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SPNY 65: Strongham - Rikidozan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Banjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Mctanned (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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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Banjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Mctanned!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banjo rushes Mctanned and presses him up against the cage.
Mctanned pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mctanned is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banjo keeping moving, preventing Mctanned from controlling successfully.
Banjo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Banjo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banjo tries to get out of the position.
Mctanned cracks Banjo with a solid left hand.
Banjo keeping moving, preventing Mctanned from controlling successfully.
Mctanned stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banjo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mctanned is in close to Banjo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mctanned slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mctanned throws a strike aimed at the side of Banjo's head but Banjo avoids it well.
Mctanned has an Americana. Banjo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mctanned is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mctanned hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Paul Mctanned!
After winning the bout, Paul Mctanned 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy McLure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Icarus Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLure comes to the cage accompanied by The Simpsons Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy McLure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Icarus Ritter!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from McLure. No joy for Ritter on that attempt.
McLure moves out of range as Ritter throws a body kick.
Troy McLure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLure tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ritter keeps the fight on the outside.
Ritter misses with a two punch combination.
McLure misses with a straight left.
McLure tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by McLure.
McLure throws out a loose jab but Ritter uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLure throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ritter.
McLure looks to land a combination but Ritter avoids it well.
McLure tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLure lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ritter backs up against the cage.
McLure throws a right and a left that Ritter avoids nicely.
McLure gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLure tries to break free but Ritter pushes him back against the cage.
Ritter tries for a takedown but McLure manages to get underhooks.
Ritter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLure.
McLure tries to circle away but Ritter has him pinned against the cage.
Ritter stalls.
McLure tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLure is trying to push Ritter away but Ritter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McLure tries to circle away but Ritter has him pinned against the cage.
McLure tries to land knees in the clinch but Ritter avoids the damage to the body.
Ritter successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McLure trying to control but Ritter is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McLure defends well.
Ritter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McLure gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McLure knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ritter on the ground.
McLure showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing McLure from controlling successfully.
Ritter working for a triangle but McLure defends it easily.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing McLure from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ritter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McLure's guard.
McLure not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McLure is looking to stand up but Ritter isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McLure controls Ritter momentarily but Ritter frees himself.
Ritter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McLure swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ritter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McLure is trying to control the position but Ritter postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Troy McLure.
McLure misses with a straight right.
McLure swinging wildly here.
McLure tries to clinch but Ritter moves away
and Ritter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLure is refusing to be controlled, as Ritter sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Ritter there.
McLure is defending against the submission attempts here by Ritter.
Ritter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ritter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McLure has managed to free his arm - good work.
McLure works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Icarus Ritter 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.
McLure stalks Ritter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ritter's face. Ritter staggers backwards, shaken.
McLure moves in looking to clinch but Ritter pushes him off.
McLure rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLure thuds his right hand into Ritter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
McLure moves into the clinch.
McLure working hard to break the clinch.
Ritter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ritter throws a punch but it's blocked by McLure.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ritter.
It looks like Troy McLure has been cut.
McLure dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McLure misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Ritter.
McLure breaks the clinch.
McLure tries to bum rush Ritter with a series of wild strikes but Ritter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ritter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLure displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McLure tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ritter counters with a body kick that stops McLure in his tracks momentarily.
McLure wants to clinch up but Ritter keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ritter tries to land knees in the clinch but McLure avoids the damage to the body.
McLure looking to slow down the pace here.
Ritter tries a knee to the head but McLure blocks it.
McLure wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ritter is stalling here.
Ritter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLure wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritter looking to throw knees to the head but McLure is blocking nicely.
Ritter jumps guard but McLure stands there with Ritter around his waist. Ritter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McLure wants to stall.
McLure tries to break free but Ritter pushes him back against the cage.
McLure tries to break free but Ritter pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ritter obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ritter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McLure or not.
McLure misses with a punch to the body.
Ritter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLure has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ritter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ritter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLure has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ritter with a knee to the head.
Ritter has picked McLure up - he's going for a ride! Ritter dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ritter works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter lands with some strikes.
Troy McLure's cut is getting worse.
The referee warns McLure that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Troy McLure's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ritter cracks McLure with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jeez, Troy McLure's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Troy McLure's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Icarus Ritter!
Icarus Ritter decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rent a Wreck. Sawyer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cyrus Sawyer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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148 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot by Clark.
Sawyer is looking to chop away at Clark's legs.
Sawyer tries to clinch up.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sawyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clark throws a right hand that Sawyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Sawyer also avoids with ease.
Clark throws a right hand that Sawyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Sawyer also avoids with ease.
Cyrus Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark scores with a jab. Sawyer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sawyer throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
Sawyer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Sawyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sawyer.
Sawyer takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice shot lands for Sawyer.
Sawyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sawyer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sawyer. Sawyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Sawyer.
Sawyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark walks into a straight right hand from Sawyer.
Sawyer shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice combination there by Sawyer.
Sawyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Sawyer lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark moves out of range of the body kick from Sawyer.
Clark avoids the body shot from Sawyer.
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!
Sawyer cracks Clark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sawyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Sawyer moves away and avoids it.
Sawyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark throws the left hand but Sawyer avoids the punch easily.
Sawyer cracks Clark with a good jab.
Sawyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sawyer lands a nice hook to Clark's body. Clark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sawyer misses with the combination.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sawyer's head backwards.
Clark throws a jab when Sawyer was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Clark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sawyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sawyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sawyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Sawyer as he connects with a hook.
Sawyer throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sawyer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clark.
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sawyer wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jack Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sawyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
A low kick from Sawyer is predictable there
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer misses with a hook.
Sawyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark misses with a double jab.
Sawyer tries to clinch up
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sawyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch lands to the side of Sawyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawyer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sawyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sawyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cyrus Sawyer 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.
Clark throws a jab when Sawyer was well out of range.
A lazy left from Clark finds it's target.
Sawyer thuds a left hand into Clark's body.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Sawyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark lands a two punch combo.
Sawyer cracks Clark with a good jab.
Sawyer scores with a body shot.
Sawyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sawyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sawyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sawyer tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sawyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Sawyer is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clark has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark manages to break the clinch.
Sawyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark gets tackled into the cage by Sawyer. Sawyer maintains the clinch.
Clark prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
Clark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Sawyer.
Sawyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sawyer tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sawyer. Those never looked like landing.
Sawyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sawyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sawyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sawyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sawyer misses with a wild body shot.
Sawyer shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sawyer tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Sawyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Sawyer.
Cyrus Sawyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sawyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jack Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Clark connects with a combination that backs up Sawyer into the cage. Clark lands a flurry of punches that gets past Sawyer's guard. Sawyer is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Clark bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Clark!
Jack Clark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Leloup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagdiyev comes to the cage accompanied by Kazakhstan National Anthem....Sort of !!!!. Leloup has chosen krolithika as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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183 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borat Sagdiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Leloup!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sagdiyev misses with a head kick.
Leloup defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sagdiyev.
Nice takedown defense from Leloup. No joy for Sagdiyev on that attempt.
Sagdiyev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leloup is trying to defend but Sagdiyev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sagdiyev is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Leloup reverses the position - he's now on top in Sagdiyev's guard.
Leloup must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leloup trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leloup stopping the sweep attempt from Sagdiyev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leloup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sagdiyev is keeping the position for now.
Sagdiyev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sagdiyev get's back to his feet.
Sagdiyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sagdiyev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borat Sagdiyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev lands with a kick to the temple. Leloup shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jon Leloup has been cut.
Sagdiyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leloup wants to clinch.
Leloup throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagdiyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leloup throws a jab when Sagdiyev was well out of range.
Leloup connects with a crisp jab.
Sagdiyev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leloup. Leloup obviously looking to wear him down.
Sagdiyev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jon Leloup is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leloup's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sagdiyev under the eye.
Leloup gets in close and tags Sagdiyev with a short punch that almost sends Sagdiyev to the mat! Oh Sagdiyev is in big trouble! He turns his back on Leloup, trying to create some distance but Leloup rushes him, striking wildly and Sagdiyev goes down! The referee tackles Leloup into the cage to end the fight! Leloup is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Leloup!
Jon Leloup took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Shirt 6$ Shorts 8$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Cocainich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cocainich comes to the cage accompanied by Будущее 9эт . Paterson has chosen Guerilla Radio by Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bariga Cocainich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Paterson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paterson throws a leg kick but Cocainich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cocainich dives in and grabs Paterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paterson pushes down on Cocainich's head and hops out.
Paterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cocainich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cocainich throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Paterson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cocainich is in Paterson's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Paterson looking for a guillotine here but Cocainich defends easily.
Paterson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cocainich wants to control from the top but Paterson keeps moving.
Paterson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cocainich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cocainich preventing the sweep.
Paterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cocainich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cocainich advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson is pressing down on Cocainich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Paterson keeping full guard, as Cocainich tries to pass.
Paterson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cocainich is aware though and is defending well.
Paterson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paterson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cocainich defends well.
Cocainich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cocainich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Paterson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cocainich has managed to get both his arms back between Paterson's legs - danger averted.
Cocainich passes into half guard.
Cocainich prevents Paterson from improving his position.
Paterson looking for submissions off his back.
Paterson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cocainich pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cocainich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Paterson is staying active underneath Cocainich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cocainich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paterson is just riding it out for now. Cocainich eventually gives up the hold.
Cocainich is nestled in close to Paterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paterson is looking for a sweep. Cocainich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cocainich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cocainich is keen to just control but Paterson is a slippery customer.
Paterson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cocainich pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocainich is looking to take a break and control but Paterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paterson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paterson moves into full guard.
Cocainich with a nice head shot there.
Cocainich trying to control the position from guard on top but Paterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cocainich defends it easily.
Cocainich trying to control the position from guard on top but Paterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cocainich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cocainich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paterson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cocainich off and has taken his back!
Paterson looking for the choke but no joy.
Cocainich just trying to survive but Paterson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cocainich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cocainich defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Paterson's arms.
Paterson gets his hands free as Cocainich looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Paterson 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.
Paterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cocainich.
Paterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cocainich.
Cocainich walks into a stiff left hand from Paterson.
Cocainich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paterson swivels and escapes.
Cocainich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bariga Cocainich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cocainich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paterson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocainich working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cocainich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cocainich looking to control.
Paterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paterson trying to control but Cocainich is working from the bottom.
Paterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cocainich's head.
Cocainich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cocainich is looking to sweep but instead, Paterson has passed into half guard.
Paterson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cocainich wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocainich moves into full guard.
Paterson is fighting to break Cocainich's control of his arms but Cocainich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Paterson has gone for a leg lock! Cocainich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Paterson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paterson has his foot on Cocainich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cocainich works his way back into a safe position though.
David Paterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cocainich trying to control but Paterson is working from the bottom.
Paterson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cocainich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocainich with a nice head shot there.
Cocainich wants to control from the top but Paterson keeps moving.
Paterson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cocainich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Paterson is tightening it up a little... Cocainich has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cocainich reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cocainich taps out! Nice BJJ there by Paterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). David Paterson!
During a confident post fight interview, David Paterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sadaharu Tanikawa enters the cage!
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280 lbs
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265 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirk throws a head kick that misses.
Tanikawa drives through with a takedown into Kirk's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tanikawa prevents Kirk from getting back to his feet.
Tanikawa throwing strikes from guard but Kirk blocks nicely.
Kirk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tanikawa regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirk won't allow Tanikawa to sweep him here.
Tanikawa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kirk!
Tanikawa working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tanikawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tanikawa raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanikawa landing strikes from the mount.
Kirk taking shots to the head.
Tanikawa lands a big shot there that rocks Kirk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tanikawa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kirk's face.
Kirk takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tanikawa's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sadaharu Tanikawa!
Our winner, Sadaharu Tanikawa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Rockzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockzo has chosen I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Clown -by- Doctor Rockzo as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Rockzo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockzo throws out a loose jab but Gattuso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockzo gets tackled into the cage by Gattuso. Gattuso maintains the clinch.
Gattuso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rockzo or not.
Rockzo misses with an elbow over the top.
Gattuso turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rockzo defending against the ground and pound.
Gattuso tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gattuso working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Rockzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gattuso tries to score with some ground and pound. Rockzo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rockzo struggling a bit here.
Rockzo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockzo wants to improve his position but Gattuso is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gattuso is controlling the pace.
Gattuso tries to pass to full mount but Rockzo defends it.
Still in half guard, Gattuso seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso wants to take a breather but Rockzo is having none of it.
Salvatore Gattuso has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rockzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rockzo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gattuso is looking to control Rockzo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gattuso avoid being mounted?
Rockzo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockzo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rockzo is working away from the top position though.
Rockzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gattuso is trying to maintain the position but Rockzo is very close to passing his half guard.
Gattuso actively working from the bottom here.
Gattuso wants to improve his position but Rockzo is controlling well.
Rockzo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gattuso is just riding it out for now. Rockzo eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rockzo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rockzo moves nicely into side control.
Gattuso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gattuso is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Salvatore Gattuso will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rockzo.
Gattuso clinches with his opponent.
Rockzo takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Doctor Rockzo has been cut.
Rockzo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gattuso.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gattuso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gattuso lands a damaging elbow.
Gattuso is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gattuso.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Gattuso.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rockzo throws an elbow but misses.
Gattuso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gattuso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockzo pushes off an throws an elbow but Gattuso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso lands a knee to the body.
Gattuso is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rockzo's defenses.
Gattuso avoids the elbow strike from Rockzo, against the cage.
Rockzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Gattuso.
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Rockzo.
Gattuso scores with a knee to the head.
Rockzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gattuso connects with a knee to the head.
Gattuso wants to take the fight to the mat but Rockzo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gattuso lands a knee to the head.
Gattuso dodges an elbow strike from Rockzo.
Gattuso is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gattuso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rockzo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rockzo can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rockzo wants to take the fight to the mat but Gattuso manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gattuso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gattuso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rockzo is breathing heavily.
Gattuso turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gattuso manages to end up in side control.
Rockzo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gattuso's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gattuso trying to control from Rockzo's half guard. Rockzo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gattuso advances position into side control!
Gattuso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rockzo keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso lands some shots froms side control.
Rockzo struggling a bit here.
Gattuso misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gattuso wants to control but Rockzo is keeping him busy.
Rockzo can't do much from the bottom here.
Rockzo is trying to get back to half guard.
Gattuso trying to control the position but Rockzo is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gattuso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rockzo is letting Gattuso control him for a moment.
Rockzo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gattuso's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rockzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gattuso in particular looking to stall.
Gattuso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rockzo defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Gattuso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Rockzo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rockzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rockzo misses with a right hand
and Gattuso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvatore Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Rockzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gattuso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gattuso scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rockzo to see if he's OK.
Gattuso taking a break here but Rockzo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rockzo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rockzo.
Gattuso is looking to advance position but Rockzo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockzo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rockzo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gattuso really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rockzo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gattuso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rockzo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gattuso is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gattuso and Rockzo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockzo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Salvatore Gattuso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo working away.
Rockzo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rockzo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gattuso managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rockzo.
Rockzo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gattuso wants to control but Rockzo postures up.
Rockzo wants to control for a moment but Gattuso uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gattuso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doctor Rockzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gattuso is just riding it out for now. Rockzo eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gattuso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gattuso pulls Rockzo in close to prevent any damage.
Rockzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Rockzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gattuso has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Doctor Rockzo!
Post fight, Doctor Rockzo stared into the camera and said 'Ah-ka-ka-ka-yeah! Dr. Rockzo goin' back to the top, I want another title shot. Woooooo now lets go get some cocaine and hookers! Who's coming with me?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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169 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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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
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hansen tries for a takedown but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hansen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hansen.
Hansen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobs.
Hansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
Hansen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jacobs's head backwards.
Hansen throws a combination that misses
and Jacobs counters with a one-two to the body.
Jacobs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jacobs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jacobs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jacobs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is looking to work some ground and pound but Hansen has wrist control.
Jacobs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hansen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansen keeping full guard, as Jacobs tries to pass.
Jacobs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Christian Jacobs hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hansen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised Hansen's leg. Hansen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hansen throws a hook but Jacobs blocks it.
Jacobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hansen.
Jacobs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
Jacobs feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansen is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Jacobs 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.
Jacobs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jacobs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobs dives in and grabs Hansen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hansen pushes down on Jacobs's head and hops out.
Jacobs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jacobs misses with a series of wild punches.
Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Jacobs as Hansen shoots in.
Jacobs thows a body kick. Hansen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jacobs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jacobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jacobs has a takedown stuffed.
Jacobs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansen misses with a combination
and Jacobs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hansen thinking.
A good leg kick by Jacobs.
Jacobs tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacobs to score with a decent uppercut.
Hansen misses with a combination
and Jacobs counters with a good, hard body kick but Hansen shrugs it off.
Hansen fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacobs fails with the takedown
and Hansen counters with a series of strikes. Jacobs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mac Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Jacobs.
Hansen throws a body punch but Jacobs moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobs. Hansen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen scores with a sloppy right hand. Jacobs should have avoided that one.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christian Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobs moves out of range easily.
Jacobs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hansen swivels and escapes.
Hansen misses with a two punch combination.
Jacobs misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hansen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jacobs missing with a left hand there. Hansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hansen misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobs blocks a head kick by Hansen.
A head kick misses from Jacobs.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobs throws a right hand that misses
and Hansen counters with a one-two to the body.
Hansen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hansen scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
Good exchange - Jacobs coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jacobs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jacobs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jacobs.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Jacobs misses.
Hansen lands with a straight right. Jacobs didn't see that one coming.
Hansen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jacobs momentarily.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hansen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hansen tries to avoid it but Jacobs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hansen to the ground. Hansen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Hansen.
Jacobs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hansen avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mac Hansen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hansen tries for a takedown but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacobs fakes the leg kick and cracks Hansen in the body.
Jacobs clinches.
Come on Jacobs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hansen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jacobs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jacobs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is trying to drag Jacobs to the mat but Jacobs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs taking a breather.
Jacobs is working for takedown but Hansen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hansen is pressed up against the cage. Jacobs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hansen down to the mat. Hansen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jacobs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jacobs manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hansen is looking to escape.
Jacobs passes to side control.
Hansen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jacobs presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries to hold on but Jacobs pushes him away.
Jacobs throws some wild stikes that Hansen manages to avoid easily.
Hansen is desperately trying to improve his position but Jacobs has a good base and remains in mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Jacobs there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The referee warns Hansen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Christian Jacobs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jacobs wants to control the pace but Hansen is squirming around nicely.
Jacobs looking to ground and pound but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Jacobs jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hansen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hansen and Jacobs has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansen wants to control but Jacobs postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Jacobs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jacobs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Jacobs!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Christian Jacobs waved his t-shirt featuring [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Le Rone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Le Rone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let The Bodies Hit The Floor - Drowning Pool. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby Le Rone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zachery Rey!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Rey.
Rey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Rone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rey checks a low kick from Le Rone.
Rey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le Rone.
Le Rone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le Rone takes the fight into the clinch.
Rey throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Rone.
Le Rone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rey throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Rone.
Le Rone misses with some punches.
Rey lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Rone backwards.
Le Rone swings wildly with an uppercut but Rey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rey trying to land knees to the body.
Rey scores with a shot to the side of Le Rone's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Rone has a couple of punches blocked by Rey.
Le Rone misses with some punches.
Rey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Le Rone misses with some punches.
Rey blocks an uppercut.
Le Rone dodges an elbow strike from Rey.
Rey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Le Rone blocks an uppercut.
Rey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le Rone is defending well for now.
Le Rone misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Rey.
Le Rone lands with a short shot to the head.
Rey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Rone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Le Rone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rey is trying to stall.
Le Rone misses with a body punch.
A short right from Le Rone.
Rey dodges an elbow strike from Le Rone.
Le Rone gets through Rey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Le Rone blocks the elbow strike.
Rey throws an elbow but it misses.
Le Rone lands an elbow inside.
Rey lands a nice elbow.
Rey swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Rone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le Rone blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le Rone avoids it.
Le Rone missing with knees to the body.
Le Rone lands an elbow that stopped Rey in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Rey.
It looks like Toby Le Rone has been cut.
Rey blocks an uppercut.
Rey stalling in the clinch but Le Rone improves position.
Le Rone takes an elbow to the temple.
Rey lands an uppercut.
Le Rone missing with knees to the body.
Le Rone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le Rone manages to pull guard.
Rey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rey won't allow Le Rone to sweep him here.
Le Rone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rey defends it easily.
Le Rone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Le Rone's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Rone working for a triangle but Rey defends it easily.
Rey trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Rone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Rone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rey controls the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Rone keeping moving, preventing Rey from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zachery Rey.
Rey checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachery Rey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Le Rone's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rey missing with a left hand there. Le Rone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Le Rone does it's job there.
A solid body kick from Le Rone.
Le Rone cracks Rey with an open hand slap.
Rey misses with a wild body shot.
Le Rone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Le Rone ducks right into an uppercut from Rey.
Le Rone is looking to clinch but Rey is avoiding it.
Le Rone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Rey as he checks the leg kick.
Le Rone with a hook.
Rey misses with a body kick.
Le Rone throws a solid leg kick but Rey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Le Rone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Rone is looking to slow Rey down with leg kicks.
Le Rone misses with a low kick as Rey jumps back.
Le Rone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Rey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Rone lands with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Le Rone
and Rey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rey defending well as Le Rone loads up on a big left hand.
Le Rone blocks a jab.
Zachery Rey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Rone has Rey up against the cage in a clinch.
Le Rone tries a body shot but Rey blocks it.
Le Rone digs a right hand underneath Rey's ribcage. Rey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rey connects with a knee to the head.
Le Rone throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rey lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey tries to land a knee to the head but Le Rone blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Rey.
Rey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Le Rone digs a right hand underneath Rey's ribcage. Rey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rey misses with a knee to the head.
Rey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Le Rone misses with a punch on the inside.
Rey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Rone pushes Rey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rey throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Rone.
Le Rone misses with a body punch.
Rey is trying to maintain a safe position but Le Rone gets an underhook and turns Rey into the cage.
Rey effectively controlling the action here.
Rey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone misses with a punch on the inside.
Rey misses with a knee strike.
Le Rone blocks an elbow strike from Rey.
Le Rone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Rone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rey throws an elbow but misses.
Rey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rey tries to stall but Le Rone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Le Rone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rey backwards.
Rey lands an elbow inside that Le Rone shrugs off.
Rey misses with a punch to the body.
Rey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Le Rone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Rone backwards.
Rey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rey looking to throw knees to the head but Le Rone is blocking nicely.
Rey avoids a wild elbow strike from Le Rone.
Stalling in the clinch from Rey.
Le Rone swings wildly with an uppercut but Rey uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Rone trying to land knees to the body.
Rey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le Rone tries a body shot but Rey blocks it.
Rey blocks an uppercut.
Rey misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Rone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Le Rone wants to stall.
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 Toby Le Rone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toby Le Rone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Le Rone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body punch from Rey.
A bone on bone clash there as Rey blocks the leg kick.
Le Rone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Le Rone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Rone has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice uppercut lands for Rey. That snapped Le Rone's head back.
The fighters circling - Le Rone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rey cracks Le Rone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Le Rone misses with a looping left.
Rey throws a hook to the side of Le Rone's head but Le Rone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Rey does no damage.
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!
Rey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Rone takes a swing at Rey's ribcage but misses.
Rey misses with a body kick.
Le Rone misses with an uppercut. Rey saw that one coming.
Rey needs to keep his hands up - Le Rone had a free shot at his head there.
Le Rone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Le Rone tries to keep at a distance but Rey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Le Rone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Le Rone managing to block the knees to the body from Rey.
Rey lands with a right to the head.
Rey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le Rone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey lands a knee to the head.
Le Rone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Le Rone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Rone can't keep his opponent in guard - Rey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Le Rone trying to control here.
Le Rone wants to get back to full guard.
Le Rone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rey pulls his head out easily.
Le Rone trying to control but Rey postures up.
Rey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Le Rone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rey works his way into full mount!
Le Rone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Le Rone gets back to half guard.
Le Rone is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Rone is looking to escape.
Rey is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone trying to control here.
Le Rone looking for submissions off his back.
Le Rone is trying to get back to full guard.
Rey wants to stand up but Le Rone manages to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Rone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rey defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachery Rey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rey 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachery Rey!
Zachery Rey made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuji Rikidozan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strongham comes to the cage accompanied by Creed - My Sacrifice. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuji Rikidozan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rikidozan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Strongham gets a clinch.
Rikidozan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rikidozan throws a head kick but Strongham moves out of range.
That kick from Rikidozan tenderised Strongham's leg. Strongham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Strongham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strongham avoids the head kick by Rikidozan.
Strongham wants to clinch
and Rikidozan counters with a leg kick.
Katsuji Rikidozan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Rikidozan misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rikidozan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rikidozan thows a leg kick but Strongham checks it
and Strongham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rikidozan is trying to break the clinch but Strongham has him pressed against the cage.
Strongham tries to throw a body punch but Rikidozan avoids it by throwing Strongham back against the cage.
Strongham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strongham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikidozan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rikidozan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Strongham misses with an elbow over the top.
Rikidozan tries a body shot but Strongham blocks it.
Rikidozan can't break the clinch.
Strongham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strongham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rikidozan lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Strongham on the inside.
Strongham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rikidozan's efforts to push away.
Rikidozan taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan wants to break free but Strongham has control.
Rikidozan stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Strongham.
Rikidozan breaks from the clinch.
Rikidozan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tedd Strongham has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rikidozan keeps the fight on the outside.
Rikidozan throws a lazy head kick
and Strongham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rikidozan misses with a right hand
and Strongham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strongham.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rikidozan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rikidozan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rikidozan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rikidozan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strongham doesn't seem phased though.
Strongham moves in looking to clinch but Rikidozan pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Strongham.
Rikidozan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strongham.
Strongham wants to clinch up but Rikidozan keeps it at a distance.
Strongham moves to clinch but Rikidozan breaks away
and Rikidozan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Strongham moves into range and clinches up with Rikidozan.
Rikidozan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strongham moves in looking to clinch but Rikidozan pushes him off.
Rikidozan swats away the attempt to clinch by Strongham.
Strongham wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rikidozan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strongham, pushing him back against the cage.
Rikidozan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rikidozan throws a hook but Strongham blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strongham keeps the fight on the outside.
Rikidozan throws a body punch but Strongham moves out of range.
Strongham defending well as Rikidozan loads up on a big left hand.
Rikidozan works the jab nicely.
Strongham is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strongham wants to clinch
enabling Rikidozan to counter with a crisp jab.
Strongham tries to clinch but Rikidozan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuji Rikidozan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tedd Strongham's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rikidozan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rikidozan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strongham tries to clinch there but Rikidozan circles away.
Rikidozan moves in looking to clinch but Strongham pushes him off.
Rikidozan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katsuji Rikidozan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rikidozan tries a head kick but it misses.
Strongham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rikidozan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rikidozan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rikidozan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strongham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rikidozan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rikidozan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rikidozan looks to land a left hand but Strongham moved out of range nicely.
Rikidozan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Strongham on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikidozan throws a sloppy head kick and Strongham moves out of range easily.
Strongham slips under a jab.
Rikidozan misses with a body shot.
Strongham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rikidozan missing with a left hand there. Strongham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strongham tries to clinch but Rikidozan moves out of range.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch but Rikidozan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rikidozan misses with an uppercut.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rikidozan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strongham tries to clinch up but Rikidozan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Strongham.
Rikidozan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strongham slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rikidozan misses with a straight left.
That kick from Rikidozan tenderised Strongham's leg. Strongham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rikidozan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strongham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strongham.
Strongham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Rikidozan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rikidozan slows down the pace here.
Strongham tries a body shot but Rikidozan blocks it.
Strongham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strongham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rikidozan's efforts to push away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rikidozan lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rikidozan throws out a leg kick but Strongham moves out of range and Rikidozan only half commits.
Rikidozan throws a lazy uppercut
and Strongham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rikidozan throws a sloppy head kick
and Strongham counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rikidozan is trying to break free.
Rikidozan breaks the clinch.
Strongham moves out of range as Rikidozan strikes.
A leg kick checked by Strongham.
Strongham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rikidozan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rikidozan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rikidozan scores with a jab to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rikidozan misses the jab.
Rikidozan tries to keep at a distance but Strongham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rikidozan tries to break the clinch but Strongham is controlling the position.
Rikidozan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strongham has him pressed against the cage.
Strongham tries a body shot but Rikidozan blocks it.
Strongham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Katsuji Rikidozan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rikidozan breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strongham moves out of range of the leg kick from Rikidozan.
Strongham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rikidozan 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.
Katsuji Rikidozan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tedd Strongham's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan throws a head kick but Strongham moves out of range.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rikidozan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strongham defending well as Rikidozan loads up on a big left hand.
Rikidozan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strongham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch but Rikidozan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rikidozan lands a head shot.
Strongham tries to clinch there but Rikidozan circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rikidozan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rikidozan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses
and Strongham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strongham.
Rikidozan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strongham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rikidozan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikidozan tries to clinch there but Strongham circles away.
Rikidozan keeps the fight on the outside.
Strongham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rikidozan tries to clinch but Strongham moves out of range.
Rikidozan moves into the clinch.
Rikidozan is trying to force a seperation but Strongham has the dominant position.
Rikidozan has had enough of the clinch but Strongham keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strongham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Strongham breaks from the clinch.
Strongham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strongham wants to clinch up but Rikidozan keeps it at a distance.
Rikidozan tries to clinch there but Strongham circles away.
Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rikidozan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rikidozan throws a hook but Strongham avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Rikidozan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rikidozan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rikidozan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rikidozan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strongham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strongham tries to clinch up but Rikidozan circles away and keeps his distance.
Strongham doesn't manage to clinch there - Rikidozan circles away.
Strongham swats away the attempt to clinch by Rikidozan.
Rikidozan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham tries to keep at a distance but Rikidozan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rikidozan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rikidozan has had enough of the clinch but Strongham keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strongham throws an elbow but misses.
Rikidozan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strongham misses with the head strike.
Strongham swings wildly with an uppercut but Rikidozan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rikidozan leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strongham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rikidozan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rikidozan breaks the clinch.
Rikidozan throws a big shot that misses.
Strongham slips a straight right by Rikidozan.
A left lands for Rikidozan.
Strongham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rikidozan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tedd Strongham's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rikidozan moves in looking to clinch but Strongham pushes him off.
Strongham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strongham throws a head punch that misses.
Strongham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rikidozan's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Rikidozan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rikidozan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rikidozan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuji Rikidozan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tedd Strongham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch but Rikidozan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rikidozan looks to land a combination. Strongham sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rikidozan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rikidozan throws a lazy right hand but Strongham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rikidozan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strongham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strongham avoids the head kick by Rikidozan.
Good exchange - Rikidozan coming out on top.
Strongham tries to clinch but Rikidozan moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan throws a leg kick which misses Strongham's front leg but catches the back leg as Strongham tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rikidozan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Strongham tries to clinch up.
Strongham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rikidozan to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikidozan tries to score with a low kick but Strongham moves his leg out of the way.
Strongham tries to clinch but Rikidozan moves out of range.
Strongham moves out of range as Rikidozan strikes.
Rikidozan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strongham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strongham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Strongham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rikidozan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strongham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rikidozan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strongham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rikidozan.
Strongham doesn't manage to clinch there - Rikidozan circles away.
Rikidozan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan throws a lazy uppercut
and Strongham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strongham.
Rikidozan is trying to force a seperation but Strongham has the dominant position.
Rikidozan is trying to push Strongham away but Strongham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strongham throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Strongham on the inside.
Rikidozan manages to break the clinch.
Rikidozan misses with a looping right.
Strongham checks the leg kick.
Rikidozan swats away the attempt to clinch by Strongham.
The fighters circling - Rikidozan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rikidozan misses with an uppercut.
Strongham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham darts in trying to clinch
and Rikidozan counters with a stiff right hand.
Strongham moves out of range of the strikes.
Strongham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rikidozan misses with a few strikes there.
Strongham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rikidozan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rikidozan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strongham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rikidozan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tedd Strongham's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rikidozan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strongham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strongham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rikidozan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rikidozan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Rikidozan.
Rikidozan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strongham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strongham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strongham is looking to clinch.
A jab from Rikidozan does it's job there.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch but Rikidozan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rikidozan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strongham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rikidozan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rikidozan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuji Rikidozan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tedd Strongham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Strongham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rikidozan throws a lazy uppercut
and Strongham counters by clinching up.
Rikidozan has had enough of the clinch but Strongham keeps him there for the moment.
Strongham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strongham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strongham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strongham slips under a jab from Rikidozan.
Strongham slips under a jab from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan misses with a straight left.
Strongham tries to clinch but Rikidozan moves away
and Rikidozan counters with an outside leg kick.
Rikidozan dips to his left and cracks Strongham with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Strongham keeps control of Rikidozan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strongham throws a head punch that misses.
Rikidozan is trying to push Strongham away but Strongham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rikidozan wants to break free but Strongham has control.
Rikidozan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rikidozan throws a front kick aimed at Strongham's knee but Strongham avoids it well.
Strongham moves to clinch but Rikidozan breaks away
and Rikidozan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Strongham closes the distance but Rikidozan moves to the side
and Strongham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rikidozan gets tackled into the cage by Strongham. Strongham maintains the clinch.
Tedd Strongham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strongham landing knees to the head.
Rikidozan breaks from the clinch.
Rikidozan stuns Strongham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rikidozan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strongham, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rikidozan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rikidozan misses with a hook. Strongham ducked under it nicely.
Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strongham tries to close the distance and clinch but Rikidozan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rikidozan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rikidozan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Strongham to counter with a crisp jab.
Strongham is looking to clinch but Rikidozan is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Rikidozan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham clinches up against the cage.
Strongham tries a body shot but Rikidozan blocks it.
Rikidozan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strongham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rikidozan is trying to break free.
Strongham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rikidozan misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rikidozan throws out a loose jab but Strongham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strongham tries to clinch up.
Rikidozan throws a sloppy head kick and Strongham moves out of range easily.
Rikidozan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Strongham staying out of range there.
Rikidozan looks to throw the jab but Strongham is out of range.
Katsuji Rikidozan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Strongham misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham wants to clinch up but Rikidozan keeps it at a distance.
Strongham misses with a low kick.
Rikidozan takes a swing at Strongham's ribcage but misses.
Strongham closes the distance and clinches.
Rikidozan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strongham missing with knees to the body.
Rikidozan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strongham cracks Rikidozan with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rikidozan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strongham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rikidozan's knee momentarily.
Strongham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rikidozan avoids the body shot from Strongham.
Strongham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rikidozan rushes Strongham and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Katsuji Rikidozan.
I've got Rikidozan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuji Rikidozan!
Katsuji Rikidozan is the new light heavyweight champion!
Katsuji Rikidozan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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