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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Mayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Mayers!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker throws a series of strikes that have Mayers backpedaling.
Mayers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mayers 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.
Breaker tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayers is retaining full guard.
Mayers keeping moving, preventing Breaker from controlling successfully.
Mayers is looking for a triangle but Breaker pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Breaker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Breaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayers on the ground.
Mayers pulls Breaker in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker trying to control but Mayers is working from the bottom.
Breaker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mayers manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mayers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayers pushing down on Breaker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mayers slows the pace down in half guard.
Breaker tries to roll over but Mayers keeps him under control.
Mayers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mayers in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Breaker tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mayers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Mayers!
Our winner, Jonathan Mayers, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Andres Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Superman. Mauro Andres Marques has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mauro Andres Marques!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard drives through with a takedown into Andres Marques's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Howard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andres Marques is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andres Marques is wriggling around but Howard manages to pass to half guard.
Andres Marques looks winded!
Howard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Howard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Howard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Howard seems content to control.
Howard trying to pass the guard but Andres Marques defending well.
Andres Marques is in trouble now - Howard has advanced to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andres Marques in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Andres Marques really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Howard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Howard avoids the attempt from Andres Marques to control.
Howard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Howard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andres Marques is looking to escape.
Howard stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Howard instigates a clinch.
Howard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andres Marques is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andres Marques managing to block the knees to the body from Howard.
Andres Marques has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Howard prevents Andres Marques from breaking the clinch.
Howard looking for a takedown.
A short left from Howard.
Andres Marques is trying to pull guard but Howard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Howard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Andres Marques avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andres Marques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andres Marques throws a leg kick
and Howard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andres Marques's knee momentarily.
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!
Andres Marques takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Howard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andres Marques looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Howard moves into the clinch.
Andres Marques is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to drag Andres Marques to the mat but Andres Marques just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Howard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Howard has Andres Marques pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Howard pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Andres Marques tumbling to the mat - Howard dives into Andres Marques's guard.
Howard slips nicely into half guard.
Howard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Howard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Andres Marques for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andres Marques wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Howard connects with a nice short shot to Andres Marques's temple.
Andres Marques won't allow Howard to pass to mount.
Howard winds up and cracks Andres Marques with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Andres Marques tries to get to full guard but Howard has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard slips a nice elbow through Andres Marques's hands, connecting with Andres Marques's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Howard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Howard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andres Marques is fending him off so far but Howard persists. Nope, Andres Marques circles away and we're back to standing.
Andres Marques looks to land a left hand but Howard moved out of range nicely.
Howard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howard trying to control but Andres Marques is working from the bottom.
Howard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Howard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Andres Marques gets caught flat footed, as Howard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Howard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andres Marques is trying to maintain the position but Howard is very close to passing his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Howard in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andres Marques is trying to stand back up but Howard is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard wants to work for an arm triangle but Andres Marques is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Howard seems to be looking for submissions.
Howard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Andres Marques is not content to let Howard control the position.
Howard not doing much here.
Dwight Howard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andres Marques is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howard wants to control but Andres Marques is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dwight Howard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Howard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Howard working the ground and pound.
Howard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andres Marques keeps working.
Howard is trying to get an arm triangle but Andres Marques is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andres Marques is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Howard is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Howard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Howard looking to finish Andres Marques with some ground and pound. This is bad for Andres Marques!
Howard trying to control but Andres Marques is having none of it.
Howard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Howard avoids the attempt from Andres Marques to control.
Andres Marques has given up his back here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to get the hooks in deep but Andres Marques pushed the leg off.
Andres Marques is taking damage to the body and head.
Howard has good solid back control here.
Andres Marques wants to get back to his feet.
Howard looking for the choke but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andres Marques looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Howard dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Andres Marques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard rushes Andres Marques and presses him up against the cage.
Howard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Howard gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Andres Marques regains guard.
Andres Marques is working an open guard so Howard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Andres Marques lands with a right hand.
Dwight Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Howard is controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard is keen to just control but Andres Marques is a slippery customer.
Howard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andres Marques can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard winds up and cracks Andres Marques with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Howard prevents Andres Marques from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andres Marques trying to control here.
Howard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Andres Marques pushes Howard off and gets back to his feet.
Andres Marques gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Howard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mauro Andres Marques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andres Marques can't keep his opponent in guard - Howard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Howard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Andres Marques kicks Howard off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andres Marques is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Howard shoots in for a takedown but Andres Marques shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andres Marques tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Howard is defended easily by Andres Marques.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andres Marques looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Howard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Andres Marques is pushing Howard's head away, looking to escape. Howard manages to hold on to the position though.
Andres Marques is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Andres Marques throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andres Marques trying to control but Howard flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Howard scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Howard keeps control of the position easily here as Andres Marques tries to buck him off.
Howard is persistently looking for the submission but Andres Marques is defending it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andres Marques staying busy and making it hard for Howard to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andres Marques is in bad spot here.
Howard scores with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Dwight Howard!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Dwight Howard!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Dwight Howard!
Dwight Howard wins by unanimous decision!
Dwight Howard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucho Luvichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Zhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucho Luvichev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang fails with the takedown
and Luvichev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zhang is controlling Luvichev's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Zhang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luvichev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luvichev controlling the action here.
Luvichev passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zhang!
Luvichev with the ground and pound from mount.
Luvichev wants to control the pace but Zhang is squirming around nicely.
Luvichev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luvichev looking to control but Zhang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang prevents Luvichev from taking his back.
Luvichev dominating with strikes here.
Luvichev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Luvichev avoids the attempt from Zhang to control.
Luvichev controlling the pace for now.
Zhang can't escape the position.
Zhang is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luvichev landing strikes from the mount and Zhang is in trouble!
Luvichev tries to control but Zhang wriggling away.
Zhang looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luvichev not allowing Zhang to control his hands.
Luvichev tries to keep control of the position but Zhang is staying busy.
Luvichev is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Luvichev gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Luvichev gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Luvichev apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Zhang as Luvichev shoots in.
Zhang fails with a takedown attempt.
Zhang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Luvichev gets back to full guard.
Luvichev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zhang's guard.
Luvichev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zhang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Luvichev advances to half guard.
Luvichev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvichev prevents Zhang from improving his position.
Zhang actively working from the bottom here.
Zhang looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhang tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Luvichev has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Zhang wants to control but Luvichev is having none of it.
Luvichev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zhang is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luvichev with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucho Luvichev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luvichev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luvichev shoots in for a takedown but Zhang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zhang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luvichev's waist but Luvichev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zhang off to one side.
Zhang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zhang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Luvichev!
Luvichev is trying to control Zhang's posture but Zhang avoids it.
Luvichev regains half guard.
Luvichev wants to control but Zhang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Luvichev wants to improve his position but Zhang is controlling well.
Luvichev gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Luvichev has control of Zhang's left arm, preventing Zhang from doing any damage.
Zhang is in close to Luvichev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zhang tries to free his leg and advance position but Luvichev is retaining full guard.
Luvichev is trying to keep Zhang in close.
Luvichev throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Luvichev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zhang!
Luvichev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang wants to control but Luvichev is having none of it.
Luvichev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zhang can't escape the position.
Zhang tries to improve his position but Luvichev has taken his back! Luvichev has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Zhang tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Luvichev pushes Zhang away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucho Luvichev!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Balestra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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135 lbs
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143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Balestra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Roberts does no damage.
Roberts lands a slapping body shot.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Balestra moves out of range.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Balestra avoids them all with ease.
Balestra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roberts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Balestra eats them both and turns towards Roberts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roberts. Balestra shrugs it off though.
Balestra is breathing heavily.
Balestra has a takedown stuffed.
Roberts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balestra is rocked!
Roberts connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Balestra! He's out on his feet! Roberts rushes in and drops Balestra with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Roberts!
Jake Roberts was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Yamasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Babcock has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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22
213 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamasaki is looking to clinch but Babcock is avoiding it.
Yamasaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Babcock shoots for a takedown but Yamasaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yamasaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamasaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Babcock walks away with a smile on his face. Yamasaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamasaki misses with a right hand
and Yamasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamasaki misses with a body kick.
Yamasaki moves away from the strike by Babcock.
Hiroyuki Yamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babcock fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamasaki lands a nice shot that snaps Babcock's head back.
Babcock looks to land a right hand but Yamasaki moved out of range.
Babcock drives through and clinches with Yamasaki against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yamasaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yamasaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Babcock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yamasaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Babcock wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamasaki throwing strikes from guard but Babcock blocks nicely.
Yamasaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Babcock controls Yamasaki momentarily but Yamasaki frees himself.
Babcock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamasaki is one step ahead there.
Babcock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamasaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamasaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yamasaki wants to stand but Babcock is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yamasaki is fighting to break Babcock's control of his arms but Babcock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamasaki preventing the sweep.
Yamasaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yamasaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki wants to stand but Babcock is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yamasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Babcock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Babcock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babcock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamasaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamasaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Babcock has his foot on Yamasaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yamasaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Yamasaki preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki throwing strikes from guard but Babcock blocks nicely.
Babcock has his foot on Yamasaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yamasaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Yamasaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamasaki defends well.
Yamasaki stands up and waves to Babcock to follow him.
Yamasaki throws a right hand that Babcock ducks under and follows up with a left that Babcock also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kyle Babcock has been cut.
Babcock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Babcock drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Babcock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Babcock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamasaki is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Yamasaki scores with a four punch combination!
Yamasaki gets a clinch.
Babcock has had enough of the clinch but Yamasaki keeps him there for the moment.
Yamasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Babcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamasaki slips a jab from Babcock.
Yamasaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamasaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamasaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babcock.
Yamasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Babcock circles away.
Babcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Babcock.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamasaki misses the target.
Babcock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Yamasaki.
No luck for Babcock with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock dodges the punch combination from Yamasaki.
The fighters circling - Yamasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Babcock.
Yamasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Babcock walks into a jab.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Yamasaki misses with a looping right.
Nice sprawl there from Yamasaki as Babcock shoots in.
Babcock moves into the clinch successfully.
Babcock is pushing Yamasaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yamasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Babcock controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamasaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamasaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Babcock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Babcock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamasaki trying to control from the bottom.
Babcock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Babcock is trying to work for a kimura but Yamasaki is defending well.
Babcock seems to be working for a kimura but Yamasaki defends the submission attempt.
Yamasaki is trying to escape back to his feet but Babcock uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Yamasaki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Babcock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamasaki keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamasaki is being controlled here.
Babcock working the ground and pound.
Babcock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kyle Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamasaki is looking to regain half guard here but Babcock keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Babcock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yamasaki is trying to buck Babcock off.
Babcock trying to control the position but Yamasaki is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Kyle Babcock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Babcock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Yamasaki throws a series of strikes that have Babcock backpedaling.
Babcock misses with a few strikes there.
Yamasaki takes one to the chin there.
Yamasaki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Babcock controlling from the top position.
Babcock works over Yamasaki with some ground and pound from guard.
Babcock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Babcock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Babcock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yamasaki has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Babcock is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yamasaki.
Yamasaki throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Yamasaki wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Babcock seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Yamasaki is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Kyle Babcock!
Kyle Babcock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santiago Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Motherfucker. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Santiago Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Francisco.
Francisco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Francisco swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez gets a double leg takedown into Francisco's guard.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francisco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez stands and throws Francisco's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gomez advances to full mount.
Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Francisco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gomez wants to control but Francisco is keeping him busy.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Francisco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Francisco trying to control from the bottom.
Francisco tries to get to full guard but Gomez has control of the leg.
Gomez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Francisco is holding on to half guard well.
Francisco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Francisco is refusing to be controlled, as Gomez sits in half guard.
Gomez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gomez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Francisco is just riding it out for now. Gomez eventually gives up the hold.
Francisco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Francisco still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Francisco has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gomez tries to improve position but can't.
Francisco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gomez is looking to regain half guard here but Francisco keeps moving and retains side control.
Gomez taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez sneaks back into half guard.
Gomez wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez has hold of Francisco's hands but Francisco slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Francisco 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.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez is pressing down on Francisco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francisco drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gomez dives on top into guard.
Gomez postures up.
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 Franco Gomez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Francisco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Francisco as Gomez shoots in.
Gomez fails to land the takedown.
Gomez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Francisco is fending him off so far but Gomez persists. Nope, Francisco circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomez gets caught flat footed, as Francisco shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Francisco wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Francisco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Francisco is fighting to break Gomez's control of his arms but Gomez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Francisco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco prevents Gomez from getting back to his feet.
Francisco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Francisco advances position into side control!
Ricardo Santiago Francisco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Francisco is putting a hurting on Gomez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gomez wants to control but Francisco postures up.
Gomez tries to buck Francisco off but Francisco is having none of it.
Francisco working the head and body with strikes.
Gomez gets back to half guard.
Gomez wants to improve his position but Francisco is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez gets full guard.
Francisco postures up.
Francisco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomez, not yet.
Francisco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
Francisco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gomez's head.
Francisco landing some decent shots from guard.
Francisco distracts Gomez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Francisco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gomez's head.
Francisco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Francisco works over Gomez with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez keeping full guard, as Francisco tries to pass.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Francisco drops back looking for a leg! Gomez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gomez manages to kick Francisco off! Francisco jumps back into Gomez's guard.
Gomez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Francisco!
Gomez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Francisco is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gomez works his way to his opponent's back.
Francisco is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gomez working for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Santiago Francisco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Francisco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Francisco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Francisco swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Francisco.
Gomez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gomez lands in his opponent's guard.
Gomez working some strikes from top position.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Francisco tries to roll over but Gomez keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Francisco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomez.
Gomez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Francisco is just riding it out for now. Gomez eventually gives up the hold.
Francisco is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Francisco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gomez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Francisco is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gomez is stalling here. Francisco is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gomez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Francisco has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gomez is looking to regain half guard here but Francisco keeps moving and retains side control.
Francisco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gomez tries to improve position but can't.
Francisco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gomez has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gomez struggling a bit here.
Francisco grinds an elbow into Gomez's temple.
Francisco has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gomez is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Francisco yanks on the arm and Gomez is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Francisco.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Santiago Francisco!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Dela Cruz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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21
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Dela Cruz shoots in.
Dela Cruz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva pushes Dela Cruz off looking to stand but Dela Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
Silva trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dela Cruz in particular looking to stall.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dela Cruz manages to mount him!
Dela Cruz with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dela Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dela Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dela Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Silva! Dela Cruz sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Silva and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mauricio Dela Cruz!
An out of breath Mauricio Dela Cruz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keita Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kula is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bullet - Bite the Bullet. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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32
144 lbs
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133 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keita Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kalle Kula!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kula looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aoki is fending him off so far but Kula persists. Nope, Aoki circles away and we're back to standing.
Kula tries to keep at a distance but Aoki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kula tightens his grip and picks Aoki up, before dumping him to the ground. Aoki manages to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kula prevents Aoki from getting back to his feet.
Kula postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aoki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kula, into his guard.
Aoki won't allow Kula to sweep him here.
Kula keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Kula isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aoki stacks Kula on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aoki!
Aoki wants to stand but Kula is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to get an arm triangle but Kula is defending well.
Aoki tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Aoki trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Aoki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kula sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kula is looking to improve his position.
Aoki trying to control the pace.
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura but Kula is defending well.
Aoki prevents Kula from improving his position.
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.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Kula is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kula is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aoki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aoki's back!
Kula has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Aoki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Aoki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kula goes for an armbar but Aoki turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Aoki.
Aoki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kula throws his legs up looking for a submission but Aoki uses it to pass to side control.
Kula is looking to reverse the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki wants to stand but Kula is controlling his arm.
Kula tries to buck Aoki off but Aoki is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kula gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Aoki is pressing down on Kula's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kula is holding on for now.
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 Keita Aoki 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.
Aoki darts in and clinches Kula up against the cage.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Kula.
Aoki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aoki gets underhooks to prevent Kula's takedown attempt.
Kula changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aoki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Aoki gets a clinch.
Kula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aoki missing with knees to the body.
Kula goes for a takedown attempt but Aoki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Keita Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kula.
Aoki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kula.
Aoki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kula's half guard.
Aoki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to stand but Kula has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Aoki is keen to just control but Kula is a slippery customer.
Kula wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Kula is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kula looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki 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.
Kula tries to get to full guard but Aoki has control of the leg.
Kula keeps trying to improve his position.
Aoki seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kula tries to reverse the position but Aoki maintains control.
Keita Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aoki is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Aoki seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kula is holding on tight.
Aoki tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Kula is trying to escape the mount.
Aoki looking to secure an arm triangle but Kula defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kula is squirming around, avoiding Aoki's attempts to control the action.
Kula bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kula is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aoki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aoki has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki wants to stand but Kula has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keita Aoki dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kula shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aoki as he avoids it easily.
Keita Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kula shoots for a takedown but Aoki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aoki gets a clinch.
Kula has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aoki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Keita Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kula.
Aoki missing with knees to the body.
Aoki misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Aoki.
Aoki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kula tries to score a body lock takedown but Aoki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aoki misses with a body punch.
Aoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki pushes Kula back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aoki presses Kula against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aoki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aoki moves into range and clinches up with Kula.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
Aoki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aoki connects with a knee to the head.
Aoki trying to stall but Kula improves his position.
Aoki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
Aoki lands a knee to the body.
Aoki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kula's face.
Kula is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aoki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aoki jumps guard and drags Kula to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kula can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aoki is keeping the position for now.
Kula slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki wants to control but Kula is keeping busy.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aoki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aoki.
Aoki can't keep his opponent in guard - Kula advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kula is working for a submission of some sort.
Aoki trying to control but Kula postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kula stops Aoki from getting back to his feet.
Aoki gets full guard.
Kula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki has Kula pulled in close to control his posture.
Kula pushes down on Aoki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kula is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kula has gone for a leg lock! Aoki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kula's guard.
Aoki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kula is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Kula is retaining full guard.
Aoki pushing down on Kula's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kula is pressing down on Aoki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aoki trying to control but Kula is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kula has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keita Aoki clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kula misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aoki drives through with a takedown into Kula's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aoki wants to stand but Kula has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kula is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Aoki has his hands clasped together but Kula extends and breaks Aoki's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kula.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kalle Kula!
Kalle Kula is the new featherweight champion!
Kalle Kula 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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