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GAMMA Battleground#8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Amado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irving Massimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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277 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Amado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irving Massimo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massimo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amado cracks Massimo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Amado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo Amado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massimo moves in looking to clinch but Amado pushes him off.
Amado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Amado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Massimo get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Massimo stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Amado runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aldo Amado!
In his post fight interview, Aldo Amado started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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295 lbs
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258 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Heart!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Heart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed staying out of range there.
Speed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heart but Heart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heart has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Speed with a nice cross.
It looks like Larry Heart has been cut.
Speed staying out of range there.
Heart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Heart wants it to stay on the feet.
Speed closes the distance and clinches up with Heart, looking for a takedown. Speed pushes Heart against the cage but Heart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heart shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Speed eats them both and turns towards Heart to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Heart.
Speed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heart.
Heart scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed throws a nice looking combination but Heart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed pushes Heart up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed decides to pull guard.
Heart gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Speed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heart as he jumps to the side.
Larry Heart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heart misses with an uppercut.
Heart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heart with a hook.
Speed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Speed moves into the clinch.
Heart is pressed up against the cage. Speed has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heart down to the mat. Heart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Heart misses with a hook.
Speed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
Heart throws an off balance right hand
and Speed counters with a stiff right hand.
Heart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heart throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Speed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Speed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Speed looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Heart fails to land with a series of punches.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and Speed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heart looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
Speed tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Heart defends well and Speed ends up having to push Heart into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Heart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heart lands with a hook. Speed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heart thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed gets a clinch.
Heart is trying to break the clinch but Speed has him pressed against the cage.
Heart tries to break free but Speed pushes him back against the cage.
Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heart counters with an inside leg kick.
Speed tries to clinch but Heart is having none of it.
Heart misses with a straight right.
Heart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Speed closes the distance and pushes Heart back into the cage.
Speed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heart's efforts to push away.
Speed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Heart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Heart tries to break the clinch but Speed is controlling the position.
Heart is trying to force a seperation but Speed has the dominant position.
Heart prevents the takedown attempt.
Speed has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Heart uses from the top position.
Heart has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Speed is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heart wants to get up but he can't break Speed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Speed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heart is controlling him.
Speed looking for a triangle here. Heart is fighting it but it looks tight! Speed pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Heart is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tyson Speed!
Tyson Speed made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Guloev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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29
209 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichiro Kosugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruslan Guloev!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guloev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guloev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kosugi's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Guloev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kosugi keeping moving, preventing Guloev from controlling successfully.
Kosugi is trying to keep Guloev in close.
Kosugi keeping moving, preventing Guloev from controlling successfully.
Kosugi pulls Guloev in close to his closed guard and prevents Guloev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kosugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guloev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kosugi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kosugi doesn't manage to clinch there - Guloev circles away.
Kosugi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guloev misses with a body shot.
Ichiro Kosugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guloev.
Kosugi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guloev on the side of the head.
It looks like Ruslan Guloev has been cut.
Kosugi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guloev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kosugi tries to clinch but Guloev moves out of range.
Kosugi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guloev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guloev leaves Kosugi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guloev throws a lazy head kick
and Kosugi counters by clinching up.
Kosugi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Guloev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kosugi tries to clinch but Guloev moves away
enabling Guloev to counter with a crisp jab.
Kosugi wants to clinch.
Guloev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kosugi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guloev is in Kosugi's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guloev won't allow Kosugi to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guloev throwing strikes but missing.
Guloev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guloev wants to pass the guard but Kosugi is keeping the position.
Kosugi is pulling down on Guloev's head to control his posture.
Kosugi is looking to stand up but Guloev isn't so interested in that idea.
Kosugi trying to control the position here.
Guloev throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ichiro Kosugi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Guloev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kosugi is looking to clinch.
A big right from Guloev misses.
Guloev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kosugi can pounce on him.
Guloev keeps the fight on the outside.
Guloev looks to land a right hand but Kosugi moved out of range.
Guloev swats away the attempt to clinch by Kosugi.
Guloev swats away the attempt to clinch by Kosugi.
Kosugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kosugi tries to clinch but Guloev moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guloev checks a leg kick nicely.
Guloev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kosugi.
Kosugi tries to clinch up.
That kick from Kosugi tenderised Guloev's leg. Guloev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kosugi rushes Guloev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guloev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kosugi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Guloev regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guloev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guloev keeping moving, preventing Kosugi from controlling successfully.
Kosugi wants to pass the guard but Guloev is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guloev has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kosugi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Guloev swats away the attempt to clinch by Kosugi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Guloev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kosugi lands a right hook to the body.
Kosugi doesn't manage to clinch there - Guloev circles away.
Kosugi darts in trying to clinch
and Guloev counters with a nice uppercut.
Kosugi wants to clinch.
Kosugi dodges the punch combination from Guloev.
Kosugi scores with a jab.
Kosugi darts in and clinches Guloev up against the cage.
Kosugi jumps guard.
Kosugi pulls Guloev in close to his closed guard and prevents Guloev from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guloev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guloev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kosugi wants to sweep here but Guloev controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kosugi seems keen to control Guloev's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ichiro Kosugi just wasn't active enough.
Guloev gets caught napping as Kosugi dives in and scores a takedown. Guloev manages to retain guard.
Kosugi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Guloev wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Kosugi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guloev trying to keep a closed guard but Kosugi is proving a slippery customer.
Kosugi wants to control from the top but Guloev keeps moving.
Guloev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guloev is looking to stand up but Kosugi isn't so interested in that idea.
Ichiro Kosugi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kosugi trying to control but Guloev is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guloev swats away the attempt to clinch by Kosugi.
Guloev misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guloev.
Guloev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kosugi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kosugi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guloev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kosugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kosugi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guloev.
Kosugi lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guloev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kosugi's guard.
Guloev throwing strikes from guard but Kosugi blocks nicely.
Guloev stops Kosugi from standing up.
Kosugi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guloev stopping the sweep attempt from Kosugi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guloev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kosugi wants to stand up but Guloev is controlling him.
Kosugi is pulling down on Guloev's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ichiro Kosugi.
Kosugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guloev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guloev counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Guloev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kosugi cracks Guloev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kosugi closes the distance and pushes Guloev back into the cage.
Kosugi decides to pull guard.
Kosugi pulls Guloev in to control the position.
Kosugi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kosugi keeping moving, preventing Guloev from controlling successfully.
Guloev preventing the sweep.
Guloev won't allow Kosugi to get back to his feet.
Kosugi wants to sweep but no luck.
Guloev trying to control the position from guard on top but Kosugi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guloev loads up on a big right hand but Kosugi slips the punch.
Kosugi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guloev just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kosugi.
Kosugi tries for a takedown but Guloev circles away easily
and Guloev counters with a one-two to the body.
Kosugi wants to clinch
enabling Guloev to counter with a crisp jab.
Guloev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guloev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kosugi's guard.
Guloev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kosugi's head.
Guloev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kosugi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kosugi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guloev.
Ruslan Guloev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guloev won't allow Kosugi to sweep him here.
Kosugi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kosugi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guloev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kosugi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kosugi keeping moving, preventing Guloev from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ichiro Kosugi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guloev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kosugi.
We've been informed that Guloev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Guloev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kosugi tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guloev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kosugi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Guloev. No joy for Kosugi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guloev gets tackled into the cage by Kosugi. Kosugi maintains the clinch.
Kosugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guloev can't break the clinch.
Guloev is trying to break the clinch but Kosugi is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Kosugi.
Guloev takes a shot to the head.
Kosugi jumps into guard, dragging Guloev to the mat.
Guloev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guloev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kosugi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guloev wants to pass the guard but Kosugi is keeping the position.
Guloev lands a couple of digs.
Ichiro Kosugi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Guloev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Guloev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Guloev postures up in Kosugi's guard and throws a big left but Kosugi blocks it.
Kosugi looking to control.
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!
Guloev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Guloev throws a big elbow that misses.
Kosugi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guloev.
Guloev stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Kosugi throws up his legs and catches Guloev in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Guloev tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Kosugi! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ichiro Kosugi!
Ichiro Kosugi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen KRS One - Step Into a World as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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World class MT
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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
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Clark throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
We've been told by Clark's head coaches at Ballas Only that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clark tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clark thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Clark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clark throws out a powerful jab.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Clark throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson works Clark's body with a nice hook.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Clark sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Taylor Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jackson.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
Clark fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clark stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clark gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clark jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark trying to control the position here.
Clark can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Clark wants to get back to full guard.
Clark is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Clark won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Clark is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Clark uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clark seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least 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 Taylor Clark will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clark gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Clark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Clark has wrist control.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Clark uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Clark!
John Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clark wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Clark is fighting to break Jackson's control of his arms but Jackson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
John Jackson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Clark throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Clark is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Clark sprawls well.
Jackson throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Clark.
Clark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clark doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark closes the distance and clinches.
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Taylor Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jackson.
Clark lands with a slapping head kick.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Taylor Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Clark sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Clark misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taylor Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Clark gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson is trying to drag Clark to the mat but Clark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clark jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Clark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clark manages to get himself to full guard.
Clark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Clark avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clark looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jackson wants to control but Clark is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Clark controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Clark maintains control.
Clark tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taylor Clark.
I think Clark 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Jackson!
A less than humble John Jackson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinobu Tsukasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grease St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Jag - Worst Nightmare. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Grease St Pierre was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinobu Tsukasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grease St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsukasa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Pierre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Tsukasa as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsukasa.
Tsukasa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shinobu Tsukasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tsukasa moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a jab when Tsukasa was well out of range.
Tsukasa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tsukasa lands a jab.
Tsukasa throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Pierre.
Tsukasa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsukasa connects with a leg kick. St Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsukasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre swings for the body but Tsukasa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Tsukasa moved out of range.
Shinobu Tsukasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsukasa has time to react.
We've been told by Tsukasa's head coaches at Beast II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tsukasa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
Tsukasa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tsukasa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsukasa defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as St Pierre blocks the leg kick.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Tsukasa.
Tsukasa connects with a body shot that sends St Pierre's belly button to the back.
Tsukasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsukasa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsukasa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tsukasa throws a low kick but St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Tsukasa lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsukasa tried to score with a low kick but St Pierre checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
Tsukasa clinches with his opponent.
Tsukasa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tsukasa lands an elbow that stopped St Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
Tsukasa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pierre.
Tsukasa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St Pierre's defenses.
Tsukasa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tsukasa misses with a low kick as St Pierre jumps back.
Tsukasa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Pierre. That did some damage!
Tsukasa throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tsukasa pinned against the cage. Tsukasa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shinobu Tsukasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease St Pierre.
Tsukasa loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
St Pierre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tsukasa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsukasa at a distance.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Tsukasa ducks down to avoid it.
Tsukasa stuns St Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre checks the leg kick.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tsukasa.
Tsukasa throws a low kick, looking for St Pierre's leg but St Pierre calmly moves out of range.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Tsukasa slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa throws a low kick but St Pierre moves out of range easily.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Tsukasa avoids the punch easily.
Tsukasa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsukasa. Tsukasa obviously looking to wear him down.
St Pierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tsukasa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for St Pierre.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tsukasa takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Tsukasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsukasa throws a low kick, looking for St Pierre's leg but St Pierre calmly moves out of range.
Tsukasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tsukasa circles away.
Tsukasa swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsukasa.
Decent striking displayed by Tsukasa there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsukasa. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinobu Tsukasa dominated that round.
That's time! Tsukasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsukasa counters with a low kick, right behind St Pierre 's knee.
Tsukasa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsukasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tsukasa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tsukasa.
Tsukasa connects with a looping right hand.
St Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Pierre defending well as Tsukasa loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Tsukasa does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Tsukasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tsukasa lands with a slapping head kick.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tsukasa counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsukasa throws a lazy uppercut
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg 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 is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
St Pierre is just content to waste time from the top position. Tsukasa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tsukasa 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.
Tsukasa has his hands on St Pierre's head, controlling the position.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Tsukasa keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Tsukasa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Tsukasa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tsukasa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tsukasa is looking for a sweep.
Tsukasa stops St Pierre from passing to mount.
Tsukasa stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Pierre wants to control but Tsukasa is keeping him busy.
Tsukasa can't do much from the bottom here.
We've been informed that St Pierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
St Pierre advances to mount.
Tsukasa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
Tsukasa works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Tsukasa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsukasa is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinobu Tsukasa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tsukasa looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Tsukasa sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tsukasa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsukasa scores with a jab.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Tsukasa.
St Pierre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsukasa thumps St Pierre with a low kick.
Tsukasa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsukasa.
St Pierre lunges at Tsukasa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tsukasa's hand.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Tsukasa tenderised St Pierre's leg. St Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tsukasa misses with a low kick as St Pierre jumps back.
St Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tsukasa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tsukasa is looking to chop away at St Pierre's legs.
Tsukasa throws a leg kick but St Pierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tsukasa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsukasa misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
St Pierre blocks a low kick nicely.
Tsukasa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Pierre moves out of range as Tsukasa throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsukasa.
A leg kick checked by St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a straight right.
A jab from Tsukasa does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsukasa.
Tsukasa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tsukasa misses with a low kick as St Pierre jumps back.
Tsukasa wants to clinch.
Grease St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsukasa. Tsukasa obviously looking to wear him down.
Tsukasa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
Tsukasa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Pierre.
Tsukasa tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Tsukasa.
Shinobu Tsukasa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tsukasa throws a body kick that misses.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Tsukasa counters with a nice leg kick.
Tsukasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsukasa scores with a sloppy right hand. St Pierre should have avoided that one.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tsukasa thows a body kick. St Pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Tsukasa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tsukasa avoids it really well and circles away.
Shinobu Tsukasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease St Pierre.
Tsukasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsukasa connects with a high kick.
Shinobu Tsukasa is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsukasa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsukasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsukasa counters with a solid body kick.
St Pierre scores with the left hand. Tsukasa knows he should have avoided that one.
Tsukasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsukasa lands with a right hand.
Tsukasa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tsukasa misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinobu Tsukasa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsukasa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinobu Tsukasa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uther Champy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Champy has chosen Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest for the Wicked as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
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World class MT
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uther Champy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champy misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dubrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Champy throws a right hand that Dubrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubrov also avoids with ease.
Champy swats away the attempt to clinch by Dubrov.
Champy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Champy takes a swing at Dubrov's ribcage but misses.
Champy works the jab nicely.
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Dubrov slips under a jab.
Champy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dubrov.
Dubrov takes one to the chin there.
Champy digs a good body shot into Dubrov's ribs.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Champy moves out of range.
Dubrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Champy misses with a straight right.
Dubrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Champy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dubrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Champy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov throws a series of punches but Champy moves out of range.
Champy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dubrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Champy tries to keep at a distance but Dubrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Champy is trying to push Dubrov away but Dubrov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dubrov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Champy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dubrov slowing the pace effectively.
Champy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Champy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Champy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Champy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dubrov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Champy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dubrov controls his hands.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Champy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dubrov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pavel Dubrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uther Champy.
Champy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dubrov's waist but Dubrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Champy off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Champy does no damage.
Dubrov wants to clinch but Champy slips to the side
and Champy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dubrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Dubrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Champy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dubrov as he avoids it easily.
Dubrov avoids the body shot from Champy.
Dubrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Champy.
Dubrov throws a sloppy head kick and Champy moves out of range easily.
Champy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Champy moves out of range as Dubrov strikes.
Champy throws a series of strikes that have Dubrov backpedaling.
Champy misses with a straight left.
Champy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dubrov pushes Champy up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dubrov looking to throw knees to the head but Champy is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dubrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Champy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Champy.
A short uppercut from Dubrov.
I was talking to Dubrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dubrov.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Champy blocks with his arms.
Champy misses with a punch on the inside.
Champy can't find room to land a body shot as Dubrov controls the action.
Champy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dubrov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Champy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dubrov landing knees to the head.
It looks like Uther Champy has been cut.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Champy blocks with his arms.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dubrov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Champy's face.
Champy is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Champy is still on wobbly legs! Can Dubrov finish him?
Dubrov lands a nice knee to the body.
Champy seems to have recovered his senses.
Champy looks winded!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Champy.
Champy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dubrov scores a nice knee to the body.
Champy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dubrov is pushing Champy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dubrov drops Champy with a big knee straight up the middle! Champy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Champy lands a jab to the head.
Dubrov dodges the punch combination from Champy.
Champy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dubrov's waist but Dubrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Champy off to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Champy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Champy misses with a lunging right hand
and Dubrov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Champy's guard now.
Dubrov preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Dubrov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dubrov moves in looking to clinch but Champy pushes him off.
Champy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Champy shoots in for a double leg but Dubrov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dubrov is looking to clinch but Champy is avoiding it.
Champy ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov.
Champy lands with a right hand.
Champy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Champy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Champy cracks Dubrov with a good jab.
Dubrov seems to be stalking Champy here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Champy drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pavel Dubrov!
Pavel Dubrov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
191 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Roy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for O Donnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roy moves into the clinch successfully.
O Donnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Donnell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Roy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donnell.
O Donnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roy throws a looping overhand right but O Donnell ducks down to avoid it.
O Donnell misses with a straight right.
O Donnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy. O Donnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnell takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
O Donnell avoids the body shot from Roy.
A slow jab from Roy misses its intended target.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Roy.
Roy lands a nice shot to the body.
O Donnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roy has time to react.
Roy fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy shoots in but no luck this time.
Roy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roy tries to bum rush O Donnell with a series of wild strikes but O Donnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Donnell slips a jab and a cross from Roy.
O Donnell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by O Donnell.
Myles O Donnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roy tests O Donnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Donnell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Donnell swings for the body but Roy moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy darts in looking for a takedown but O Donnell gets double underhooks and turns Roy into the cage.
Myles O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Roy.
Roy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but O Donnell is defending well.
O Donnell blocks a body shot from Roy.
O Donnell manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Donnell. That's going to slow Roy down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Donnell.
O Donnell connects with the punch.
O Donnell slips under a jab from Roy.
O Donnell sends Roy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! O Donnell is motioning to the referee to let Roy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Roy is rocked!
Roy walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! O Donnell swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Myles O Donnell!
After winning the bout, Myles O Donnell 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 Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venturia comes to the cage accompanied by Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. Rook has chosen Mr Krinkle as his entrance music. Jesse Venturia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Rook!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook shoots in looking for a takedown but Venturia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rook's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rook throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Venturia was covering up waiting for the punch and Rook finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Venturia keeping moving, preventing Rook from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venturia manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Venturia. No joy for Rook on that attempt.
Venturia scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Yuri Rook has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venturia lands a jab to the nose.
Venturia misses with a shot to the body
and Rook counters with a takedown into side control.
Rook looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rook looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rook has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rook looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rook wants to lay and pray for a moment but Venturia keeps working.
Venturia wants to get back to his feet.
Rook is working to tighten his grip on Venturia's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Venturia has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rook is really squeezing tight and eventually Venturia passes out! Rook breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yuri Rook!
Yuri Rook 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Janos's choice of entrance music: Predator Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Janos!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem misses with a hook.
Janos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Jim Janos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janos clinches.
Overeem takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Titus Overeem has been cut.
Overeem is looking to break free of the clinch but Janos has double underhooks.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Janos tries to clinch but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Janos's front leg but catches the back leg as Janos tries to avoid it.
Janos tries to clinch but Overeem moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overeem. Janos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Janos is looking to clinch but Overeem is avoiding it.
Overeem throws a hook but Janos blocks it.
Overeem is looking to chop away at Janos's legs.
Overeem swats away the attempt to clinch by Janos.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Overeem.
Janos wants to clinch up but Overeem keeps it at a distance.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Janos.
Janos moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws an overhand right that lands on Janos's shoulder, as Janos tries to avoid the shot.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Overeem circles away.
Janos throws a head kick that misses.
Janos is looking to slow Overeem down with leg kicks.
Janos tries to clinch there but Overeem circles away.
Janos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janos moves in looking to clinch but Overeem pushes him off.
Overeem throws a leg kick that misses.
Overeem moves into range and connects with a jab.
Janos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Overeem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overeem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janos avoids a wild elbow strike from Overeem.
Janos looking to throw knees to the head but Overeem is blocking nicely.
Overeem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overeem wants to get back to striking at distance but Janos won't allow it.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overeem lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janos moves away from the strike by Overeem.
Janos misses with a head kick.
Overeem missing with a left hand there. Janos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Overeem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janos moves out of range of the body kick.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Overeem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janos is looking to clinch but Overeem is avoiding it.
Janos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Janos clinches.
Overeem is looking to break free of the clinch but Janos has double underhooks.
Janos lands an elbow inside that Overeem shrugs off.
Janos wants to stall.
Janos is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Overeem has denied him.
Janos lands an elbow inside.
Janos stalling in the clinch but Overeem improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Janos is controlling him.
Janos tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.
Overeem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Janos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janos wants to stall.
Overeem is trying to push Janos away but Janos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Overeem managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
A frustrated look appears on Overeem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Overeem is looking to break free of the clinch but Janos has double underhooks.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Overeem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Overeem blocks an elbow strike.
Overeem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overeem working hard to break the clinch.
Overeem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Overeem managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Overeem tries to break free but Janos pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Overeem won't want to take too many of those.
Overeem avoids a wild elbow strike from Janos.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Overeem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Janos.
Titus Overeem's cut is getting worse.
Overeem takes a knee to the side of the body.
Janos stalling.
The crowd are getting on Janos's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Overeem is trying to push Janos away but Janos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Overeem has had enough of the clinch but Janos keeps him there for the moment.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Overeem as Janos tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Janos tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.
Janos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Janos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titus Overeem's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Overeem tries to keep at a distance but Janos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Janos keeps control of Overeem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Janos.
Janos tries to clinch but Overeem is having none of it.
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Overeem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Janos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overeem throws a lazy right hand but Janos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Janos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Janos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Janos.
Janos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Janos is looking to clinch but Overeem is avoiding it.
Overeem keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem checks a leg kick nicely.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch but Overeem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janos scores with a body shot.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overeem lands a body shot.
Janos wants to clinch.
Overeem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Overeem keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Janos is looking to clinch.
Janos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem looks to score with a jab to the body but Janos is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Overeem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Janos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janos connects with a leg kick. Overeem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Janos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Janos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Overeem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Janos lands a knee to the head.
Titus Overeem's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
Janos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janos scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Titus Overeem's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overeem's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Titus Overeem's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Janos!
During a confident post fight interview, Jim Janos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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