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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Crakehall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Niinimaeki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grayson Crakehall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Niinimaeki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crakehall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niinimaeki.
Crakehall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crakehall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crakehall gets through Niinimaeki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crakehall works on Niinimaeki's body with a couple of short punches.
Crakehall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Niinimaeki tries to pull guard but Crakehall won't allow it.
A short left from Crakehall.
Niinimaeki tries to pull guard but Crakehall holds him up against the cage and eventually Niinimaeki drops back down to his feet.
Crakehall prevents the takedown attempt.
Grayson Crakehall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Niinimaeki.
A short uppercut from Crakehall.
Crakehall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Niinimaeki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niinimaeki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crakehall scores with a hook to the body.
Niinimaeki looks winded!
Crakehall is working Niinimaeki over against the cage.
Crakehall is struggling to control the position.
Crakehall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niinimaeki backwards.
Niinimaeki is rocked!
Crakehall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niinimaeki is still on wobbly legs! Can Crakehall finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crakehall.
Crakehall throws a big uppercut that drops Niinimaeki! More strikes from Crakehall and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Niinimaeki lies dazed against the cage as Crakehall celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grayson Crakehall!
Grayson Crakehall gave a mention to Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Niko Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asiong Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Remember the name. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Niko Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asiong Salonga!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salonga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Salonga forces Watts back against the cage and clinches.
Salonga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Watts.
Salonga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watts takes one on the button.
Salonga throws a head kick that misses.
Salonga misses with a body kick.
Salonga looks to land a combination but Watts avoids it well.
Watts instigates a clinch.
Watts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Salonga to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts lands a damaging elbow.
Watts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Salonga to keep the fight standing.
Watts tries to stall but Salonga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
I was talking to Watts's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Watts gets control of Salonga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Watts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Salonga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salonga is stalling in the full guard.
Salonga gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Salonga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Watts takes the fight into the clinch.
Salonga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salonga works Watts's body with a nice hook.
Watts slips a jab and a cross from Salonga.
Salonga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salonga connects with a leg kick. Watts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Watts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salonga feints a jab promting Watts to slip. Salonga then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Watts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch but Salonga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salonga throws a series of strikes that have Watts backpedaling.
Nice straight punches there by Salonga. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salonga.
Salonga tries a head kick but it misses.
Salonga has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Watts is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Salonga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watts as he jumps to the side.
Watts misses with a kick to the body
and Salonga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salonga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Watts closes the distance and pushes Salonga back into the cage.
Watts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watts attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Watts takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Salonga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salonga misses with the combination.
Salonga tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salonga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salonga misses with the combination.
Asiong Salonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salonga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Watts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salonga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Salonga tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Salonga.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts is looking to clinch.
Watts tries to clinch up.
Watts checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salonga drives through and clinches with Watts against the cage.
Watts looking to stall.
Salonga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asiong Salonga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salonga misses with a head kick.
Salonga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Watts closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salonga did well to prevent Watts getting side control.
Watts is looking to take a break and control but Salonga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts moves into full mount! Salonga won't be happy about that!
Salonga wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Watts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salonga is squirming around, avoiding Watts's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Salonga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watts can't control as he wanted to and Salonga manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Watts is trying to control. Salonga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Watts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Salonga is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Niko Watts wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Salonga.
Watts moves in looking to clinch but Salonga pushes him off.
Niko Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salonga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watts tries to clinch but Salonga moves out of range.
Watts gets caught flat footed, as Salonga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salonga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Salonga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salonga trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salonga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salonga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Watts wants to stand but Salonga is controlling the position.
Salonga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salonga wants to stand but Watts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Salonga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salonga's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Watts 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salonga decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Watts, up you get!
Salonga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salonga throws a right and a left that Watts avoids nicely.
Salonga slips a straight right by Watts.
Salonga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Watts. Watts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salonga feints a jab promting Watts to slip. Salonga then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Watts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salonga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salonga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salonga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salonga throws a combination. Watts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Salonga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salonga stuffs the takedown attempt from Watts. Watts gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asiong Salonga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Salonga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watts tries to clinch up but Salonga circles away and keeps his distance.
Salonga moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Salonga throws a combination. Watts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Watts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watts closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salonga quickly recovers to half guard.
Watts is looking to take a break and control but Salonga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Salonga pushes Watts off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salonga tries to avoid it but Watts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salonga to the ground. Salonga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salonga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing.
Watts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salonga instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salonga as Watts tries to tie him up.
Watts jumps guard but Salonga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Salonga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salonga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watts circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salonga throws a push kick but Watts slaps the foot to one side.
Salonga lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Salonga looks to land a combination. Watts sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Salonga throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Watts avoids the head kick by Salonga.
Salonga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Watts shoots in for a takedown but Salonga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salonga fails with the takedown.
Salonga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watts counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Salonga scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Salonga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salonga counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to clinch.
Salonga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watts.
Salonga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Salonga lands a jab-cross combination.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts dives in and scores a takedown into Salonga's guard.
Niko Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws an elbow that misses. Salonga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watts's guard. Nice move by Salonga!
Salonga wanted to stand there but Watts had control of the position.
Salonga sitting in guard here, content to control.
Watts looking for a guillotine here but Salonga defends easily.
Salonga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asiong Salonga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Salonga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asiong Salonga!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Georlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manuel Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Georlev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Georlev's head.
Perez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perez throws out a powerful jab.
Georlev is rocked!
Georlev finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Perez's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Georlev falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Perez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeet Bhatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bhatt's choice of entrance music: Indestructable. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeet Bhatt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhatt walks into a jab.
Donk. Hopkins catches Bhatt right on the button with a cross.
Bhatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
Hopkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bhatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Bhatt wants to clinch.
Bhatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Bhatt tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Hopkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a solid leg kick but Bhatt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hopkins.
Bhatt walks into a left hand.
Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Bhatt fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhatt looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
Bhatt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Bhatt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hopkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Bhatt's leg. Bhatt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bhatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bhatt tries to clinch up.
Hopkins scores with a jab. Bhatt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bhatt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bhatt throws a body kick that misses.
Bhatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bhatt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins is looking to land body kicks.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bhatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bhatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hopkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bhatt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Bhatt's leg. Bhatt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bhatt moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Bhatt takes one on the button.
Bhatt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Bhatt got wobbled bad by a big combination! Hopkins presses forward with punches and knees until Bhatt stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Bhatt closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Fazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fazio has chosen The Mob Rules as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ed Fazio!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy throws a wild body kick that Fazio sees coming a mile off.
Randy throws a series of punches but Fazio moves out of range.
Randy misses with a head kick.
Fazio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Randy checks it well.
Randy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randy staying out of range there.
Fazio swats away the attempt to clinch by Randy.
Fazio misses with a low kick.
We've been informed that Fazio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fazio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Randy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fazio motions for Randy to come forward. Fazio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Randy as he checks the leg kick.
Randy moves out of range of the leg kick from Fazio.
Fazio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fazio misses with a lunging right hand
and Randy counters with a leg kick.
Fazio blocks a head kick by Randy.
A telegraphed right hand from Randy misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazio fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazio misses with a low kick as Randy jumps back.
Randy moves in looking to clinch but Fazio pushes him off.
Fazio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fazio throws out the jab.
Fazio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Randy ducks under a wild hook from Fazio.
Randy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fazio misses with a low kick.
Randy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fazio.
Fazio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fazio missing with a left hand there. Randy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macho Randy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randy misses with a head kick.
Fazio avoids the head kick by Randy.
Randy closes the distance but Fazio moves to the side
and Fazio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Randy's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fazio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fazio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fazio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fazio advances to half guard.
Randy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fazio.
Fazio trying to control from half guard but Randy is working away.
Fazio is pressing down on Randy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Randy is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randy wants to improve his position but Fazio is controlling well.
Fazio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazio is looking to stall here but Randy recovers full guard.
Fazio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Randy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fazio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fazio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fazio lands a couple of elbows.
Randy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazio throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fazio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fazio trying to control the position from guard on top but Randy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fazio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fazio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Randy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randy keeping moving, preventing Fazio from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Fazio 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.
Randy takes a swing at Fazio's ribcage but misses.
Fazio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Randy tries to clinch there but Fazio circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Randy checks a leg kick.
Randy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fazio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randy.
Randy moves out of range as Fazio strikes.
Randy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fazio is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Randy tries to clinch but Fazio is having none of it.
Fazio connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Fazio as he checks the leg kick.
Randy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fazio avoids the head kick by Randy.
Randy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ed Fazio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randy moves away.
Randy walks into a straight right hand from Fazio.
Jab from Randy.
Fazio moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Fazio does no damage.
Fazio missing with a left hand there. Randy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randy thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Fazio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Randy rushes Fazio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fazio has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fazio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fazio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randy lands a nice elbow.
Fazio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fazio avoids the elbow strike from Randy, against the cage.
Fazio throws a punch but it's blocked by Randy.
Randy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy lands with a light punch inside.
Randy has a couple of punches blocked by Fazio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fazio blocks an elbow strike.
Randy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fazio fails to land.
Fazio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Randy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fazio is keeping busy.
Randy throws a punch but it's blocked by Fazio.
Randy looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fazio looking to throw knees to the head but Randy is blocking nicely.
Fazio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fazio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randy.
Randy can't find room to land a body shot as Fazio controls the action.
Randy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fazio misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy misses with an elbow strike.
Fazio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Randy is keeping busy.
Fazio dodges an elbow strike from Randy.
Fazio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randy's elbow.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Randy throws an elbow but misses.
Fazio takes an elbow to the temple.
Randy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fazio wants to stall.
Fazio swings wildly with an uppercut but Randy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fazio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randy takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Macho Randy has been cut.
Randy struggles to land a body shot inside as Fazio controls his hands.
Fazio misses with some punches.
Fazio misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy taking a breather.
Fazio tries a body shot but Randy blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Randy tries to work over Fazio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fazio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randy blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Randy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fazio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Fazio in his tracks for a moment.
Randy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randy misses with a body punch.
A short right from Randy on the inside.
Fazio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randy lands an elbow inside that Fazio shrugs off.
Randy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randy lands a body punch.
Fazio misses with a knee to the head.
Randy lands an elbow inside that Fazio shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Randy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Macho Randy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fazio throws a leg kick but Randy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fazio tries to score with a low kick but Randy moves his leg out of the way.
Randy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Randy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fazio.
Fazio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fazio takes a step back to recover.
Fazio looks to score with a jab to the body but Randy is just out of range.
Fazio blocks a head kick by Randy.
Fazio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randy.
Fazio misses with a low kick.
Fazio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Randy.
Randy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Macho Randy is winning the standup battle so far.
Fazio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randy.
Randy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randy moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Randy.
Fazio misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Randy tries a body shot but Fazio blocks it.
Randy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Randy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fazio struggles to land a body shot inside as Randy controls his hands.
Randy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Randy.
Macho Randy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fazio.
Fazio misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Randy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fazio's brow.
Fazio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fazio avoids the elbow strike from Randy, against the cage.
Fazio tries to throw a body punch but Randy avoids it by throwing Fazio back against the cage.
Randy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fazio lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fazio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Randy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fazio has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fazio.
Randy can't find room to land a body shot as Fazio controls the action.
Fazio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randy throws an elbow that misses.
Fazio misses with the head strike.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
Fazio has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
Randy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Fazio in his tracks for a moment.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Fazio in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Randy - that landed with a thud.
Fazio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fazio misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Randy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fazio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fazio looking to throw knees to the head but Randy is blocking nicely.
Randy lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fazio takes an elbow to the temple.
Fazio misses with a punch to the body.
Randy is looking to control Fazio's arms but Fazio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Randy has his back to the cage.
Fazio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Randy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Randy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Randy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randy lands a damaging elbow.
Fazio takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Fazio.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
Randy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fazio stalling in the clinch but Randy improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fazio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fazio letting Randy take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazio blocks a body shot from Randy.
Fazio blocks an elbow strike from Randy.
Randy lands with a left to the head.
Randy is looking to control Fazio's arms but Fazio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Randy has his back to the cage.
Randy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fazio's defenses.
It looks like Ed Fazio has been cut.
Randy prevents a body shot from Fazio.
Fazio looking to slow down the pace here.
Fazio tries a knee to the head but Randy blocks it.
Randy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Fazio in his tracks for a moment.
Randy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Fazio in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randy throws an elbow that misses.
Fazio throws a head punch that misses.
Randy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Randy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Randy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Randy 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Randy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osamu Kido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Osamu Kido was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osamu Kido!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kido avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Kido goes for a double leg but Wayne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wayne continues to drive forward.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Kido wants to get back to striking at distance but Wayne won't allow it.
Wayne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kido stalling in the clinch but Wayne improves position.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wayne.
Kido blocking some punches.
Wayne pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Kido.
Kido is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne cracks Kido with a nice body shot.
Kido's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne misses with a looping right.
Wayne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kido shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kido stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Kido avoids the body shot from Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a low kick, looking for Kido's leg but Kido calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kido doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Bruce Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Wayne as he connects with a hook.
Wayne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kido keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wayne!
Kido takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kido doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne lands a big head kick that sends Kido tumbling to the mat! Wayne takes a step backwards and waves Kido back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kido is rocked!
It looks like Osamu Kido has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wayne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kido steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wayne. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Kido looks for a takedown but Wayne sprawls well.
Bruce Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osamu Kido.
Wayne lunges at Kido with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kido's hand.
Bruce Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kido moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Wayne lands a big head kick that sends Kido tumbling to the mat! Wayne takes a step backwards and waves Kido back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kido is still on wobbly legs! Can Wayne finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne cracks Kido with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Wayne!
Bruce Wayne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cable Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Reznick has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cable Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson scores with a nice strike.
Carson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carson throws a lazy right hand but Reznick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carson shoots in looking for a takedown but Reznick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reznick is looking to clinch.
Reznick misses with a leg kick.
Reznick moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carson.
Carson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reznick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznick throws a low kick, looking for Carson's leg but Carson calmly moves out of range.
Reznick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carson's calf.
A head kick from Reznick lands but Carson takes it in his stride.
It looks like Cable Carson has been cut.
Reznick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carson doesn't seem bothered though.
Carson is breathing heavily.
Reznick throws a head kick but Carson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Carson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carson.
Carson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaws Clubhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Cable Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reznick scores with a leg kick.
Reznick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reznick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reznick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reznick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reznick misses with a head kick.
Reznick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reznick can pounce on him.
Reznick thumps Carson with a low kick.
Reznick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carson throws a jab when Reznick was well out of range.
Reznick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Carson.
Reznick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carson swats away the attempt to clinch by Reznick.
Carson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reznick.
Reznick lands a big head kick that sends Carson tumbling to the mat! Reznick takes a step backwards and waves Carson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Carson is rocked!
Carson throws a body shot but no joy.
Reznick thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carson if he has to take too many more of those.
Reznick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reznick. That's going to slow Carson down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reznick.
Carson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reznick.
Reznick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Reznick! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Trevor Reznick!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Nakamura will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakamura looks for the body kick but Okunaba saw that one coming.
Nakamura throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Okunaba blocks the low kick.
Kenji Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Okunaba.
A bone on bone clash there as Okunaba blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a head kick!
Nakamura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Okunaba counters with a shoot takedown. Nakamura fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nakamura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okunaba is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okunaba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Okunaba trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Okunaba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Okunaba goes for a double leg but Nakamura avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nakamura continues to drive forward.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okunaba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nakamura prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Okunaba tries to throw a body punch but Nakamura avoids it by throwing Okunaba back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Okunaba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Okunaba.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike.
Okunaba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Okunaba blocks an uppercut.
Okunaba misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Nakamura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Okunaba up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okunaba backwards.
Okunaba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura lands with a right to the head.
Nakamura breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Nakamura as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakamura checks a leg kick.
Okunaba throws a head kick that misses.
Okunaba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okunaba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nakamura to score with a decent uppercut.
Nakamura looks to throw the jab but Okunaba is out of range.
Nakamura misses with a leg kick
and Okunaba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura is trying to stand up here but Okunaba is controlling him well.
Nakamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Okunaba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Okunaba trying to control from half guard but Nakamura is working away.
Nakamura has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying to stand.
Okunaba is trying to control. Nakamura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Okunaba is really struggling to control Nakamura but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nakamura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okunaba.
Okunaba jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nakamura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okunaba.
Nakamura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Okunaba checks a leg kick.
Nakamura throws a leg kick but Okunaba moved away.
Nakamura moves into range and clinches up with Okunaba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
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 Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nakamura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Okunaba defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
Nakamura throws a leg kick that misses.
Okunaba clinches.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okunaba has him pressed against the cage.
Okunaba lands with a left to the head.
Okunaba blocks an uppercut.
Okunaba can't find room to land a body shot as Nakamura controls the action.
Okunaba misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Okunaba.
A right hook to the body lands for Okunaba.
Okunaba takes a shot to the head.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura trying to control the position but instead, Okunaba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakamura into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Okunaba uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Okunaba blocks an uppercut.
Okunaba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Okunaba.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Okunaba blocking some punches.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Okunaba.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Okunaba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
Okunaba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okunaba lands a body punch.
Nakamura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body.
Nakamura gets underhooks to prevent Okunaba's takedown attempt.
Okunaba gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nakamura regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okunaba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Okunaba pushes down on Nakamura's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nakamura won't allow Okunaba to pass to mount.
Okunaba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Okunaba is taking a breather. Nakamura says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okunaba is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Kenji Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Okunaba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nakamura hang on?
Okunaba sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Okunaba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Okunaba with the ground and pound from mount.
Okunaba working Nakamura over with strikes here.
Nakamura is rocked!
That has opened up Kenji Nakamura's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okunaba punching from mount but Nakamura doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying to stand.
Okunaba looking to finish Nakamura with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nakamura!
Nakamura is still in real trouble! Can Okunaba finish him?
Okunaba 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Okunaba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nakamura seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakamura takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The cut above Kenji Nakamura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Okunaba dominating with strikes here.
Okunaba lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Nakamura! Okunaba sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Nakamura and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martinez Eluard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eluard has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Alexander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martinez Eluard!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Eluard quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alexander thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eluard's head.
Alexander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eluard defending well though.
Eluard trying to control here.
Alexander is pressing down on Eluard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Eluard is holding on for now.
Alexander is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexander is looking for a kimura here.
Eluard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexander pulls his head out easily.
Eluard is trying to maintain the position but Alexander is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alexander looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alexander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eluard is looking for a sweep. Alexander is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eluard wants to control but Alexander is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alexander is keen to just control but Eluard is a slippery customer.
Alexander is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Eluard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alexander works his way into side control.
Alexander is looking to take a break and control but Eluard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alexander looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alexander is looking to take a break and control but Eluard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander working away.
Alexander in side control, throwing shots but Eluard defends.
Eluard wants to control but Alexander postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Eluard some visible discomfort.
Alexander working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eluard is trying to control Alexander's posture but Alexander avoids it.
Alexander working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alexander tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alexander has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alexander has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Eluard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alexander's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Eluard wants to control but Alexander is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alexander is pressing down on Eluard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Eluard is holding on for now.
Eluard trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Eluard tries to hold on but Alexander postures up.
Alexander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alexander lands with some strikes.
Alexander raining down shots from the mount!
Eluard tries to hold on but Alexander postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander looking to control but Eluard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alexander avoids the attempt from Eluard to control.
Alexander lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Eluard bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Alexander wants to sweep but no luck.
Alexander looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eluard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Eluard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Martinez Eluard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alexander doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eluard counters with a three punch combo that has Alexander backing up. Alexander nods at Eluard to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Alexander dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alexander shoots for a takedown but Eluard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eluard's coach down at Turka Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Eluard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pete Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Eluard. Those never looked like landing.
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexander throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Eluard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alexander is in Eluard's guard.
Eluard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alexander defends it easily.
Alexander trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eluard keeping full guard, as Alexander tries to pass.
Eluard is looking for a triangle here but Alexander uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Alexander postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Eluard is not content to let Alexander control the position.
Eluard is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard can't do much from the bottom here.
Alexander throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Eluard struggling a bit here.
Alexander is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eluard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eluard tries to bench press Alexander off him but Alexander keeps the position.
Alexander tries to score with some ground and pound. Eluard controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alexander throws a strike aimed at the side of Eluard's head but Eluard avoids it well.
Eluard is trying to control Alexander's posture but Alexander avoids it.
Eluard regains half guard.
Alexander looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eluard is looking to control Alexander's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eluard avoid being mounted?
Alexander moves into full mount! Eluard won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alexander looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander avoids the attempt from Eluard to control.
Alexander pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alexander cracks Eluard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alexander can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eluard is looking to escape.
Alexander lands a heavy elbow.
Alexander lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eluard hang on?
Alexander avoids the attempt from Eluard to control.
Alexander looking to control but Eluard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eluard wants to control but Alexander is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eluard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alexander looking to finish Eluard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eluard!
Eluard tries to hold on but Alexander postures up.
Alexander wants to control the pace but Eluard is squirming around nicely.
Alexander has control of Eluard's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Eluard regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Eluard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eluard is in a horrible position here. Alexander smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alexander wants to control the pace but Eluard is squirming around nicely.
Alexander goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Eluard turns into him and now he's in Alexander's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eluard trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eluard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alexander haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alexander has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eluard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eluard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alexander looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Eluard has picked Alexander up and slammed him! Alexander can't keep hold of the triangle and Eluard manages to pass to side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eluard controls the position.
Alexander is trying to control Eluard's posture but Eluard avoids it.
Alexander tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Alexander dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alexander.
Eluard tests Alexander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eluard connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Pete Alexander has been cut.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eluard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Alexander shoots for a double leg takedown but Eluard sprawls well. He's pushed Alexander's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eluard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alexander somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Eluard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eluard.
Eluard drops Alexander with a beautiful combination! Alexander stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Eluard is looking for the KO!
Alexander manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Eluard on his heels. He'll look to pass Eluard's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alexander can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alexander is looking to work some ground and pound but Eluard has wrist control.
Eluard controls Alexander momentarily but Alexander frees himself.
Eluard is pulling down on Alexander's head to control his posture.
Eluard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alexander is aware though and is defending well.
Alexander throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexander missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eluard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alexander stands up over Eluard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Eluard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alexander is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eluard pulls his head out easily.
Eluard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander looking for subs from the bottom but Eluard mounts him!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander wants to hold on but Eluard pushes him away.
Eluard controlling from the full mount.
Eluard looking to control but Alexander is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eluard controlling the position easily from mount.
Eluard working for a submission but Alexander is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eluard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alexander manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Eluard wants to control but Alexander is keeping him busy.
Alexander looking for submissions off his back.
Alexander is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eluard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alexander sees it coming and defends easily.
Pete Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eluard is trying to control. Alexander wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Eluard in particular looking to stall.
Eluard moves into full mount! Alexander won't be happy about that!
Alexander is trying to escape the mount.
Alexander manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alexander looking for submissions off his back.
Alexander is looking for a sweep. Eluard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eluard wants to control but Alexander is keeping him busy.
Eluard is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martinez Eluard really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Alexander's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eluard misses with a wild combination.
Eluard jabs Alexander right on the nose. Alexander blinks but takes it well.
Eluard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eluard lands with an overhand left.
Alexander with a poor takedown
and Eluard counters with a crisp one two that drops Alexander! Eluard thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Alexander to his feet! Alexander is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown but Eluard shows good takedown defense.
Alexander has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Alexander needs to keep his hands up - Eluard had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard scores with a nice strike.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown but Eluard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexander fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eluard but Eluard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martinez Eluard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eluard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eluard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexander at a distance.
A punch combination from Eluard misses.
Eluard drops Alexander with a beautiful combination! Alexander stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Eluard is looking for the KO!
Alexander is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh!!! Eluard has knocked Alexander down with a huge combo! Eluard steps away and waves a wobbly Alexander back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Alexander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eluard stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eluard connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Alexander out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martinez Eluard!
Martinez Eluard is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvean Maxiq (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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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silvean Maxiq!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxiq misses with a straight right.
Maxiq throws an off balance right hand
and Nomo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maxiq misses with a right hand
and Nomo counters with a left to the body.
Maxiq connects with a body shot.
Maxiq throws out a loose jab but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maxiq throws the left hand but Nomo avoids the punch easily.
Nomo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Victory Gym and Spa in the buildup to the fight.
Maxiq throws an off balance right hand
and Nomo counters with a single leg into guard. Maxiq didn't expect that.
Maxiq wants to stand but Nomo is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nomo has hold of Maxiq's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Maxiq seems comfortable defending it but Nomo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Maxiq is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Maxiq is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Nomo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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G |
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B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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