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TMG 21: Do x Negan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rhababer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janathan Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War Music. Janathan Ho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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166 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Rhababer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Janathan Ho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rhababer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho wants to clinch up but Rhababer keeps it at a distance.
Janathan Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho lands a leg kick that knocks Rhababer off balance momentarily.
Ho wants to clinch.
Ho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhababer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhababer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ho is looking to control Rhababer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ho avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhababer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ho wants to get back to his feet.
Rhababer controlling the pace.
Gabriel Rhababer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rhababer swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho.
Ho throws a sloppy head kick and Rhababer moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho leaves Rhababer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rhababer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ho is looking to clinch but Rhababer is avoiding it.
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhababer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rhababer controlling the action here.
Rhababer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ho for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho wants to control but Rhababer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhababer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ho doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Rhababer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gabriel Rhababer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janathan Ho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhababer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Rhababer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhababer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho throws a head kick but Rhababer moves out of range.
Ho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rhababer swivels and escapes.
Ho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhababer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rhababer slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhababer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rhababer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ho looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rhababer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhababer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ho tries to kick Rhababer off but Rhababer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gabriel Rhababer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ho tries for a takedown but Rhababer circles away easily
and Rhababer moves into the clinch.
Gabriel Rhababer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janathan Ho.
Ho is pressed up against the cage. Rhababer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ho down to the mat. Ho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janathan Ho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rhababer pinned against the cage. Rhababer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ho rushes Rhababer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhababer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rhababer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rhababer manages to end up in side control.
Ho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhababer is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ho will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhababer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ho sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rhababer has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rhababer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Rhababer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rhababer.
Ho has a takedown stuffed.
Rhababer swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho.
Rhababer looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ho moves into range and clinches up with Rhababer.
Rhababer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ho's efforts to push away.
Rhababer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ho clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Ho looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Ho is in bad spot here.
Rhababer biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhababer is trying to stick to Ho's back but Ho is turning into Rhababer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rhababer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ho.
Rhababer tries to strike from the bottom.
Gabriel Rhababer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rhababer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rhababer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhababer checks a leg kick.
Ho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rhababer swings for the body but Ho moves out of range.
Rhababer blocks a head kick by Ho.
Rhababer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rhababer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rhababer avoids it.
Ho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rhababer blocks it with crossed arms.
Rhababer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ho pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ho stops a takedown attempt from Rhababer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Rhababer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rhababer tries to avoid it but Ho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rhababer to the ground. Rhababer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho leaves Rhababer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ho misses with a takedown
and Rhababer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ho!
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!
Rhababer controlling from side mount.
Rhababer working away.
Gabriel Rhababer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janathan Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhababer blocks the strikes from Ho.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Rhababer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rhababer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Rhababer!
A determined Gabriel Rhababer didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Massa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Mayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Massa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Massa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Mayers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayers misses with a takedown attempt
and Massa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Massa lands with a cross.
Massa scores with a punch to the head.
Massa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mayers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Massa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayers tries for a takedown but Massa circles away easily
and Massa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mike Massa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Mayers.
Mayers tries for a takedown but Massa circles away easily
and Massa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayers misses with a takedown attempt
and Massa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mayers tries for a takedown but Massa circles away easily
and Massa counters with a nice uppercut.
Massa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mayers doesn't seem bothered though.
Mayers tries for a takedown but Massa circles away easily
enabling Massa to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayers looks winded!
Mayers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massa lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mayers has time to react.
Mayers shoots and misses
and Massa counters with a straight right hand.
Massa connects with a body shot that sends Mayers's belly button to the back.
Mayers misses with a takedown
and Massa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Massa drops Mayers with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mayers looks back up at him and smiles so Massa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mayers is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayers with a poor takedown
and Massa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayers is still on wobbly legs! Can Massa finish him?
Massa sends Mayers crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Massa is motioning to the referee to let Mayers up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Massa scores with a body shot.
Massa cracks Mayers with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mayers falls to his knees and Massa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Massa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsuyori Shibata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shimizu Matsuhita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuyori Shibata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shimizu Matsuhita!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibata has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shibata pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shibata throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Matsuhita escapes and throws Shibata's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Shibata gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shibata striking from half guard on the bottom.
Shibata looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsuhita trying to control the action but Shibata is working from the bottom.
Shibata wants to improve his position but Matsuhita is controlling well.
Shibata moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shibata looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Matsuhita passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibata is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matsuhita's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matsuhita's back!
Shibata is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Matsuhita has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Matsuhita is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Shibata is not going to allow Matsuhita to sit and survive in this position.
Matsuhita is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Shibata seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Shibata avoiding Matsuhita 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibata looking to break Matsuhita's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Matsuhita remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Shibata will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shibata is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shibata is looking for a choke. Matsuhita gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Matsuhita manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Shibata escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matsuhita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matsuhita is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibata working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matsuhita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matsuhita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shibata looking for subs off his back but Matsuhita has passed one foot through into half guard.
Shibata with the active half guard here but Matsuhita passes nicely into side control.
Matsuhita is looking to take a break and control but Shibata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shibata tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Matsuhita presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibata keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shibata is working hard here to advance position.
Shibata manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shibata wants to get back to full guard but Matsuhita has passed into side control.
Matsuhita controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shibata is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shibata is not content to let Matsuhita control the position.
Shibata is looking to regain half guard here but Matsuhita keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuyori Shibata dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shibata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matsuhita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shibata.
Shibata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shibata swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matsuhita counters with a straight right hand.
Matsuhita lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shibata looks for a takedown but Matsuhita sprawls well.
Shibata looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matsuhita lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Shibata is looking to close the distance but Matsuhita sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Shibata crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Shibata is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Shimizu Matsuhita!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Stagliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendrick Stagliano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco fails to land the takedown.
Stagliano lands a jab to the head.
Stagliano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stagliano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Daniel Francisco has been cut.
Francisco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stagliano stuns Francisco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stagliano scores with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stagliano.
Stagliano cracks Francisco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kendrick Stagliano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stagliano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stagliano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stagliano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francisco is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stagliano prevents the takedown attempt.
Stagliano is trying to force a seperation but Francisco has the dominant position.
Stagliano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stagliano is looking to break free of the clinch but Francisco has double underhooks.
Francisco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stagliano's efforts to push away.
Francisco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kendrick Stagliano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Francisco.
Francisco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stagliano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Francisco is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stagliano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stagliano is trying to push Francisco away but Francisco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco tries for a takedown but Stagliano manages to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Stagliano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Francisco slowing the pace effectively.
Stagliano tries to break the clinch but Francisco is controlling the position.
Stagliano throws a head punch that misses.
Francisco wants to take the fight to the mat but Stagliano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stagliano tries to break the clinch but Francisco is controlling the position.
Stagliano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stagliano lands a two punch combo.
Francisco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stagliano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stagliano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stagliano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Francisco keeps control of Stagliano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano working hard to break the clinch.
Stagliano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stagliano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stagliano tries to circle away but Francisco has him pinned against the cage.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Stagliano.
Stagliano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stagliano lands with a light punch inside.
Stagliano tries to break free but Francisco pushes him back against the cage.
Stagliano prevents a body shot from Francisco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stagliano.
Francisco has Stagliano pressed against the cage, preventing Stagliano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stagliano prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano taking a breather.
Stagliano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stagliano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Francisco turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Francisco manages to end up in side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Francisco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Francisco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francisco misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francisco is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Stagliano looks calm but he's in trouble here. Francisco gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Stagliano is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Francisco lets go of the hold and Stagliano can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Francisco!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk Gunner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
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25
284 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lin is looking for a kimura here.
Lin is pressing down on Gunner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gunner is holding on for now.
Gunner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lin is controlling the pace.
Lin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gunner trying to hold on to Lin's head to control him but Lin postures up.
Lin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gunner to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner lands a nice hook to Lin's body. Lin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lin fails with the takedown.
Gunner misses with a looping left.
Gunner misses with a few strikes there.
Lin dives in and scores a takedown into Gunner's guard.
Lin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gunner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gunner is looking for a triangle but Lin pushes his legs off easily.
Lin landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner keeping moving, preventing Lin from controlling successfully.
Gunner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gunner keeping moving, preventing Lin from controlling successfully.
Lin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunner is keeping the position for now.
Lin works over Gunner with some ground and pound from guard.
Lin preventing the sweep.
Lin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lin advances to half guard.
Lin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gunner is refusing to be controlled, as Lin sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lin is working for a submission of some sort.
Lin is pressing down on Gunner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gunner is holding on for now.
Lin drops an elbow to the side of Gunner's head.
Gunner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gunner.
Lin passes Gunner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gunner wants to control but Lin is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin is working for a submission of some sort.
Gunner wants to improve his position but Lin is controlling well.
Lin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lin is pressing down on Gunner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gunner is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunner is trying to control but can't.
Gunner told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gunner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gunner!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Lin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lin goes for a double leg but Gunner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gunner continues to drive forward.
Gunner controlling the action here for a moment.
Lin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gunner is looking to control Lin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gunner avoid being mounted?
Gunner gets full guard.
Gunner managing to control the position.
Gunner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lin is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner has his hands on Lin's head, controlling the position.
Lin tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunner is retaining full guard.
Lin is working hard here to advance position.
Lin wants to get up but he can't break Gunner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gunner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gunner dodges the punch combination from Lin.
Lin shoots in for a takedown but Gunner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lin under the eye.
Lin moves out of range as Gunner strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gunner enables Lin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gunner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lin is one step ahead there.
Lin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunner 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.
Lin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gunner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lin, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner trying to control but Lin is working from the bottom.
Lin lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Lin controls Gunner momentarily but Gunner frees himself.
Lin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lin is controlling Gunner's posture.
Lin wants to stand up but Gunner is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin keeping moving, preventing Gunner from controlling successfully.
Gunner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lin keeping moving, preventing Gunner from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hawk Gunner.
No joy there for Gunner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunner is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gunner but Gunner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Lin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunner keeps the fight on the outside.
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 Roger Lin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gunner throws a shot from downtown. Lin moves away and avoids it.
Hawk Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner jabs at Lin's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunner misses the target.
Gunner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunner works Lin's body with a nice hook.
Gunner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gunner fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunner throws a jab when Lin was well out of range.
Gunner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lin but Lin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner stuffs the takedown attempt from Lin. Lin gets slowly back to his feet.
Gunner shoots in but no luck this time.
Roger Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Gunner.
Lin instigates a clinch.
Lin lands a takedown into guard.
Lin scoring with some ground and pound.
Lin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gunner's head.
Lin preventing the sweep.
Lin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lin trying to control but Gunner is working from the bottom.
Gunner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lin managing to control the position.
Lin wants to stand and escape but Gunner is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin has his foot on Gunner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gunner works his way back into a safe position though.
Lin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gunner trying to control but Lin is working from the bottom.
Gunner stopping the sweep attempt from Lin.
Roger Lin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lin working for a triangle but Gunner defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lin is on top in guard.
Lin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gunner looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lin has picked Gunner up and slammed him! Gunner can't keep hold of the triangle and Lin manages to pass to side control!
Gunner wants to control but Lin postures up.
Gunner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lin's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner trying to hold on to Lin's head to control him but Lin postures up.
Lin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gunner keeps working.
Lin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gunner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lin prevents Gunner from improving his position.
Gunner is defending against the submission attempts here by Lin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hawk Gunner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lin is keen to just control but Gunner is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Lin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lin, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Lin!
Roger Lin opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Slayton (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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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Polk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Slayton!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polk throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by Polk's head coaches at Korea Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Slayton looks to land a right hand but Polk moved out of range.
Slayton tries a head kick but it misses.
Polk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Polk tries to work over Slayton's front leg with a kick but Slayton checks it.
The fighters circling - Polk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slayton looks to land a combination but Polk avoids it well.
Slayton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slayton swinging wildly here.
Slayton checks the leg kick.
Bruce Slayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polk misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Polk.
Slayton lands the left hand.
Polk wants to clinch up but Slayton keeps it at a distance.
Slayton blocks a leg kick.
Slayton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Polk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayton is working for takedown but Polk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slayton blocks the elbow strike.
Slayton dodges an elbow strike from Polk.
Polk prevents Slayton from breaking the clinch.
Slayton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Slayton throws a big right hand that misses.
Slayton trying to control but Polk is working from the bottom.
Polk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slayton's guard.
Polk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Polk wants to control from the top but Slayton keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polk tries to stand but Slayton is controlling from the bottom.
Polk wants to stand and escape but instead Slayton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Slayton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Polk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slayton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slayton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Polk looking for a sweep. Not yet Polk, not yet.
Slayton wants to control from the top but Polk keeps moving.
Polk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polk keeping moving, preventing Slayton from controlling successfully.
Slayton is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruce Slayton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Polk avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Slayton does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polk misses with a looping right.
Polk thumps Slayton with a low kick.
Polk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slayton avoids the head kick by Polk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Slayton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Polk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slayton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Polk looks to throw the jab but Slayton is out of range.
Slayton checks a leg kick.
Slayton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slayton swinging wildly here.
Slayton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Polk.
Polk slips a jab and a cross from Slayton.
Polk throws a low kick but Slayton avoids it.
Slayton scores with a nice head shot.
Slayton throws a leg kick but Polk checks it.
Slayton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slayton doesn't manage to clinch there - Polk circles away.
Nice cross by Slayton.
Polk scores with a leg kick.
Slayton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Polk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayton moves out of range of the leg kick from Polk.
Joe Polk is winning the standup battle so far.
Polk connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Polk.
Bruce Slayton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slayton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Slayton connects with a right hand. Polk shakes it off.
Polk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slayton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from Slayton. Those never looked like landing.
Polk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Slayton takes a step back to recover.
Polk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slayton throws a right and a left that Polk avoids nicely.
Polk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slayton's head.
Polk ducks under a wild hook from Slayton.
Slayton misses with a series of wild punches.
Slayton lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Polk.
Slayton misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Slayton blocks the low kick.
Slayton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slayton throws a series of punches but Polk moves out of range.
Slayton throws a series of punches but Polk moves out of range.
Polk thumps Slayton with a low kick.
Polk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polk misses with a head kick.
Slayton blocks a low kick nicely.
Slayton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polk.
Slayton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Polk can pounce on him.
Slayton misses with a double jab.
Polk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slayton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polk closes the distance and pushes Slayton back into the cage.
Slayton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Slayton misses.
Slayton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slayton checks a leg kick.
Slayton misses with the combination.
Slayton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Polk counters with a straight right hand.
Slayton throws a right and a left that Polk avoids nicely.
Polk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Polk cracks the inside of Slayton's front leg.
Polk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slayton has time to react.
Slayton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Polk.
Slayton swinging wildly here.
Polk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slayton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Polk.
Slayton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Polk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polk throws a head kick but Slayton moves out of range.
Slayton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Polk circles away quickly and effectively.
Slayton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slayton is breathing heavily.
Polk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Polk throws a low kick but Slayton moves out of range easily.
A big left from Slayton misses.
Polk wants to land a leg kick but Slayton is out of range.
Polk scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Slayton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slayton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Polk finds it's way round the side to connect with Slayton's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slayton checks a leg kick.
Slayton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slayton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Polk dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Polk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slayton's sensitive parts.
Slayton misses with a series of wild punches.
Polk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Polk throws a leg kick
and Slayton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slayton just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Polk under the eye.
Polk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slayton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Polk slips a jab and a cross from Slayton.
Slayton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slayton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Polk throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Slayton counter with a right hand.
Polk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slayton throws a wild body kick that Polk sees coming a mile off.
Slayton misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayton misses with a wild combination.
Slayton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Polk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slayton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polk.
Slayton throws a head kick that Polk semi-blocks.
Polk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Polk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Polk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slayton.
Slayton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Slayton. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Slayton misses.
Polk throws a leg kick that misses.
Slayton 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Polk.
Polk motions for Slayton to come forward. Polk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Polk throws a solid leg kick but Slayton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Polk.
Slayton misses with a head kick.
Slayton looks to throw the jab but Polk is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Polk, right into the meat.
Polk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slayton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polk misses with a low kick.
Polk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slayton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayton throws a right and a left that Polk avoids nicely.
Polk misses with a leg kick.
Slayton tries to bum rush Polk with a series of wild strikes but Polk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Polk dodges the punch combination from Slayton.
Slayton misses with a lunging right hand
and Polk counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polk connects with a single shot there.
Slayton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Polk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slayton.
Slayton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Polk lands with a slapping head kick.
Slayton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Polk's hands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Polk, as that shot connected.
Slayton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Polk scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Slayton misses.
Polk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slayton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Polk.
Slayton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slayton misses with a wild combination.
Polk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slayton's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slayton's head.
Polk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slayton is rocked!
Polk tries a head kick but it misses.
Slayton checks a leg kick.
Polk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slayton is out of range.
Slayton throws a hook to the side of Polk's head but Polk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slayton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Polk circles away quickly and effectively.
Polk scores with a head kick.
Slayton is still on wobbly legs! Can Polk finish him?
Polk rushes Slayton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Polk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slayton's defenses.
Polk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slayton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polk creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Slayton! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Polk.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Polk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasim Akande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasim Akande has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
223 lbs
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27
205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasim Akande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Good!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akande fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Akande misses with a takedown attempt - Good sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kasim Akande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akande throws a leg kick
and Good counters with a body kick that stops Akande in his tracks momentarily.
Akande fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good drives through and clinches with Akande against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Good.
Good using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akande has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Good.
Good with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good lands with a light punch inside.
Akande wants to get back to striking at distance but Good won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Good.
Akande gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Good tries to get to full guard but Akande has control of the leg.
Akande tries to pass to full mount but Good defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akande pulls his head out easily.
Akande is trying to work for a kimura but Good is defending well.
Good is looking to improve his position.
Akande looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Akande is looking to stall here but Good recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Good gets back to half guard.
Good trying to hold on to Akande's head to control him but Akande postures up.
Akande wants to free his trapped foot but Good is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Akande seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Good does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akande controlling the pace.
Akande wants to advance to full mount but Good doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Good looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Akande trying to control the position from guard on top but Good is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Kasim Akande wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Akande scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Good gets full guard.
Akande is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akande is one step ahead there.
Akande stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Good swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akande is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at TOUGH DOJO-family dojo for best result that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Akande chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akande controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Kasim Akande will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Good.
Akande doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Good connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akande shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Akande is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Good wants to control but Akande is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Good keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Good is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Akande scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kasim Akande overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Akande moves into full mount! Good won't be happy about that!
Good tries to reverse the position but Akande maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Akande moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Good has worked his arm free - good work by Good!
Akande is trying to ground and pound but Good uses the momentary lack of control by Akande to regain half guard.
Akande wants to stand up but Good manages to regain full guard.
Good trying to keep a closed guard but Akande is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Akande advances position into side control!
Akande tries for a kimura but Good is defending well.
Good is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Akande off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akande showing good submission defense here.
Akande tries to escape but Good has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Good struggling to keep hold of the position.
Akande trying to control but not successfully.
Good struggling to keep hold of the position.
Good is trying to stick to Akande's back but Akande is turning into Good. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Good's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Akande.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akande showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Akande looking to sit in guard and control but Good gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Good tries to free his leg and advance position but Akande is retaining full guard.
Good slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akande is looking to regain half guard here but Good keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akande manages to work his way to half guard, despite Good's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasim Akande dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Akande rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Good moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akande uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Akande shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Good as he jumps to the side.
Good lands with a right hand.
Akande looks to throw a body kick
and Good counters with a three punch combo that has Akande backing up. Akande nods at Good to acknowledge the strikes.
Good throws an overhand right that lands on Akande's shoulder, as Akande tries to avoid the shot.
Good bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akande gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akande avoids the head kick by Good.
Good misses with a head kick.
Akande slips under a jab.
Akande shoots in and drives through. Good sprawls well.
Good's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Good's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Akande throws a right hand that Good ducks under and follows up with a left that Good also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande misses with a body shot
and Good counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Akande is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akande shoots in and gets a takedown into Good's guard.
Good not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Akande is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Good is trying to hold Akande in close to prevent damage but Akande has managed to pass into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akande wants to pass to mount but Good is defending the position.
Nate Good has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good tries to roll over but Akande keeps him under control.
Good is defending against the submission attempts here by Akande.
Akande wants to free his trapped foot but Good is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Akande seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Good does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akande is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Good is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Akande thows a huge punch but Good dodges it nicely.
Good on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Akande is looking to take a break and control but Good is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Good is defending against the submission attempts here by Akande.
Kasim Akande is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good wants to improve his position but Akande is controlling well.
Akande is thwarting Good's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Akande seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Good for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nate Good.
I think Akande 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasim Akande!
A victorious Kasim Akande thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Versus The World (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chil Pal Gu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The World comes to the cage accompanied by The lost vikings. Chil Pal Gu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
300 lbs
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285 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Versus The World!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chil Pal Gu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The World pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Worlds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gu just misses with a punch to the body.
Gu throws a jab when The World was well out of range.
The World throws a hook but Gu avoids it easily.
The World throws a right hand that Gu ducks under and follows up with a left that Gu also avoids with ease.
Gu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gu avoids the body shot from The World.
The World connects with a leg kick. Gu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The World thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Gu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gu slips a straight right by The World.
The World connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gu momentarily.
It looks like Chil Pal Gu has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gu throws a low kick but it's checked well by The World.
The World takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The World's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The World duly obliges.
A punch lands to the side of The World 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The World ducks under a wild hook from Gu.
Gu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The World sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Gu.
A big left from The World misses.
The World on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The World will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gu misses with a hook
and The World counters with a straight right hand.
Gu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The World scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The World connects with a solid leg kick.
The World slips a straight right by Gu.
The World pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gu throws a series of punches but The World moves out of range.
Gu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Chil Pal Gu's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gu scores with a body shot.
The World misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gu.
Gu slips a jab and a cross from The World.
The World lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The World.
The World looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gu throws a hook but The World avoids it easily.
Gu misses with a two punch combination.
The World throws a right hand that Gu ducks under and follows up with a left that Gu also avoids with ease.
The World works the jab nicely.
The World cracks Gu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gu throws a right and a left that The World avoids nicely.
The World missing with a left hand there. Gu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The World scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gu in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The World takes a swing at Gu's ribcage but misses.
Gu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The World.
The World throws a leg kick which misses Gu's front leg but catches the back leg as Gu tries to avoid it.
Donk. The World catches Gu right on the button with a cross.
The cut above Chil Pal Gu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The World throws out the jab.
Gu slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from The World.
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!
Gu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The World.
Gu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for The World. That snapped Gu's head back.
Chil Pal Gu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chil Pal Gu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Versus The World!
Versus The World decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Stugatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce's entrance music is I want it all. A fine choice. Paulo Stugatz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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32
287 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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279 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Stugatz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stugatz throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Stugatz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Bruce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stugatz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bruce to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruce cracks Stugatz with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing good reports from Bruce's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Stugatz keeps moving.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce postures up.
Stugatz looking for a sweep. Not yet Stugatz, not yet.
Stugatz looks winded!
Bruce scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruce 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.
Bruce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bruce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Stugatz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce winds up and cracks Stugatz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bruce working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stugatz has hold of Bruce's hands but Bruce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bruce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stugatz is rocked!
Bruce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stugatz is still in real trouble! Can Bruce finish him?
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!
Bruce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bruce creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Stugatz is out cold and this one is all over! Bruce climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simon Bruce!
Simon Bruce bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Negan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather Theme Song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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22
216 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philip Negan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Negan looks to land a combination but Do avoids it well.
Negan goes for a double leg but Do avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Do continues to drive forward.
Negan tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Negan is trying to push Do away but Do has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Negan breaks from the clinch.
Negan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Do lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Negan circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Negan.
It looks like Michael Do has been cut.
Negan shoots for a double leg takedown but Do sprawls well. He's pushed Negan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Philip Negan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do blocks a leg kick.
Negan throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Negan instigates a clinch.
Do is trying to break the clinch but Negan has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Negan is trying to break the clinch but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Do keeps control of Negan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Do manages to end up in side control.
Do scores with a couple of short elbows.
Do scores with punches from side control.
Do trying to control the action but Negan is working from the bottom.
Negan is trying to improve his position.
Negan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Negan is refusing to be controlled, as Do sits in half guard.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Negan's head.
Negan is looking to improve his position.
Do looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Negan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Negan is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Do connects with a nice short shot to Negan's temple.
Negan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Negan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
Do is nestled in close to Negan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Negan gets back to full guard.
Do avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Negan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Our spies down at at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform us that Negan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Do advances to half guard.
We've been hearing that Do has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Negan tries to get to full guard but Do has control of the leg.
Do drops an elbow to the side of Negan's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Do lands a nice short elbow.
Do winds up and cracks Negan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Do seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Do.
Negan wants to improve his position but Do is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Negan wants to improve his position but Do is controlling well.
Do is looking to advance position but Negan won't allow it.
Do looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Negan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Do seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Do working the head and body with strikes.
Do is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Negan defends it well.
Negan works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Negan is looking to stand up but Do isn't so interested in that idea.
Do is working Negan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Do dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Do'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.
Do blocks a head kick by Negan.
Do takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Do closes this distance looking for a takedown but Negan circles away.
Negan tries to close the distance and clinch but Do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Negan just misses with a punch to the body.
Do misses with a two punch combination.
Do avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Negan misses
and Do counters with a right hand to the body.
Negan wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Negan.
Negan throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negan throws a leg kick which misses Do's front leg but catches the back leg as Do tries to avoid it.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Negan.
Negan misses with a low kick.
Do slips under a jab from Negan.
Michael Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do checks a leg kick.
Negan throws a combination that misses
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Negan swinging wildly here.
Negan throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Negan throws a lazy body kick
and Do counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Negan thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Do counters with a one-two to the body.
Negan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Do.
Negan darts in and clinches Do up against the cage.
Do has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Negan after a bit of a struggle.
Negan working hard to break the clinch.
Negan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Negan wants to break free but Do has 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!
Negan gets underhooks to prevent Do's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do prevents Negan from breaking the clinch.
Do escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Negan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Negan.
Negan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Negan misses
and Do counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Negan!
Do 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.
Negan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Do lands some shots froms side control.
Negan wants to control but Do postures up.
Negan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Negan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negan is trying to control Do's posture but Do avoids it.
Do working the ground and pound.
Negan can't do much from the bottom here.
Do scoring with punches from side control.
Do scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Negan to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do working the body and head with strikes.
Do tries to advance to mount but Negan denies him.
Negan is trying to control Do's posture but Do avoids it.
Do working the head with strikes.
Do landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Do scores with a couple of short elbows.
Negan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Do.
Negan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Do wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Negan is not content to let Do control the position.
Do scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Do dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Do's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Do avoids a punch combination nicely.
Negan looks for the body kick but Do saw that one coming.
Do doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Negan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Do checks it well.
Do on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Negan. Negan obviously looking to wear him down.
Negan feints and then cracks Do's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Do down.
Philip Negan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Do, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Do, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Negan thows a leg kick but Do checks it
and Do counters with a series of strikes. Negan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Negan throws a low kick but Do avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Negan is predictable there
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Do getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Negan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.
Negan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Do back to the cage. Negan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Negan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Negan throws a low kick but Do avoids it.
Do cracks Negan with an open hand slap.
Good work by Do as he checks the leg kick.
Do checks the leg kick.
Negan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Do checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Negan misses with a looping right.
Negan goes for a double leg but Do avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Do continues to drive forward.
Negan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Do pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Negan throws a head kick that misses
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Negan throws a solid leg kick but Do takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Negan.
A swing and a miss from Negan.
Negan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Do.
Negan misses with a series of wild punches.
Negan throws a leg kick
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Negan.
Negan throws a leg kick
and Do counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negan gets caught napping as Do dives in and scores a takedown. Negan manages to retain guard.
Do keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Negan's head.
Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Do postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Do won't allow Negan to sweep him here.
Do controlling from the top position.
Do is in close to Negan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do stopping the sweep attempt from Negan.
Michael Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Do lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do working some strikes from top position.
Do trying to control but Negan is working from the bottom.
Do trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Negan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Do lands a couple of digs.
Do wants to control from the top but Negan keeps moving.
Negan wants to get back to his feet but Do is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do postures up and lands a big shot to Negan's brow.
Do is in close to Negan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Do clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Do's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Negan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Do counters with a left and a right that stings Negan.
Do stuffs the takedown attempt from Negan. Negan gets slowly back to his feet.
Negan just misses with a punch to the body.
Negan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Negan misses
and Do counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Negan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Do counters with a three punch combo that has Negan backing up. Negan nods at Do to acknowledge the strikes.
Do buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Negan misses
and Do counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Negan is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Negan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Negan is looking to stand up but Do isn't so interested in that idea.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do is in close to Negan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Do's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Do is in close to Negan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Negan wants to sweep but no luck.
Do wants to control from the top but Negan keeps moving.
Negan wants to hit a switch here but Do passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Negan there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do landing strikes from the mount and Negan is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Negan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Do and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Do!
Michael Do retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Michael Do rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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