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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tien Shinhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinhan has chosen Skillet - Forsaken as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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223 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Good elbows
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tien Shinhan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Shinhan tenderised Creed's leg. Creed is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinhan.
Shinhan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Creed if he has to take too many more of those.
Creed throws a series of punches but Shinhan avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Creed scores with a four punch combination!
Creed misses with an uppercut. Shinhan saw that one coming.
Creed lands a jab to the head.
Creed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Shinhan.
Shinhan misses with a leg kick
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Shinhan.
Shinhan misses with a low kick.
Shinhan moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Creed has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Creed digs a right hand underneath Shinhan's ribcage. Shinhan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shinhan avoids it.
Creed tries to work over Shinhan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Shinhan.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinhan.
Creed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shinhan blocks it with crossed arms.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Shinhan avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Creed tries to land knees in the clinch but Shinhan avoids the damage to the body.
Shinhan prevents Creed from breaking the clinch.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Shinhan.
Creed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shinhan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Creed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shinhan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Creed's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Shinhan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Creed lands a body punch.
Shinhan blocks a body shot from Creed.
Shinhan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Creed blocks an elbow strike.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shinhan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Shinhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shinhan prevents a body shot from Creed.
Shinhan blocking some punches.
Creed misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed misses with the head strike.
Shinhan lands a nice elbow.
Creed misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Shinhan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Creed blocks an elbow strike.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Shinhan.
Creed blocks an elbow strike from Shinhan.
Shinhan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Creed tries to break the clinch but Shinhan is controlling the position.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinhan controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Creed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shinhan throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Creed as the two fighters clinch.
Shinhan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Creed tries a body shot but Shinhan blocks it.
Creed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shinhan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Creed's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Creed misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinhan blocks an uppercut.
Shinhan misses with an elbow strike.
Shinhan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shinhan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shinhan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Creed up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed misses with some punches.
Shinhan keeps control of Creed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Creed dodges an elbow strike from Shinhan.
Creed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shinhan.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Shinhan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Creed blocks an elbow strike from Shinhan.
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 Apollo Creed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed'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.
Shinhan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Creed.
The fighters circling - Creed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinhan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Creed tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinhan feints a counter leg kick.
Creed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinhan feints a counter leg kick.
Shinhan misses with a low kick.
Creed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinhan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Creed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shinhan thows a leg kick but Creed checks it
and Creed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Creed throws an elbow that misses. Shinhan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creed's guard. Nice move by Shinhan!
Shinhan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinhan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shinhan trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinhan 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.
Shinhan trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinhan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shinhan throwing strikes but missing.
Shinhan throws a big right hand that misses.
Shinhan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shinhan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creed is keeping the position for now.
Creed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Creed tries to get out of the position.
Shinhan trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinhan moves to clinch but Creed breaks away
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
Shinhan ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
A leg kick checked by Creed.
Shinhan defending well as Creed loads up on a big left hand.
Shinhan moves out of range of the strikes.
Creed backing away here, and Shinhan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shinhan looks to land a body kick but Creed moved away.
Tien Shinhan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinhan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Creed.
Shinhan throws a leg kick but Creed checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Creed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Creed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shinhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Creed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shinhan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creed misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Shinhan is predictable there
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Creed.
Shinhan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Shinhan feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinhan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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!
Shinhan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Creed swings widly with a right hand
and Shinhan counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Creed throws the left hand but Shinhan avoids the punch easily.
Shinhan flicks out a counter leg kick but Creed steps away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Creed checks a leg kick.
Creed blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as Creed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shinhan doesn't seem phased though.
Creed looks to land a left hand but Shinhan moved out of range nicely.
Shinhan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shinhan feints a counter leg kick.
Creed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Creed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinhan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Creed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinhan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Creed checks the leg kick.
Creed checks a leg kick.
Shinhan misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed misses with a head kick.
Creed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Creed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shinhan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Creed changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Apollo Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Creed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shinhan!
Creed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinhan.
Shinhan misses with a low kick as Creed jumps back.
Creed throws a wild body kick that Shinhan sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinhan.
Apollo Creed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a jab when Shinhan was well out of range.
Shinhan connects with an inside leg kick.
Shinhan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Creed as he checks the leg kick.
Creed lands a jab to the head.
Shinhan looks for the body kick but Creed saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinhan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Creed lands with a straight right. Shinhan didn't see that one coming.
Shinhan scores with a kick to the body.
Shinhan wants to slow Creed down by chopping away at his legs.
Creed lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinhan misses with a low kick as Creed jumps back.
Shinhan is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Creed appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Creed throws a solid leg kick but Shinhan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Creed.
Shinhan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creed. That did some damage!
Shinhan throws a low kick but Creed moves out of range easily.
Tien Shinhan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Creed checks a low kick from Shinhan.
Creed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shinhan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Creed's knee momentarily.
Creed misses with the combination.
Shinhan throws a front kick aimed at Creed's knee but Creed avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Creed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Creed misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Creed blocks the low kick.
Creed checks the leg kick.
Shinhan misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Shinhan misses
and Creed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shinhan tries to score with a low kick but Creed moves his leg out of the way.
Creed misses with a hook.
A low kick from Shinhan misses
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Creed checks a low kick from Shinhan.
Shinhan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Creed counters with a single leg into guard. Shinhan didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Apollo Creed.
Well Creed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Creed!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sven Tveskabb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armondo Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Tveskabb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tveskabb sizes up Munoz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sven Tveskabb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Munoz!
Tveskabb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munoz.
Munoz misses with a wild combination.
Munoz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tveskabb misses with a straight left.
Tveskabb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munoz.
A nice side step and Munoz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tveskabb jabs Munoz right on the nose. Munoz blinks but takes it well.
Tveskabb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munoz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tveskabb moves away.
Tveskabb looks to throw the jab but Munoz is out of range.
Munoz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tveskabb throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Tveskabb.
Munoz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz slips under a jab from Tveskabb.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Tveskabb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Munoz! But no joy.
Tveskabb scores with the left hand. Munoz knows he should have avoided that one.
Munoz is looking to clinch.
Munoz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tveskabb.
Tveskabb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Munoz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munoz throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Munoz.
Munoz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Munoz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tveskabb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munoz counters with a three punch combo that has Tveskabb backing up. Tveskabb nods at Munoz to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Tveskabb misses the target.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt
and Tveskabb counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tveskabb defending well as Munoz loads up on a big left hand.
Tveskabb throws a right hand that misses
and Munoz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tveskabb misses with a hook. Munoz ducked under it nicely.
Tveskabb misses with an uppercut
and Munoz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tveskabb throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Munoz.
Tveskabb throws out a loose jab but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munoz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tveskabb loads up on a big right hand but Munoz slips the punch.
Tveskabb lands a jab.
Tveskabb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munoz moves away.
Nice shot by Tveskabb.
Tveskabb misses with a hook. Munoz ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tveskabb misses with a hook. Munoz ducked under it nicely.
Tveskabb throws an overhand right that lands on Munoz's shoulder, as Munoz tries to avoid the shot.
Tveskabb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munoz.
Munoz scores with a hook to the body. Tveskabb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tveskabb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munoz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tveskabb misses with a hook
and Munoz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munoz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tveskabb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tveskabb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Tveskabb controls the action.
Tveskabb lands a nice uppercut.
Tveskabb breaks the clinch.
A jab from Munoz misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz moves out of range of the strikes.
Tveskabb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tveskabb loads up on a big right hand but Munoz slips the punch.
Tveskabb throws a hook but Munoz avoids it easily.
Munoz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Munoz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tveskabb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Munoz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tveskabb thinking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Munoz!
Nice uppercut lands for Tveskabb. That snapped Munoz's head back.
Tveskabb throws a jab but it's blocked by Munoz.
Munoz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Munoz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munoz scores with a jab.
Tveskabb lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tveskabb.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tveskabb throws a lazy right hand but Munoz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Munoz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Munoz, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Tveskabb dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tveskabb misses with a looping right.
Munoz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tveskabb throws a hook but Munoz avoids it easily.
Tveskabb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munoz can do to turn this around?
Munoz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tveskabb.
Tveskabb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munoz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tveskabb.
Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tveskabb.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Munoz.
Sven Tveskabb is winning the standup battle so far.
Munoz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tveskabb throws a combination that misses
and Munoz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tveskabb misses with the combination.
Munoz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tveskabb misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz swinging wildly here.
Munoz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tveskabb takes one on the button.
Tveskabb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Tveskabb. Those never looked like landing.
Tveskabb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munoz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tveskabb loads up on a big right hand but Munoz slips the punch.
Tveskabb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munoz lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Tveskabb.
Tveskabb missing with a left hand there. Munoz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munoz misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tveskabb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A right-left combo lands from Munoz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tveskabb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munoz.
Tveskabb swings for the body but Munoz moves out of range.
Tveskabb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munoz moves away.
Munoz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Munoz walks into a stiff left hand from Tveskabb.
Munoz digs a good body shot into Tveskabb's ribs.
Tveskabb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munoz.
Tveskabb scores with a jab to the jaw.
Munoz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tveskabb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Munoz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tveskabb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Munoz momentarily.
Tveskabb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Munoz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tveskabb thinking.
Tveskabb misses with a straight right.
Munoz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Tveskabb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tveskabb looks to score with a jab to the body but Munoz is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tveskabb. Munoz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munoz misses with a two punch combination.
Tveskabb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Munoz ducks under a wild hook from Tveskabb.
Munoz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Munoz misses.
Munoz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tveskabb.
Munoz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tveskabb throws a right hand that misses
letting Munoz counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tveskabb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tveskabb throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
Tveskabb takes a swing at Munoz's ribcage but misses.
Tveskabb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munoz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tveskabb.
Munoz staying out of range there.
Tveskabb looks to land a combination but Munoz avoids it well.
It seemed like Munoz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tveskabb missing with a left hand there. Munoz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Tveskabb dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Munoz. Tveskabb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tveskabb misses with a body shot.
Munoz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Munoz lands the left hand.
Munoz misses with a series of wild punches.
Tveskabb scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tveskabb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munoz was well out of range. Poor timing from Tveskabb.
Munoz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tveskabb's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tveskabb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Munoz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tveskabb.
Tveskabb throws a body shot but no joy.
Munoz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tveskabb misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz tries to clinch up.
Tveskabb misses with a left hand
enabling Munoz to counter with a crisp jab.
Munoz swings for the body but Tveskabb moves out of range.
Munoz tests Tveskabb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tveskabb avoids the body shot from Munoz.
Munoz lands a nice hook to Tveskabb's body. Tveskabb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Munoz misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Tveskabb there.
Tveskabb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munoz moves away.
Munoz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Munoz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tveskabb counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Munoz cracks Tveskabb with a good jab.
Munoz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munoz wants to counter with a clinch but Tveskabb pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tveskabb throws a looping overhand right but Munoz ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tveskabb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Munoz connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Tveskabb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tveskabb scores with a jab.
Munoz moves away from the strike by Tveskabb.
Munoz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Tveskabb.
Munoz ducks under a wild hook from Tveskabb.
A telegraphed right hand from Tveskabb misses the target.
Munoz missing with a left hand there. Tveskabb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Tveskabb misses the target.
Tveskabb throws a hook to the side of Munoz's head but Munoz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tveskabb cracks Munoz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sven Tveskabb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tveskabb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tveskabb!
Tveskabb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Munoz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tveskabb misses with a right hand
and Munoz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tveskabb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Munoz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Munoz walks into a straight right hand from Tveskabb.
Tveskabb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munoz.
Munoz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Tveskabb.
Tveskabb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tveskabb misses with a hook. Munoz ducked under it nicely.
Armondo Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tveskabb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tveskabb throws out the jab.
Munoz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tveskabb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munoz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tveskabb.
Munoz throws a jab but it's blocked by Tveskabb.
Munoz misses with a looping left.
Tveskabb scores with a body shot.
Tveskabb misses with a wild combination.
Tveskabb throws a right hand that Munoz ducks under and follows up with a left that Munoz also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Tveskabb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Tveskabb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tveskabb has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Tveskabb!
A very excited looking Sven Tveskabb made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobarre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobarre comes into the arena with Xzibit- Alcoholic blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobarre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Summers!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobarre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers throws a wild body kick that Escobarre sees coming a mile off.
Escobarre throws a lazy uppercut
and Summers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobarre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Summers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Summers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobarre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobarre 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.
Escobarre throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
Escobarre fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Summers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Summers blocks a jab.
Summers punishes Escobarre's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobarre throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobarre scores with a jab. Summers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Summers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobarre throws the left hand but Summers avoids the punch easily.
Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Summers swings for the body but Escobarre moves out of range.
Escobarre with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Summers.
Summers motions for Escobarre to come forward. Summers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Summers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Summers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Summers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escobarre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobarre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Summers, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Summers misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobarre.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobarre.
I was talking to Escobarre's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Summers working aggressively here.
Escobarre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escobarre jumps into guard, dragging Summers to the mat.
Escobarre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Summers defends it easily.
Summers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escobarre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Escobarre keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Escobarre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Summers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Escobarre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Summers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobarre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Summers has managed to get both his arms back between Escobarre's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobarre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Summers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Summers trying to control but Escobarre is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers preventing the sweep.
Summers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Summers trying to control but Escobarre is working from the bottom.
Escobarre has his foot on Summers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Summers works his way back into a safe position though.
Escobarre pulls Summers in close to prevent any damage.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobarre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobarre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Summers defends it easily.
Escobarre wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Pablo Escobarre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Escobarre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Summers lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobarre throws a nice looking combination but Summers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Summers.
Escobarre just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobarre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Summers did well to prevent Escobarre getting side control.
Summers tries to get to full guard but Escobarre has control of the leg.
Escobarre is stalling here. Summers is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Escobarre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Summers has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Escobarre is looking for a sweep.
Escobarre regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobarre gets full guard.
Summers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Escobarre looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Summers is defending well. Escobarre quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Summers has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Escobarre celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Escobarre!
A very excited looking Pablo Escobarre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jensen Haye!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haye scores with a nice right hand.
Shelby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shelby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Haye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shelby on the side of the head.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haye manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Haye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shelby blocks a head kick by Haye.
Haye ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haye takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Haye lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shelby's sensitive parts.
Shelby blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haye misses with a body shot.
Shelby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haye counters with a solid body kick.
Haye cracks the inside of Shelby's front leg.
Haye moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye throws a head kick that misses.
Haye misses with a low kick.
A jab from Shelby misses.
Shelby backing away here, and Haye unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Haye throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Shelby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haye lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shelby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Shelby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haye doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haye misses with a looping left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haye.
Haye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Haye scoring well with a low kick there.
Shelby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haye at a distance.
Haye attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye tries to score with a low kick but Shelby moves his leg out of the way.
Shelby misses with a leg kick
and Haye counters with a leg kick.
Shelby thuds a left hand into Haye's body.
Jensen Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Shelby sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Haye looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.
Haye throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shelby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haye is out of range.
Shelby throws a push kick but Haye slaps the foot to one side.
A cross from Shelby lands.
Haye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shelby.
Haye fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haye throws a leg kick which misses Shelby's front leg but catches the back leg as Shelby tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Shelby is predictable there
and Haye counters with an inside leg kick.
Haye tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shelby throws a nice looking combination but Haye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good exchange - Haye coming out on top.
Haye throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shelby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shelby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shelby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haye with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haye blocking some punches.
Haye missing with knees to the body.
Haye tries to land a knee to the head but Shelby blocks with his arms.
Haye lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haye trying to land knees to the body.
Shelby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby is trying to push Haye away but Haye has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shelby presses Haye against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haye tries to land knees in the clinch but Shelby avoids the damage to the body.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haye misses with a knee strike.
Haye trying to land knees to the body.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Haye.
Haye throws a punch but it's blocked by Shelby.
Haye connects with a knee to the head.
Haye connects with a knee to the head.
Shelby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayes head.
Shelby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haye misses with a knee to the head.
Haye lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
Haye tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haye lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Haye fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Haye dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shelby misses with a left hand
and Haye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shelby thinking.
Haye looks to land a body kick but Shelby moved away.
Shelby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shelby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shelby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Shelby.
Good leg kick by Haye there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shelby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haye takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haye tries to land a leg kick but Shelby saw it coming and moves away.
Haye connects with a high kick.
Shelby is rocked!
Haye thuds a left hand into Shelby's body.
Oh Shelby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haye darts in and clinches Shelby up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye lands a knee to the head.
Jensen Haye seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shelby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haye working the clinch nicely. Shelby is working for position but Haye cracks him with a big knee to the head! Shelby crumples up against the cage and Haye lands two more shots before the ref can save Shelby! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jensen Haye!
Jensen Haye seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Tommy Shelby spoke after the fight, saying 'Good luck, have a good career.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reigns has chosen Waiting 4 D End-LinkinPark as his entrance music. The key to victory for Micky Ward has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
224 lbs
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26
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micky Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns forces Ward back against the cage and clinches.
Reigns misses with a knee strike.
Reigns drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ward pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reigns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ward rushes Reigns and presses him up against the cage.
Reigns manages to pull guard.
Reigns has a closed guard, preventing Ward from standing up.
Reigns trying to control the position here.
Ward is looking to stand up but Reigns won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns has his feet on Ward's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Reigns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reigns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reigns can't get the takedown.
Come on Ward - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward tries to throw a body punch but Reigns avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
Reigns goes for a takedown attempt but Ward pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Micky Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Reigns.
Reigns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ward connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reigns momentarily.
Ward waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reigns.
Reigns rushes Ward and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reigns is trying to trip Ward. He has hold of a leg but Ward is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Reigns persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ward on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ward tries to get out of the position.
Reigns is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reigns lands a couple of digs.
Reigns trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reigns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ward knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reigns on the ground.
Ward keeping full guard, as Reigns tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reigns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reigns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Micky Ward has been cut.
Reigns lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reigns.
Ward stalls.
Reigns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reigns jumps guard but Ward stands there with Reigns around his waist. Reigns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reigns jumps guard but Ward stands there with Reigns around his waist. Reigns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ward takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reigns goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ward prevents it.
A short uppercut from Ward.
Ward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reigns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ward takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ward lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reigns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reigns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reigns looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns is working for takedown but Ward is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ward is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ward digs a right hand underneath Reigns's ribcage. Reigns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ward scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ward has had enough of the clinch but Reigns keeps him there for the moment.
Ward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ward gets through Reigns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ward lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reigns.
Ward wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ward working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ward lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reigns is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ward.
Reigns is still on wobbly legs! Can Ward finish him?
Ward leaning against his opponent.
Ward lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Reigns to his knees! Ward keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micky Ward!
After the fight, Micky Ward was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh G Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuuto Yoshida is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh G Rection!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida stuns Rection with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rection on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Rection connects with a leg kick. Yoshida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rection takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Rection moves out of range.
Rection misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
Yoshida misses the jab.
Rection shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yoshida as he avoids it easily.
Rection moves forwards but Yoshida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Hugh G Rection has been cut.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Rection.
Rection scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Rection.
Yoshida wants to counter the offense by Rection and move into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rection moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rection looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rection misses with a low kick.
Yoshida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rection if he has to take too many more of those.
Rection is breathing heavily.
Yoshida moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rection's elbow.
A body shot lands from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Rection uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida throws a combination. Rection tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rection throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rection swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Rection doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rection fails with the takedown
and Yoshida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yoshida.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Rection controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Rection avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
Rection tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yoshida smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh G Rection. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the body.
Rection takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida thows a body kick. Rection tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rection's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
Rection shoots in for a double leg but Yoshida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rection misses with a jab to the body
and Yoshida counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rection blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Rection controls his hands.
Yoshida pushes Rection back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rection blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rection jumps guard but Yoshida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Yoshida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh G Rection'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.
Rection takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rection has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Yoshida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rection takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rection scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Rection.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rection misses with a body shot.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rection misses with the combination.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Rection misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida moves into the clinch.
Rection pulls Yoshida into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rection looking for a sweep. Not yet Rection, not yet.
Yoshida passes Rection's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rection looking for subs from the bottom but Yoshida mounts him!
Yoshida controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rection is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rection is controlling an arm, preventing Yoshida from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rection can't escape the position.
Rection tries to hold on but Yoshida pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida controlling the position easily from mount.
Rection tries to hold on but Yoshida postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rection is trying desperately to improve position.
Yoshida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rection is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yoshida controlling from mount.
Yoshida prevents Rection from getting the reversal.
Yoshida fails to move to back control.
Yoshida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rection is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rection tries to hold on but Yoshida postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hugh G Rection'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.
Yoshida tests Rection's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rection throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hugh G Rection seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida lands a jab to Rection's midsection.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Rection moves out of range.
Rection appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoshida - that will leave a mark!
Rection swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Rection with that takedown attempt.
Yoshida wants to counter the offense by Rection and move into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Yoshida finds it's target.
Hugh G Rection's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Yoshida drops Rection with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rection looks back up at him and smiles so Yoshida waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rection is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida lands an uppercut, right on the button! Rection tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuuto Yoshida!
Yuuto Yoshida is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yuuto Yoshida waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pillow Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Lancier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancier is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Set To Fail. 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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185 lbs
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200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pillow Hands!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Lancier!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lancier dives in and scores a takedown into Hands's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancier stops Hands from standing up.
Hands working for a triangle but Lancier defends it easily.
Hands keeping moving, preventing Lancier from controlling successfully.
Hands keeping full guard, as Lancier tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancier trying to control the position from guard on top but Hands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hands is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lancier pushing down on Hands's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lancier is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hands wants to control but Lancier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hands tries to close the distance and clinch but Lancier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lancier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hands is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lancier prevents a body shot from Hands.
Lancier tries to pull guard but Hands holds him up against the cage and eventually Lancier drops back down to his feet.
Pillow Hands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Lancier.
A head punch on the inside from Hands fails to land.
Hands throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lanciers head.
Hands is pushing Lancier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hands stalling.
Lancier jumps guard but Hands stands there with Lancier around his waist. Lancier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A hook to the body from Hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Hands throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Hands.
A right hand to the body from Hands.
Hands works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hands tries a body shot but Lancier blocks it.
Hands tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancier pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hands working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hands looking to sit in guard and control but Lancier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hands is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lancier wants to control from the top but Hands keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lancier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lancier is stalling in the full guard.
Hands is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lancier has his hands clasped together but Hands extends and breaks Lancier's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pillow Hands!
Pillow Hands retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Pillow Hands thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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