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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinka Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinka Omar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pinka Omar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Keene!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omar moves out of range of the body kick from Keene.
Omar feinted with a counter takedown.
Omar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keene.
Omar is looking to counter the offense by Keene and move into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Keene.
Omar is rocked!
Keene misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Keene misses its intended target.
Omar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Keene sprawls and moves away.
Omar moves forwards but Keene connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Omar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keene steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Omar is out on his feet! Keene sets himself and nearly takes Omar's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Keene!
Scott Keene took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MayheM sportswear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lavrentis Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus Titan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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231 lbs
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238 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lavrentis Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Titan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titan clinches.
Papadopoulos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Titan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Titan digs a right hand underneath Papadopoulos's ribcage. Papadopoulos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Titan.
Titan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Titan trying to land knees to the body.
Titan pushes Papadopoulos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Papadopoulos dodges an elbow strike from Titan.
Nice body punch from Titan.
A right hand to the body from Titan.
Titan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Titan works on Papadopoulos's body with a couple of short punches.
Titan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Titan lands a shot to the body.
Titan misses with a knee strike.
Titan lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titan pushes Papadopoulos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Titan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Papadopoulos is defending well for now.
Papadopoulos dodges an elbow strike from Titan.
Titan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Papadopoulos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Titan lands a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos is rocked!
Papadopoulos managing to block the knees to the body from Titan.
Oh Papadopoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Titan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Papadopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Papadopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Titan tries to land knees in the clinch but Papadopoulos avoids the damage to the body.
Titan presses Papadopoulos against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Titan lands a big right hand that drops Papadopoulos! The killer instinct kicks in and Titan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Titan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeus Titan!
A very excited looking Zeus Titan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ludacris - Beast Mode. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Banner.
Banner throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia with the counter takedown but Banner avoids it easily.
Banner avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Banner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banner thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia counters with a nice kick to the body.
Banner cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banner moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Banner tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banner throws a shot to the body.
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia with the counter takedown but Banner avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Floyd Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Banner with an uppercut!
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Garcia feints the counter takedown.
Banner dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Banner on his heels. He'll look to pass Banner's guard now, I'm sure.
Banner manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Banner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Banner breaks the clinch.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Floyd Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a body shot.
Banner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Banner. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banner throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia stuns Banner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Banner.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banner or not.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Banner is pressed up against the ropes. Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Banner down to the mat. Banner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Floyd Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Garcia.
Garcia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Banner won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.
Banner has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Garcia trying to control the action but Banner is working from the bottom.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but Banner defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Banner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner tried to counter with a leg kick but Garcia avoided it.
Banner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Banner 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.
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 Floyd Banner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Banner looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Banner defends it well.
Banner misses with a low kick.
Garcia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia connects with a jab.
A left lands for Banner.
Banner throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Garcia feints the counter takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banner, right into the meat.
Banner connects with a jab.
Banner thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Banner.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
letting Banner counter with a right hand.
Garcia defending well as Banner loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Banner is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banner avoid being mounted?
Garcia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcia lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Garcia there.
Garcia is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Banner is defending the position.
Garcia is just content to waste time from the top position. Banner takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Banner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Banner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Garcia has Banner in his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Garcia has his foot on Banner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banner works his way back into a safe position though.
Banner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Banner has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garcia holds on and takes a little breather.
Garcia wants to improve his position but instead Banner has moved into half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banner counters with a head kick.
Banner throws a body shot but no joy.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Banner misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Banner is looking to land body kicks.
Garcia tries a low kick but Banner avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Banner defends well and Garcia ends up having to push Banner into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banner counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Banner.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Banner avoids them all with ease.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Floyd Banner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Banner forces Garcia back against the ropes and clinches.
Garcia drags the fight down to the ground.
Banner throws a big right hand that misses.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Banner wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Banner rolls with it to try and escape but Garcia cranks on the arm and Banner is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergio Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergio Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomaz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomaz Khalifa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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282 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Hanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomaz Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifa is looking to slow Hanes down with leg kicks.
Khalifa gets the takedown into side control.
Hanes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hanes wants to free his trapped foot but Khalifa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've been hearing good reports from Hanes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hanes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khalifa is just riding it out for now. Hanes eventually gives up the hold.
Hanes seems to be working for a kimura but Khalifa defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khalifa manages to get to full guard.
Hanes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hanes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalifa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hanes stopping the sweep attempt from Khalifa.
Khalifa keeping full guard, as Hanes tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalifa, not yet.
Hanes passes Khalifa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hanes works his way into side control.
Khalifa is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hanes tries for a kimura but Khalifa is defending well.
Khalifa is trying to improve his position.
Hanes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khalifa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hanes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khalifa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hanes's best efforts.
Hanes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Khalifa!
Khalifa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Khalifa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hanes is working for a guillotine from mount but Khalifa frees his head quite easily.
Hanes has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Khalifa is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guy Hanes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reyanne Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Maknamera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignacio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is see you again chris brown. Reyanne Ignacio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reyanne Ignacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Maknamera!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio swinging wildly here.
Ignacio misses with the combination.
Maknamera throws a counter combo.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maknamera enables Ignacio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maknamera manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ignacio stands up and waves to Maknamera to follow him.
Ignacio misses with a double jab.
Maknamera has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ignacio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Maknamera clinches with his opponent.
Maknamera pulls Ignacio into guard.
Ignacio stands up from Maknamera's guard - Ignacio perhaps looking for a knockout.
Maknamera looks winded!
Ignacio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ignacio showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignacio decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ignacio clinches.
Maknamera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Maknamera is just out of range.
Ignacio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maknamera on his heels. He'll look to pass Maknamera's guard now, I'm sure.
Maknamera pushes Ignacio off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ignacio drives through and clinches with Maknamera against the ropes.
Ignacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maknamera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maknamera blocks a head kick by Ignacio.
Ignacio throws a sloppy head kick and Maknamera moves out of range easily.
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!
Ignacio throws a combination. Maknamera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ignacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maknamera was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignacio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maknamera wants to clinch up but Ignacio keeps it at a distance.
Ignacio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ignacio backing away here, and Maknamera unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Maknamera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ignacio.
Maknamera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignacio scores with a spinning back kick!
Ignacio tries to bum rush Maknamera with a series of wild strikes but Maknamera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maknamera tries to clinch but Ignacio is having none of it.
Ignacio misses with the combination.
Maknamera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ignacio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maknamera has managed to clinch.
Maknamera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio lands a high kick!
Ignacio throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Ignacio backs off Maknamera throws a huge counter combo but Ignacio manages to avoid it all.
Maknamera cracks Ignacio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ignacio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maknamera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ignacio has Maknamera up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ignacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maknamera dodges the punch combination from Ignacio.
Maknamera moves in looking to clinch but Ignacio pushes him off.
A head kick from Maknamera lands but Ignacio takes it in his stride.
Maknamera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignacio scores with a head kick.
Ignacio cracks Maknamera with a good jab.
Ignacio scores with a body shot.
Ignacio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maknamera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ignacio gets a clinch.
I was talking to Ignacio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maknamera missing with knees to the body.
Ignacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignacio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maknamera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignacio misses with a wild combination.
Ignacio misses with a double jab
and Maknamera counters with a three punch combo that has Ignacio backing up. Ignacio nods at Maknamera to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reyanne Ignacio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ignacio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ignacio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maknamera's head backwards.
Ignacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maknamera.
Ignacio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reyanne Ignacio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ignacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ignacio moves forwards but Maknamera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maknamera throws a head kick but Ignacio moves out of range.
Ignacio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ignacio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ignacio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maknamera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ignacio is fending him off so far but Maknamera persists. Nope, Ignacio circles away and we're back to standing.
Ignacio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Maknamera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ignacio throws a series of strikes that have Maknamera backpedaling.
Maknamera is rocked!
Reyanne Ignacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ignacio scores with a nice head shot.
Maknamera is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignacio finish him?
Maknamera gets tackled into the ropes by Ignacio. Ignacio maintains the clinch.
Ignacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignacio lands with a nice combination. Maknamera backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maknamera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ignacio is out of range.
Ignacio misses with a two punch combination.
Ignacio rushes Maknamera and presses him up against the ropes.
Maknamera is trying to break the clinch but Ignacio is controlling him.
Ignacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maknamera can do to turn this around?
Ignacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ignacio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ignacio scores with a one two! Maknamera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maknamera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignacio looks to land a combination. Maknamera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reyanne Ignacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignacio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maknamera under the eye.
Maknamera tries to bum rush Ignacio with a series of wild strikes but Ignacio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ignacio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maknamera back to the ropes. Ignacio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maknamera doesn't manage to clinch there - Ignacio circles away.
Ignacio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maknamera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ignacio is in Maknamera's guard.
Ignacio won't allow Maknamera to get back to his feet.
Ignacio stands and steps away. Maknamera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Maknamera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maknamera lands with a kick to the temple. Ignacio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ignacio scores with a head kick. Maknamera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ignacio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maknamera's guard.
Ignacio gets to his feet - Maknamera follows without any prompting.
Ignacio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maknamera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ignacio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ignacio throws a head kick but Maknamera moves out of range.
Ignacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Ignacio - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio stalks Maknamera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maknamera's face. Maknamera staggers backwards, shaken.
Maknamera ducks right into an uppercut from Ignacio.
Ignacio misses with a few strikes there.
Ignacio scores with a one two! Maknamera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maknamera gets tackled into the ropes by Ignacio. Ignacio maintains the clinch.
Ignacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maknamera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignacio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ignacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maknamera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ignacio lands with a kick to the temple. Maknamera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maknamera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maknamera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignacio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maknamera's head.
Ignacio throws a good cross that connects.
Maknamera tries to move into range but Ignacio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ignacio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ignacio looks to land a combination but Maknamera avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ignacio.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maknamera enables Ignacio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maknamera manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maknamera is working an open guard so Ignacio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ignacio lands with a cross.
Ignacio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maknamera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignacio.
Maknamera looks to throw the jab but Ignacio is out of range.
Ignacio closes the distance and clinches.
Ignacio trying to land knees to the body.
Maknamera working hard to break the clinch.
Maknamera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio breaks from the clinch.
Maknamera gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ignacio to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Maknamera seems to have recovered his senses.
Ignacio decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maknamera, up you get!
Maknamera gets a clinch.
Ignacio breaks from the clinch.
Ignacio closes the distance and clinches.
Ignacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignacio fails to land with a series of punches.
Maknamera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maknamera tries to clinch but Ignacio is having none of it.
A punch combination from Ignacio misses.
Maknamera tries for a takedown but Ignacio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reyanne Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Maknamera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maknamera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ignacio.
Ignacio looks to land a combination. Maknamera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignacio misses with a wild combination.
Maknamera tries to close the distance and clinch but Ignacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ignacio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maknamera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignacio instigates a clinch.
Ignacio breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ignacio misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Maknamera.
Maknamera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignacio pinned against the ropes. Ignacio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reyanne Ignacio dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ignacio moves into the clinch successfully.
Ignacio manages to break the clinch.
Ignacio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ignacio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maknamera throws a head kick but Ignacio moves out of range.
Ignacio shoots in and gets a takedown into Maknamera's guard.
Ignacio passes Maknamera's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ignacio stands up out of the half guard.
Ignacio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ignacio looks to land a combination but Maknamera avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maknamera looks to land a body kick but Ignacio moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignacio misses with a combination
and Maknamera counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maknamera doesn't manage to clinch there - Ignacio circles away.
Ignacio looks to land a combination. Maknamera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maknamera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignacio gets a clinch.
Ignacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maknamera backwards.
Ignacio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ignacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignacio throws a push kick but Maknamera slaps the foot to one side.
Maknamera connects with a high kick.
Maknamera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maknamera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignacio lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maknamera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maknamera throws a lazy head kick
and Ignacio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ignacio.
Ignacio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maknamera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ignacio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ignacio prevents Maknamera from breaking the clinch.
Maknamera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignacio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ignacio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maknamera defends well and Ignacio ends up having to push Maknamera into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio avoids the head kick by Maknamera.
Maknamera lands a leg kick that knocks Ignacio off balance momentarily.
Ignacio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maknamera misses with a body kick.
Ignacio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maknamera darts in looking for a takedown but Ignacio gets double underhooks and turns Maknamera into the ropes.
Ignacio scores with a takedown into Maknamera's guard.
Ignacio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ignacio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ignacio stands and steps away. Maknamera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick by Ignacio misses
and Maknamera counters with a series of strikes. Ignacio will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maknamera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maknamera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ignacio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maknamera's head.
Maknamera wants to clinch up but Ignacio keeps it at a distance.
Maknamera tries to keep at a distance but Ignacio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maknamera stalling in the clinch but Ignacio improves position.
Ignacio breaks the clinch.
Ignacio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maknamera lands a head kick!
Ignacio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maknamera backs up against the ropes.
Reyanne Ignacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maknamera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyson Maknamera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignacio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reyanne Ignacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ignacio 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Reyanne Ignacio!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Reyanne Ignacio!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Reyanne Ignacio!
Reyanne Ignacio wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Reyanne Ignacio gave a big smile as he said 'i love kicking peoples ass,. thank you people for having me here,.,. and to the MMATycoon thanks for this opportunity'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Zolner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bic Mitchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bic Mitchum acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timur Zolner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bic Mitchum!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zolner scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchum misses with a right hand
letting Zolner counter with a right hand.
Zolner lands a jab.
It looks like Bic Mitchum has been cut.
Zolner looks for the body kick but Mitchum saw that one coming.
Mitchum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bic Mitchum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zolner lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchum keeps Zolner at a distance using the push kick.
Mitchum swings for the body but Zolner moves out of range.
Mitchum throws a push kick but Zolner slaps the foot to one side.
And Zolner counters with a quick kick to the body but Mitchum blocks it.
Zolner dives in and scores a takedown into Mitchum's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchum seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zolner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zolner 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zolner postures up.
Zolner landing with the ground and pound.
Zolner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zolner postures up.
Mitchum has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Zolner is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mitchum.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zolner lands a strong strike to the head of Mitchum. That's dazed him! Zolner looking to finish here. Mitchum is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Zolner lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Zolner!
After the big win, Timur Zolner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piere De Crote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Abramov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piere De Crote has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piere De Crote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Abramov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abramov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Crote backs up against the ropes.
De Crote throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abramov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abramov unleashes a big counter combination but De Crote bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Abramov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Crote backs up against the ropes.
Abramov looks to clinch
and De Crote connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abramov closes the distance but De Crote moves to the side
and De Crote counters with a takedown into side control.
De Crote has hold of Abramov's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Abramov seems comfortable defending it but De Crote has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Abramov is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Abramov is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but De Crote couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Piere De Crote!
Our winner, Piere De Crote, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isi Nanuq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Falt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isi Nanuq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Falt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falt tests Nanuq's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nanuq on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nanuq has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nanuq scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Nanuq.
Nanuq throws a body punch but Falt moves out of range.
Falt misses with an uppercut.
Nanuq walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Falt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nanuq.
Nanuq uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falt.
Nanuq gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nanuq gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falt tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nanuq has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Poor strikes thrown by Nanuq there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nanuq wants to control the pace but Falt is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nanuq cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nanuq lands a big shot there that rocks Falt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nanuq prevents Falt from getting the reversal.
Falt 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.
Nanuq lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Falt hang on?
Falt is desperately trying to improve his position but Nanuq has a good base and remains in mount.
Nanuq looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nanuq 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.
Falt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nanuq working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Falt is desperately trying to improve his position but Nanuq has a good base and remains in mount.
Nanuq sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nanuq landing strikes from the mount.
Nanuq lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Falt hang on?
Falt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Falt is bucking up trying to escape but Nanuq cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Falt is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nanuq thowing shots but they're missing.
Nanuq looking to control but Falt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Falt is working to get back to half guard.
Nanuq lands a big shot there that rocks Falt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Falt is in a horrible position here. Nanuq smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nanuq tries to control but Falt wriggling away.
Nanuq looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Nanuq.
The referee warns Falt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nanuq controlling from mount.
Falt working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanuq tries to control but Falt wriggling away.
Nanuq connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Falt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Falt gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nanuq connects with a nice short shot to Falt's temple.
Falt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nanuq pulls his head out easily.
Falt has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Nanuq escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Nanuq!
The ground and pound from Nanuq seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nanuq looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Falt is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nanuq advances to mount.
Nanuq looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nanuq lands a couple of good shots and Falt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nanuq connects with a big shot to the side of Falt's head.
Falt is still in real trouble! Can Nanuq finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanuq controlling well, preventing Falt from escaping the position.
Falt seems to have recovered his senses.
Nanuq looking for the choke from the back.
Nanuq has the hooks in. Falt is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Nanuq passes his arm under Falt's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Falt taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Isi Nanuq!
A determined Isi Nanuq didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Hercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Hercules had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Hercules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, EM Punk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hercules leaves Punk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Punk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hercules avoids it really well and circles away.
Hercules shoots in and gets a takedown into Punk's guard.
Hercules lands a couple of digs.
Hercules with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hercules postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Punk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hercules trying to control the position from guard on top but Punk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punk working for a triangle but Hercules defends it easily.
Hercules lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hercules slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hercules lands a couple of elbows.
Punk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Punk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hercules works over Punk with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hercules scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hercules makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Punk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hercules postures up and lands a big shot to Punk's brow.
Hercules chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hercules pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Punk is keeping the position for now.
Hercules postures up and lands a big shot to Punk's brow.
Hercules got a little sloppy there for a moment and Punk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hercules has managed to get both his arms back between Punk's legs - danger averted.
Hercules connects with a couple of short punches.
Hercules avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hercules is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Punk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hercules defends it easily.
Hercules landing with the ground and pound.
Hercules scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punk looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hercules is defending well. Punk quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hercules has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Punk celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). EM Punk!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce The Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Jones (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 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Bruce The Dragon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conner Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch there but The Dragon circles away.
It looked like The Dragon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Dragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Dragon throws a lazy head kick
and The Dragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Dragon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
The Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
The Dragon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Dragon wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
The Dragon lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! The Dragon takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can The Dragon finish him?
Crack! A monster head kick from The Dragon and Jones falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by The Dragon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce The Dragon!
Bruce The Dragon is the new lightweight champion!
Bruce The Dragon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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