand but Tires moved out of range.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick from Tires.
Speed checks a low kick from Tires.
Tires looks for the body kick but Speed saw that one coming.
Tires misses the shot to the body.
Tires throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Tires misses
enabling Speed to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tires connects with a single shot there.
Speed lands a nice hook to Tires's body. Tires takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Speed misses with an uppercut. Tires saw that one coming.
Tires pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a cross.
Speed thuds a left hand into Tires's body.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Speed connects with a right hand. Tires shakes it off.
Tires throws a leg kick but Speed checks it.
Speed throws a shot from downtown. Tires moves away and avoids it.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tires tries to clinch but Speed moves out of range.
Speed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Speed with a nice cross.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed cracks a nice hook into Tires's ribs.
Speed clobbers Tires with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tires moves into range and clinches up with Speed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tires.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tires misses with an elbow over the top.
Tires manages to break the clinch.
Tires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Speed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Speed misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tires. That's going to slow Speed down.
Tires throws a sloppy head kick
and Speed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Speed misses.
Speed moves out of range as Tires throws a body kick.
Speed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed lands a right hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tires.
Speed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tires.
Nathan Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed throws a sloppy head kick
and Tires counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Speed.
Well Tires has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Tires!
Brick Tires is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Brick Tires thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince Funkyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
Funkyama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Funkyama throws a series of punches but Kush moves out of range.
Kush shoots in looking for a takedown. Funkyama tries to sprawl out of it but Kush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Funkyama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kush shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kush wants to clinch.
Hindu Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kush has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Funkyama ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Kush lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkyama. Kush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkyama throws a looping overhand right but Kush ducks down to avoid it.
Funkyama is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Kush is predictable there
and Funkyama counters with a three punch combo that has Kush backing up. Kush nods at Funkyama to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a double jab
and Kush counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush throws a poor cross that misses
and Funkyama counters with a thumping low kick.
Prince Funkyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funkyama lands with a cross.
Kush tries for a takedown but Funkyama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Funkyama lands a jab.
Kush is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Funkyama.
Kush is still on wobbly legs! Can Funkyama finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Kush. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kush seems to have recovered his senses.
Funkyama jabs Kush to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush loads up on a big right hand but Funkyama slips the punch.
Funkyama lands with a shot to the body.
Kush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funkyama throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws a combination that misses
and Funkyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kush is looking to chop away at Funkyama's legs.
Funkyama connects with a body shot.
Funkyama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Funkyama moves into the clinch.
Funkyama pushes off an throws an elbow but Kush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Funkyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kush blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Funkyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funkyama.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funkyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kush is trying to pull guard but Funkyama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Prince Funkyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hindu Kush.
Funkyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kush blocks a body shot from Funkyama.
Kush prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kush tries a body shot but Funkyama blocks it.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funkyama lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands with a short shot to the head.
Kush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Funkyama on the inside.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kush is working for takedown but Funkyama is calmly controlling the position for now.
Funkyama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kush.
Kush trying to land knees to the body.
Kush has Funkyama pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Funkyama manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Funkyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funkyama lands a right hand.
Funkyama lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funkyama digs a right hand underneath Kush's ribcage. Kush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kush looks winded!
Funkyama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Funkyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kush takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Funkyama.
Funkyama tries a body shot but Kush blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Funkyama.
Still in the clinch, Funkyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funkyama pushes Kush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funkyama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama pushes Kush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kush letting Funkyama take a breather here.
Funkyama is leaning against Kush and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Funkyama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Funkyama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Funkyama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Funkyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funkyama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funkyama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Funkyama circles away.
Funkyama tries to bum rush Kush with a series of wild strikes but Kush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Funkyama.
It looks like Hindu Kush has been cut.
Kush shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Funkyama lands a nice looking body shot.
Funkyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
Funkyama is looking to slow Kush down with leg kicks.
Kush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Funkyama thuds a left hand into Kush's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush misses with a hook
and Funkyama counters with a stiff right hand.
Kush tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kush throws a body punch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Kush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kush buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kush tries to clinch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama drops Kush with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kush looks back up at him and smiles so Funkyama waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama slips a jab from Kush.
Kush feints and then cracks Funkyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Funkyama down.
Funkyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.
Kush fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Funkyama avoids it really well and circles away.
Funkyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kush can do to turn this around?
Kush shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Funkyama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kush scores with a nice right hand.
Funkyama closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kush! Funkyama dives in looking to finish! Kush is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Funkyama!
Prince Funkyama retains his bantamweight title!
Prince Funkyama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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